Day 1 - Arrive in Beijing:   
Welcome dinner at a renovated siheyuan (traditional courtyard) | Trip briefing | Behind-the-scenes visit in Peking Duck kitchen

5-Star International Hotel or similar (D)

Day 2 - Beijing:   
Early morning visit to local outdoor fruit and vegetable market | Breakfast and refresh at hotel | Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City | Lunch around Houhai Lake | Try local treats in Beijing's hutong (traditional alleyway neighborhoods) | Cooking lesson and dinner in a private hutong kitchen | Visit nighttime snack street

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 3 - Beijing:  
Explore bustling wholesale outdoor food market | Learn to make traditional favorites in a restored farmhouse | Hike along the Great Wall | Drive back to the city for traditional Mongolian-style hot pot dinner

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 4 - Xi'an:   
Learn taichi from a master at the Temple of Heaven | Try traditional wheat-based noodles at our favorite local eatery | Fly to Xi’an in afternoon | Traditional Shaanxi dumpling banquet

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 5 – Xi’an:
Up-close visit of Terracotta Warriors | Evening stroll through the Muslim Quarter Market | Regional Shaanxi dinner

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 6 - Chengdu:   
Fly to Chengdu | Sip tea and play mahjong at local park | Walking tour of Chengdu, discovering local delicacies

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 7 - Chengdu:
Local market visit | Cooking demonstration of Sichuan cuisine | Learn to make popular Sichuan dishes, such as mapo tofu and dandan noodles | Explore wholesale spice or cookware market | Sichuan hot pot dinner

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 8 - Shanghai:   
Visit Giant Panda Breeding Center | Fly to Shanghai in afternoon | Shanghainese family-style dinner

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 9 - Shanghai:   
Shanghai Museum | Lunch of soup dumplings at Dingtaifeng restaurant in Xintiandi | French Concession walking tour

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 10 - Hangzhou:   
Early morning high-speed train to Hangzhou | Learn about tea making process in Dragon Well tea village | Short stroll through the tea plantation | Lunch of dishes made with tea leaves | Sip tea in a classical garden on peaceful West Lake | Take high-speed train back to Shanghai

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 11 - Shanghai:   
Walking tour, seeing Shanghai's tasty goodies| Ferry across the Huangpu River | Take in sweeping views of the city from Shanghai World Financial Center | Free time to explore or relax | Farewell dinner

5-Star Hotel or similar (B, L, D)

Day 12 - Depart Shanghai:  
Maglev train to Pudong International Airport | Journey ends.

(B)

B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner