Walk quiet stretches of the Great Wall, explore Pingyao’s living heritage, and meet a senior archaeologist at the Terracotta Army on a Signature-guided journey with characterful stays.
  • Enter the Forbidden City’s Eastern Route and restored Qianlong Garden.
  • Walk Jinshanling’s Great Wall watchtowers along a high ridgeline.
  • Practise Tai Chi with a master atop the Great Wall.
  • Meet a centenarian storyteller in Beigou beneath Mutianyu’s Great Wall.
  • Visit Liang Village and meet lacquer master Geng Baoguo.
  • Walk Pingyao’s ancient city wall and historic banking halls.
  • Explore the Muslim Quarter and Xi’an’s historic Great Mosque.
  • Stand before the Terracotta Army with a senior archaeologist.
Stay in characterful, hand-picked properties throughout: a tranquil hutong courtyard at Blossom House Beijing Houhai; a serene mountain base at Jinshanling Great Wall Hotel; a restored Ming–Qing courtyard at Pingyao’s Yunjingcheng Mansion; and the historic, intimate luxury of Sofitel Legend People’s Grand Hotel in Xi’an.