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.
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.
BeijingThe 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.
BeijingFor anyone who has already done the Forbidden City and the Wall — four days of hutong grids, hidden temples, food streets and contemporary art.
ShanghaiFour 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'anThree days arranged as three dynasties — Qin archaeology, Han and Tang imperial glory, and the Silk Road city that outlasted both.
ChengduThree days built around the one thing Chengdu does better than any other Chinese megacity — not rushing.
ChongqingThree days in a city built on a vertical ridge, where the ground floor of one building is the twentieth floor of another.
GuangzhouThree days in the city that gave the world Cantonese food — arranged so the eating is the itinerary, not a break from it.