City stays & connected journeys
Start with arrival advice and local walks, then connect your city stays with time for travel, hotels and departure.
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A photo-led city break: Wuyi Square, Huangxing Road, Du Fu Pavilion and the quieter lanes of Xiyuan Beili, with a flexible two-day route.
Explore Changsha →
Plan 5 days in Shanghai with original photos: airport arrival, the Bund, Wukang Road, Century Park and onward trains to Hangzhou or Changsha.
Explore Shanghai →
Photo: Gisling · CC BY 3.0 · Cropped preview; source and full credits in the guide.
History, imperial sites, Great Wall trips, museums, and travelers checking whether a short visa-free transit route can work.
Explore Beijing →
Photo: Gzdavidwong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped preview; source and full credits in the guide.
Food-focused travelers, Canton Fair visitors, business trips, and routes connecting into Shenzhen, Hong Kong, or the Pearl River Delta.
Explore Guangzhou →
Modern city energy, hardware markets, design, tech culture, and travelers combining mainland China with Hong Kong.
Explore Shenzhen →
Photo: Alex Kwok · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped preview; source and full credits in the guide.
City walls, the Terracotta Army and a slower look at an ancient capital, with arrival and onward travel built in.
Explore Xi'an →
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped preview; source and full credits in the guide.
A five-day Sichuan stay with a panda-base morning, People's Park, Du Fu Thatched Cottage and an onward link to Chongqing.
Explore Chengdu →
An original-photo guide to West Lake, Lingyin, Faxi Temple, Longjing, Shili Langdang and Xixi, with a four-day core and a seven-day slower stay.
Explore Hangzhou →
Nine original photographs connect Hongyadong, Jiefangbei, Eling, Guanyinqiao, Ciqikou and Chaotianmen in a five-day city stay.
Explore Chongqing →
From landing to your final city
Each route includes arrival and separate intercity travel days. Check whether its final departure buffer is included. Returning to your first city or adding another destination requires extra time.
5 days · Connected route
The final day includes a departure buffer. Return travel to the first city is additional.
View Shanghai → Hangzhou plan →7 days · Connected route
The final day includes a departure buffer. Return travel to the first city is additional.
View Guangzhou → Shenzhen plan →10 days · Connected route
The final day includes a departure buffer. Return travel to the first city is additional.
View Beijing → Xi'an → Shanghai plan →7 days · Connected route
The final day includes a departure buffer. Return travel to the first city is additional.
View Xi'an → Chengdu plan →7 days · Connected route
The final day includes a departure buffer. Return travel to the first city is additional.
View Chengdu → Chongqing plan →7 days · Connected route
The final day is for sightseeing. Allow extra time for departure or return travel.
View Beijing → Changsha plan →7 days · Connected route
The final day is for sightseeing. Allow extra time for departure or return travel.
View Shanghai → Changsha plan →7 days · Connected route
The final day is for sightseeing. Allow extra time for departure or return travel.
View Guangzhou → Changsha plan →7 days · Connected route
The final day is for sightseeing. Allow extra time for departure or return travel.
View Shenzhen → Changsha plan →