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HIGHLIGHTS

QINGDAO
- The Pier
- Zhanqiao Bridge
- Badaguang (Eight Great
  Passes
)
- Wusi Square

LAOSHAN
- Taiqing Taoist Palace
- Penglai Pavilion
- Penglai Water City

DENGZHOU
- Museum of Ancient Ships
- Yangjiabu Village
- Weifang Museum of Kites

QUFU
- Confucius
  Mansion/Temple/Forest

TAI’AN
- Mount Taishan

JINAN
- Bao Tu Quan
- Spring Park (Spurting
  Spring)
- Daming Lake
- Qianfo Mountain

BEIJING
- The Great Wall
- The Ming Tomb
- Tiananmen
- Forbidden City
- Temple of Heaven

7/10D Shandong/Heze/Beijing
Qingdao/Penlai/Weifang/Jinan/Qufu/Taishan/Beijing

DAY 01: SINGAPORE/QINGDAO (MOB/L/D)
Assemble at Changi International Airport for your flight to Qingdao.  Upon arrival, visit Zhanqiao Bridge - the symbol of Qingdao. Then to the pier, and Badaguang (Eight Great Passes) is the place where more than 200 villas of different styles can be found, and is locally called “Exposition Zone of World Architectures”. Wusi Square and the Music Square.

DAY 02: QINGDAO/LAOSHAN/YANTAI (B/L/D)
After breakfast, tour of the Tsingtao Brewery, which was established in 1903 by the Germans. The Flavour of the finest brew in China comes from the mineral waters of nearby Laoshan, is the oldest beer factory in China.  And then travel along the coast road to Mt. Laoshan, a national scenic zone and a well-known Taoism holy land, a scenic area of rocky peaks and waterfalls that was home to the Immortals in Chinese mythology. Taiqing Taoist Palace is the main and a well-preserved palace in the mountain. Also visit the Old Stone Man, the frog stone. Then continue journey to Yantai.

DAY 03: YANTAI/PENGLAI/WEIFANG (MOB/L/D)
After breakfast, tour to Penglai City, a fairyland on earth. Visit the well-known Penglai Pavilion. Legend has it that the Eight Immortals crossed the sea here and went to the heaven form the pavilion. Then drive to Penglai Water City, the best-preserved ancient navy base in China. Next swing to Dengzhou Museum of Ancient Ships, the second museum in China exclusively displaying ancient ships. Then tour to Yangjiabu Village and Weifang Museum of Kites.

DAY 04: WEIFANG/QUFU (B/L/D)
After breakfast, tour to the Confucius mansion, the rambling palace where 77 generations of the philosopher's descendants lived, the temple, and the forest that is the family burial ground, known as the three largest ancient buildings of China.

DAY 05: QUFU/TAI’AN (MOB/L/D)
After breakfast, take cable car to Mount Taishan, one of the five holy Taoist mountains, and perhaps the grandest and most ancient of China's holy mountains and have a breathtaking panoramic view. The mountain was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as the world natural and cultural heritage. Scenic spots include the Heavenly Street (Tianjie) once perhaps named for its wealth of historical and religious treasures, is today something of a tourist trap. This Disney- style area is where you can pick up t-shirts, souvenirs etc. Then to Grand View Peak, north of the temple is inscribed with an essay by Emperor Xuan Zong of the Tang Dynasty on his first ascent of Taishan. The 8.8 meter-high cliff is surrounded by monuments inscribed with eulogies of the mountain by emperors of various dynasties. Next to Jade Emperor Summit (Yuhuang Peaks). This is the highest peak of Mount Taishan. At the peak lies the Jade Emperor Temple, where a bronze statue of the Jade Emperor is worshipped.

DAY 06: TAI’AN/HEZE/JINAN (MOB/L/D)
After breakfast, coach to Heze, the land of peonies. It is the largest production base for peony, China national flower, to appreciate beautiful peonies. Then take coach to Jinan, Shandong Province. (If not Heze Peony Festival, after breakfast coach to Jinan, upon arrival to Daming Lake (Great Brightness Lake) covering an area of 80 hectares, is scattered with temples and teahouses. After lunch, visit the Bao Tu Quan Spring Park (Spurting Spring) also well known as the "first spring under heaven" is one of the most popular in the city. Together with its environs, it has been turned into a park of the same name, located to the southwest of the old city district. Follow by QuanCheng Square, the central square of the capital city, Jinan).

DAY 07: JINAN/SINGAPORE (B/L/MOB)
After breakfast, coach to the Qianfo Mountain (Thousand Buddhas Mountain), one of the three most famous scenic spots in Ji'nan, is located about 2.5 kilometres southeast of the city at 285 meters above sea level. It occupies an area of 166 hectares. After lunch, transfer to airport for your flight to Singapore.

For 10 days tour, Day 07 will take a afternoon train to Beijing.