Days
10
Accommodation
10 nights selected hotel
Cities
Shanghai, Jiaxing, Yan'an, Xi'an, Jinggangshan, Beijing
Transportation
Flight, Train, Car, Walk
Meals
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, bottled water
Experiences
Culture, Politics
Group size
4-12 ppl
Team
Local Guides, Trip Manager
Follow the footsteps of China’s Communist revolution—from the founding meeting in a Shanghai alley to the mountain strongholds of Jinggangshan and Yan’an, and finally to the halls of power in Beijing.
In 10 days, you’ll visit historic sites, museums, and revolutionary landmarks that shaped a political movement and redefined a nation. Along the way, explore how ideology turned into policy, how vision became statecraft, and how it all still echoes in today’s China.
This is not just a history tour. It’s a lens into modern China’s identity, told through landscapes, legacy, and lived experience. This is China, not just remembered—felt.
About this Journey
What happens when a political movement becomes a landscape?
This is not a trip about checking off museums. It’s a 10-day immersion into the living geography of revolution—where ideas became institutions, where slogans became streets, and where history is still being debated on today’s headlines.
You’ll follow the arc of the Chinese Communist Party across space and time. From the shaded alleys of Shanghai where the Party was born, to the clay-brick halls of Yan’an where it was redefined, to the mountain ridgelines of Jinggangshan where it learned to fight, to the monuments of Beijing where it declared victory and built a new state.
But this is not just about the past. This tour is about how the past was written, how it’s remembered, and how it still shapes the way people live, speak, and hope in China today.
From red-themed bookstores and revolutionary theaters to preserved command centers, empty barracks, silent classrooms and giant sculptures. You’ll encounter real contradictions: of vision and violence, of collective will and individual fate.
And in between? Mountains and loess hills, quiet alleyways and political plazas. Small hotels run by former soldiers, and folk songs that still carry coded lyrics. You’ll eat, walk, ask questions, and more importantly: listen.
If you want to understand China, why it looks the way it does, governs the way it does, and thinks the way it does, start here. Because here is where its story decided to become a nation.
Route Map
Itinerary
Morning arrival in Shanghai. Airport pickup and transfer to hotel
Afternoon visit to the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Learn about the Party’s founding in 1921 and the historical context
Evening guided walk along the Bund, tracing colonial history, the foreign concessions, and how Shanghai evolved into a revolutionary city
Morning transfer to Jiaxing. Visit the Red Boat on Nanhu Lake and the Nanhu Revolutionary Memorial Hall—where the Party’s first congress concluded in 1921, giving rise to the iconic "Red Boat Spirit."
Afternoon return to Shanghai, visit Longhua Martyrs Cemetery to understand the background and beliefs of China’s early revolutionaries, and reflect on how they pursued ideals and imagined the future in a time of upheaval
Free explore in the evening
Fly to Nanchang (2 hrs) and transfer to Jinggangshan by train or bus (4 hrs)
Check in at Ciping town, rest and acclimate to the mountain pace
Dinner then free explore
Morning visits to the Jinggangshan Revolution Museum and homes of Mao Zedong and Zhu De. Study early guerrilla warfare and the Party’s rural strategy
Afternoon hike through historic battlegrounds like Huangyangjie to see how the Red Army adapted to the terrain also the stunning view
Evening transfer to Nanchang by bus (4 hrs)
Morning flight to Xi’an (2 hrs), en route briefing on Red Army's westward campaigns and expansion of revolutionary base areas
Visit Zhang Xueliang’s former residence (Xi’an Incident Museum) and the former Eighth Route Army Office to understand the National United Front during the Sino-Japanese War
Free evening to explore Xi’an’s Ancient City Wall or Muslim Quarter culinary scene
Morning train to Yan’an (2.5 hrs). Transfer to hotel
Afternoon visit to Zaoyuan site, 1938 Yan'an and Yangjialing revolutionary sites—former residences and headquarters of key Party leaders
Evening: watch Yan’an, Yan’an — a large-scale open-air performance set in the revolutionary heartland. Told through the eyes of young people, the show brings to life the ideals, intellectual awakening, and mass mobilization efforts of the Communist movement during the Yan’an period
Morning visit to the Yan’an Revolutionary Memorial Museum and Wangjiaping site (former Eighth Route Army HQ), focusing on wartime leadership and strategy
Afternoon visit Site of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, Explore one of the earliest military-political academies run by the Party to train both military leaders and grassroots organizers. Check China Red Bookstore, a curated cultural space showcasing revolutionary literature, red-themed souvenirs, and modern interpretations of socialist ideals
Evening by light hike on the Loess Plateau, with views of Baota Mountain and Yan River—understanding how landscape shaped revolutionary logistics and aesthetics
Transfer to Beijing via flight from Yan'an (2 hrs)
Visit the Museum of the CPC to understand the path to the founding of the PRC in 1949
Free evening
Visit Tian’anmen Square, the Great Hall of the People, Chairman Mao Memorial to grasp symbolic and institutional narratives
Visit Military Museum to explore the history and modernization of the People’s Liberation Army, including major campaigns and historic milestones
Free evening
After breakfast, Visit National Museum, trace China’s journey from colonial subjugation to national independence and socialist modernization — offering insight into how modern Chinese identity and ideology are officially narrated
In the afternoon, visit sites like the Summer Palace for a reflection on continuity between dynastic and socialist China
Your journey concludes here. Farewell dinner in the evening. We covered a stay tonight in Beijing before departure or independent travel onwards
Experiences Included
Details
The following items are included in your trip package unless otherwise stated:
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10 nights of accommodation in selected hotels.
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All meals during the trip – daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner featuring local specialties.
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All transportation during the tour, including high-speed trains, domestic flights, airport/train station transfers, and private vehicles for local travel.
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All entrance fees to sites and activities listed in the itinerary.
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Professional English-speaking tour guide throughout the trip, online trip manager where applicable.
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Bottled water and travel support materials.
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Pre-trip support, including travel briefing and packing suggestions.
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