Day to Day

Here's my rough itinerary (suggestions welcome!):

October
3 - Fly to Beijing around noon.
4 - Arrive in early afternoon. Check in and explore around the hotel.
5 - Olympic Architecture /Turner projects
6 - City Sites
7 - Outer Area Sites / Great Wall
8 - Great Wall
9 - Travel to Xian
10 - Historical sites including Terra Cotta Soldiers
11 - TBD around Xian
12 - Travel to Shanghai
13 - Architecture/City Sites
14 - Shanghai Bienniale
15 - Fly to NYC in late afternoon. Arrive in early evening.