Being as obsessed with crazy travel itineraries as I am, within 8 hours of finding out that I was going to China I have a super crazy one organised.
3rd January to 13th of January: Introduction to Chinese Law at Shanghai University College of Law.
13th/14th of January: The bro arrives in Shanghai.
Leave Shanghai Monday 16th of Jan for Hong Kong.
Hop on and off trains at random towns/cities along the coast (if that’s possible, and if there’s anything worth seeing) from 17th – 19th.
Arrive in Hong Kong Thursday the 19th/Friday the 20th (therefore hopefully missing New Years transport crowds).
Fancy dinner in Hong Kong Sunday the 22nd of Jan for Chinese New Years Eve (like actual Chinese people! Which we are. 1/32).
Monday the 23rd is New Years Day! Party times with those crazy dragon head parades!
Public holiday until 25th Jan.
Leave Hong Kong Thursday the 26th Jan, head for Xian. Long trip; allow 27th (Friday) for travel.
In Xian for 28th and 29th (Saturday and Sunday). Terracotta Warriors and temples.
Travel to Beijing on Monday the 30th.
Leave early on the 31st to be in Harbin for the Ice Festival.
Go back to Beijing on the 2nd. Go see the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, and I’m sure some other awesomeness that I don’t know about yet.
Lantern Festival in Beijing on the 5th of February.
I’m not really sure what we’ll do after that but we’ll be flying out of either Beijing or Shanghai approximately a week later.
So. Excited.
If anyone sees this and has been to China, and can think of some things we can do that I’ve missed, or can think of any improvements to my itinerary (eg. Is Beijing where we should be for the lantern festival? Is the Harbin Ice Festival worth the average maximum temperature in Jan/Feb of -15 C? Should we spend New Year in Hong Kong or might it be more spectacular elsewhere?) or any tips on hostels or communicating or to tell me I’m insane or anything really, I would be incredibly appreciative.
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