I travel to China with 15 or so students every three or four years. Each time I map out a different tour. This coming summer I would like to try a coastal tour. These trips always involve slower modes of transportation (train, bus, boat, bicycle, foot) with an emphasis on visiting at least a few places off the beaten track and intermingling with the locals. This last bit might be a bit difficult given the path of this itinerary. I welcome comments, warnings, and suggestions on destinations, sites, hotels, etc. from the many inveterate China travelers here on CPod.

Cheers. Randall

So far, this is what I have worked out (with the help of my long-time Chinese tour insider): 

Day 01   Beijing 北京

• Arrive late in the afternoon
  
• No hotel yet (looking for something near intersection of Wangfujing-Chang’an streets)
  
• Dinner in a dumpling restaurant

Day 02  Beijing 北京

• Tian'An Men Square
  
• Forbidden City
  
• Temple of Heaven
  
• Summer Palace
  
• Peking Opera show at Lao She Tea House

Day 03  Beijing 北京-长城

• Simatai and  Jinshanling section of the Great Wall, with some hiking and hawker dodging
  
• Peking Duck Dinner at Qianmen Quanjude Duck Restaurant
  

Day 04  Beijing 北京/ Qingdao 青岛 (overnight train to Qingdao)

• Morning tour of Hutong, with bicycle rental
  
• Local kindergarden visit
  
• Tour the 2008 Beijing Olympics venues (including Water Cube and Bird Nest)
  
• Walk around the famous Silk Alley Market
  
• Qingdao by overnight train

Day 05 Qingdao 青岛

• Stay at the Equatorial Hotel Qingdao in Old Town
  
• Afternoon walking tour

Day 06  QIngdao 青岛/ Tai’an 泰安

• Bus to Tai’an
  
• Stay at International Hotel Tia'An near the Dai Temple for 2 nights
  
• Afternoon walking tour of town & temples

Day 07  Tai’an 泰安 / Mount Tai 泰山 / Tai’an 泰安

• Full-day tour at Mount Tai, with hiking (or, if you’re too lazy, cable car ride)
  
• Return to Tai’an for dinner
  

Day 08  Tai’an 泰安/ Qufu 曲阜

• After breakfast, depart Tai’an for Qufu
  
• Tour in Qufu including Confucious Temple / family residences and etc.
  
• Stay at Queli Hotel  

Day 09  Qufu 曲阜/ Zhujiayu 朱家峪 / Jinan 济南/ Shanghai 上海(overnight train to Shanghai)

• Bus to Jinan
  
• On the way, stop by in Zhujianyu village. Walking tour of village and lunch. Then proceed to Jinan by coach
  
• Depart Jinan for Shanghai by overnight train 
  

Day 10    Shanghai 上海

• Stay at  Boadway Mansions Hotel Shanghai for 2 nights
  
• Visit the Bund and East Nanjing Road / Xin Tian Di area. 
  

Day 11 Shanghai 上海

• Old Town
  
• Yu Garden
  
• The Shanghai Museum
  
• Wander the French Concession. 
  
• Acrobatic show in evening

Day 12 Shanghai 上海 / Moganshan 莫干山

• Depart Shanghai by bus to Moganshan in Zhejiang Province
  
• Stay at Jianquan Shanzhuang for 1 night
  
• Afternoon hiking 
  

Day 13 Moganshan 莫干山 / Hangzhou 杭州

• Depart Moganshan for Hangzhou by bus
  
• Stay at Sunny Hotel Hangzhou
  
• Afternoon tour on West Lake
  

Day 14 Hangzhou 杭州/ Shenzhen 深圳 (overnight train to Shenzhen)

• Morning at leisure. 
  
• Depart Hangzhou for Shenzhen by overnight train
  

Day 15 Shenzhen 深圳/ Hong Kong 香港 (Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙嘴)  

• Shenzhen to Hong Kong by bus
  
• Stay at the YMCA Salisbury House
  
• Night tram to Victoria Peak

Day 16 Hong Kong 香港/ USA 美国

• Free day at leisure. 
  
• Depart HKG for USA by air

公车上温馨的屁 gōngchē shàng wēnxīn de pì

小倩是个标致动人的女子，但是她的消化系统不是很好，因而经常放屁。xiǎo qiàn shì ge biāozhi dòngrén de nǚzǐ，dànshì tā de xiāohuà xìtǒng bù shì hěn hǎo，yīn'ér jīngcháng fàngpì.

这天，在公车上小倩又放了一个屁……站在她旁边的一个同学小梁马上说：“对不起，刚才那个屁是我放的。”这下，马上赢得小倩感激的注视。zhètiān，zàigōng chē shang xiǎo qiàn yòu fàng le yī gè pì … … zhàn zài tā pángbiān de yī ge tóngxué xiǎo Liáng mǎshàng shuō：“duìbuqǐ，gāngcái nèige pì shì wǒ fàng de”zhèxià，mǎshàng yíngdé xiǎo qiàn gǎnjī de zhùshì. 

可是，没一会儿小倩又来一个……另外一个同学小江也接着说：“刚刚那个是我放的，真不好意思啦！”小倩同样的也对小江投以感激的眼神。kěshì，méi yīhuìr xiǎo qiàn yòu lái yī gè … … lìngwài yī ge tóngxué xiǎo jiāng yě jiēzhe shuō：“gānggāng nèige shì wǒ fàng de，zhēn bù hǎoyìsi la！”xiǎo qiàn tóngyàng de yě duì xiǎo jiāng tóu yǐ gǎnjī de yǎnshén. 

可是，她又忍不住放了一个超响、超臭的屁……这时，还有一个同学小陈连忙抢着说：“各位，以后这个小姐放的屁，都算我的。” kěshì，tā yòu rěnbuzhù fàng le yī ge chāo xiǎng, chāo chòu de pì … … zhèshí，háiyǒu yī ge tóngxué xiǎo chén liánmáng qiǎng zhe shuō：“gèwèi，yǐhòu zhèige xiǎojie fàng de pì，dōu suàn wǒ de."

公車上溫馨的屁 gōngchē shàng wēnxīn de pì

小倩是個標誌動人的女子，但是她的消化系統不是很好，因而經常放屁。xiǎo qiàn shì ge biāozhi dòngrén de nǚzǐ，dànshì tā de xiāohuà xìtǒng bù shì hěn hǎo，yīn'ér jīngcháng fàngpì.

這天，在公車上小倩又放了一個屁......站在他旁邊的一個同學小梁馬上說：“對不起，剛才那個屁是我放的”這下，馬上贏得小倩感激的注視。kěshì，méi yīhuìr xiǎo qiàn yòu lái yī gè … … lìngwài yī ge tóngxué xiǎo jiāng yě jiēzhe shuō：“gānggāng nèige shì wǒ fàng de，zhēn bù hǎoyìsi la！”xiǎo qiàn tóngyàng de yě duì xiǎo jiāng tóu yǐ gǎnjī de yǎnshén.

可是，沒一會兒小倩又來一個......另外一個同學小江也接著說：“剛剛那個是我放的，真不好意思啦！”小倩同樣的也對小江投以感激的眼神。kěshì，méi yīhuìr xiǎo qiàn yòu lái yī gè … … lìngwài yī ge tóngxué xiǎo jiāng yě jiēzhe shuō：“gānggāng nèige shì wǒ fàng de，zhēn bù hǎoyìsi la！”xiǎo qiàn tóngyàng de yě duì xiǎo jiāng tóu yǐ gǎnjī de yǎnshén.

可是，她又忍不住放了一個超響，超臭的屁......這時，還有一個同學小陳連忙搶著說：“各位，以後這個小姐放的屁，都算我的。” kěshì，tā yòu rěnbuzhù fàng le yī ge chāo xiǎng, chāo chòu de pì … … zhèshí，háiyǒu yī ge tóngxué xiǎo chén liánmáng qiǎng zhe shuō：“gèwèi，yǐhòu zhèige xiǎojie fàng de pì，dōu suàn wǒ de."

消化系统/xiāohuà xìtǒng/digestive system, 放屁/fàngpì/to break wind, to fart, 响/xiǎng/loud, 臭/chòu/stink, 感激的/gǎnjī de/grateful