The Southeast Coast Route
Shanghai to Shenzhen along China's southeast coast — the Bund, Putuo Mountain, tulou clusters, Xiamen's Gulangyu and Shenzhen's tech scene, linked by high-speed rail.
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At a glance
- Best for
- first-time visitors, foodies, tech enthusiasts, architecture lovers
- Theme
- cultural
Overview
China's southeast coast is where old trading ports meet the world's fastest urban development — from Shanghai's Bund through Ningbo's Buddhist sites, Wenzhou's entrepreneurs, Fuzhou's tea culture, Xiamen's colonial island and Shenzhen's tech futurism.
Day by day
8 — Shanghai to Shenzhen by HSR
Start in Shanghai, HSR to Ningbo (Putuo), continue to Fuzhou (tea), Xiamen (Gulangyu), finish in Shenzhen. All connected by high-speed rail.
Key stops
- Shanghai
- Ningbo
- Xiamen
- Shenzhen
Famous for
- The Bund (Shanghai's colonial waterfront)
- Putuo Mountain (one of China's four Buddhist mountains)
- Fujian tulou (UNESCO earthen roundhouses)
- Gulangyu Island (UNESCO)
- Shenzhen (fishing village to megacity in 40 years)
Provinces
- shanghai
- zhejiang
- fujian
- guangdong