Thoughts on my travel itinerary for my China trip

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Hello everyone! I was finally able to complete my itinerary after a while of planning. I was wondering if anyone could take a glance at it. When I'm in shangahi, guangzhou, and these bigger cities, i want to spend a lot of my time shopping for clothes, hence the shopping malls/centers. I mainly used this subreddit and trip.com and the internet for this itinerary. I will mainly be taking overnight trains
·      Zhangjiajie: 9/3-9/6

o   9/3: Take high speed rail train at 8am 4 hr train ride

o   9/4:

  • Spend the day exploring:
  • Bailong Elevator
  • Yuanjiajie Scenic Area (Avatar Mountains)
  • First Bridge Under Heaven
  • Tianzi Mountain

o   9/5:

  • Long cable car
  • Heaven's Gate: escalator
  • Glass skywalk
  • Cliff walk
  • Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge if there’s time

o   9/6: leave 9:55am to zhangjiajixie

 

·      9/6-9/9: Arrive Chongqing at 12am

o   9/6: Chongqing

  • Visit Liziba Metro Station
  • Visit Kuixinglou Square
  • Explore Shibati Traditional Area
  • Chuxun Travel Photography photoshoot
  • Explore Hongyadong after photoshoot
  • Walk around Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street

o   9/7 – Dazu Rock Carvings

  • Drive to Dazu Rock Carvings.
  • Explore the carvings and temples
  • walk around Jiefangbei.

o   9/8 – Wulong Karst National Park

  • Day trip to Wulong Karst National Geology Park.
  • Visit Natural Three Bridges.
  • Explore the scenic walking trails and filming locations.
  • Return to Chongqing.
  • Eat dinner in Jiefangbei and walk aroud

 

o   9/9 – Shopping & Overnight Train to Xi'an

  • visit UNIQLO and H&M branches
  • Explore Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street shopping area.
  • Visit Longhu Beicheng Paradise Walk (龙湖北城天街)
  • Longhu Times Paradise Walk (龙湖时代天街)
  • overnight train

·      9/10-9/11: arrive Xi’an

o   9/10:

  • Terra Cotta Warriors (BOUGHT TICKETS)
  • Big Goose Pagoda
  • Xi’an City Walls
  • Drum and Bell Tower

o   9/11:

  • Louguantai Center- panda reserve
  • Muslim Quarters
  • Great Mosque of Xi’an
  • Tang paradise
  • at night: Yongxingfang
  • overnight train

9/12-9/15: Beijing at 1030am

o   9/12:

  • Tian’anmen square
  • Forbidden city
  • South luogo lane
  • wangfujing

o   9/13

9/14: Shopping Day

  • Silk Street
  • Taikoo Li Sanlitun
  • Julong foreign trade
  • Bairong International Small Commodities Market
  • Niujie Muslim Quarter
  • Leave for overnight train

9/16-9/20: Shanghai

o   9/16

  • People's Park
  • K11 Art Mall
  • Nanjing Road (also has shopping)
  • The Bund
  • Cross to Pudong
  • Shanghai Tower Observation Deck (around sunset)
  • Enjoy the skyline at night + walk the Bund at night

o   9/17

  • Yu Garden
  • City God Temple
  • Tianzifang
  • French Concession
  • Jing'an Temple
  • Jing'an Joy City

o   9/18: Anime Day

  • Bailian ZX (百联ZX)
  • Baimi Xiangxie Anime Street (百米香榭)
  • Jing'an Joy City (大悦城)
  • Meiluo City (美罗城)

o   9/19

  • Paradise walk
  • Global Harbor
  • Meiluocheng (Xujiahui)

o   9/20

  • Baishengyouke Square

Leave for overnight train

9/21-9/25 Guangzhou:

o   9/21

  • Arrive in Guangzhou
  • Mall of the World (Huachenghui)
  • Explore Huacheng Square
  • Grandview Mall
  • Visit Canton Tower

o   9/22:

  • private tour and cliff racing
  • Return to Guangzhou
  • Beijing Road Pedestrian Street
  • TeeMall Beijing Road

9/23

  • Xiaobei Road / Xiaobei Metro Station
  • Baima Costume Market
  • Shisanhang International Fashion Market

o   9/24

  • Fashion Tianhe Commercial Plaza
  • TeeMall (Tianhe)
  • Comic City

o   9/25

  • Shamian Island (4 hours)
  • OneLink Plaza
  • Leave

·      9/25-9/30à hong kong

o   9/26

  • Lantau Island
  • Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car
  • Tian Tan (Big Buddha)
  • Po Lin Monastery
  • Return to Kowloon
  • Temple Street Night Market
  • visit Don Don Donki

o   9/27

  • Hong Kong Island
  • Peak Tram
  • Victoria Peak
  • Explore Central
  • PMQ
  • Star Ferry to Tsim Sha Tsui
  • Avenue of Stars
  • Symphony of Lights (8:00 PM)
  • Harbourfront walk

o   9/28: macau day trip (Eat Macau Egg Tarts**)**

  • Ferry to Macau
  • Senado Square
  • Ruins of St. Paul's
  • Monte Fort
  • The Venetian Macau
  • The Londoner Macau
  • Cotai Strip
  • Return to Hong Kong

o   9/29 Shenzen Day Trip

  • Ladies' Market
  • Sneaker Street
  • Fa Yuen Street Market
  • Langham Place Mall
  • Tai Yuen Street (Toy Street)
  • Dinner

o   9/30: fly out

I know its a lot to go through and I appreciate anyone who gives their opinion

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC

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