Harbin Zhengzhou Shanghai Jewish Heritage 8 Days Tour

Arrival in Harbin

Attraction & Activities:

Airport pick and check in Hotel. Free and leisure

Meals:

No meal

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Sofitel Wanda Hotel or similar

You can transfer via Beijing or Shanghai to take international flight to Harbin airport.

You will take a flight to Harbin today, which is the capital of China's northernmost province, Heilongjiang and your Jewish heritage tour starts here. Upon your arrival, our local guide will pick you up outside the arrival hall of the airport and escort you to the hotel in the city center for a two-night stay.

In the late 19th century and the early 20th century, Harbin was once the biggest habitat in the Far East for Jews. In the following two days, Harbin Jewish heritage will be gradually unfolded before you.  Take a good rest and get ready for the China Jewish tour. 

Harbin

Attraction & Activities:

Jewish Community ;Harbin Huangshan Jewish Cemetery,Exhibition of Harbin Jewish History and Culture

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Sofitel Wanda Hotel or similar

After a rich breakfast at the hotel, you will have Harbin one day trip: visit the Jewish Community to discover the unique culture and atmosphere of their lives about one hundred years ago. In the 1920s, some 20,000 Jewish people lived in Harbin and formed a complete Jewish community. You will see the appearance of the Main Synagogue, the sites of Jewish High School and Jewish Bank.

Then pay a visit to Harbin Huangshan Jewish Cemetery. Located in the suburb of Harbin City, the cemetery is the largest and best-preserved one in East Asia. It witnessed the special friendship between Chinese people and Jewish people.

Later you will also visit the Exhibition of Harbin Jewish History and Culture features a sculpture of a large Menorah,a candlestick with seven candles.On the walls there are two relief sculptures depicting the migration routes of the jews.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you back to the hotel for a good rest.

Harbin - Zhengzhou

Attraction & Activities:

New Synagogue

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Yuda Palace Hotel or similar

Today you will continue to follow the Jewish tracks in Harbin to the New Synagogue, which is the largest Jewish synagogue in East Asia. Constructed in 1921, the New Synagogue was the important venue for the nearby Jewish people to hold religious and educational activities. Now the Museum of Jewish Culture and History is built based on it and exhibit the items about the unique culture and history of this ancient nation.

Then you will take a flight for to Zhengzhou where your local guide will pick you up at the airport and escort you to the hotel for check in. 

Zhengzhou - Kaifeng

Attraction & Activities:

Kaifeng Jewish Stone Monuments, Site of Kaifeng Synagogue, Teaching Torah Lane, Kaifeng’s former Jewish Quarter

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Zhongzhou International Hotel or similar Luxury 5 Star

In the early morning, a 2.5 hours' drive will take you to Kaifeng City, where holds many Jewish heritage in Zhengzhou. Then you will pay a visit to Kaifeng Jewish Stone Monuments, Site of Kaifeng Synagogue, Teaching Torah Lane, Kaifeng’s former Jewish Quarter

Kaifeng - Luoyang

Attraction & Activities:

Shaolin Temple,Forest of Pagod

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Lee Royal Hotel Mudu or similar

After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to Luoyang by car. You will visit the world famous Shaolin Temple tour including the Forest of Pagoda, where you can also enjoy a marvelous Kung Fu performance. Initially built in 495 during the Northern Wei Dynasty, Shaolin Temple is the cradle of Chinese Zen Buddhism and Shaolin Martial Arts. The Temple embraces many exciting attractions, such as the Hall of Heavenly Kings (Tianwangdian), the Mahavira Hall (Daxiongbaodian), the Dharma Cave and Shaolin Temple Martial Art Training Center, among which the Pagoda Forest is one of the most notable one. Covering an area of 21,000 square meters (5.2 acres), it is the existing largest pagoda forest in China, housing over 230 dagobas built in different dynasties.

Afterwards, our guide will transfer you back to Luoyang and help you check in the hotel.

Luoyang-Shanghai

Attraction & Activities:

Longmen Grottoes

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Courtyard by Marriott shanghai puxi

A morning excursion will take you to the world's treasure, Longmen Grottoes tour, which is one of the four largest grottoes in our nation. During the 400 years from Northern Wei Dynasty to Northern Song Dynasty (late 5th to 10th century), the grottoes were continuously carved. Now there are over 100,000 statues, 2,680 tablets, 70 dagobas and 2,345 niches, all of which showing the splendid Buddhist culture and the wisdom of the ancient Chinese people.

In the afternoon, you will travel to Shanghai by air. Our local guide will pick you up at the airport and help you check in the hotel for a two-night stay.

Shanghai

Attraction & Activities:

The Bund,Former HSBC Building,Peace Hotel,Ohel Moishe Synagogue,Shanghai Municipal Children’s Place,Moller Villa Hotel,Ruijin Hotel,Former Jewish Ghetto

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Courtyard by Marriott shanghai puxi

Our guide will meet you at your hotel and then transfer you directly to start the tour.

The first destination to visit will be Ohel Moishe Synagogue. Ohel Rachel Synagogue, located on No. 500 Shaanxi North Road, is the venue of former Shanghai Jewish Diaspora associations Laxi Er synagogue. It is also the earliest synagogue built in Shanghai, and the largest synagogue of the Far East regions.

Next we will move on for the exploration at The Bund. As the most famous sightseeing destination in the city, The Bund has become a symbol of Shanghai and a must-go place for tourists. You will enjoy the fascinating views of Huangpu River and groups of architectures and skyscrapers.

The next scheduled attraction to see will be Former HSBC Building. The HSBC Building is a six-floor neo-classical building in the Bund area of Shanghai. It was the headquarters of the Shanghai branch of The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1923 to 1955. It is also known as the Municipal Government Building. Currently it houses the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank.

And the next attraction to visit will be Peace Hotel. The Peace Hotel is located on the corner of East Nanjing Road. It is also named as The Sassoon House, because it was built by the famous Sassoon Family in 1926. Mr. Sassoon was a wealthy Jew, he had been running many businesses in Shanghai for a long period of time and at that time he was the wealthiest business tycoon in Shanghai Bund.

Shanghai Children's Palace will be the next destination to see. Shanghai Municipal Children’s Palace, also called China Welfare Society Children’s Palace, was founded in the year of 1963 by Song Qingling, Madam Sun Yatsen and was the first Children’s palace in China. Now it is a center in Shanghai to provide after-school training and education for children in the aspects of music, dance, art, painting, science and technology, and computer science. It is a funny and interesting attraction to visit in Shanghai.

Then we will visit Moller Villa. Shanghai Hengshan Moller Villa Hotel, also known as Moller Villa, is a famous and popular hotel in Shanghai. This hotel is famed for its fantasy and exquisite architectures, beautiful environment, excellent services, complete and convenient facilities, delicate cuisine and advantageous position.

Ruijin Hotel will be the next attraction to see. Shanghai Ruijin Hotel is not only a popular hotel but also a famous attraction that enjoys great reputation in Shanghai by its elegant architecture and excellent services. Ruijin Hotel is a villa styled hotel surrounded by crowds of trees, beautiful garden and green lawns. The complex of Ruijin Hotel is Ruijin Hotel and Taiyuan Villa. It covers an area of 55,000 square meters.

Then transfer to visit Former Jewish Ghetto, From February 1943 the Japanese forces nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees to live in small area in the over- crowded Hong Kou district. The place became a ghetto where both Jews and Chinese shared years of hardship. Today this poor neighborhood of Shanghai hold much of its 1940’s character.

At last, our guide will transfer you back to your hotel.

Departure from Shanghai

Attraction & Activities:

Transfer to airport and depart

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast