Beijing5 Days in Beijing, Hour by Hour
The classic first-visit route: the imperial core, one full day on the Great Wall, and two neighbourhood days so it never feels like ticking off a list.
China City Itineraries
Not "we suggest 3-5 days" — actual routes broken down day by day with hour-level timings: where you go, what time you arrive, why the order matters, and which day to cut first if you are short. All built on verified attraction research from this site.
Beijing
Beijing4 Days in Beijing, Neighbourhood by Neighbourhood
For anyone who has already done the Forbidden City and the Wall — four days of hutong grids, hidden temples, food streets and contemporary art.
Shanghai4 Days in Shanghai, Hour by Hour
Four days arranged as four different Shanghais: the colonial waterfront, the plane-tree streets, the vertical city across the river, and a canal town two hours out.
Xi'an3 Days in Xi'an, Hour by Hour
Three days arranged as three dynasties — Qin archaeology, Han and Tang imperial glory, and the Silk Road city that outlasted both.
Chengdu3 Days in Chengdu, Hour by Hour
Three days built around the one thing Chengdu does better than any other Chinese megacity — not rushing.
Chongqing3 Days in Chongqing, Hour by Hour
Three days in a city built on a vertical ridge, where the ground floor of one building is the twentieth floor of another.
Guangzhou3 Days in Guangzhou, Hour by Hour
Three days in the city that gave the world Cantonese food — arranged so the eating is the itinerary, not a break from it.
Shenzhen3 Days in Shenzhen, Hour by Hour
A city with almost no old buildings, so the route is organised by what it actually does instead — vertical views, converted factories, 15km of seafront and the world's largest electronics market.
Nanjing3 Days in Nanjing, Hour by Hour
Three days in a city that was the capital six times and lost it six times — arranged so the two great tombs share one day and the reservation systems do not eat the other two.
Xiamen3 Days in Xiamen, Hour by Hour
The easiest city on this site to enjoy and the hardest to get into — two of the three best things here are rationed, so this route is about booking before it is about walking.
Changsha3 Days in Changsha, Hour by Hour
Three days in the city that exports milk-tea queues and chopped-chilli fish head — with the two separate reservations on Yuelu Mountain spelled out, because holding one does not get you through the other.
Dali3 Days in Dali, Hour by Hour
Three days at 2,000 metres where the best day costs almost nothing — and the three things that do cost money all have to be sorted before you arrive.
Huangshan3 Days on Huangshan, Hour by Hour
Three days built around the single decision that makes or breaks this trip: whether you sleep on the summit.