Destinations: Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Shanghai
China Tour for International Students: The 14-Day Orientation Journey
Built for university, gap-year and international-student cohorts, this 14-day journey is a structured orientation to China - four cities, four themes, one continuous route. Beijing opens with imperial heritage and hutong life; Xi'an dives into the ancient capital and the Terracotta Army; Chengdu pairs the panda base with teahouse culture and Sichuan Opera; Shanghai closes with modern China, STEM innovation and a final project presentation. Daily bilingual educators, reflection journals and a closing seminar turn the journey into a graded, documented programme.
Optional Extensions
Day 1 - Beijing: Arrival, airport transfer, welcome dinner, evening orientation walk through Qianmen.
Day 2 - Beijing (imperial): Forbidden City guided study; Jingshan panorama; Tiananmen Square; evening group journal session.
Day 3 - Beijing (frontier): Great Wall at Mutianyu with on-wall history session; Olympic Park; free evening in the hutongs.
Day 4 - Beijing (ritual & art): Temple of Heaven; hutong rickshaw and courtyard tea; Peking Opera performance; journal session on "imperial China."
Day 5 - Xi'an (transfer + first sight): High-speed rail to Xi'an (about 5 hours); afternoon City Wall walk at sunset; Muslim Quarter evening food lab.
Day 6 - Xi'an (Qin): Terracotta Army full morning with archaeology workshop; Shaanxi History Museum; group debrief.
Day 7 - Xi'an (Tang & craft): Great Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Paradise; calligraphy and hanfu workshops; farewell-to-Xi'an dinner.
Day 8 - Chengdu (transfer + culture): Rail or flight to Chengdu; teahouse afternoon with Sichuan opera excerpt; Kuanzhai Alley evening.
Day 9 - Chengdu (nature): Panda Breeding & Research Base with conservation briefing; afternoon Sichuan Opera face-changing show.
Day 10 - Chengdu (food & bronze): Sichuan cooking class; Sanxingdui Museum's bronze-age mystery; group journal session.
Day 11 - Shanghai (transfer + skyline): Flight to Shanghai; Bund walk; Lujiazui observation deck at sunset.
Day 12 - Shanghai (modern & museum): Shanghai Museum; STEM visit (robotics lab or maglev); Nanjing Road evening.
Day 13 - Shanghai (project day): University campus visit; free research morning; final project presentations and farewell dinner.
Day 14 - Departure: Airport transfer from Shanghai.
