Beijing · Xi'an · Chengdu · Shanghai. Pandas, kung fu, dumpling-making and a bike ride on a 600-year-old city wall.
The classic China route, re-paced for children. Travel days are kept short, afternoons have something hands-on to do, and rooms are booked as connecting or family rooms from the start.
It's designed to keep everyone engaged: pandas in Chengdu, a kung fu class in Beijing, dumplings folded by hand, a bike ride along Xi'an's city wall, and enough downtime that nobody melts down in front of a Ming dynasty gate.
A gentler Great Wall visit with a cable car and a short walk, a kung fu class for the kids, a dragon-boat paddle, and a hutong walk with a paper-folding workshop. Peking duck is a hit with almost every child.
The Terracotta Army told as a story rather than a lecture, then the Ming city wall on bikes — the safest, most fun way to see Xi'an. Evening: the Muslim Quarter's food streets.
The Panda Base in the morning, then a hands-on Sichuan cooking class where the children actually cook and eat what they make. Optional: a shadow-puppet show in the evening.
The Bund, a Huangpu ferry, the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum for a rainy day, and a water-town day trip with a boat ride. Day ten is for the flight home.
Best time to travel: April–May and September–October. Chinese school holidays are the busiest weeks — we'll steer you around them.
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