Beijing, Xian, Shanghai
Imperial Classics
The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors, water towns, and Shanghai skyline in one clear first-time China route.
China tours: Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Yunnan, Sichuan, Silk Road and South China
China regions
China can be imperial, culinary, scenic, futuristic, spiritual, or frontier-like. SinoRoute groups routes by how travelers actually experience the country.
Beijing, Xian, Shanghai
The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors, water towns, and Shanghai skyline in one clear first-time China route.
Scenery and living culture
Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-La for mountain scenery, old towns, minority culture, and slower immersive touring.
Food, pandas, dramatic cities
Chengdu, Leshan, Emei, and Chongqing with pandas, hotpot, river views, Dazu carvings, and bold culinary storytelling.
Desert, caves, frontier history
Xian, Lanzhou, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, and Dunhuang for grottoes, rainbow mountains, desert camps, and Silk Road storytelling.
Cantonese food, design, coastline
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guilin, and Yangshuo for food, modern design, karst scenery, and easy city-country contrast.