Independent Travel

You may stay in Beijing for 3 or 4 days and visit the main attractions of the city, including Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Badaling or Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace, old Hutongs. There are several popular skiing resorts in Beijing, like Nanshan Ski Resort, Badaling Ski Resort, Jundushan Ski Resort. After that, take flight or train to Shanghai and stay two or three days there. For this city, I would recommend you visit the Yuyuan Garden, Yuyuan Market, the Bund area and cruise along Huangpu River, Nanjing Road, Xin Tian Di. If you are interested, you may spend one day exploring a nearby water town or take high speed train to take a side trip to Suzhou. From Shanghai, you can take flight or train to Huangshan for 2 days visit and then get back to Shanghai for your flight back home.