Top 15 China Travel Tips – Things to Know Before You Go
Planning a trip to China and traveling throughout the country can be daunting, especially if you’ve never been there before.…
Author: China Travel Editorial Team
Yunnan Travel Guide 2026: Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La & Tiger Leaping Gorge
Yunnan is China’s most diverse province by almost any measure — geography, climate, ethnicity, food. It also rewards a longer,…
Ultimate Guide to Seeing Panda Huahua at Chengdu Research Base
If you show up at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding at noon expecting to see Huahua eating…
The Taoist Culture of Mount Qingcheng: A Systematic Exploration
Mount Qingcheng (Qingcheng Shan) is one of the four sacred mountains of Taoism, but unlike the more famous Wudang or…
Chengdu as a Sports & Events City: Why It Keeps Hosting World-Class Tournaments
Chengdu is becoming China’s default city for major international sporting events, and the reasons have less to do with luck…
Shanghai for International Visitors 2026: 144-Hour Transit, Airports, First-Day Survival
Shanghai is the easiest Chinese city to land in cold, with no Mandarin, no advance research, and a vague plan.…
The Palace Museum (Forbidden City): How to Actually Use a 4-Hour or Full-Day Visit
The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and is a symbol of ancient China. When you stand within the grand and orderly high walls and deep courtyards, you can truly feel its former glory.
Chengdu’s Tech Boom Meets Teahouse Culture
Chengdu is the only Chinese megacity where you can spend a morning watching engineers ship code in a 400-meter-tall office…
Chengdu’s Chunxi Road
Chunxi Road is overhyped as a shopping destination and underrated as a place to eat. If you walk in expecting…
Guangzhou: The Southern Gateway of China
Beijing is the political capital, Shanghai is the economic capital, but Guangzhou has been China’s southern capital for 2,200 years…