Journeys

The Classic 14 Days

Two weeks turns the Triangle into a grand tour: everything in the 7-day classic, then south-west to pandas and the ¥20-note river, with a wildcard to make it yours.

Days 1–6 · the Triangle base BEIJING → XI'AN

Run the classic's first six days at breathing pace — add the Summer Palace, a hutong food crawl, Xi'an's museum morning.

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Days 7–9 · Chengdu PANDAS & PEPPERCORNS

Rail from Xi'an (3 h): panda-base dawn, teahouse afternoons, Sichuan-opera face-changing, hotpot graduation dinner — China's most lovable city interlude.

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Days 10–12 · Guilin & Yangshuo THE KARST RIVER

Fly south: Li River cruise or raft, Yangshuo cycling between the peaks, Xianggong-hill sunrise — the landscape China paints.

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Days 13–14 · Shanghai finale THE FUTURE, TO FINISH

Fly to Shanghai for the Bund crescendo, museum morning and maglev exit — ending with the country's newest face.

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The wildcard swaps MAKE WEEK TWO YOURS

Trade Guilin for Zhangjiajie's pillars, Chengdu for Yunnan's Dali–Lijiang, or insert Huangshan + Hongcun between the coasts — the skeleton accepts any one transplant.

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Traveller’s notes

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