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[quote=LEMONCACTUS,265831]On first glance I would query 4 nights in Lijiang. Why? Are you planning to walk Tiger Leaping Gorge ? If so OK, but if not, Lijiang itself is probably going to be covered by 2 nights. Also 1 night in Chengdu.... why ? Is this a stopover to get you closer to Yunnan or is there a special reason. Chendgu is a huge city with loads to explore and one day seems kind of weird. I'd add one of your extra nights on in Dali - there's plenty to keep you busy there for a couple of days.

Your schedule is tight, I have to say. Are you planning on travelling by plane between some of these destinations ? You might need to, because you're covering a massive amount of ground and you need to build in time for things not going according to plan.

I did a similar journey in just under 4 weeks without the Hangzhou, Shanghai or Xian sections, and it was a squeeze.

Things to look at are the Big Buddha in Leshan, Yangshuo near Guilin (personally I found Guilin disappointing and much preferred Yangshuo), try and visit one of the tea villages in Hangzhou.

Honestly I would forget about Pingyao, your schedule is busy enough and adding that on might mean you need to skip somewhere else near the end.

Be prepared to have to make changes anyway, keep your ideas flexible and have backups just in case.

Check out TCG, there's loads of reviews and tips on the places you've mentioned that will help you to decide.

Good luck :)[/quote]

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