The Days Ahead
Eight stops. Seventeen days. Below: each city in sequence, with the assignments within reach and the brigade's standing commitments. Open any entry to study the dossier and file your own.
Hong Kong
3 daysArrive. Kowloon Walled City Park, dim sum, Manakamana, Crystal Jade XLB. Day-trip Shenzhen Window of the World if curious.
Changsha
2 daysDetour to Zhangjiajie (Hallelujah Mtn / Tianmen / Glass Bridge / Bailong Elevator) — 4h HSR. General Tso's Tomb, Mao head.
Luoyang
2 daysLongmen Grottoes, Shaolin / Flying Monks. Optional: Spring Temple Buddha (largest statue), Guoliang Tunnel.
Pingyao
2 daysOld walled city itself = the highlight. Optional Yuncheng salt lakes day trip.
Beijing
4 daysForbidden City, Great Wall + slide, 798, Hutongs, Hanging Temple + Yungang Grottoes via Datong (overnight), Tianjin Binhai Library day trip, Tianzi Hotel photo stop.
Yantai
1 dayCoast / Penglai / Fushan Tunnels day trip.
Hangzhou
2 daysWest Lake, Anji Bamboo, Tianducheng (Mini Paris), Longjing tea villages.
Shanghai
1 dayBund + Sightseeing Tunnel + Ultraviolet (book NOW), Quarry Hotel (one night), Propaganda Poster Centre, Mossy City as add-on if time.