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30 days 94 countries
铁Beijing→Shanghai
4 h 28 min 350 km/h
费Daily budget
¥40–300 backpacker → comfort
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Signature attractions
All 425 attractions →Great Wall at Mutianyu 慕田峪长城Beijing¥60 · 3–4 hRestored, least crowded, toboggan descentForbidden City 故宫Beijing¥60 · 3 hBook 7 days ahead — tickets sell outTerracotta Army 兵马俑Xi'an¥120 · 3 hSee Pit 1 first, then museumsLi River Cruise 漓江Guilin¥215 · 4 hMorning boats beat afternoon hazeGiant Panda Breeding Base 大熊猫基地Chengdu¥55 · 2–3 hArrive at opening for feeding timeWest Lake 西湖HangzhouFree · half dayBike the east shore at sunriseThe Bund 外滩ShanghaiFree · 2 hGo at night for the skyline showYungang Grottoes 云冈石窟Datong¥120 · 2–3 h51,000 Buddhas, caves 5–20 are the peakLongmen Grottoes 龙门石窟Luoyang¥90 · 2–3 hEvening illumination on weekendsLama Temple 雍和宫Beijing¥25 · 2 hBeijing's most atmospheric templeOld Summer Palace 圆明园Beijing¥25 · 2–3 hRuins park, quiet even in seasonNanluoguxiang Hutongs 南锣鼓巷BeijingFree · 2 hHutong lanes with courtyards and cafés
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