City guides

Beijing

Arrive: Capital / Daxing

Stay: Dongcheng, Chaoyang

Do: Forbidden City, Great Wall

Transport: Metro, taxi

Book sights early

Shanghai

Arrive: Pudong / Hongqiao

Stay: People's Square, Jing'an

Do: Bund, Yu Garden

Transport: Metro, Maglev

Prepare payment apps

Xi'an

Arrive: Xianyang

Stay: Bell Tower

Do: Terracotta Warriors

Transport: Metro, taxi

Carry passport

Zhangjiajie

Arrive: Hehua

Stay: Wulingyuan

Do: Forest Park, Tianmen

Transport: Taxi, bus

Weather affects views