10-Day Tour: Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Xi'an & Beijing

Your 10-day China tour begins in Shanghai before Zhangjiajie, Xi'an, and Beijing. Upon arrival, your guide greets you and transfers you by private car to your downtown hotel. Check in and spend the rest of the day at leisure, resting after the flight or taking a short walk nearby before Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, The Bund, and Shanghai Tower sightseeing tomorrow.

Visit the Shanghai Museum for bronzes, jades, paintings, and sculpture collections. Continue to Yu Garden, a classical Chinese garden more than 400 years old, and the nearby Yuyuan Market. Stroll the Former French Concession and The Bund, then finish at Shanghai Tower for Huangpu River views. An optional Shanghai acrobatic show may be arranged in the evening at additional cost.

Gallery: The BundYu Garden

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Check out in the morning and drive about 1.5 hours to Xitang Ancient Town, a canal town with roots dating back many centuries. Take a boat ride on the canals and walk the waterside lanes. Afterward, transfer to Shanghai airport for your flight to Zhangjiajie. Your local guide meets you on arrival and takes you to the hotel for two nights before Wulingyuan sightseeing.

Gallery: Xitang Ancient TownXitang canals

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Spend a full day in Wulingyuan's sandstone peak landscape. Take the Bailong Elevator up to Yuanjiajie, then ride the scenic shuttle to Tianzi Mountain for views of pillar peaks and misty valleys. Visit highlights such as the First Bridge Under Heaven and Imperial Brush Peak as timing allows, descend by the Tianzi Mountain cableway, and finish with the Ten-Mile Gallery before overnight in Zhangjiajie.

Gallery: Tianzi MountainYuanjiajie peaks

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Begin with a boat trip on Baofeng Lake, an alpine lake near Wulingyuan ringed by forested peaks. In the afternoon, visit Tianmen Mountain by cable car for Tianmen Cave, the winding Tongtian Avenue approach, and the glass walkway viewpoints. After sightseeing, transfer to Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport for your flight to Xi'an and hotel check-in for two nights before Terracotta Army sightseeing.

Gallery: Baofeng LakeTianmen Mountain

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Visit the Terracotta Army, life-size clay soldiers created about 2,200 years ago for Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Walk the excavation pits with your guide, then explore the Muslim Quarter for local snacks and community life spanning more than a millennium. Continue to the Drum Tower, a large Ming-era tower where folk music performances may be available, before overnight in Xi'an. An optional Tang Dynasty show may be arranged in the evening at additional cost.

Gallery: Terracotta ArmyMuslim Quarter

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Begin with a one-hour Tai Chi session led by an experienced instructor covering basic forms and breathing. Afterwards, cycle on the Xi'an City Wall, one of China's best-preserved and largest ancient city walls, along the wide brick ramparts. Return briefly to the hotel, then transfer to Xi'an North Railway Station for the high-speed train to Beijing. Your guide meets you and escorts you to the hotel for three nights.

Gallery: Xi'an City WallTai Chi practice

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Start at Tiananmen Square, then enter the Forbidden City, the former Ming and Qing imperial palace complex now known as the Palace Museum. Walk the main halls and courtyards with your guide. In the afternoon, visit the Summer Palace on Kunming Lake, with corridors, pavilions, temples, and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge. An optional kung fu show may be arranged in the evening at additional cost.

Gallery: Forbidden CitySummer Palace

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Visit the Temple of Heaven, where Ming and Qing emperors held the annual Prayer for Good Harvests ceremony in the park grounds. Afterwards, drive to the Mutianyu Great Wall, a well-preserved and often less crowded section outside Beijing. Walk the restored ramparts among forested peaks for ridge views, then return to the city for overnight before tomorrow's airport departure transfer.

Gallery: Temple of HeavenMutianyu Great Wall

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Enjoy free time at the hotel or nearby until your transfer to the airport for your departure flight. This closes the 10-day tour from Shanghai through Zhangjiajie sandstone peaks and Xi'an to Beijing's Forbidden City and Mutianyu Great Wall. Confirm terminal details and boarding timing so luggage and travel documents are ready for check-in on your homebound or onward flight.