Shanghai: China Silk ja Fabric Tour

Silk originated from China. This special Silk and Fabric tour will let you explore the Silk and Fabric in China from Shanghai to Hangzhou, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Xian and Beijing to acquire unique knowledge in China. Itinerary Day 1. Arrival Shanghai Fly to Shanghai. Transfer to hotel upon arrival. Overnight in Shanghai 5* hotel Meals: None Day 2. Shanghai City Tour Hotel breakfast then start the city tour in Shanghai includingYuyuan Garden, Xintiandi(Former French Concession) and Shanghai Museum. In Shanghai Museum, there is an exhibition about costume of various ethnic groups in China, very impressive. Walking tour to Bund in the evening. Overnight in Shanghai 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 3. Shanghai– Hangzhou Bullet train Take a bullet train to Hangzhou (50 mins), it is where the silk originated from. Visit Hangzhou Silk Museum to explore the history of Silk in China. Afterwards move to Hangzhou silk market. Visit West Lake this evening. Overnight in Hangzhou 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 4. Hangzhou –Guiyang Flight Take flight to Guiyang this morning. Drive 1.5 hour to Anshun, visit batik workshop of Master Hong, who’s one of the 10 top folk artist in China. Try hand on batik making. Return to Guiyang this late afternoon. Overnight in Guiyang 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 5. Guiyang – Kaili (180km, 3 hours) Drive 2.5 hours on the highway to Kaili, capital city of both the Miao & Dong minority. We spend 1 hour in Kaili Museum to get an overall view of the textile art of the minorities in Guizhou. After our light lunch in Kaili, we drive 30 minutes to Matang, a village inhabited by Gejia people, known for their batik making and embroidery. Meet Madam Yang, one of the top 10 batik maker in Guizhou. Overnight in Kaili 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 6. Kaili Drive 1 hour to a small village near Sankeshu town, see how local Miao ladies make Braided Cord embroidery and Crepe embroidery. Both these 2 skills can be easily found on their festive costumes. Overnight in Kaili 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 7. Kaili-Kunming Overnight train Visit local textile workshop in Kaili, meet Madam Xu or Madam Yang, both have excellent minority textile collection. A lecture of minority textiles will be given by either of them. Catch overnight sleeper train to Kunming. Overnight on the train Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 8. Kunming-Jianshui In the morning arrival in Kunming by train, met and drive to Jianshui after breakfast ( about 220K, 3.5hours), in the afternoon visit the old village of Tuanshan where you will view the traditional minority dressing up traditionally. and the old town of Jianshui. Jianshui is a Yi and Hani minority county. Overnight in Jianshui Tingziyun Resort Hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 9. Jianshui – Jinping (about 180KM, 4hours) In the morning visit the Confucian Temple and the Garden of Zhu Family. Then drive to Jinping, a Yao village. visit the local village on the road to explore local colorful costume. Overnight in Xilong Hotel Jinping or similar Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 10. Jinping—Yuanyang (about 160KM, 4hours) Explore local market and nearby traditional Yao villages where you have opportunity to view local people make their own clothing in a traditional way. Afternoon drive to Yuanyang On the way explore the local Yi, Yao and Hani villages. Overnight in Yuanyang Yunti Shencun Village Hotel or similar Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 11. Yuanyang—Shilin(Stone Forest) ( 240KM, 5hours) Yuannyang is a Hani people county, enjoy the imposing rice terrace here and colorful minority costume. Visit the local market and old town of Yuanyang, later afternoon drive to Shilin. Overnight in Shilin(stone forest) Yinruilin Hotel or similar Meals:Breakfast and lunch Day 12. Shilin – Kunming (90km, 1.5 hours) Visit Shilin, stone forest in the morning, then visit local embroidery workshop where you can buy and ship back home. Drive to Kunming this afternoon. Overnight in Kunming 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 13. Kunming – Lhasa FLIGHT Transfer to Kunming airport to catch a flight to Lhasa in the morning. Upon arrival transfer to hotel in Lhasa, orientation walk near the hotel. Overnight in Lhasa 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 14. Lhasa Spend the day exploring the highlights of the Tibetan capitol starting with the Potala Palace. The exotic structure stands 13 stories high and contains more than 1,000 rooms. The palace is divided into two sections. The White Palace, built in the mid-17th century, provided living quarters for the fifth through the fourteenth Dalai Lamas. From the White Palace, pilgrims climb to the central Red Palace, completed in the late 17th century and packed with chapels, ornate statues, and the gem-embellished tombs of past Dalai Lamas. The fifth Dalai Lama's tomb, made from two tons of gold, stands three stories tall. Afterwards visit the Tibet’s holiest shrine, the Jokhang Temple, at over 1300 years old it holds one of Tibet's most venerated images, a solid gold statue of Sakyamuni Buddha. Finish up with walk around the Barkhor area filled with thousands of pilgrims, shops and tea houses to relax and soak up the atmosphere, you can purchase Tibetan jewelry in the Tibetan shops here as well. Overnight in Lhasa 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 15. Lhasa Sightseeing in Lhasa: Morning time will be spent in Drepung Monastery, which was built in 1416 being one of the six biggest monasteries for the Gelukpa sect. If you are interested, you can visit a local carpet factory and a Tangkha painting school. In the afternoon, we will go to visit the Sera monastery where lively lama debating will be seen (except Sundays). Many lamas sitting or standing in the yard debate a certain topic their teacher has given. Overnight in Lhasa 5* hotel Meals: Breakfast and lunch Day 16. Lhasa –Chueshur –Tsedang (250km) Drive some 80 KM from Lhasa to Sayphu village of Chueshur county, vis