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⭐ Milestone 4/15/2026 – 4/25/2026

Wonders of China — Beijing, the Great Wall, Xi'an & Shanghai

⭐ Lisa's milestone birthday trip⭐ First Asia trip⭐ National Geographic Journeys⭐ Great Wall of China — New 7 Wonders of the World
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🧭 Part 1 of 3 Wonders of China and the Disney Adventure, April–May 2026
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Lisa on the Jinshanling Great Wall
Lisa on the Jinshanling Great Wall
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven
The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City
The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City
The Great Wall at Jinshanling
The Great Wall at Jinshanling
The Bell Tower, Xi'an, at dusk
The Bell Tower, Xi'an, at dusk
The Muslim Quarter, Xi'an
The Muslim Quarter, Xi'an
Pit 1 of the Terracotta Army
Pit 1 of the Terracotta Army
A terracotta warrior
A terracotta warrior
On the Huangpu River night cruise
On the Huangpu River night cruise
Pudong from the river at night
Pudong from the river at night
The Oriental Pearl Tower behind us
The Oriental Pearl Tower behind us
Pudong from the Bund
Pudong from the Bund
On the Bund, Shanghai
On the Bund, Shanghai

Lisa's milestone birthday journey, and the first trip to Asia. Out through Denver and San Francisco on Southwest and ANA, a pre-dawn change at Tokyo Haneda, and into Beijing on 17 April, with a free day near the hotel for a local park and the malls before meeting the group that evening.

Then eight days on National Geographic Journeys' Wonders of China with G Adventures: tai chi with a local master in the Temple of Heaven, Peking duck, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City; a hike on the Great Wall at Jinshanling and a night at the Jinshanling Great Wall Hotel beneath it; the bullet train to Xi'an, the Muslim Quarter, the Terracotta Warriors and the city wall; the bullet train on to Shanghai, a night cruise on the Huangpu past the Bund, and a walk through the old French Concession.

Places

  1. Gerald R. Ford, Grand Rapids (GRR) · United States
  2. Denver International (DEN) · United States
  3. San Francisco International (SFO) · United States
  4. Tokyo Haneda (HND) · Japan
  5. Beijing Capital International (PEK) · China
  6. Beijing, China
    • G Adventures — National Geographic Journeys: Wonders of China, Beijing to Shanghai
    Beijing, China
  7. Beijing Chongwenmen Tongpai Hotel · China
  8. Temple of Heaven, Beijing · China
    • G Adventures — Tai chi with a local master
    • G Adventures — Peking duck lunch
    Temple of Heaven, Beijing
  9. Tiananmen Square, Beijing · China
    Tiananmen Square, Beijing
  10. Forbidden City, Beijing · China
    Forbidden City, Beijing
  11. Gubeikou, China
    Gubeikou, China
  12. Jinshanling Great Wall, China
    • G Adventures — Great Wall hike at Jinshanling with a local expert
    • G Adventures — A drink and a snack on the Great Wall
    Jinshanling Great Wall, China
  13. Jinshanling Great Wall Hotel · China
  14. Beijing West Railway Station · China
  15. Xi'an North Railway Station · China
  16. Xi'an, China
    Xi'an, China
  17. Manxin Hotel Xi'an Bell Tower South Gate · China
  18. Muslim Quarter, Xi'an · China
    • G Adventures — Muslim Quarter tour
    Muslim Quarter, Xi'an
  19. Terracotta Army, Xi'an · China
    • G Adventures — Terracotta Warriors Museum
    • G Adventures — Lunch at a family-run restaurant
    Terracotta Army, Xi'an
  20. Xi'an City Wall · China
    Xi'an City Wall
  21. Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station · China
  22. Shanghai, China
    • G Adventures — Xiao long bao (soup dumpling) lunch
    Shanghai, China
  23. Central Hotel Shanghai · China
  24. The Bund, Shanghai · China
    • G Adventures — Huangpu River night cruise
    • G Adventures — Evening tour of the Bund
    The Bund, Shanghai
  25. Wukang Road, Shanghai · China
    • G Adventures — Shanghai walking tour
    Wukang Road, Shanghai

Flights

4/15/2026 GRR → DEN WN 435 16:00 – 16:55
4/15/2026 DEN → SFO WN 1667 20:25 – 22:10
4/16/2026 SFO → HND NH 107 01:45 – 05:00
4/17/2026 HND → PEK NH 961 08:55 – 12:00