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Beijing Entry Route — 5-Day

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Beijing Entry Route — 5-Day

Beijing -> Shanghai

Trip length 5
Pace Balanced
Entry logic Fly into Beijing and out of Shanghai, or reverse if flights are cheaper.
Hotel base Beijing Line 2/4; Shanghai People's Square, Jing'an, or line 2.

Who this route suits

Classic capital history first, then modern Shanghai with one high-speed rail transfer.

  • First trip
  • History
  • Rail
  • City contrast

Key transfers

• Beijing airport -> hotel • Beijing South -> Shanghai Hongqiao • Shanghai -> airport

Day by day

Day 1: Arrive Beijing, light hutong or Qianmen walk. Day 2: Forbidden City, Jingshan, Temple of Heaven. Day 3: Great Wall morning or relaxed rail transfer to Shanghai. Day 4: Yu Garden, museum, Former French Concession, Bund. Day 5: Flexible Shanghai morning, airport buffer.

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