– Travelogue – CHINA 2020 China Discovery Tour December 28, 2019 – January 14, 2020 Table of Contents China Discovery Tour Itinerary: *Scroll to View All Posts or Click on Day to Jump to that Section Begin Trip | Day 1Flight | Bangkok to Beijing Capital International AirportNew World Beijing HotelDay 2Tiananmen Square BeijingForbidden City BeijingBeijing Olympic ParkDrive | Beijing to The Great Wall of MutianyuLunch at National StoneThe Great Wall of MutianyuDay 3Temple of Heaven BeijingBeijing Summer PalaceLunch | Man Jie Dumpling BeijingBeijing HutongsBeijing | Sights Around the CityDay 4Drive to Beijing Airport (Capital)Flight | Beijing to HarbinMeet Harbin Tour Guide (Sherry) & DriverDrive | Downtown Harbin to HotelHarbin Splendent HotelDay 5Drive to Unit 731 Museum (Pingfang District Harbin)Unit 731 Museum HarbinSun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo HarbinLunch | Local Harbin Dumpling RestaurantHarbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture FestivalDay 6Lao Daowai HarbinSaint Sophia Cathedral HarbinZhongyang Pedestrian Street HarbinHarbin Ice and Snow WorldFlight | Harbin to ZhengzhouMeet Tour Guide (James) & DriverCrowne Plaza Hotel ZhengzhouDay 7Drive | Zhengzhou to DengfengShaolin Temple and Pagoda ForestLunch at Yongtai Temple Vegetarian Restaurant DengfengWhite Horse Temple LuoyangThai Temple Wat Hame Assavaram at White Horse TempleLee Royal Hotel Mudu LuoyangDay 8Longmen Grottoes LuoyangLunch at Traditional Chinese Restaurant LuoyangLuoyang Old Town DistrictTianzi Jialiu Museum LuoyangSpeed Train | Luoyang to XianMeet Xian Tour Guide (Rainbow) & DriverSofitel Xian On Renmin Square HotelDay 9Xian Daqin Terra Cotta Lacquer Furniture Art FactoryTerracotta Warriors at Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site MuseumLunch at Huaqing Aegean International Hot Springs ResortShaanxi History Museum XianDay 10Xian Muslim QuarterXian Ancient City WallLunch at Restaurant near Big Wild Goose PagodaDa Cien Temple – Big Wild Goose PagodaFlight | Xian to ZhangjiajieMeet Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Wendy) & DriverPullman Zhangjiajie HotelDay 11Yellow Dragon Cave ZhangjiajieZhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass BridgeDay 12Visit to Zhangjiajie Avatar Mountains Canceled Due to RainDay 13Sunshine Hotel ZhangjiajieDay 14Flight | Zhangjiajie to GuilinMeet Guilin Tour Guide (Evelyn) & DriverSheraton Guilin HotelZhengyang Pedestrian StreetKali Mirch Black Pepper Indian Cuisine GuilinDay 15Li River Cruise – Guilin to YangshuoMaking New Friends & Meeting Chinese Buddhist Monks on Li River CruiseWest Street Xi Jie Pedestrian StreetYangshuo Green Lotus HotelDay 16Elephant Trunk Hill GuilinLi River Pedestrian Walk GuilinReed Flute Cave GuilinFlight | Guilin to ShanghaiMeet Shanghai Tour Guide (Laura) & DriverThe Yangtze Boutique Shanghai HotelDay 17Top of Shanghai World Financial CenterTianzifang ShanghaiShanghai French ConcessionNanjing Road Shopping District ShanghaiLunch at Traditional Chinese Restaurant Nanjing RoadYuyuan Bazaar ShanghaiHuangpu River Night Cruise ShanghaiDay 18Flight | Shanghai to BangkokEnd of Trip Travelogue – China Discovery Tour 2020 – BEGIN TRIP | DAY 1 – 28 Dec 2019 Flight | Bangkok to Beijing 28 Dec 2019 New World Beijing Hotel 28 Dec 2019 – DAY 2 – 29 Dec 2019 Tiananmen Square Beijing 29 Dec 2019 Forbidden City Beijing 29 Dec 2019 Beijing Olympic Park 29 Dec 2019 Drive | Beijing to The Great Wall of Mutianyu 29 Dec 2019 Lunch at National Stone 29 Dec 2019 The Great Wall of Mutianyu 29 Dec 2019 – DAY 3 – 30 Dec 2019 Temple of Heaven Beijing 30 Dec 2019 Beijing Summer Palace 30 Dec 2019 Lunch | Man Jie Dumpling Beijing 30 Dec 2019 Rickshaw Ride Through Beijing Hutongs 30 Dec 2019 Beijing | Sights Around the City 30 Dec 2019 – DAY 4 – 30 Dec 2019 | New Years Eve Drive to Beijing Airport (Capital) 31 Dec 2019 Flight | Beijing to Harbin 31 Dec 2019 Meet Harbin Tour Guide (Sherry) & Driver 31 Dec 2019 Drive | Downtown Harbin to Hotel 31 Dec 2019 Harbin Splendent Hotel 31 Dec 2019 – DAY 5 – 01 Jan 2020 | New Years Day Drive to Unit 731 Museum (Pingfang District Harbin) 01 Jan 2020 Unit 731 Museum Harbin 01 Jan 2020 Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo Harbin 01 Jan 2020 Lunch | Local Harbin Dumpling Restaurant 01 Jan 2020 Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival 01 Jan 2020 – DAY 6 – 02 Jan 2020 Lao Daowai Harbin 02 Jan 2020 Saint Sophia Cathedral Harbin 02 Jan 2020 Zhongyang Pedestrian Street Harbin 02 Jan 2020 Lunch | LaoChang ChunBing Harbin 02 Jan 2020 Harbin Ice and Snow World 02 Jan 2020 Flight | Harbin to Zhengzhou 02 Jan 2020 Meet Tour Guide (James) & Driver 02 Jan 2020 Crowne Plaza Hotel Zhengzhou 02 Jan 2020 – DAY 7 – 03 Jan 2020 Drive | Zhengzhou to Dengfeng 03 Jan 2020 Shaolin Temple and Pagoda Forest 03 Jan 2020 Lunch at Yongtai Temple Vegetarian Restaurant Dengfeng 03 Jan 2020 White Horse Temple Luoyang 03 Jan 2020 Thai Temple Wat Hame Assavaram at White Horse Temple 03 Jan 2020 Lee Royal Hotel Mudu Luoyang 03 Jan 2020 – DAY 8 – 04 Jan 2020 Longmen Grottoes Luoyang 04 Jan 2020 Lunch at Traditional Chinese Restaurant Luoyang 04 Jan 2020 Luoyang Old Town District 04 Jan 2020 Tianzi Jialiu Museum Luoyang 04 Jan 2020 High Speed Train – Luoyang to Xian 04 Jan 2020 Meet Xian Tour Guide (Rainbow) & Driver 04 Jan 2020 Sofitel Xian On Renmin Square Hotel 04 Jan 2020 – DAY 9 – 05 Jan 2020 Xian Daqin Terra Cotta Lacquer Furniture Art Factory 05 Jan 2020 Terracotta Warriors at Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum 05 Jan 2020 Lunch at Huaqing Aegean International Hot Springs Resort 05 Jan 2020 Shaanxi History Museum Xian 05 Jan 2020 – DAY 10 – 06 Jan 2020 Xian Muslim Quarter 06 Jan 2020 Xian Ancient City Wall 06 Jan 2020 Lunch at Restaurant near Big Wild Goose Pagoda 06 Jan 2020 Da Cien Temple – Big Wild Goose Pagoda 06 Jan 2020 Flight | Xian to Zhangjiajie 06 Jan 2020 Meet Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (Wendy) & Driver 06 Jan 2020 Pullman Zhangjiajie Hotel 06 Jan 2020 – DAY 11 – 07 Jan 2020 Yellow Dragon Cave Zhangjiajie 07 Jan 2020 Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge 07 Jan2020 – DAY 12 – 08 Jan 2020 Visit to Zhangjiajie Avatar Mountains Canceled Due to Rain 12 Jan 2020 – DAY 13 – 09 Jan 2020 Sunshine Hotel Zhangjiajie 09 Jan 2020 – DAY 14 – 10 Jan 2020 Flight | Zhangjiajie to Guilin 10 Jan 2020 Meet Guilin Tour Guide (Evelyn) & Driver 10 Jan 2020 Sheraton Guilin Hotel 10 Jan 2020 Guilin Zhengyang Pedestrian Street 10 Jan 2020 Kali Mirch Black Pepper Indian Cuisine Guilin 10 Jan 2020 – DAY 15 – 11 Jan 2020 Li River Cruise – Guilin to Yangshuo 11 Jan 2020 Making New Friends & Meeting Chinese Buddhist Monks on Li River Cruise 11 Jan 2020 Xi Jie – West Street Yangshuo 11 Jan 2020 Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel 11 Jan 2020 – DAY 16 – 12 Jan 2020 Elephant Trunk Hill Guilin 12 Jan 2020 Li River Pedestrian Walk Guilin 12 Jan 2020 Reed Flute Cave Guilin 12 Jan 2020 Flight | Guilin to Shanghai 12 Jan 2020 Meet Shanghai Tour Guide (Laura) & Driver 12 Jan 2020 The Yangtze Boutique Shanghai Hotel 12 Jan 2020 – DAY 17 – 13 Jan 2020 Top of Shanghai World Financial Center 13 Jan 2020 Tianzifang Shanghai 13 Jan 2020 Shanghai French Concession 13 Jan 2020 Nanjing Road Shopping District Shanghai 13 Jan 2020 Lunch at Traditional Chinese Restaurant Nanjing Road 13 Jan 2020 Yuyuan Bazaar Shanghai 13 Jan 2020 Huangpu River Night Cruise Shanghai 13 Jan 2020 – DAY 18 – 14 Jan 2020 Flight | Shanghai to Bangkok 14 Jan 2020 – END TRIP – 14 Jan 2020