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[quote=BEAVER001,377472]Yes, there are too different options, but for personal preference I would recommend the following ancient cultural heritage route: Beijing – The Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall (the Jin Shan Ling section, if you are seasoned hikers), numerous old temples and mansions, plus modern architectures like the National Theater, the main Olympic stadium, etc; Datong – A short train journey from Beijing, go see the Buddhist Grottoes in Yungang, built around 500 to 600 AD; Taiyuan – heading south 200km from Datong, the historic Pingyao County has its impressive classical architectural mansions, made famous by the 1991 movies "Raise the Red Lantern"; About 400km south of Taiyuan, the ancient capitals of Kaifeng, Luoyang, Xi'an, and Xianyang lie in a roughly east-west corridor. You will probably need to give yourselves 4 to 5 days for each of Beijing and Xi'an, and 1 to 2 days for each of the other places, plus allowing for rest times for recovering from stress and strain that are likely to result in a first-time trip to China. I think due to the diversity of culture and large number of place of interest, 15 days may not be sufficient, especially if you want to pause here and there to take some serious pictures. You can basically take your trip all year round except avoid the national holidays, and this part of the country can be quite hot in summer and very cold from mid-winter right up to around Chinese New Year time late into February. Have a good trip! [/quote]
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