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China Panorama for First-Timers

The whole first-China checklist in one trip: Niujie and the Great Wall, the Great Mosque of Xi'an and the Terracotta Warriors, then the Bund and West Lake. Twelve days, four cities, every meal halal and every prayer stop planned. If you are only going to do China once, this is the trip.

Duration: 12 days Route: Beijing · Xi'an (Shaanxi) · Shanghai · Hangzhou (Zhejiang) 100% certified halal dining Prayer stops every day From USD 1,960 / person
Overview

What this trip is

The whole first-China checklist in one trip: Niujie and the Great Wall, the Great Mosque of Xi'an and the Terracotta Warriors, then the Bund and West Lake. Twelve days, four cities, every meal halal and every prayer stop planned. If you are only going to do China once, this is the trip.

The halal guarantee on this route: every restaurant is a certified halal restaurant with no pork and no alcohol on the premises. We send the full list with addresses before you fly, and your guide re-checks each booking the day before you eat there.

Highlights

Why this route is worth it

Four cities, one continuous halal plan

Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai and Hangzhou, with every restaurant booked before you fly.

The Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors

The two things everyone comes for, both done properly rather than rushed.

Two of China's great mosques

Niujie in Beijing and the Great Mosque of Xi'an — the two most important mosques in eastern China.

Muslim Quarter and Hui quarter food

Xi'an's Quarter at night, Beijing's Niujie quarter, and halal restaurants in Shanghai and Hangzhou.

West Lake and the Bund

The two most photographed views in China, both timed for good light.

One guide in each city, one plan throughout

No handing you off to a stranger at each stop — the plan travels with you.

Day by day

How the 12 days actually run

A working skeleton, not a fixed package — we rebuild it around your dates, your prayer needs and whoever is travelling with you.

1

Arrive Beijing

Halal transfer from PEK or PKX, hotel near Niujie, first halal dinner.

2

Beijing — Tiananmen, Forbidden City, Niujie

The imperial axis and the old city, with Dhuhr at Niujie Mosque.

3

Great Wall at Mutianyu

Cable car, two hours on the wall, halal lunch at the foot of the mountain.

4

Summer Palace, hutongs, train to Xi'an

Morning in the gardens and the lanes, afternoon high-speed train to Xi'an.

5

Xi'an — Great Mosque, Muslim Quarter, wall

Fajr at the mosque if you want it, the Quarter by day, the Ming wall at golden hour.

6

Terracotta Warriors

A full morning at the pits with a historian, then a free afternoon.

7

Han Yang Ling, then fly to Shanghai

The quiet underground Han tomb museum, then an evening flight east.

8

Shanghai — Bund, old town, Xiaotaoyuan

The Bund, the old town and Dhuhr at Xiaotaoyuan Mosque.

9

Shanghai — museums, French Concession

The Shanghai Museum and a slow walk through the plane-tree streets.

10

Train to Hangzhou — West Lake

One hour east. Boat on the lake, the pagoda and the causeways.

11

Longjing tea village, return to Shanghai

Morning in the tea hills, afternoon back in Shanghai for a farewell dinner.

12

Depart Shanghai

Prayer, breakfast, transfer to PVG.

What is included

Everything in the price

Eleven nights in qibla-checked hotels across four cities
36 certified halal meals — every meal of the trip
Private vehicles, drivers and halal-trained guides in every city
Two high-speed trains and one domestic flight, all booked
Prayer-time sheets for all four cities
Airport transfers and 24/7 WhatsApp support
Price note: from-prices are per person on twin share for a private party of two to four travellers. Your final quote depends on travel month, hotel grade and group size — we always send an itemised quote before any payment.
Prayer

Prayer on this route

All four cities have major mosques: Niujie in Beijing, the Great Mosque of Xi'an, Xiaotaoyuan in Shanghai and Hangzhou's historic mosque. We keep a single prayer plan across the whole trip so the rhythm does not break when you change city.

Timing

When to go

April, May, September and October. Twelve days in July would be exhausting; twelve days in October is perfect.

FAQ

Questions travellers ask us every week

It is a full trip, but the pacing is deliberate — one city at a time, with rest built in. Most people tell us it felt longer than it was, in a good way.
Yes — drop Hangzhou, or drop Shanghai and fly home from Xi'an. We rebuild it around your flights.
Yes. Two high-speed trains and one domestic flight, with seats together and station assistance.
Your vehicle handles it at every step, and we send someone with you at the stations. Pack normally.

Let us plan China Panorama for First-Timers for you

Send us your dates and who is travelling. A Muslim advisor replies within one hour during China working hours with a day-by-day halal plan for this route — restaurants, mosques, prayer times, hotels and an itemised price.

What you get, free

  • Day-by-day halal plan for China Panorama for First-Timers
  • Certified halal restaurant list with addresses
  • Mosque and prayer-time sheet for your exact dates
  • Itemised quote — hotels, guide, vehicle, tickets, meals
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