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A 5-day Tibet plan for Lhasa and Shigatse with Potala Palace, Yamdrok Lake and the permit rules foreigners must follow before booking.

A 5-day Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou plan with Bund and West Lake bases, Suzhou day trip, fast trains, and foreigner hotel check-in tips.

Three nights at Yalong Bay, one at Dadonghai and an airport buffer: China’s tropical beach escape with visa-free entry and foreigner hotel tips.

Two nights on Qingdao’s coast, two in spring-filled Jinan, linked by a 2-hour high-speed train. Beer, beaches and foreigner hotel tips for Shandong.

A 5-day Huangshan and Hangzhou plan with Yellow Mountain sunrise, Hongcun village and West Lake, plus where to sleep and how to train between.

Two nights in Dunhuang, one in Jiayuguan and two in Zhangye on the Silk Road rail line: Mogao Caves, the Great Wall fort and rainbow mountains.

A 5-day Chengdu and Chongqing plan: pandas, Leshan Buddha, Sichuan hotpot and Chongqing’s night skyline, with two bases and foreigner stay tips.

A 4-day Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang plan with the Avatar mountains, Tianmen glass walkway and a riverside old town, plus stays and train tips.

Two nights at the Emei base, one in Leshan and a Chengdu buffer: a sacred summit, the Giant Buddha and foreigner hotel tips, all by high-speed rail.

Two nights on Central Street, one by the Ice and Snow World, plus an airport buffer. Cold-weather caveats, hotel picks and foreigner check-in tips.