China Itineraries

Day 1: Arrive, explore Wangfujing night market. Day 2: Forbidden City (morning), Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven. Day 3: Great Wall at Mutianyu (full day), roast duck dinner.

Day 4: High-speed train to Xi'an (4.5h), Muslim Quarter at night. Day 5: Terracotta Warriors (morning), bike the city wall at sunset.

Day 6: Fly to Shanghai (2.5h), The Bund at night. Day 7: French Concession walk, Yu Garden, Shanghai Tower, Nanjing Road.

Day 8: Day trip to Hangzhou (1h by train) — West Lake, tea plantations. Day 9: Free exploration / shopping. Day 10: Depart.

Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, hutong food tour. Evening: acrobatics show or Peking opera.

Terracotta Warriors, bike the city wall, Muslim Quarter food crawl, Shaanxi History Museum.

Panda Base (morning!), Sichuan hotpot, People's Park tea house, day trip to Leshan Giant Buddha. Evening Sichuan opera with face-changing.

Li River cruise, Yangshuo countryside cycling, bamboo rafting on Yulong River, Longji Rice Terraces day trip.

Fly back to Beijing or Shanghai for departure. Last-minute shopping, farewell feast.

Day 1: Arrive, Tiananmen area. Day 2: Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, hutongs. Day 3: Great Wall day trip. Day 4: Summer Palace, fly/train to Shanghai.

Day 5: The Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Garden. Day 6: French Concession, Tianzifang, Shanghai Tower. Day 7: Morning exploration, depart.

Arrive in Kunming, Stone Forest, Green Lake Park, flower market. Try 'Crossing the Bridge' noodles.

High-speed train to Dali (2h). Erhai Lake cycling, Dali Old Town, Three Pagodas, Cangshan Mountain cable car.

Train to Lijiang (2h). Lijiang Old Town (UNESCO), Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge hike (2 days).

Bus to Shangri-La (4h). Songzanlin Monastery, Pudacuo National Park, Tibetan culture immersion. Fly back from Shangri-La.