13 september 2000: Air China fly from Venice to Peking.14 sept: thirty kilometers northern from Peking we visit the thirtheen tombs of Ming dinasty. 15 sept: then the Great wall (6.000 Km long, the only human work visible from space). 16 sept: we visit the Forbidden City once reserved only to Emperor and mandarins. 17 sept: northern we reach with bus the Chengde's Puning temple and the little Potala. 18 sept: fly to Xi'an and night walk in the muslim quarter of old city. 19 sept: terra cotta army with 6000 warriors in march. 20 sept: Nanking on the Azure River. Many people doing Tai Chi gymnastic on the green parks early in the morning. 21 sept: Zhongua door and temple of Confucio. 22 sept: going to Suzhou by train. 23 sept: visit at the wonderful gardens of Mandarins with spectacular rocks, bonsai and little lakes. Cruise in the channels of the Venice of Orient. 24 sept: with train to Shangai.
25 sept: jade Buddha Temple. 26 sept: before fly to Peking last buys in the open air market of the city (paintings, jade, silk, spices, pearls, vases). 27 sept: home to Venice .