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[quote=JJASC,238765]Day 9 (Friday Morning): Guilin to Yangshuo via Li River Cruise, 6 hours (bus for aunty & uncle L) )

- Li River cruise to Yangshuo (6 hours)

Main Attractions

-Xi Jie (820 foot long cobbled street with unique architecture)

-Bilian Feng & Yangshua Gongyuan (100m climbable peak)

-Yueliang Shan (arch shaped rock)

-The scenery (bicycle around!) around yangasho

Eateries

Yangasho’s  specialty is beer  fish

-Dynasty of Dumplings

-Farmers Trading Market

Hotel

Still working on this

Day 10 (Sat) : Yangshuo

Sight See, see above.

Day 11 (Sun Morning):  Yangsho to Gulin to Shanghai (Flight, 1.5 hours, 159 USD)

Main Attractions

-Jinmao Tower (88th floor to see all of shanghai)***

- Oriental Pearl TV Tower (be at the top at night to see spectacular view of city)**

*Shanghai Museum inside tower

*stunning view (especially at night)

- Old Town**

*Yuyan Gardens

*Huxinting Teahouse

*Temple of the Town Gods

-The Bund **

- Bazaar

- Rojam Disco

-Nanjin Lu (shopping district)

- Hanzou (2 hours outside of Shanghai)

* West Lake gardens in

Eateries

-Megabit (food court stalls—chiefs cook in front of you--$25)

-Number 5 ($50)

-M on the Bund (scenic views of shanghai, good food, go at night—$100-200)

-Nanxiang Steam Bun Resturant (ham bows!!—$10-20)

-Bi Feng Tang (Popular Cantonese place-$8-25 renbi)

-Lulu Restaurant (good for group—$18-35 renbi))

-T8 (high class, best--$200 renbi)

-Jean Georges (high class, reserve ahead-$250 renbi)

Day 12: (Mon): Shanghai

See Above

Day 13: (Tues): Shanghai to Hanzou OR Suzhou via bus or charter (2 hour drive) OPTIONAL

- If in Hanzou (2 hours outside of Shanghai)

* West Lake garden

-If in Souhou

*Humble Administrator’s Garden

*Suzhou Silk Musem

Day 14 (Wed Morning): Shanghai to Bejing via flight(40 USD)

Main Attractions

-Tiananmen Square**

*Mao’s Mausoleum

*Qian Men

*Tian’an Men

-Forbidden City**

*Golden Water

*Marble Carirageway

*Hall of Supreme Harmony

-Great Wall**

-Temple of Heaven

*Caisson Ceiling

*Dragon Well Pillars

-Summer Palace

*Longevity Hill

*Garden of Virtue

*Long Corridor

-Under Ground City

-Qian Men

Eateries

-Street Stalls

-Huang Ting (Peking Duck$150)

-Working on more (so many places…trying to find the best)

Day 15 (Thurs): Beijing

See Above

Day 16 (Fri):

See Above

Day 17 (Sat): Bejing to Guangzhou to Hong Kong

-Fly from Bejing to Guangzhou. Pick up stored stuff we bought earlier.

-Bus or fly from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. Overnight in Hong Kong.

-Sight See Hong Kong (see Hong Kong part for ideas)

Day 18 (Sun) : 6 pm flight from Hong Kong to Vancouver

-Last minute HK shopping, exploration. Be at airport by 3:00 pm

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