Originally Posted by
dieuwer2
Looks like I have the go-ahead. My provisional itinerary is as follows (April 14 - 27):
1) Arrive in PVG on Sunday afternoon.
2) Business (Mo - Fri). Most likely, hosts will organize a surprise half-day excursion sometime during the week.
3) Friday afternoon and Saturday to explore Shanghai.
4) Travel on Sunday morning to Xi'an for two nights.
5) Sunday afternoon, visit old Xi'an.
6) Monday morning visit the Terracotta Warriors, old Xi'an in the afternoon.
7) Travel to Beijing on Tuesday morning.
8) Tu - Fri to visit Forbidden Palace, Great Wall, etc. (suggestions?)
9) Flying home Saturday afternoon.
What do you think?
I think your plan is fine. For individual city touring plans, do a little search through this forum to get some ideas for what has been previously recommended. if you need to make domestic air arrangements for this, hold off a bit until early March. April flights with discounts should be in the system then. Post #2 of our
Master Transportation Thread has more on this, including links to online agents you should use for booking. You may also want to try a Sunday morning bullet train from Xi'an to Beijing. The journey won't take you that much longer than the overall airport sequence.
Do a little more research on specific sights in each city and if you have more questions on what sights to choose, how to arrange them, etc., then post queries later. You have plenty of time to work this out.