| Date |
What we did |
| Thursday, 12-Oct-06 |
fly Heathrow to Shanghai -- a long flight |
| Friday, 13-Oct-06 |
fly Shanghai to Beijing |
| Stay in Beijing -- Tian Tan Hotel |
| Saturday, 14-Oct-06 |
Stay in Beijing -- Tian Tan Hotel |
| Sunday, 15-Oct-06 |
Stay in Beijing -- Tian Tan Hotel |
| Monday, 16-Oct-06 |
fly Beijing to Xian |
| Stay in Xi'an -- Grand New World Hotel |
| Tuesday, 17-Oct-06 |
Xian City Wall |
| Shaanxi History Museum |
| Big Wild Goose Pagoda |
| Street Market |
| Stay in Xi'an -- Grand New World Hotel |
| Wednesday, 18-Oct-06 |
Coach to Foping County |
| Qinling Mountains Man & Nature Information & Education Centre |
| Stay in Foping -- Expert building |
| Thursday, 19-Oct-06 |
Coach to Liangfengya |
| Walk 8Km to Sanguanmiao |
| Stay in the mountains - Sanguanmiao Protection centre |
| Friday, 20-Oct-06 |
Look for giant wild pandas |
| Stay in the mountains - Sanguanmiao Protection centre |
| Saturday, 21-Oct-06 |
Look for and find giant wild panda |
| Stay in the mountains - Sanguanmiao Protection centre |
| Sunday, 22-Oct-06 |
Walk 8Km back to Liangfengya |
| Stay at Panda Hotel |
| Monday, 23-Oct-06 |
Shaanxi Rare Wildlife Rescuing and Raising Research Centre |
| Coach to Xi'an |
| fly Xian to Chongqing |
| Stay on cruise ship -- Victoria 3 |
| Tuesday, 24-Oct-06 |
Cruise down the Yangtze |
| Fengdu "ghost city" |
| Stay on cruise ship -- Victoria 3 |
| Wednesday, 25-Oct-06 |
Cruise the Three Gorges |
| Qutang Gorge |
| Wu Gorge |
| at Badong -- Shennong Stream boat excursion |
| Xiling Gorge |
| Stay on cruise ship -- Victoria 3 |
| Thursday, 26-Oct-06 |
Dock and Disembark at Taiping Xi |
| Coach to Sandouping -- Three Gorges Dam Project |
| Coach to Yichang |
| Fly Yichang to Shanghai |
| Stay in Shanghai -- Golden River View Hotel |
| Friday, 27-Oct-06 |
Coach to Suzhou |
| Tiger Hill |
| Lingering Garden |
| Coach to Tongli |
| Sampan (名词) on Tongli canals |
| Coach back to Shanghai |
| Stay in Shanghai -- Golden River View Hotel |
| Saturday, 28-Oct-06 |
Yuyuan Garden |
| Bund |
| Shanghai Museum |
| Shopping |
| Stay in Shanghai -- Golden River View Hotel |
| Sunday, 29-Oct-06 |
Maglev to airport |
| Fly Shanghai to Heathrow -- even longer flight |