Check out this new series of travel guides with a focus on ancient China. The site covers all of China and you can browse by region. Some amazing, beautiful off the beaten track villages and towns there, many of them are now accessible by high-speed rail. And you can download a copy of the ancient villages guide here: makedopublishing.com/ancientvillages1
Xi'an is a famous historical city to visit too ! towns, and villages. you could not miss that .
After a flight to Xi'an to see the famous Terra Cotta Warriors, the tours stop in Chongqing for a 6-to-11 day cruise down the Yangtze River. The tours end in Shanghai, the financial capital and the largest city in China. The itinerary also can be reversed.