10-Day Cultural Highlights & Panda Tour

(Beijing-Xi'an-Chengdu-Shanghai)

Day 1: Beijing

Morning: Tiananmen Square → Palace Museum (Forbidden City)

Afternoon: Jingshan Park (overlook the panoramic view of the Forbidden City)

Evening: Wangfujing Street (taste Peking Duck)

Day 2: Beijing

Full day: Badaling Great Wall (World Cultural Heritage) → Ming Tombs (Changling or Dingling)

Day 3: Beijing

Morning: Temple of Heaven (imperial sacrifice site for emperors)

Afternoon: Summer Palace (royal garden)

Evening: Watch Peking Opera show

Day 4: Beijing→Xi'an

Evening: Night Tour of Muslim Quarter (try Shaanxi snacks like lamb paomo)

Day 5: Xi'an

Full day: Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum of Terracotta Army → Huaqing Hot Springs → Lishan Mountain (where Yang Guifei bathed)

Day 6: Xi'an

Morning: Shaanxi History Museum (essence of ancient Chinese civilization)

Afternoon: Ancient City Wall biking → Big Wild Goose Pagoda (where Xuanzang translated Buddhist scriptures)

Evening: Tang Dynasty Ever-Bright City

Day 7: Xi'an→Chengdu

Afternoon: Kuanzhai Alleys (ancient streets of Chengdu) → Jinli Ancient Street

Evening: Taste Sichuan hotpot

Day 8: Chengdu

Full day: Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (get close to national treasures) → Dujiangyan Irrigation Project (world water conservancy wonder)

Day 9: Chengdu→Shanghai

Evening: Bund Night View → Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street → Oriental Pearl TV Tower

Day 10: Shanghai

Morning: Yu Garden (Jiangnan garden) → Chenghuang Temple (City God Temple)

Afternoon: Shanghai Museum → Lujiazui Financial District

Evening: Watch Shanghai Acrobatic Show