ROUTE LAB / SEVEN DAYS
A humane seven-day China route
Two bases, one meaningful day trip and enough unscheduled time for the trip to become more than transit.
THE SHORT VERSION
- Use no more than two hotel bases in seven days.
- Protect the arrival day and the morning after a transfer.
- Choose one neighborhood to repeat in each base.
Days one to three: establish a base
Land, solve money and connectivity, walk the immediate neighborhood and take one anchor day. Do not make the first day carry the trip's biggest reservation.
Day four: change the frame
Move by a clear rail or flight connection and treat the transfer as the day's main event. A successful change of base is already progress.
Days five to seven: contrast and close
Use one deep city day, one optional day trip and one flexible closing half-day. The final schedule should survive weather, fatigue or a discovery worth repeating.
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