Hangzhou: Home of silk and tea, "heaven on earth". Boat trip on Lake Xihu. Lingyinsi - Monastery of Divine Rest. Liuheta - Pagoda of the Six Directions. Meijiau tea plantation. (1 day)
Luoyang - Shaolin: Luoyang is another of the ancient capitals of China. "Homeland of peonies", the national symbol of the country. Visit Baimasa, "Temple of the White Horse". Buddhist cave temples. Lunmen - "Dragon Gate", Talin - "Forest of Pagodas". Shaolin Monastery. Wu-shu masters performance. (2 days)
Lhasa (Tibet): Potala Palace, Tibetan Museum, Sera lamaist monastery, treatment center. Excursion to the lake Yandrug Tso. Temple of Bagkhor Kora. Monasteries Drenung and Zhogkhar. Norbulingka is the summer residence of the Dalai Lama. (4 days)
Cruise along the Yangtze, the great river of the Celestial Empire. On the way: visit the Fengdu temple complex on top of the mountain - considered the "Gate to the underworld." First River Gorge, Qutang. Beidicheng is the "city of the White Emperor", who guarded access to the Yangtze. "Small Three Gorges", one of the tributaries of the river. Wuxia Gorge. Xiling Gorge, the longest of the Three Gorges. Gezhou Dam. Wuhan city. (3 days)