Post tour extension to Xian 
Tour Code: XIEX2
Extension price to Xian from £395 per person based on twin shared. For more information please call 020 7487 2999 or email sales@chinaholidays.com
Day 6: Beijing Xian Fly to Xian, China’s first capital and eastern terminus of the Silk Road, for a two-night stay at the 3*Melody Hotel . This afternoon tour Xian’s immense city walls, 60ft wide and 40ft high, complete with towers and battlements, a moat, a hundred ramparts and 18 fortified gates all along its 8 miles – a masterpiece of ancient military engineering. B/L
Day 7: Xian Visit 7,000 Terracotta Soldiers who’ve stood guard over China’s first emperor for over 2,200 years, and now, painstakingly repaired along with their chariots and horses, they still stand in battle formation in giant exhibition halls erected around the pits where they were discovered in the 1970s. After touring the site, return to the city centre to visit the Muslim Quarter surrounding the imposing Great Mosque. B/L
Day 8: Xian Beijing View some of China’s finest artefacts at the Provincial Museum of its treasures, prehistoric, stone age, bronze age and from every imperial dynasty up to the 19th century, such as neolithic ceramics painted with scenes of everyday life, bronze swords and statues, gold and silver artwork and ancient wall murals. Later, fly to Beijing. B
Post tour extension to Chengdu 
Tour Code: CTEX2
Extension price to Chengdu from £565 per person based on twin shared. For more information please call 020 7487 2999 or email sales@chinaholidays.com
Day 6: Beijing Chengdu Fly to Chengdu for two nights at the 4*Yinhe Dynasty Hotel . In a quaint and colourful part of the old town, step back in time as you walk along Kuanzhai Lanes, lined with traditional houses decorated with intricate woodcarving and red lanterns. B/D
Day 7: Chengdu Visit the Bifengxia Panda Base, one of the foremost research and breedings centres in China. Over 70 pandas live in semi-natural surroundings here, learning how to survive in the wild before they are set free. En-route visit the picturesque town of Shangli with its traditional houses and bridges. Drive back to Chengdu. B/L/D
Day 8: Chengdu Beijing Transfer to the airport for a flight back to Beijing. B
Pre tour extension to Hangzhou 
Tour Code: HGEX2
Extension price to Hangzhou from £145 per person based on twin shared. For more information please call 020 7487 2999 or email sales@chinaholidays.com
Day 1: Shanghai Hangzhou Upon arrival take a fast train to Hangzhou and transfer to the 3*Lily hotel for two nights.
Day 2: Hangzhou Enjoy a romantic cruise on the scenic West Lake, its banks dotted with temples, pagodas, pavilions and gardens. Visit a traditional pharmacy where you can learn more about Chinese medicine by viewing the exhibits in its museum and the demonstrations in the preparation hall, and also seek advice if you wish in what was considered the best pharmacy of the Qing era and which is certainly one of the finest buildings in Hangzhou. Also visit the extravagant manor house created by the founder of the pharmacy who filled his villa with exquisitely carved furniture and works of art. In the historic old town shop for silk, tea, hand-made fans and scissors. B/L
Day 3: Hangzhou Shanghai High speed train back to Shanghai and transfer to the 3-star Wugong Hotel.
