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The Great Wall and everything after

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What it's famous for

01

The Great Wall

Hike the wild Jinshanling stretch and watch it ride the ridgelines all the way to the horizon.

02

Imperial Beijing

The Forbidden City's 9,000 rooms — then Peking duck carved tableside.

03

Shanghai's skyline

The colonial Bund on one bank, sci-fi Pudong on the other.

04

Karst rivers & warriors

Guilin's painted peaks, and Xi'an's 8,000 terracotta soldiers still standing guard.

Cities worth your time

Beijingplan a trip →

Emperors, hutongs and the Wall an hour away.

Shanghaiplan a trip →

China at maximum velocity, dumplings at street pace.

Xi'anplan a trip →

The Terracotta Army and a Ming city wall you can cycle.

Chengduplan a trip →

Pandas by morning, hotpot by night.

Exact neighborhoods, places and day plans for your chosen city are in your personal guide.

All 68 cities we can plan for you

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You'll be eating

Peking duckXiaolongbaoHotpotMapo tofuJianbingDim sum

Where exactly? The hand-picked spots — with map links — are in the guide.

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✓Which neighborhood to stay in, with pre-filled search links
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✓A realistic day-by-day itinerary, written for your trip length

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