9-Day Beijing + Xi’an + Shanghai Tech & Heritage Grand Tour

Destinations: Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai

Tour Features:

This 9-day grand cross-city tour connects three iconic Chinese cities with completely different innovation genes: Beijing leads foundational scientific research, Xi'an specialises in aerospace, advanced materials and inherits thousands of years of ancient engineering heritage, while Shanghai is the international commercial hub for digital economy and global tech cooperation. This design enables participants to build a holistic understanding of China’s innovation landscape rather than seeing only one single sector. The rhythm alternates intensive tech visits, academic exchanges and sightseeing blocks, with dedicated time for local food culture experience. For corporate teams, we focus on cross-regional industrial cooperation and investment environment analysis; for student groups, we run a long-term group project that tracks and compares the three innovation models. We can cut down sightseeing sections for pure business groups, or add more maker workshops for student cohorts.

Target Group: Mixed groups: corporate delegations for cross-region industrial benchmarking, senior high / university student elite STEM & cultural study groups

Highlights

• Beijing university frontier research labs and national tech institute visits
• Xi’an aerospace & advanced manufacturing enterprise exchange + Terracotta Army
• Shanghai cloud computing, digital platform and startup incubator visits
• Forbidden City, Great Wall, Xi’an City Wall, Bund and Yu Garden sightseeing
• Comparative workshop: North research, West advanced manufacturing, East digital commercialisation
• Regional gourmet journey: Peking duck, Shaanxi noodles, Shanghainese cuisine

Itinerary:

Day 1 | Theme: Beijing Arrival & Three-City Innovation Comparison Project Launch

Morning: Arrival Beijing, transfer, hotel check-in
Afternoon: Opening orientation, introduce the three-city innovation comparison theme, group assignment for final comparison project.
Evening: Welcome Peking duck dinner.

Day 2 | Theme: Frontier Basic Science & Advanced Materials Research Visit

Morning: Visit top university key lab for advanced computing and new material research. Researcher lecture and supervised lab tour.
Afternoon: National-level science research institute visit, showcase of major national tech projects.
Evening: Team discussion for project outline.

Day 3 | Theme: Great Wall Engineering Study & Cultural Immersion

Morning: Mutianyu Great Wall sightseeing. Discuss ancient military engineering, logistics and construction organisation.
Afternoon: Return to downtown, rest.
Evening: Northern Chinese style dinner.

Day 4 | Theme: High-speed Rail to Xi'an & Aerospace Industry Briefing

Morning: High-speed train Beijing to Xi'an. Check-in.
Afternoon: Xi'an High-tech Zone overview, visit aerospace enterprise, R&D centre sharing on aviation components and precision manufacturing.
Evening: Xi'an City Wall sunset walk, Muslim Quarter snack exploration.

Day 5 | Theme: Qin Dynasty Engineering & Silk Road Civilisation Exploration

Morning: Terracotta Army guided tour, deep dive into ancient standardised manufacturing.
Afternoon: Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Paradise cultural visit, learn Silk Road technology and cultural exchange.
Evening: Authentic Shaanxi local feast.

Day 6 | Theme: Advanced Materials Exchange & Western China Industry Analysis

Morning: Advanced material enterprise technical exchange, factory tour of composite material production line.
Afternoon: Closed-door seminar on western China industrial advantages and talent policy.
Evening: Free time for group project work.

Day 7 | Theme: Transfer to Shanghai & Digital Industry Overview

Morning: High-speed train Xi'an to Shanghai. Check-in at Shanghai hotel.
Afternoon: Visit cloud computing and digital solution enterprise, product centre tour and case sharing on industrial digital transformation.
Evening: Bund walking tour, enjoy Shanghai skyline.

Day 8 | Theme: Startup Ecosystem Visit & Jiangnan Culture Experience

Morning: Visit global tech firm Shanghai innovation centre, startup incubator founder sharing and pitch session.
Afternoon: Yu Garden sightseeing, traditional Jiangnan architecture experience.
Evening: Shanghainese seafood banquet.

Day 9 | Theme: Cross-City Innovation Presentation, Closing & Departure

Morning: Final group presentation & comparison workshop. Groups share observations of Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai innovation ecosystems. Award certificates and closing speech.
Afternoon: Transfer to Shanghai airport for departure.