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Dali, Erhai and Shaxi in Six Days from Luoyang, When the Snow Line Drops
In November the snow line on the Cangshan comes down low, Erhai fogs over in the morning and the first black-headed gulls settle near the small island. Six unhurried days: two nights inside the old town, one in Shaxi, and a Bai courtyard at dawn.
Luoyang 1-Day Panoramic Group Tour: Laojun Mountain
Luoyang 1-day panoramic group tour covering Laojun Mountain. Sightseeing tickets and shuttle bus included.
Shanghai from Luoyang: Disneyland, the Bund and Wukang Road, 4 Days
Four days in Shanghai, one given wholly to Disneyland and the rest spent on foot. The ship-prow corner of the Wukang building seen from below, the river wind at six in the morning on the Bund, both firmer than any photograph.
Luoyang 3-Day Tour: Millennium City Park & Iron Pagoda
Three days from Luoyang, timed for the last fortnight of the chrysanthemum festival, when pots stand on every corner and Longting holds the main display.
Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong in Four Days from Luoyang, the Last of the Autumn Colour
Mid November is the tail of the colour season in Jiuzhaigou. The birches by the lakes have turned, the first snow has touched the ridges, and the park drops to winter pricing on 16 November.
Songshan in Five Days: Shaolin Temple, Songyang Academy, Zhongyue Temple and the Observatory, 5 Days 4 Nights
Five days across both slopes of Songshan. Shaolin for the foot pits worn by standing monks, Sanhuangzhai for a plank road on the cliff and the upright Book Cliff, then the red walls of Zhongyue Temple and the Yuan observatory at Gaocheng.
Fenghuang, Furong and Aizhai in Six Days from Luoyang
Fenghuang is only itself after the lamps come on, the waterfall at Furong runs through the middle of the town, and the bridge at Aizhai hangs over a gorge. Six days along one line in western Hunan, without Zhangjiajie, at an easy pace.
Luoyang Departure: Qingming Garden, Kaifeng, 4 Days 3 Nights
Four days inside Kaifeng. The Qingming garden gets a whole day, one ticket running from nine in the morning until ten at night; the prefecture office stages the cases of Judge Bao; Yuwangtai is free, 420 acres around a very old terrace.
Luoyang 5-Day Tour: Huangguoshu & Xijiang Miao Village
Five days from central Guizhou to its east. In November the falls still roar and mist climbs out of the gorge with a rainbow halfway up; Xijiang lights house by house after.
Luoyang 4-Day In-Depth Tour: Laojun Mountain
Luoyang 4-day In-Depth tour covering Laojun Mountain and Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple. Sightseeing tickets and shuttle bus included.
Luoyang 4-Day Red Leaf Route: Wanxianshan & Guoliang Village
Four days north of Luoyang into the Taihang Mountains. Red rock cliffs with autumn yellow above them, a road cut into the cliff face by hand, and a canal that took a decade.
Luoyang Departure: Wanxianshan, 3 Days 2 Nights
Three days inside the Taihang cliffs. The Guoliang road runs 1250 metres with 35 windows cut through rock, so the valley opposite arrives in pieces; Danfen Ravine keeps water in your ears; Qiugou holds red leaves into early November.
Luoyang to Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong and Zoige 7 Days 6 Nights
Seven days from Luoyang by rail into Sichuan: three valleys of Jiuzhaigou in one day, the travertine terraces of Huanglong, then a sunset over the Zoige grassland.
Luoyang Departure: Mogao Caves, 5 Days 4 Nights
Five days based entirely in Dunhuang with no cross-province driving. A full morning at the Mogao Caves with a guide, evening on the dune ridge above Crescent Lake, and one day out west for Yumen Pass and the Yardang. Half-price dunes from November.
Luoyang 4-Day Tour: Mount Tai & Eighteen Bends
Four days from Luoyang. Mount Tai does not have to be rushed in one push: the Han cypresses and temple murals first, then the old stone stairway from Hongmen to Nantianmen.
Zhengzhou 6-Day Tour: Longmen Grottoes & Shaolin Temple
Zhengzhou 6-day tour covering Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple and Yuntai Mountain. Sightseeing tickets and shuttle bus included.
Luoyang 6-Day Tour: Zhangjiajie & Yuanjiajie
Six days from Luoyang. November brings the clearest views of the sandstone pillars and more mornings of cloud than summer, while the broadleaf trees turn gold.
Luoyang 6-Day Tour: Laoshan & Penglai Pavilion
Six days around the Jiaodong peninsula: Qingdao red roofs seen whole from Signal Hill, the Taoist temple at Laoshan built against the sea, Penglai Pavilion on its red cliff.
Luoyang 4-Day In-Depth Pure Play Tour: Longmen Grottoes
Luoyang 4-day In-Depth Pure Play tour covering Longmen Grottoes and Laojun Mountain and White Horse Temple. Sightseeing tickets and shuttle bus included.
Luoyang 4-Day Tour: Xi'an Terracotta Army
Four days from Luoyang, barely an hour by rail. Ride the city wall on day one, 13.74 kilometres around.
Luoyang 5-Day Tour: Sanya & Yalong Bay
Five days from Luoyang. Twenty-eight degrees in November and the sea still warm. The sand at Yalong Bay is white and fine enough to sink into.
Zhangjiajie from Luoyang: Wulingyuan, Tianmen Mountain and Fenghuang, 7 Days
Seven days give Zhangjiajie four, and Fenghuang a day and a half. November mist lifts slowly, so the stone pillars at Tianzi and Yuanjiajie sit half buried in cloud until the wind moves, and that is better than a clear blue sky.
Luoyang Departure: Mount Tai, Dai Temple, 5 Days 4 Nights
Five days in Shandong, mountain first and ritual second. A night on the summit of Mount Tai, sunrise from Riguan Peak, then down to Qufu to walk the Confucius temple axis, finishing at the springs of Jinan. November halves the crowds.
Luoyang 4-Day Tour
Four days from Luoyang. By November the beaches have emptied and you can walk right up to the rail on the old pier.