Hey everyone!

I finally booked my flights to China for the first half of September and I'm trying to nail down my itinerary. I get into Beijing (PEK) on Sept 1st bright and early (5:00 AM) and fly out of Chongqing (CKG) super late on Sept 14th/15th at 1:00 AM. So that gives me exactly 14 full days on the ground.

I tried to make the route make sense on a map, but I’m a bit worried I might be packing too much in.

Here’s what I’m thinking so far:

• Days 1-3: Beijing. The classics: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, and the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall.

• Day 4: Beijing -> Shanghai. Grabbing a morning bullet train, then spending the evening wandering around The Bund.

• Day 5: Shanghai. Yuyuan Garden, French Concession, and maybe going up the Shanghai Tower.

• Day 6: Shanghai -> Zhangjiajie. Morning flight, then checking out Tianmen Mountain in the afternoon.

• Day 7: Zhangjiajie.…