★ Central Registry / Processing
Requisitioning documents★
Eight stops. Sixteen days on the ground. Below: each city in sequence, with the assignments within reach and the brigade's standing commitments. Open any entry to study the dossier and file your own.
Arrive. Kowloon Walled City Park, dim sum, Manakamana, Crystal Jade XLB. Day-trip Shenzhen Window of the World if curious.
Sat 10/17 to Mon 10/19. Group unlikely to add a night here.
Detour to Zhangjiajie (Hallelujah Mtn / Tianmen / Glass Bridge / Bailong Elevator) - 4h HSR. General Tso's Tomb, Mao head.
Compressed to 1 day to fit firmed-up bookends.
Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin / Flying Monks. Optional: Spring Temple Buddha (largest statue), Guoliang Tunnel.
Held at 2 days for Longmen Grottoes; may shift if Beijing slides.
Old walled city itself = the highlight. Optional Yuncheng salt lakes day trip.
Compressed to 1 day; arrive Beijing Sat 10/24.
Forbidden City, Great Wall + slide, 798, Hutongs, Hanging Temple + Yungang Grottoes via Datong (overnight), Tianjin Binhai Library day trip, Tianzi Hotel photo stop.
Sat 10/24 to Mon 10/26. May slide a day later depending on Week 1 + Mason's family time.
Coast / Penglai / Fushan Tunnels day trip.
1-day squeeze between Beijing and Hangzhou. At risk if Beijing slides.
West Lake, Anji Bamboo, Tianducheng (Mini Paris), Longjing tea villages.
Wed 10/28 to Thu 10/29. Second night still TBD - may collapse if a Suzhou day-trip wins out of Shanghai instead.
Bund + Sightseeing Tunnel + Ultraviolet (book NOW), Quarry Hotel (one night), Propaganda Poster Centre, Mossy City as add-on if time.
Fri 10/30 to Sun 11/1. Possible +Thu 10/29 night if Suzhou day-trip is added.