China Tourist Information Centers Guide: Where to Get Local Help
The single best free resource most visitors never use is the China tourist information center inside the airport arrivals hall. We have pointed weary travelers to the desk at Beijing…
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China Travel with Pets Guide: Bringing Your Animal Along
China travel with pets is possible, but it runs on rules that catch even seasoned travelers off guard. We have helped a family move a border collie from Shanghai to…
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China Travel Emergency Numbers Guide: Stay Safe and Prepared
Before you memorise the Forbidden City opening hours, memorise this: China travel emergency numbers are short, universal, and free from any phone, including a locked smartphone’s emergency dialer. We have…
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China Domestic Flight Booking Guide for Foreign Travelers
When a traveler tells us they want to see both the Great Wall and the karst peaks of Guilin in one trip, China domestic flight booking is usually the fastest…
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China Luggage Shipping Guide: Send Bags Ahead and Travel Light
If you are hauling two checked bags between Beijing, Xi’an, and Chengdu, China luggage shipping is the shortcut most first-time visitors never hear about until they are sweating on a…
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Yangshuo Riverside Hotels Guide: Wake Up to Karst Peaks
The single best hotel decision you can make in Guangxi is to book a Yangshuo riverside hotel rather than a room in the busy town center. Yangshuo sits on the…
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Lijiang Boutique Inns Guide: Sleep in a Restored Naxi Courtyard
The best way to sleep in Lijiang is not in a chain tower on the new-city ring road but inside the old town, in a Lijiang boutique inn built from…
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Beijing Zhajiangmian Guide: The Capital’s Comfort Noodle Bowl
Ask a Beijing local what they eat when they want to feel at home, and a large share will say Beijing zhajiangmian, noodles with soybean paste. This is the capital’s…
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Wuhan Hot Dry Noodles Guide: Breakfast the Wuchang Way
The dish that defines a Wuhan morning is not a soup and not a stir-fry, it is a dry, sesame-slicked bowl of Wuhan hot dry noodles, known locally as reganmian….
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Chongqing Xiaomian Guide: The Noodles That Wake the City
If you want to understand Chongqing before you understand anything else about it, start with a bowl of Chongqing xiaomian. This is the city’s true breakfast, the thing that gets…
