I'm doing some research for a China trip and I've been keeping a log of the various websites I visit. Not sure if this will be helpful to anyone, but I thought I would post them here and edit/add as I go along:

Beijing:



Serviced apartment in Beijing that Samantha Brown stayed at:

http://www.the-ascott.com/china/beij...t_beijing.html


Peninsula:

http://beijing.peninsula.com/



Very cool but very expensive hotel by the Great Wall in Beijing:

http://www.communebythegreatwall.com/en/



Most built up, touristy section of the Great Wall:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badaling



Other sections of the Great Wall around Beijing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutianyu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simatai

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinshanling



Very nice but very expensive hotel by the summer palace in Beijing:

https://www.amanresorts.com/page.aspx?id=5126



Beijing subway map:

http://www.urbanrail.net/as/beij/beijing.htm



Good place for Beijing Duck:

http://www.frommers.com/destinations...ng/D31145.html



Big bar street in Beijing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanlitun



Primer on Beijing street food (Lamb Kebabs are especially good):

http://www.beijingmadeeasy.com/chine...ood-and-snacks



Restaurant recommended:

http://southbeautygroup.com/en/list2.aspx?cid=11&cii=66





Shanghai:



Maglev train from Pudong International Airport to Shanghai subway system (reaches 268mph)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Maglev_Train



Shanghai Subway map:

http://www.urbanrail.net/as/shan/shanghai.htm



The highest hotel in the world:

http://shanghai.park.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp



The former highest hotel in the world:

http://shanghai.grand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp



Very intriguing hotel design (the building twists):

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trave...morrow-square/



Boutique hotel built out of a 1920�s building that has been getting good reviews:

http://www.jiashanghai.com/web/Home/eng/



The bund:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bund



Xintiandi - Trendy area for entertainment and shopping:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xintiandi



Best bar in the world? - set in an old British mansion in a garden area:

http://www.facebars.com/sh/facebar.asp



Street food:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shengjian_mantou



Dumplings that Shanghai is most famous for:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolongbao



Jean-Georges Shanghai:

http://www.jean-georges.com/



Yunnan:


Banyan Tree Ringha in Shangri-la:

http://www.banyantree.com/ringha/gallery.html

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...ha-Yunnan.html




Cheaper alternative to Banyan tree in Shangri-la:

http://www.songtsam.com/eng/index.htm

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...La_Yunnan.html



Tiger Leaping Gorge:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Leaping_Gorge



Jade Dragon Snow Mountain:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Dragon_Snow_Mountain



Lijiang:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_of_Lijiang


Banyan Tree Lijiang:

http://www.banyantree.com/en/lijiang/index.html

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...ng_Yunnan.html


Cheaper alternative to Banyan tree in Lijiang:

http://zengardenhotel.com/en/

http://zengardenhotel.com/newsE/

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...ng_Yunnan.html



Sichuan:


Chengdu:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu



Hotels in Chengdu:

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sherat...ropertyID=1296

http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/chengdu/shangrila

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/interco...overview/ctuha

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/...questid=335724

http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/fiche...he_hotel.shtml



Giant Buddha:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha



Other:

Cool areas in the far west of China:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashgar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tian_Shan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taklamakan_Desert



Star Alliance China Air-Pass:

http://www.staralliance.com/en/trave...a_airpass.html

Thanks for your post. I really like it. Save me lots of time especially my travel time is very close. ^

Thanks magiciansampras, appreciate your information!