Saludos desde China!! Alito esta en Xi'an!

Big Goose Pagoda de Xi'an (Muy cerca de mi hostal)

Sigue mi travesia por tierras asiaticas.

Debido a lo socado que he estado durante la semana pasada,no pude contarles todos los preparativos de viaje pero bueno, masomenos asi esta el plan.
Hoy llegamos a las cinco de la tarde a la provincia de Xi'an, honestamente crei que iba a ser muy poco desarrollado y que el paisaje de la ciudad iba a ser poco avanzado y mas bien muy rural. Completamente lo opuesto, pedimos un taxi y nos recogieron en un carro muy elegante, un Buick!Aunque aca es bastante barato, la ciudad es muy turistica y tiene una zona industrial relativamente grande. Infraestructura de lujo, como lo analizo The Economist en uno de sus reportajes especiales, durante los ultimos a;os el gobierno chino ha invertido mucho en carreteras, autopistas y en medio de transporte a travez de todo el pais. Eso fue evidente hoy en los aeropuertos de Xi'an y de Shenzhen (donde tome el vuelo para llegar a Xi'an).

Les pego el itinerario de viaje para ma;ana y el tour que tendremos en Beijing de Miercoles a Viernes, esto porque ma;ana en la noche tomaremos un tren de once horas que nos permitira llegar a Beijing a las 7 de la ma;ana del miercoles y empezar el tour a las ocho de la ma;ana.

Los guerreros de Terracota!

Para Xi'an:

Pick up at Xi’an railway station or your hotel in Xi'an. See Terra-cotta Warriors in morning, Shaanxi Provincial History Museum and City Wall. Drop off at train station. Take night train from Xi'an to Beijing

Para Beijing:

Day 1 (L, D)
Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven.
For private tour: in the evening (7:15~8:30PM), enjoy the Peking Opera Show(or Chinese Acrobat, or Chinese Kongfu show, choose one show from these three options, depending on your interest).

- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.

- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
Visit scenic spots: 1. The hall and the courtyard of supreme harmony, 2. The meridian gate, 3. the hall of supreme harmony, 4. the hall of complete harmony, 5. the hall of preserving harmony, 6. the huge of stone carving, 7. the hall of union, 8. the palace of earthly tranquility, 9. the imperial garden, etc.

- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's blessings on the whole nation.
Visit scenic spots: 1. the hall of prayer for good harvest, 2. red stairway bridge, 3. the imperial vault of heaven, 4. echo wall, 5. triple sound stone, 6. the circular mound altar, etc.

Day 2 (L, D)
Full day trip to the Great Wall and Ming Tomb.
For private tour: in the evening, enjoy a Peking Duck Banquet for dinner in the most famous Quanjude Restaurant.

- The Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China. (about 60 miles away from downtown, one and half hour's driving)
Visit scenic spots: Badaling Geat Wall, Badaling fortress, beacon-towers, "looking-toward beijing stone", etc.

- The Ming Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
Visit scenic spots: 1.ling en gate, 2.ling en palace, 3.soul tower, 4.the great red gate, 5.the stele pavilion, etc.

Day 3 (L)
Visit of the historic Hutong area, a tour to Beijing Rear Lake area(Shi Cha Lake). visitors will be arranged to visit the old Beijing lanes by rickshaws bicycle ride, across many narrow streets, Hutong tour lasts for about 2 hours, led by local guide, visitors will visit the typical Chinese quadrangles, where you can experience the real life of ordinary people in Beijing, and pass many famous old building, like the drum tower, Silver Bridge, etc.

Have lunch in local family, home cooked Chinese dumpling.

Visit the Summer Palace. The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.
Visit scenic spots: 1. East palace gate, 2. the hall of benevolence and longevity, 3. hall of jade billows, 4. the hall of joyful longevity, 5. the covered walkway, 6. the marble boat, etc.

Note: This tour includes one stop each day for tourist market, you can go inside with your guide and listen to some explainations about the jade or tea or silk culture.

Asi que bueno... apenas puedo subo fotos y les cuento que tal esta todo!

Saludos desde china,

Aca realizando mi sue;o de ver los guerreros de Terracotta y conocer Beijing!

Un abrazo grande