Itinerary

Suggestion from Lonely Planet's China

COASTAL HIGHLIGHT & TREATY PORTS TOUR
3-4 weeks, Beijing - Hong Kong and Macau

Having toured Beijing, take the train to Tianjin, and spend a day wandering around its historic collection of European style building (my note: this we can skip, we go china, and see european style building?????). From Tianjin jmp on the train for two days at least to breezy Qingdao, the port city in Shandong province, graced with impressive early 20th cent architecture. From Qingtao take the overnight train to Ji nan, and seek out the earthy charm of the Ming and Qing dynasty village of Zhujiayu.
From Ji'nan, continue by train to booming Shanghai - stopping off in Tai'an to climb Tai Shan if you have slack in your itinerary. Spend 3 days touring Shanghai before doing day trips to the gardens and temples of Suzhou and the canal scenes of Tongli. From Shanghai, take the train to famed Hangzhou for several days in the historic capital of Zhejiang.
Then board the overnight sleeper to coastal Xiamen for two days exploring the pleasant port city and admiring the gorgeous, historic European architecture (again????) and charm of sleepy Gulang Yu. An inevitable conclusion to this loop along the coast comes with three days in Hong Kong.


babe, the itinerary you planned that you sms-ed me is much more interesting........
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