Originally Posted by
justinraff
Thanks for your opinions jiejie. Pretty much supporting what I was thinking - so I might place a little more emphasis on Bejing over the other cities as there certainly seems to be the most going on there.
I'm will read up on the other destinations you mentioned in the Shanghai area. The itinerary must begin in Shanghai and finish in Beijing - everywhere else is pretty fluid right now.
You should consider swapping out Xi'an in favor of Yunnan (4-5 days) or Sichuan (3-4 days).