Star Express (Fosun Group)'s flagship. 38 en-suite rooms, suites up to 22 m². The widest route portfolio: five itineraries from 4 to 17 days across the Silk Road and Xinjiang.
The flagship of the Panda Express family, and its most luxurious train. The world's first Shu Brocade Song Rhyme aesthetic sleeper, 18 cars, 46 cabins (6 JinTa + 40 JinWo), 92 guests, a 1:0.5 staff-to-guest ratio. 2026 remaining: 29 Aug, 15 Sep, 2 Oct (16 days), 20 Oct (13 days). 2027: 8 sailings May to October.
China's first Chinese-scholarly-aesthetic luxury train. 92 seats, 13.7 m2 suites. Lingnan courtyard lobby and Cantonese-Hunan fusion dining. One 18-day Guangzhou-Xinjiang route, offered in two 2027 editions. From RMB 98,880.
Chengdu Culture & Tourism Group's premium luxury train. 18 cars, 54 en-suite rooms. Approximately 70% inbound international guests. The only premium train departing from Chengdu.
Panda Express family · two luxury tiers curated by China Expresses
China's largest luxury train suites at 21 m2. A moving five-star hotel through Northeast China. 60 seats, dual-season: winter 10-day Arctic route to Mohe, summer forest journeys. Awarded Top 100 Chinese Cultural Tourism Brand Export 2025.
The third-generation flagship enters 2027 with Supreme and Imperial Gold Diamond suites, all en-suite, all private. A 14-day North-South Xinjiang panorama with 13 seasonal departures. The moving five-star palace, refined.
The only train that works northern Xinjiang by private vehicle. Rebranded from upgraded New Orient Express Silver and Blue Diamond carriages, with a pioneering train-plus-coach model: leave the train at Kuitun, travel the Dushanzi canyons, Tangbula and Nalati by car, rejoin at Yining. From RMB 16,999.
China's most intimate luxury train. Only 22 rooms for 44 guests. Star Express (Fosun Group). Dual-season operation: summer grasslands and winter snow routes through Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.
The only luxury train on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Built for the railway's 20th anniversary: panoramic observation car with +24cm oversized windows, 9 soft-sleeper carriages with per-berth pulse oxygen supply. Tibetan-inspired design throughout.
The Panda Express family also includes the specialist tiers Anyi Express (安逸号) and Shifang (什邡号). These are positioned for the broader tourist market and are not part of our curated luxury fleet, but remain available on request.
A fifth panda train, Jinxiu Dongfang (锦绣东方号), is announced for 2027 with 66 seats and two restaurant cars. It has not yet carried guests, so it is not ranked above; see its page for the full specification.
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