The AWE (the “CES of China”) Edition

Beijing + Shanghai · 10 days · ends at AWE’s door · $2,985

Starts the Monday ten days before AWE’s Thursday opening (provisionally March 1–10, 2027) and ends in Shanghai the day before the doors open, twenty minutes from SNIEC. Xiaomi’s EV factory, the humanoid-robot dealership, the ¥40-season Forbidden City, a weekday-empty Great Wall, the 350 km/h flagship rail, Shanghai’s AI district and the world’s largest astronomy museum — then you walk the fair floor having seen the production side first.

Two days on the world’s biggest subway maps — on purpose

One Beijing day and one Shanghai day run entirely by metro: the world’s largest network in Shanghai, one of Earth’s two largest in Beijing. In these cities the subway is itself the exhibit — headways, throughput, and payment tech no US system approaches.

Xiaomi SU7 electric sedan — The SU7 you can’t buy in America — factory program attempted, flagship guaranteed. Wikimedia Commons — attribution confirmed pre-launch.

$2,985 land-only · $500 deposit · L visa required ($140) · fair add-ons: floor guide/translation days, badge assist, fair-week hotel block.

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All site visits are subject to confirmation and availability. Named companies indicate planned and attempted visits, not guarantees.

Departure morning: If flight time permits, stroll Century Park — next to the SNIEC fair grounds and the hotel — on Wednesday morning before your airport transfer.

The day-by-day (tentative)

Tentative plan — order and site visits subject to confirmation and availability.

Day 1: Monday, March 1, 2027 (provisional)

AM: Land PEK; onboarding
PM: Transit cards, eSIMs, payments setup
Evening: Welcome dinner (included)

Day 2: Tuesday, March 2, 2027

AM: Temple of Heaven at exercise hour — by metro
PM: Forbidden City ¥40 low season + Jingshan
Evening: Peking duck dinner (included)

Day 3: Wednesday, March 3, 2027

AM: Xiaomi EV factory, Yizhuang
PM: Robot Mall + Apollo Go demo
Evening: Free

Day 4: Thursday, March 4, 2027

AM: Mutianyu Great Wall — weekday-empty
PM: Zhongguancun Exhibition Center
Evening: Free

Day 5: Friday, March 5, 2027

AM: China Science & Technology Museum
PM: Flagship 350 km/h HSR Beijing → Shanghai (4h18m)
Evening: The Bund at night

Day 6: Saturday, March 6, 2027

AM: Yu Garden + old town
PM: French Concession; optional 431 km/h maglev round trip
Evening: Dumpling dinner (included)

Day 7: Sunday, March 7, 2027

AM: Shanghai Auto Museum, Anting
PM: Jiading robotaxi hosted attempt
Evening: Free

Day 8: Monday, March 8, 2027

AM: Xiaomi EV flagship Waigaoqiao — all-metro day
PM: Shanghai Tower 118F
Evening: Huawei global flagship, Nanjing Road

Day 9: Tuesday, March 9, 2027

AM: Shanghai Astronomy Museum, Lingang
PM: Zhangjiang AI Island attempt
Evening: Farewell-eve dinner (included)

Day 10: Wednesday, March 10, 2027

AM: MoSu Space / Fourier attempts; if flight time permits — Century Park stroll
PM: Trip ends 3:00 pm at AWE’s door — fair-goers move to AWE hotels; SNIEC opens Thursday
Evening: Homebound flights from PVG

Dates are provisional until AWE (the “CES of China”) announces 2027 dates — the structure holds: we start the Monday ten days before opening and end the Wednesday before. Per person, double occupancy; single-room supplement announced with deposits.