Xian One Day Terracotta Warriors and City Gourmet Tour

Xian Gourmet Tour Itinerary:

1 Pick up from your hotel between 8:30 am and 9:00 am by private vehicle and English speaking tour guide. Enjoy xian-style breakfast: Meat-Ball Hot Soup

2 Drive to and visit Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses - the Eighth Wonder of the World. More than 6,000 different looking pottery figures depict the history of the Qin Dynasty from 221 BC-206 BC. Take sightseeing in this attraction for about 1.5 to 2 hours.

3 Drive back to Xian city and Go to the famous Tong Sheng Xiang (Prosperity and Fortune) Beef and Lamb Paomo Restaurant for lunch. Here you will taste Yang Rou Pao Mo (a soup dish that involves breaking wheat flour flat bread into a bowl and adding a delicious mutton stock). Yangrou Paomo is a tasty xi'an specialty that consists of a mutton soup served with wheat flour flat bread. The hard bread is broken up and added to the soup. Then the mixture is eaten along with pickled garlic cloves.

4 visit the ancient City Wall - the best preserved, oldest and largest ancient city defense system in China. The wall has a history of over 600 years.

5 Be transferred back to De Fa Chang Dumpling Restaurant for supper. Xian Dumpling Banquet is another  interesting culinary experience in Xi'an. This was first started in 1984 by the Xi'an Dumpling Feast Restaurant on Jiefang Road , offers up to 108 different kinds of Chinese dumplings ( Jiaozi ). Now the most popular restaurant for this is De Fa Chang Restaurant. Ingredients for the dumpling fillings include various meats, vegetables, and seasonings. Cooking methods include steaming, boiling, pan-frying, deep frying, and roasting. Many flavors, including salty, sweet, hot, and sour are offered. Other house specialties include Peking dumplings, steamed sweet bean paste buns, steamed shrimp paste buns, and various uniquely spiced dishes. While guests sample various delicacies, traditionally waiters will explain the cuisine culture of each dumpling.

Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses: The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi province. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China. Altogether over 7,000 pottery soldiers, horses, chariots, and even weapons have been unearthed from these pits. Most of them have been restored to their former grandeur. It was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one of the world cultural heritages

Ancient Xian City Wall: After the establishment of the Ming dynasty, emperor Zhu Yuanzhang began to enlarge the wall built initially during the old Tang dynasty (618 -907), creating the modern Xian City Wall. It's the most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.

Service package includes:
-Air-conditioned private car or van,
-Admission fee,
-Well trained English-speaking tour guide,
-Typical Chinese lunch,
-Pick-up from and transfer back to your hotel,
-Fuel,
-Expressway cost and parking cost.

Above price excludes: Hotel expense, Personal expense, Gratuities to guides and drivers.
Payment: please pay our tour guide in cash in Xian (USD and Chinese currency are both acceptable).

Note:
1. We will buy Travel Accident Insurance in advance, so please provide full name on passport of all travelers.
2. Once we have your above information,, we will start to arrange tour details according to your request. Confirmation will be sent to you when all tour details arranged.

Tour Provider:China Tours
Fax: +86
E_mail: jhx@51766.com

Price: ¥560
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