Xian Evening Tour: Qin Style Banquet and Everlasting Sorrow Performance

5.0 (1 reviews) Xian, China
Duration6h - 7h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesChinese, English
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

This tour will take you to enjoy the fabulous water stage performance that adapted from Tang poet Baijuyi's renowned poem: Song of Everlasting Sorrow. The performance shows vicissitudes of life between Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Lady Yang, who is regarded as one of the Four Beauties in ancient China. Before the show, you will appreciate and taste delicate set meal with different cultural meaning in a Qin style restaurant while listening the beautiful traditional music. You will also have a chance to dress like Qin Dynasty people and take pictures, absorbing yourselves in the atmosphere as if back to Qin period.

What's included

  • One bottle of water per person per day
  • English-speaking guide
  • Chinese dinner at Qin style restaurant
  • All private transfer mentioned in itinerary by air-conditioned car
  • Everlasting Sorrow standard tickets(standard A or B section)
  • Gratuities (highly recommended)
  • Other personal expense

What to expect

  1. Xi'an
    2h
    The driver and English-speaking guide will meet you at your downtown hotel lobby at 5pm. First we head to the distinctive restaurant to experience Qin Culture and try some delicious local food. The restaurant is decorated in the Qin Dynasty style and eaters will put on the Qin Dynasty costume when having the meal. The ceremony throughout the dining process is a special feature of the banquet, which imitates imperial cuisine with individual serving. While enjoying the delicious meal, customers will appreciate the dance of Qin Dynasty performed by actors dressed in Qin costume, and also Chinese traditional classic music. Meantime, waiters will introduce the allusion of each dish. The carefully-prepared Qin style dishes are unique. Each dish is not very heavy, but very delicate with abundant variety, and suitable for guests who want to feel the culture of local food. In addition, there’s also opportunity to dress in famous Qin and Han costumes. Standing in the remote places and seemingly remote dynasty, take precious photo to record and keep for a lifetime.
  2. Huaqing Palace
    2h · Admission ticket included
    After the delicious meal, we get to Huaqing Palace (Please note ticket for the show doesn't allow you to visit Huaqing Hot Spring. The ticket is just for Everlasting Sorrow Performance). If you arrive at Huaqing Palace earlier, you could take a walk on the square opposite to Huaqing Palace where you could see the night leisure life of local people, and also stroll at the street for local crafts. Soon it will be time to appreciate the open air stage performance: Song of Ever Lasting Sorrow. It is integrated with dancing, colorful costumes, acrobatics, original music, LED video, laser, fantasy and other forms of performance. Each chapter of the performance repeats what had happened in different time of Xuanzong Era in the Tang Dynasty, and the soul-touching love story between two characters .
  3. Xi'an
    30m
    After the show, you will be transferred back to your hotel at about 22:00.

    Special note: The Everlasting Regret Show is only performed in the evening from April 1st through October 31st. It's not available in winter days.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Xi'an
Xi'an, China
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Offered pickup/drop-off service is available for hotels within 2nd ring road of Xian city. If your hotel beyond the range, please expect it might occur additional transfer fee accordingly.

End point
Xi'an
Xi'an, China
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Offered pickup/drop-off service is available for hotels within 2nd ring road of Xian city. If your hotel beyond the range, please expect it might occur additional transfer fee accordingly.

Pickup details

Offered pickup/drop-off service is available for hotels within 2nd ring road of Xian city. If your hotel beyond the range, please expect it might occur additional transfer fee accordingly.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • You will be contacted at least one day ahead of the travel day via email to advise the pickup info. The tour guide will also call you or leave you a message through your hotel room the night before tour about pickup time.
  • Offered pickup/drop-off service is available for hotels within 2nd ring road of Xian city. If your hotel beyond the range, please expect it might occur additional transfer fee accordingly.

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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