Established in 1953, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum occupies a space of 11,000 square meters and is built in a modern style enhanced by local architectural features. The central dome is 30 meters high and from its height one can view the entire city of Urumqi. It is famous for its rich collections of silk artifacts from many periods of history. Brocades from Eastern Han are highlighted, as well as all kinds of specialized silk-woven items from the height of the Tang. They are as lustrous and beautiful today as when they were new and display weaving techniques that were highly refined many hundreds and even thousands of years ago.

On the way driving to Turpan, the car will pass by Urumqi Wind Power Mill, which was built for producing electrical power. And then a village located at the foot of Mt. Tianshan, which was a very prosperous caravan city called 'Daban Cheng', because from there caravans cross the Heavenly Mountain and the whole Gobi Desert without any villages and town in couple of month. After cross the valley of Mt.Tianshan you will arrive in the lowest depression of China-Turpan.

Turpan, an oasis city, is located at the south foot of Bogda Peak and the center of Turpan Depression. Because of the drastic 5,000-meter difference in height between the mountain tops and the bottom of the depression, the scenery too, varies greatly at different altitudes from perpetual snow at the summits to green oasis at the foot of the mountains. After a long journey from the desert, tourists are always fascinated by the strange beauty of the depression with its snow-capped mountains, its salt lake, and particularly its Flaming Mountains. Turpan is not only special for its low altitude, but also for its strange climate. In summer the temperature can reach as high as 47oC (117oF), while on the surface of the sand dunes, it might be 82oC (180oF). It is no exaggeration to say that you can bake a cake in the hot sand. The average annual rainfall is little more than ten millimeters; sometimes there is no rain for ten months at a stretch. Days are exceptionally sunny throughout the year. The hot and dry climate is especially beneficial to sugar crops. Fruit trees, melons, and particularly grapes grow very well in the Turpan Depression. Every year more than a thousand tons of grapes are exported to foreign countries. The city used to be an important strategic point on the Silk Road. As early as 2,000 years ago, a town called Jiaohe was built four kilometers from today's Turpan. Jiaohe then was the capital of the Outer Chshi Kingdom. During the first century, Jiaohe came under the rule of the Han Dynasty. During the sixth century, Turpan was under the administration of Gaochang Kingdom. During the reign of Emperor Tai Zong (626-649), the Gaochang Kingdom was conquered by the Tang Dynasty, and Turpan again became a frontier town of China, serving as a stopover for merchants, monks, and other travelers on their way to the west.

Upon arrival, visit the mysterious death city- Jiaohe Ancient City, which reveals traces of a prosperous ancient trading center and military stronghold at 1,600 years ago, used to be the most frontal barrier at the west for the dynasties. Known as the underground Great Wall of China, Karez Well is the unique cultural heritage of Xinjiang. The total length of the underground channel of Karez in Xinjiang amounts to 5,000 meters. Karez was once served as the irrigation system in the ancient times. It was built against the slope of the mountains to avoid to hot and dry weather as well as the wind.

Xinjiang is esteemed as a home to song and dance. Where there is a singing, there are music instruments accompanying the songs. If you are interesting in ethnic music and music instruments of Xijiang, you could choose to enjoy a Uygur Ethnic Minority Dance Show in the courtyard at night.

Coach to Gaochang Ancient City (40km from Turpan City), an extensive ruin since the Tang Dynasty and an ancient Chinese garrison town on the silk road 1st century AD The foundation of Gaochang was laid in the 1st century BC. The city was built during the Western Han Dynasty and re-built in the early Ming Dynasty. It was an important site along the Silk Road, but was burnt down in wars in the 14th century. Old palace ruins known as the best-preserved one of its kind, can still be seen today. Donkey cart will be available to visit the temple area).

Then you will pass by Flaming Mountain, made famous in the Chinese classic literature of 'Journey to the West'. Grape Valley is located in Flaming Mountain. From the ancient times, the place is famous for the cultivation of the sweet and tasted grapes. Here you can catch the sight of green pearl-like grapes hanging one bunches after another. Just settling yourselves under the green leaves and try the fresh juicy fruit to enjoy the coolness different from the outside.

Visit Bezeklik Caves which is located in a gorgeous valley of Flaming Mountain.More than 100 caves have been hewn out of this cliff face between the 6th and 9th centuries by Buddhist monks who farmed the valley below. They were abandoned at about the same time as Gaochang Ancient City and Jiaohe Ancient City after the Muslim take over of the region in the late 14th century.

Then comes to Astana Tomb, 6km from Gaochang, the public cemetery of the ancient Gaochang residents, both aristocrats and commoners. However, among the excavated 456 tombs, King of Gaochang has not been found. The dead are placed on an earthen or wooden bed in the back of the chamber. They had wood in both hands and wore cotton, linen or silk clothes. Around them are miniature pavilions, carts and horses, parades, musical instruments, chess sets, pens and ink, grapes, melons, dumplings and pancakes. In the ancient Chinese people's mind, these are to be used by the dead in another world. Owing to the arid climate, the relics are very well preserved. Dumplings are the same as today's with its stuffing as intact as it was when fresh. Some chambers are decorated with murals of vivid pictures of humans, animals, flowers, mountains, and rivers. A painting of ladies playing chess illustrates the happy life of aristocrats in the early Tang Dynasty.

The distance between the downtown city and Dunhuang railway station is 128km, which makes Dunhuang railway station the farthest station from city in China.

Known as Shazhou in ancient times, Dunhuang was served as a rest stop for traders as the gateway through which Buddhism, Islam and Christianity entered China. Dunhuang is located at the western end of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province in northwest of China. It is a small oasis surrounded by high mountain, deserts and the Gobi Desert with Dang River as the city's water supply. The city boasts 241 places of historic interests, and many of them are world-famous for its long history.

Situated 75km northwest of Dunhuang, Yumenguan Pass was a strategic pass on the ancient Silk Road. Yumen in Chinese means the jade of Gate. It was so named because the jade of Hotan in what is now Xinjiang region was transported to central China through this pass. One poet named Wang Zhihuan had a famous line. ‘Beyond the YumenPass the breath of Spring has never crossed.’ The mention of Yumen in the poem has made the pass all the more famous. The city is square, with well-preserved city walls and two gates in the west and the north respectively. The city wall is 10 meters high, three meters wide at the top, and five meters wide at the bottom. Both people and horses can go directly up to the wall.

White Horse Pagoda was originally built in 386 AD. Legend has it that about 1,350 years ago, a prominent monk was riding to Japan to spread Buddhism. On route, his horse dropped dead at Dunhaung.  He was so disconsolate that he buried the horse and built a pagoda in memory of it. After numerous renovations, this nine-story, 12-meter-tall and seven-meter-in-diameter pagoda has become one of the major tourist magnets in Dunhuang.

Lying at the foot of Sighing Sands Dune and 25km southeast of Dunhuang City, Mogao Grottoes measures 1,680 meters from south to north. It has more than 700 caves, of which 492 caves hold more than 2,000 painted sculptures and 45,000 square meters of murals. There are five grottoes with a wooden structure. Mogao is the largest, oldest and the best-preserved Buddhist grottoes with the richest contents in the world today.

Sighing Sand Dune starts from Mogao Grottoes in the east. It is 40km from east to west, and 20 from south and north. The dune with an elegant shape. When people slide down along the slopes, a sound will be heard, hence the name. Crescent Spring is surrounded by the sand dunes with the shape of crescent. It is a miracle that the spring has never dried up over the past thousand years.

As the capital of Gansu Province in northwestern China, Lanzhou sits on the juncture of the three tourist routes-eastern, western and central sections of the ancient Silk Road. Along the routes, you can see for yourself traces of primitive Chinese history, folk culture and scenery ranging from the temperate to sub-tropical zones. Rich tourism resources have made Gansu an important destination on the ancient Silk Road. There are some interesting programs in Lanzhou, such as thrilling rafting along the Yellow River, ferrying across the river on sheep-skin rafts and visiting the water wheels.

Bingling Temple is a series of grottoes filled with Buddhist sculpture carved into natural caves and caverns in a canyon along the Yellow River. It lies just north of where the Yellow River empties into the Liujiaxia Reservoir created by Liujiaxia Dam at Yongjing, about 80km from Lanzhou. If chances are, you could choose a cruise(3 hours) in the Liujiaxia Reservoir. Administratively, the site is in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province. 'Bingling' means ten thousand Buddhas in Tibetan.

Bingling Temple is both stylistically and geographically a midpoint between the monumental Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan and the Buddhist Grottoes of central China-Yungang Grottoes near Datong and Longmeng Grottoes near Luoyang.

It takes about 3 hours in arriving in Xining. Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, is a 2,100-year-old highland city. It was on the ancient Silk Road, an important town linked the Central China Plains with the western border areas. The city covers an area of 7,472 square kilometers and has a population of 1.76 million from Hang and ethnic minorities.

Taer Lamasery is situated in southwest corner of Lusha’er Town, about 25km southwest of Xining. It is the birthplace of the founder Zonggaba of the Yellow Sect of Lamaism and a center of the Buddhist activities in northwest China. Taer Lamasery is huge and magnificent and once had more than 800 halls and rooms when it was in its most flourishing time. Covering an area of 660,000 square meters, it is one of the six major lamaseries in China, enjoying a high reputation in the country as well as in South-east Asia.

Located at about 3,200 meters above sea level, Qinghai Lake covers 4,300 square kilometers. It has abundant fish and other aquatic creatures, which in turn attracts large flocks of birds to perch in the islands of the lake. As China's largest inland saltwater lake in the northwestern Qinghai Province, it ranks top of China's five most beautiful lakes. Like most sacred lakes in Tibetan area, pilgrims circumambulate it. Pilgrims report it takes about 18 days on horseback, and one took 23 days walking to complete the circuit.

The lake is located at the crossroads of several bird migration routes across Asia. Many species take Qinghai as an intermediate stop during migration. At its northeast end are the 'Bird Islands', if you are lucky, you will see a lot of rare birds there.

Xi 'an is a city with time-honored history. It is the city can bring you back in time to ancient Chinese civilization. During its 3,100 years development, 13 dynasties have occupied the region. Besides, the city was the start point of the famous Silk Road. You'll find Xi 'an a large city with a much more relaxed atmosphere than that of Beijing. There are lots of cars but without the traffic pace of Shanghai. One of the important reason for no subway in the city is that there is large part of the wealth of ancient treasures buried here.

In the ancient city like Xi 'an, the museum should be an indispensable part of your visit. Shaanxi History Museum is a showcase of the civilization from Emperor In Sichuan to the present day. The museum is housed in a striking Tang Dynasty-style pavilion and features an enormous collection of 113,000 historic and cultural relics. You continue the trip to the nearby Ancient City Wall. It is the most complete city wall that has survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.

Being a capital of 13 dynasties, Xi’an has so much to offer. Today’s attractions are the best of the best. From your hotel, your local guide directs you to the site where local farmers drilling a series of wells in search of water found excavations of Qin Terror-cotta Army Museum by accident in 1974. It has been regarded as the '8th Wonder of the World.' It was created to guard Emperor In Sichuan's tomb that's to protect him in his afterlife in the mind of ancient Chinese. Three excavation pits have been opened to the public with a fourth underway. During his visit to China, US former President Clinton came to visit the dig. The fine troops, horses and carriages in battle formation are ancient art treasure and complete illustration of the history of In Dynasty.

Then set forth to Banpo Neolithic Village Museum located east Xi'an. It is one of the most important sites of the Neolithic culture that existed 6,000-7,000 years ago. Archeologists have uncovered a residential area, a pottery workshop and a cemetery in an area that covers some 50,000 square meters of ancient ruins.

This evening you could choose Jiaozi Banquet which covers over 10 kinds of Jiaozi in China as your dinner. The shapes of Jiaozi various from one to another, such as rabbit, duck, shrimp, peanuts and so on. Or you can enjoy Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner that was made for emperors only in ancient China. You'll enjoy the sumptuous dinner while watching a fabulous dancing and singing performance of Tang Dynasty. This is not only a performance of Chinese traditional dancing and singing but also a recurrence of Chinese ancient society and culture.

Mt. Huashan is located 120 km east of Xi’an, which will take about 1.5 hours driving. It is said that seen from far away, the five peaks of Mt. Huashan are supposed to resemble the five petals of a lotus flower.

Mt. Huashan attracts a huge number of domestic and International tourists, as well as the Tao pilgrim. The natural beauty of the mountain is mind-blowing. A swish cable-car has been built along the side of the mountain, capable of transporting 1,000 tourists an hour to North Peak. Senior men prefer the cable car while young men prefer a more strenuous experience by walking for about three hour ascent from Huashan village up to North Peak. North Peak, at 1,600 meters, is quite wonderful. You can have a bird-eye of whole Mt. Huashan. It is covered with rugged cliffs, shear faces, and narrow dangerous walking paths; some of the paths are near vertical and require holding onto metal chains for safety. The eco-system on the mountain is extremely diverse with around 1,200 plant species, five of which are endemic to Huashan only. Huashan is also home to a subspecies of the Chinese Tiger Butterfly. Then you grab the cable-car back to the bottom in ten minutes, which beats the three hour trundle back via the original pilgrim's route. You will be willing to spend two days in climbing the other four peaks of Mt. Huashan in your next trip.

Among the big cities in China, Shanghai maintains the look of a Western metropolis. It is fascinating and sophisticated. The city started out in the 4th century as a fishing village and became a town till the middle of the 13th century. After the Opium War, Shanghai was gradually opened as a 'treaty port' in the mid year of the 19th century when it had been opened to the foreign trade and led to its partition into British, French and later Japanese concessions. From that time on, foreigners began to flood into this paradise for adventurers. Covering out their own sphere of influence, England, France, the US and Japan settled here by seizing their respective concessions which was known as the territory of each country. It was considered as the colonial period with number of the featured buildings and architectures of cosmopolitan by those owners of the concessions which made Shanghai as a fascinating mixture of East and West.

You'll find a Buddhism shrine - Jade Buddha Temple, located in a crowd of Shanghai City. It was first built in 1882 in Jiangwan on the southern outskirts of Shanghai. In order to make it convenient for the adherents to visit , it was bodily moved to Shanghai City at the present sire in 1918. It is named for its two bejeweled white jade Buddha. It receives thousands of visitors and worshipers everyday while keeps its sanctity and charming. Carved from a whole piece of white jade, the sitting jade Buddha statue is translucent with a solemn expression, displaying the excellent skill and extraordinary art of Chinese people. Yuyuan Garden has a lot of stories for it was severely damaged in the 19th century and was restored in 1961. This garden was first built in the 16th century by provincial governor, Pan Yunduan, in honor of his father who was the then government minister. It has many scenic courtyards decorated with baroque rockery, pools, and flora that are all connected by corridors and passageways. The delicate design and exquisite layout of the whole garden reveals a strong impression of 'garden in the garden, whole in the part.' Then you come to the Bund, the showcase with the old buildings of colonial-era leftover along Huangpu River. The renowned waterfront district is the city's most famous landmark. The word BUND is of Anglo-India origin meaning embankment on the waterfront. It is also the popular site to enjoy the night view of the city.

Shanghai offers colorful recreations with rich contents and creative form. Your night may be filled with an interactive old form of art known as the Acrobatics. Those professional performers have been trained of as early as age six or seven so that they can play so well and excellent. It definitely will be an unforgettable night in your memory.