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A China Adventure Club route through several contrasting regions of China. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.
Adapted from China Adventure Club’s original regional and national collection. The outline below describes the source route; your written proposal establishes the current order, overnight stops and service arrangements.
Itinerary outline
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1 Beijing Directions to Pingyao
2 Pingyao Directions to Xi’an
3 Xi’an Directions to Beijing
4 Beijing
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Day 1: Arrival in Beijing.
Day 2: Discover all the fantasies that Beijing, the first ancient city in China has to offer - the Royal Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, the royal China's largest inner-city garden. The next day head to the lakeside Huanghuacheng Great Wall. Camping under the moon and stars in the Great Wall Beacon, where the ancient generals commanded battles, to experience the hardships of the warriors' lives. Savor the delicisious Chinese country-style dishes of organic food planted locally.
Day 3: In the early hours of the morning, spread your arms to greet the sunrise on the Great Wall. Enjoy the unique sunrise sensation at the Great Wall with breakfast delivered to your tower. Hike for 2 hours on the silent ancient Great Wall and marvel at its grandeur and architectural wonders! ! High up on a hill overlooking a quiet lake. This section of the Great Wall is the only one built on the water's edge. After lunch return to Beijing and listen to the echoes of the past at the Temple of Heaven where the emperor used to pray every year.
Day 4: Take a 300 km/h high-speed train ride to the ancient city of Pingyao at noon. Visit the former site of China's first bank. Enjoy the northern cuisine of Pingyao. In the evening stroll around the ancient city of Pingyao, a United Nations cultural site. Rest in the courtyard where the bank once entertained its guests.
Day 5: Head to the Wang Family Courtyard, the largest private residence in China. It's not an ordinary home you can imagine, it's a city. But you can't call it the Forbidden City, because it can't use the title Royal.A tall gatehouse with walls as tall as the Forbidden City. And like the Great Wall, stretching up the hillside. The city is a jumble of buildings, pavilions and withered trees. It was comparable to a city of kings that had been left behind by a former dynasty. Take the high speed train and arrive in Xi'an in the evening to rest.
Day 6: Six of the Eight Wonders of the World have been destroyed, and only the Egyptian Pyramid of Khufu and the Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Tombs remain. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses is the quintessential example of the culmination of the use of terracotta as a substitute for human martyrdom. The reason why the terracotta warriors reached such a high level of scale and realism, in addition to the wisdom of the craftsmen, is related to the history of the first emperor Qin Shi Huang. The answer is in today's visit. Dinner is served with a 300-year-old Dumpling Banquet. Afterwards, watch a dance about the history of the Tang Dynasty.
Day 7: Visit the Great Wild Goose Pagoda, a library built during the Tang Dynasty to store hundreds of sutras brought back from India. Afterwards, go for a bike ride on top of the ancient walls of Xi'an, one of the most famous city structures of the late Middle Ages. Return to Beijing in the evening by high-speed train.
What to refine before booking
Protect the travel days
Review the full hotel-to-hotel transfer for every intercity leg. Avoid relying on a flight or train arriving early enough for a tightly timed major attraction unless the final schedule supports it.
Choose a comfortable pace
Confirm stairs, slopes and time on foot. Ask which optional visits can be shortened or removed, and where an additional night would make the biggest difference.
Make inclusions explicit
Request the actual hotel and room choices, guide language, vehicle arrangements, admission coverage, meals and any activity-specific support in the written quotation.
Compare another approach
For a more spacious route, explore the original journey briefs in our national and regional collections. These show overnight allocations, transfer days and the tradeoffs behind each route.