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Canal and historic buildings in Zhujiajiao Ancient Town

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Shanghai 5-Day Best-of Itinerary

A complete first visit with three central Shanghai days, one water-town day in Zhujiajiao, and a full Disneyland day.

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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

Altay and Burqin Travel Guide: Kanas Scenic Area, Hemu Village, Five-Colored Beach

Altay and Burqin

Anshun Travel Guide: Huangguoshu, Tunpu and a Practical Base

Anshun

Anyang Travel Guide: Yinxu Museum and Archaeological Site, National Museum of Chinese Writing, Cao Cao Mausoleum Museum

Anyang

Baoji Travel Guide: Bronzes, Famen and Mount Taibai

Baoji

Beihai Travel Guide: Mainland Coast or Weizhou Island

Beihai

Changbai Mountain Travel Guide: Choose North, West or South Slope

Changbai Mountain

Changzhou Travel Guide: Dinosaur Park, Old Lanes and Liyang

Changzhou

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

Chaozhou

China Snow Town Guide: Overnight, Transport and Cold Safety

China Snow Town

Chongzuo Travel Guide: Detian, Mingshi, Huashan or Pingxiang

Chongzuo

Dandong Travel Guide: Yalu River Broken Bridge, Memorial Hall of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Hushan Great Wall

Dandong

Dazu Rock Carvings Guide: Baodingshan, Beishan and Museum Route

Dazu Rock Carvings

Enshi Travel Guide: Enshi Grand Canyon, Pingshan Canyon, Enshi Tusi City

Enshi

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

Hohhot Travel Guide: Dazhao, the New Inner Mongolia Museum and a City Route

Hohhot

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

Honghe Prefecture

Hulunbuir Travel Guide: Grasslands, Erguna and a Manageable Northern Loop

Hulunbuir

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

Jiayuguan Travel Guide: Read the Great Wall as One Defense System

Jiayuguan

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

Langzhong Travel Guide: Ancient City, Courtyards and River Views

Langzhong

Lanzhou Travel Guide: Museum, Yellow River Walk and Gansu Gateway

Lanzhou

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

Leshan

Libo Travel Guide: Choose Xiaoqikong, Daqikong or Maolan

Libo

Lingshui Travel Guide: Bays, Islands and the Right Resort Base

Lingshui

Linzhou Travel Guide: Red Flag Canal and Taihang Grand Canyon

Linzhou

Longsheng Travel Guide: Ping'an, Jinkeng or Huangluo

Longsheng

Longyan Travel Guide: Choose the Right Yongding Tulou Cluster

Longyan

Lushan Travel Guide: Lushan Core Route, Sandiequan Waterfall, White Deer Cave Academy

Lushan

Mohe Travel Guide: Arctic Village, Beihong Village, Longjiang First Bay and Wusuli Shoal

Mohe

Nanchang Travel Guide: Tengwang Pavilion, Modern History and Jiangxi Gateway

Nanchang

Nanning Travel Guide: Green City, Old Quarter and Museums

Nanning

Ningbo Travel Guide: Old-Centre Books or Yinzhou Architecture

Ningbo

Nyingchi Travel Guide: Basum Tso, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, Lulang–Sejila–Namcha Barwa Route

Nyingchi

Ordos Travel Guide: Kangbashi, Xiangshawan and the Mausoleum

Ordos

Pingtan Travel Guide: Pingtan Northern Ecological Corridor, Tannan Bay and Southern Pingtan Coast, Houyan Island and 68 Nautical Miles, Keqiutou Archaeological Site Museum

Pingtan

Pingyao Travel Guide: Ancient City, Shuanglin Temple and a Slower Route

Pingyao

Qiandao Lake Guide: Cruises, Cycling and a Relaxed Lake Stay

Qiandao Lake

Qiandongnan Travel Guide: Zhaoxing, Xijiang and a Realistic Village Route

Qiandongnan: Southeast Guizhou

Qinhuangdao Travel Guide: Shanhaiguan Ancient City and First Pass, Laolongtou, Jiaoshan Great Wall

Qinhuangdao

Qufu Travel Guide: Three Confucian Sites, Museum or Nishan

Qufu

Shangrao Travel Guide: Wangxian Valley, Sanqing Mountain and Sensible Transfers

Shangrao

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

Shangri-La

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

Shantou

Shigatse Travel Guide: Tashilhunpo Monastery, Sakya Monastery and Ancient City, Everest Base Camp Route from Shigatse

Shigatse

Shijiazhuang Travel Guide: Hebei Museum, Longxing Temple, Zhengding Ancient City Architecture Route

Shijiazhuang

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

Tai'an

Taiyuan Travel Guide: Jinci Temple, Shanxi Museum, Northern Qi Mural Museum

Taiyuan

Tengchong Travel Guide: A Realistic 3–4 Day Plan

Tengchong

Tianshui Travel Guide: Maijishan Grottoes and a Fuxi Temple City Day

Tianshui

Tongren Travel Guide: Fanjing Mountain from Jiangkou or Yinjiang

Tongren and Fanjing Mountain

Turpan Travel Guide: Jiaohe Ruins, Turpan Karez System Guide, Gaochang–Tuyoq–Flaming Mountains Route

Turpan

Wanning Travel Guide: Choose a Surf Bay, Quiet Coast or Tropical Garden

Wanning

Weihai Travel Guide: Central Coast or Rongcheng Base

Weihai

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

Weinan

Wulong Travel Guide: Karst Routes, Transfers and Overnight Plans

Wulong

Wutai Mountain Travel Guide: Taihuai Temples and the Separate Foguang Temple Trip

Wutai Mountain and Wutai County

Wuxi Travel Guide: Canals, Taihu and Mashan

Wuxi

Wuyishan Travel Guide: Mountain Zones, Rafting and Tea

Wuyishan

Wuyuan Travel Guide: Huangling, Sixi-Yancun, Wuyuan East Line Villages

Wuyuan

Xiangxi Travel Guide: Fenghuang, Furong or Jishou?

Xiangxi

Xingyi Travel Guide: Wanfenglin, Maling River Canyon, Wanfeng Lake

Xingyi

Xining Travel Guide: Tibetan Culture, Museums and Plateau Day Trips

Xining

Xishuangbanna Travel Guide: A Realistic 3–4 Day Plan

Xishuangbanna

Xuwen Travel Guide: Nanji Village, Pineapple Fields and Hainan Ferry

Xuwen

Xuzhou Travel Guide: Han Tombs, Museums and Yunlong Lake

Xuzhou

Yabuli Ski Guide: Resorts, Trains and Beginner Planning

Yabuli Ski

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

Yanji Travel Guide: Markets, Korean Chinese Culture and Border Trips

Yanji

Yantai Travel Guide: Historic Port, Penglai or Wine

Yantai

Yichang Travel Guide: Three Gorges Dam, Two Dams One Gorge Cruise, Three Gorges Tribe

Yichang

Yinchuan Travel Guide: Western Xia Tombs, Helan Mountain and Wine

Yinchuan

Yining Travel Guide: Six Star Street and Kazanqi, Sayram Lake, Ili Grassland Route Chooser

Yining

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

Yueyang

Zhangye Travel Guide: Danxia, Grottoes and a Useful Hexi Stop

Zhangye

Zhangzhou Travel Guide: Old City, Dongshan or Baitang Bay

Zhangzhou

Zhanjiang Travel Guide: Bay Walks, Huguangyan and Islands

Zhanjiang

Zhengzhou Travel Guide: Henan Museum, Zhengzhou Shang City Archaeological Route, Songshan and Shaolin from Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou

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

Zhenjiang

Zhongwei Travel Guide: Shapotou, Yellow River and a Desert-Stay Decision

Zhongwei

Zhoushan Travel Guide: Choose the Right Island and Base

Zhoushan

Zigong Travel Guide: Dinosaurs, Salt History and Lanterns

Zigong

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The Bund