Itinerary

Our planned itinerary:

3 days / 2 nights in Beijing
Overnight train from Beijing to Xian
3.5 days / 3 nights in Xian
Fly from Xian to Shanghai
3.5 days / 3 nights in Shanghai

We plan to visit the following:

Beijing - Forbidden City, Tiannamen Square, Summer Palace, Great Wall at Badaling and Ming Tombs

Xian - Bell Tower, Muslim Quarter, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Terracotta Warriors, Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, Huashan

Shanghai - The Bund, Jian Mao Tower, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Zhi Jia Jiao village, Yu Yuan Garden

And, of course, fit in some shopping (local style, not the tourist-trap ones).