DAY 01Beijing
Temple roofs & first impressions
Arrive in Beijing and begin beneath the blue-tiled roofs of the Temple of Heaven.
Classic China · 13 daysAcross Living Legends
Across Living Legends
Imperial walls, panda valleys and Jiangnan gardens.
A thoughtful first encounter with China, moving from Beijing's imperial scale to Sichuan's intimate daily life and the garden calm of Jiangnan.
BeijingSuzhou
The journeyThe familiar icons,
The familiar icons,
seen with more time.
Meet monumental China without rushing past the people, teahouses, gardens and small rituals that give each place its character.
- Duration
- 13 days
- Route
- 5 stops
- Style
- Private journey
- Best season
- Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Why this journeyQuiet moments,
Quiet moments,
deeply felt.
- The Great Wall in open country
- Panda care in Dujiangyan
- Sacred Mount Emei
- Suzhou garden life
The complete itineraryThirteen days,
Thirteen days,
across many ways of living.
Follow one clear timeline from imperial Beijing to Sichuan's sacred mountains, then east to Shanghai and Suzhou. Each day pairs icons with quieter local life.
DAY 02Beijing
The Great Wall in open country
Walk the quieter Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, then follow the stone guardians of the Ming tombs.
DAY 03Beijing
Within the imperial city
Cross Tiananmen into the Forbidden City, look back from Jingshan and end beside Kunming Lake.
DAY 04Beijing → Chengdu
South to Chengdu
Fly south to Chengdu and settle into the teahouses and evening lanes around Wenshu Temple.
DAY 05Chengdu → Dujiangyan
Old alleys & ancient water
Move from Chengdu's old alleys to Dujiangyan, where an ancient water system still shapes life on the plain.
DAY 06Dujiangyan
A morning with pandas
Spend a close, carefully guided morning with the giant pandas of Dujiangyan.
DAY 07Dujiangyan → Leshan → Emeishan
The Buddha beside the river
Pause in an old town, then meet the immense calm of Leshan's river-facing Buddha.
DAY 08Mount Emei (Emeishan)
Above the clouds on Mount Emei
Ride toward Mount Emei's Golden Summit for temples, cloud seas and wide mountain horizons.
DAY 09Emeishan → Chengdu
Temples at the mountain's foot
Descend through quiet temple grounds before returning to Chengdu's old lanes.
DAY 10Chengdu → Shanghai
The Bund after dark
Fly east and take an evening walk between the Bund's historic facades and Pudong's lights.
DAY 11Shanghai
Shanghai, old and new
Find Shanghai through park life, temple incense, old-city lanes and the view from above.
DAY 12Shanghai → Tongli → Suzhou
By water from Tongli to Suzhou
Glide through Tongli's canals, then enter the composed gardens and artisan lanes of Suzhou.
DAY 13Suzhou → Shanghai
A final garden morning
Walk one final classical garden and Pingjiang Road before returning to Shanghai.
What is includedEverything essential,
Everything essential,
with room for discovery.
Private transport · 12 nights · Domestic flights · Admissions · Panda experience · English-speaking guide