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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, China — 5-day itinerary🏛️Beijing

5 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.

5 days·28 stops·Full city guide
Beijing, China — 4-day itinerary🏘️Beijing

4 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.

4 days·24 stops·Full city guide
Shanghai, China — 4-day itinerary🌃Shanghai

4 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.

4 days·23 stops·Full city guide
Xi'an, China — 3-day itinerary⚔️Xi'an

3 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.

3 days·14 stops·Full city guide
Chengdu, China — 3-day itinerary🐼Chengdu

3 Days in Chengdu, Hour by Hour

Three days built around the one thing Chengdu does better than any other Chinese megacity — not rushing.

3 days·15 stops·Full city guide
Chongqing, China — 3-day itinerary🌉Chongqing

3 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.

3 days·15 stops·Full city guide
Guangzhou, China — 3-day itinerary🥟Guangzhou

3 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.

3 days·13 stops·Full city guide
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