Aug 27, 2016 5 min read Photography

China in 21 days - Beijing

View on the Forbidden city from Jingshan Park 景山公园

Back to 2016, travelling around China from one city to another.
From Beijing (北京) to the old capital city of Xi'an (西安) , then the beautiful rice terrasse in Guilin (桂林)/ Yangshuo County (阳朔县) and finally Shanghai (上海).

If I had to start over, I wouldn't travel to Shanghai and spend less time inside Xi'an city. Xi'an city can be visited in a single day. There is much more to explore outside the cities and if you are like me, a nature lover, you will discover much more beautiful places and hikes than staying in a high density city.

#	City	Transportation	Activities
1	Beijing	Arrived in China	Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City
2	Beijing		Lama Temple, Jingshan Park, Temple of Heaven, Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
3	Beijing		Xidan, Drum and Bell Towers
4	Beijing		Great wall
5	Beijing		Donghuamen Night Market, Wangfujing, Ming City Walls Ruins Park
6	Beijing	Train to Xi'an
7	Xi'an		Terracotta Army, Huaqing Palace, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Great Mosque, City walls
8	Xi'an		Hiking day in Hua Shan
9	Xi'an		Bike on city wall
10	Xi'an	Flight to Guilin
11	Guilin	Bus to Longsheng area, Hotel in Heping	Visit rice terraces
12	Longsheng		Hike from Ping'an to Dazhai
13	Dazhai	Bus to Guilin
14	Guilin	Bus to Yangdi, Boat on li river to Yangshuo
15	Yangshuo		Hiking to Nine Horse Fresco hill
16	Yangshuo		Visit rice terraces
17	Yangshuo		Rent bike and travel around Yangshuo
18	Yangshuo	Bus to Guilin, Flight to Shanghai
20	Shanghai	Flight to Shanghai	The bund
21	Shanghai	Left China at night	Visit Zhujiajiao, Shanghai Museum, Old City wall, Yu Yuan