A week in China

Seven days across China: Beijing, Datong, Pudong, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Lhasa. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Beijing

One day in Beijing, China

  1. Forbidden CityMuseum · On the map
  2. ZhongnanhaiPalace · 1 km on from Forbidden City · On the map
  3. National Centre for the Performing ArtsTheatre or opera house · 0.9 km on from Zhongnanhai · On the map
  4. Tiananmen SquareSquare · 0.7 km on from National Centre for the Performing Arts · On the map
  5. National Museum of ChinaMuseum · 0.3 km on from Tiananmen Square · On the map
  6. Mausoleum of Mao ZedongMonument · 0.4 km on from National Museum of China · On the map

6 stops, 5.1 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 6 min of walking.

Day 2: Datong

One day in Datong, China

  1. Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in DatongCathedral · On the map
  2. Grand Mosque of DatongMosque · 0.3 km on from Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Datong · On the map
  3. Shanhua TempleTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Grand Mosque of Datong · On the map
  4. Huayan TempleTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Shanhua Temple · On the map

4 stops, 2.8 km on foot along the streets: about 34 min of walking.

Day 3: Pudong

One day in Pudong, China

  1. Shanghai TowerSkyscraper · On the map
  2. Shanghai World Financial CenterSkyscraper · 0.2 km on from Shanghai Tower · On the map
  3. Jin Mao TowerSkyscraper · 0.1 km on from Shanghai World Financial Center · On the map
  4. Oriental Pearl TowerSkyscraper · 0.8 km on from Jin Mao Tower · On the map
  5. Waibaidu BridgeBridge · 1 km on from Oriental Pearl Tower · On the map
  6. Sinar Mas CenterSkyscraper · 1 km on from Waibaidu Bridge · On the map

6 stops, 8.9 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 59 min of walking.

Day 4: Hangzhou

One day in Hangzhou, China

  1. China National Silk MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. Jingci TempleTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from China National Silk Museum · On the map
  3. Leifeng PagodaTower · 0.6 km on from Jingci Temple · On the map
  4. West LakeLandmark · 0.6 km on from Leifeng Pagoda · On the map
  5. Temple of the Qian KingsMonument · 1.4 km on from West Lake · On the map
  6. Hangzhou MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Temple of the Qian Kings · On the map

6 stops, 26 km on foot along the streets: about 2 h 45 min of walking.

Day 5: Hong Kong

One day in Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

  1. International Commerce CentreSkyscraper · On the map
  2. Kowloon ParkGarden · 1.1 km on from International Commerce Centre · On the map
  3. Kowloon Mosque and Islamic CentreMosque · 0.2 km on from Kowloon Park · On the map
  4. Hong Kong Space MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre · On the map
  5. Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong KongTower · 0.3 km on from Hong Kong Space Museum · On the map
  6. Two International Finance CentreSkyscraper · 1.4 km on from Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong · On the map

6 stops, 4.7 km on foot along the streets: about 58 min of walking.

Day 6: Guangzhou

One day in Guangzhou, China

  1. Canton TowerTower · On the map
  2. Guangdong MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Canton Tower · On the map
  3. Guangzhou Opera HouseTheatre or opera house · 0.4 km on from Guangdong Museum · On the map
  4. Guangzhou International Finance CenterSkyscraper · 0.3 km on from Guangzhou Opera House · On the map
  5. CTF Finance CentreSkyscraper · 0.3 km on from Guangzhou International Finance Center · On the map
  6. Grand International MansionSkyscraper · 0.9 km on from CTF Finance Centre · On the map

6 stops, 5.8 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 15 min of walking.

Day 7: Lhasa

One day in Lhasa, China

  1. Lhasa Small MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Tsomon LingTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Lhasa Small Mosque · On the map
  3. Ramoche TempleTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Tsomon Ling · On the map
  4. Potala PalacePalace · 1.3 km on from Ramoche Temple · On the map
  5. Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of TibetMonument · 0.5 km on from Potala Palace · On the map
  6. Kundeling MonasteryTemple or shrine · 1.1 km on from Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet · On the map

6 stops, 8.1 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 40 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.