Beijing & Shanghai Tour

You could visit Beijing and Shanghai very easily becuase of convenience transportation. And these two cities you should include on your itinerary when your first tour to China.

#You could travel Beijing and Shanghai by G train, D train & airplane.
G Train:
It is the fastest train between Beijing (South Beijing Train Station) and Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station), it will take you only 5 hours 30 minutes to your destination. It is set off every 10 - 15 minutes from 7:00 am to 5:40 pm. The price is about USD105.
If you would like to take the train, please buy the tickets in advance. But please note: china train ticket offical website only offer Chinese version & only accept domestic banking card as payment.
Book the whole package with us, we will arrange the train tickets, accommodation, local guide, private tour van/bus for you; and of cause the tour schedule is under your reqeust.

D Train:
D train is slower than G train, but still faster than other types of train in China. It wil take you about 11 hours 40 minutes between Beijing & Shanghai. Only 7 trains are set off every day, the price is about USD65. Here is 2013 Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station)-Beijing (South Beijing Train Station) D train schedule for reference: they are set off at 7:25 am, 8:22 am, 10:23 am, 1:31 pm, 7:30 pm, 8:00 pm, 9:18 pm.

More information on trains in China, please read "China Train Introductions".

Airplane:
Beijing & Shanghai are the top two largest  cities in China, there are 9 airlines more than 200 flights transport between the two cities, air schedule is from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. It take you about 2 hours 20 minutes. The price is about USD220 except airport tax & fuel surcharges.
There are two airport in Shanghai: one is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, another is Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Hongqiao airport is closer to downtown Shanghai, and if you want to take Shanghai Maglev Train, please choose Pudong airport.
When you book the air ticket, please note which airport your plane will depart or arrive.
Beijing has one guest airport: Beijing Capital International Airportt. But please note: some low cost (bugest) airline will choose  Tianjin Binhai International Airport when their flight arrive Beijing. From Tianjin airport to downtown Beijing is 130 KM, about 2 hours driving if no traffic jam.

you will take about 3-4 hours on bus/taxi from & to the airport, when you plus these time, the best transportation between Beijing and Shanghai is G train.

#Talk about tours in Beijing,  most of the visitors will think about the Great Wall and Forbidden City. Well, Beijing is more than that:
Lama Temple (Yonghegong) - It is the largest Lama temple out of tibetan area with rich history. And in the streets around the temple, you could visit some tibetan stores. If you are lucky enough, you will see tibetan people dancing in front of their store.

Shichahai - There are several Hutong by rickshaw packages, the best one we recommend is Shichahai. visiting Hutong is to close local beijing life in these old streets. Taking pictures here is good, and you could enjoy night life here after the rickshaw.

Beijing 798 Art Zone - It is a new representative culture center in Beijing. It is used to be a factory short named 798, after the factory was moved, the workshop were rent by some young artist & students bcause of the low rent and large area. And then, more and more artist moved their studio here for convenient communication & co-working. Their studios extend to the area around the old factory and now become a Art Zone. It is an interesting area very different from traditional imperial palace & garden.

#Shanghai, a business center in China, thousands of hundreds of business people come to Shanghai for commerce. When we talk about tours to Shanghai, most of the people could say nothing. Even a water town near Shanghai is more popular to tourists. Here is the places you should not miss if you visit Shanghai:
Shanghai Museum - It is located in the really downtown Shanghai, to the south of Shanghai People's Square. It has more than 120,000 treasures, and its features are  bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy & painting, especially ceramics.

ERA Intersection of Time - It is a acrobatic  show. There are many shows in Shanghai, we recommend this one.