The China Route
Text and photos: Eckart Winkler, Bad Nauheim, http://www.eckart-winkler.de
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Beijing - Xian - Chengdu - Leshan - Lijiang - Dali - Kunming - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guangzhou - Hong Kong - Macau

Short info

Our stay in China was a booked group trip. Since this was part of a longer trip, we booked the flight separately. The group trip started on the 3rd day in Beijing and ended on the 24th in Hong Kong. The additional nights we have organized locally, as well as the onward flight in a travel agency in Hong Kong. Travel time was June / July. Transport took place by chartered bus and public transport, we stayed mostly in customary hotels, partly in hotels with "international standard".

The route <

Tag	Place, route	Aktivity	Route/time
1.Tag	Flight Beijing	Flight
2.Tag	Beijing	Tiantan Park
3.Tag	Beijing	Lama Temple
4.Tag	Beijing	Imperial Palace, Beihai Park
5.Tag	Beijing	Great Wall, Summer Palace	Bus: 180km, 5h
6.Tag	Beijing - Xian	Confucius Temple, night train to Xian	Train: 1110km, 14.5h
7.Tag	Xian	Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Great Mosque, Small and Big Wild Goose Pagoda
8.Tag	Xian	Terracotta army, Stone Age village Banpo	Bus: 140km, 3.5h
9.Tag	Xian - Chengdu	Flight Chengdu, city tour	Flight: 600km, 1h
10.Tag	Chengdu	Excursion Leshan Big Buddha	Bus: 320km, 9h
11.Tag	Chengdu - Panzihua	Chengdu Old Town, night train Panzihua	Train: 1200 km, 16.5h
12.Tag	Panzihua - Lijiang	Bus Lijiang	Bus: 380km, 11.5h
13.Tag	Lijiang	Old Town Lijiang, concert Xuan Ke orchestra
14.Tag	Lijiang	Jade Dragon Mountain Tour	Bus: 100km, 2.5h
15.Tag	Lijiang - Dali	Dali bus tour, city tour	Bus: 130km, 4h
16.Tag	Dali	Boat trip Erhai Lake	Ship: 30km, 6h
17.Tag	Dali - Kunming	Bus trip Kunming, city tour	Bus: 300km, 9h
18.Tag	Kunming - Guilin	Stone Forest, flight Guilin	Bus: 120km, 3h; Flight: 750km, 1h
19.Tag	Guilin - Yangshuo	Guilin City Tour, Yangshuo Bus Tour, Moon Mountain Tour	Bus: 40km, 1h
20.Tag	Yangshuo	Boat trip Li River	Ship: 100km, 7.5h
21.Tag	Yangshuo - Guangzhou	Bus ride Wuzhou, night boat Guangzhou (Canton)	Bus: 300km, 8.5h; Ship: 250km, 14h
22.Tag	Guangzhou	City tour
23.Tag	Guangzhou - Hongkong	Train ride Hong Kong, city tour Kowloon	Train: 140km, 2h
24.Tag	Hongkong	Kowloon Park, Harbour City, etc.
25.Tag	Hongkong	Tour Macau	Ship: 140km, 2.5h
26.Tag	Hongkong	Victoria, Victoria Peak, etc.
27.Tag	Weiterflug	Flight
ges			Bus: 2010km, 57h; Train: 2450km, 33h; Ship: 520km, 30h; Flight: 1350km, 2h

Distances und durations are partly estimated. Distances are rounded on 10km, the durations on half an hour. Local rides are not included.

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