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Shanghai 3-Day Essential Itinerary

Shanghai's three strongest visitor clusters: Old City and skyline icons, the former French Concession, then Suzhou Creek and North Bund.

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North Bund waterfront and skyline in Shanghai

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Beijing Travel Guide: Classic Routes, Tickets & Areas

Beijing

Shanghai Travel Guide: Choose the Right Areas and Itinerary

Shanghai

Hong Kong Travel Guide: Routes, Areas, Food and Weather

Hong Kong

Xi'an Travel Guide: Routes, Tickets, Food & Where to Stay

Xi'an

Chengdu Travel Guide: Pandas, Food and Day-Trip Routes

Chengdu

Zhangjiajie Travel Guide: Routes, Gates and Where to Stay

Zhangjiajie

Lijiang Travel Guide: Old Towns, Jade Dragon and 3–5 Day Routes

Lijiang

Lhasa Travel Guide: Palaces, Pilgrimage and Mountain Monasteries

Lhasa

Chongqing Travel Guide: Routes, Food & Where to Stay

Chongqing

Guangzhou Travel Guide: Cantonese Food, Areas and 2–4 Day Routes

Guangzhou

Hangzhou Travel Guide: Routes, West Lake, Tea and Heritage

Hangzhou

Luoyang Travel Guide: Choose a Historical Layer Before Building the Route

Luoyang

Huangshan Travel Guide: Choose the Mountain, Village and Base Deliberately

Huangshan

Guilin Travel Guide: Li River, Yangshuo and Longji Routes

Guilin

Dunhuang Travel Guide: Build the Trip Around Mogao, Heat and Long Desert Lines

Dunhuang

Shenzhen Travel Guide: First-Trip Route, Areas, Food and Hong Kong Links

Shenzhen

Macau Travel Guide: Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Food and Routes

Macau

Suzhou Travel Guide: Gardens, Canals and 2–4 Day Routes

Suzhou

Sanya Travel Guide: Beaches, Island and 3–5 Day Routes

Sanya

Harbin Travel Guide: Winter Routes, Architecture and Honest Distances

Harbin

Xiamen Travel Guide: Gulangyu, Coast and 2–4 Day Routes

Xiamen

Nanjing Travel Guide: Routes, History, Food & Where to Stay

Nanjing

Changsha Travel Guide: Balance the Museum, River and Mountain

Changsha

Kashgar Travel Guide: Old City, Markets and the Pamir Road

Kashgar

Dali Travel Guide: Cangshan, Erhai and 3–5 Day Routes

Dali

Kunming Travel Guide: 2–4 Day Routes and Day Trips

Kunming

Qingdao Travel Guide: Old Town, Coast, Beer and Mount Lao

Qingdao

Datong Travel Guide: Grottoes, Temples and a Realistic 3-Day Route

Datong

Jingdezhen Travel Guide: Porcelain, Markets and a Realistic 3-Day Plan

Jingdezhen

Dalian Travel Guide: Choose the Right Coast, History and Outward Day

Dalian

Wuhan Travel Guide: Three Towns, East Lake and 2–4 Day Routes

Wuhan

Chengde Travel Guide: Imperial Resort, Distinct Temples and a Realistic 3-Day Plan

Chengde

Quanzhou Travel Guide: Maritime Heritage, Villages and Coast

Quanzhou

Shenyang Travel Guide: Read the City in Five Historical Layers

Shenyang

Shaoxing Travel Guide: Canals, Literature and a Realistic 3-Day Plan

Shaoxing

Kaifeng Travel Guide: Real Monuments, Rebuilt Song Worlds and a 3-Day Plan

Kaifeng

Guiyang Travel Guide: Karst, Museums and Realistic Day Trips

Guiyang

Zhuhai Travel Guide: Coast, Hengqin and Island Routes

Zhuhai

Tianjin Travel Guide: Architecture, Haihe and 2–4 Day Routes

Tianjin

Haikou Travel Guide: Old Port, Volcano and North Hainan Routes

Haikou

Urumqi Travel Guide: City Context, Tianchi and Nanshan Routes

Urumqi

Aba Prefecture Travel Guide: Mount Siguniang, Bipenggou and Trip Planning

Aba Prefecture

Baoji Travel Guide: Bronzes, Famen and Mount Taibai

Baoji

Beihai Travel Guide: Mainland Coast or Weizhou Island

Beihai

Chaozhou Travel Guide: Old-City Walks, Food and Guangji Bridge

Chaozhou

Chongzuo Travel Guide: Detian, Mingshi, Huashan or Pingxiang

Chongzuo

Foshan Travel Guide: Lingnan Heritage, Ceramics and Shunde Food

Foshan

Fuzhou Travel Guide: Lanes, River Slopes, Gushan or Museum

Fuzhou

Ganzi Travel Guide: Kangding, Yading and Hailuogou

Ganzi

Hanzhong Travel Guide: Han History, Ancient Roads and Longtou Mountain

Hanzhong

Hengyang Travel Guide: City Half-Day or Nanyue Mountain Base

Hengyang

Honghe Prefecture Travel Guide: Jianshui, Yuanyang, Mengzi or Mile?

Honghe Prefecture

Huzhou Travel Guide: City Lakefront, Nanxun or Moganshan

Huzhou

Jiangmen Travel Guide: Urban Qiaoxiang or Kaiping Heritage

Jiangmen

Jiaxing Travel Guide: South Lake, Wuzhen or Xitang

Jiaxing

Jinan Travel Guide: Springs, Old City, Museum or Mountain

Jinan

Jinhua Travel Guide: City Caves, Yiwu or Hengdian

Jinhua

Jiuzhaigou Travel Guide: Valley, Huanglong and the Best Trip Order

Jiuzhaigou

Leshan Travel Guide: Giant Buddha, Mount Emei and How Many Days

Leshan

Longsheng Travel Guide: Ping'an, Jinkeng or Huangluo

Longsheng

Longyan Travel Guide: Choose the Right Yongding Tulou Cluster

Longyan

Nanning Travel Guide: Green City, Old Quarter and Museums

Nanning

Ningbo Travel Guide: Old-Centre Books or Yinzhou Architecture

Ningbo

Qufu Travel Guide: Three Confucian Sites, Museum or Nishan

Qufu

Shangri-La Travel Guide: A Practical 3–5 Day Plan

Shangri-La

Shantou Travel Guide: Opening-Port Streets, Food and Nan'ao Island

Shantou

Tai'an Travel Guide: Mount Tai Routes and Dai Temple

Tai'an

Tengchong Travel Guide: A Realistic 3–4 Day Plan

Tengchong

Weihai Travel Guide: Central Coast or Rongcheng Base

Weihai

Weinan Travel Guide: Mount Hua, Huayin or a Regional Base

Weinan

Wuxi Travel Guide: Canals, Taihu and Mashan

Wuxi

Wuyishan Travel Guide: Mountain Zones, Rafting and Tea

Wuyishan

Xiangxi Travel Guide: Fenghuang, Furong or Jishou?

Xiangxi

Xishuangbanna Travel Guide: A Realistic 3–4 Day Plan

Xishuangbanna

Xuzhou Travel Guide: Han Tombs, Museums and Yunlong Lake

Xuzhou

Yan'an Travel Guide: History, Hukou and Ganquan

Yan'an

Yangshuo Travel Guide: Town, Yulong River or Xingping

Yangshuo

Yangzhou Travel Guide: Gardens, Lake and Grand Canal

Yangzhou

Yantai Travel Guide: Historic Port, Penglai or Wine

Yantai

Yueyang Travel Guide: One Historic Lake Night or a Junshan Day

Yueyang

Zhangzhou Travel Guide: Old City, Dongshan or Baitang Bay

Zhangzhou

Zhenjiang Travel Guide: Three Hills and an Old-Port Walk

Zhenjiang

Zhoushan Travel Guide: Choose the Right Island and Base

Zhoushan

Zigong Travel Guide: Dinosaurs, Salt History and Lanterns

Zigong

Popular places

The Bund

The Bund