Serviced apartments in China are the accommodation most visitors overlook, yet they are often the smartest choice once your trip passes the one-week mark. Unlike a hotel room, a serviced…
Booking hotels in China as a foreigner is usually straightforward, but the system has one quirk that catches many first-time visitors off guard: some hotels will simply refuse your reservation…
A China hotel chains comparison is the fastest way to take the guesswork out of where you sleep on the mainland. Unlike in Europe or North America, where travellers default…
Most visitors know Hainan for its coastline, but the island’s green heart is just as remarkable. This Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park guide takes you past the resorts and into…
Qianshan Mountain, known locally as Qianshan or “Thousand Lotus Peaks,” sits about 20 kilometres southeast of Anshan in Liaoning Province and ranks among the most rewarding day trips in China’s…
In the loess hills of Shanxi, China, the Wang Family Courtyard is the largest and most imposing of the province’s famous merchant compound mansions — a walled hillside warren of…
Deep in the west of Inner Mongolia, China, the Ejina Poplar Forest turns the desert gold for barely three weeks a year. For photographers and autumn lovers it is one…
Tucked into the southeast of Yunnan, China, Puzhehei is a calm, water-bound landscape of isolated karst hills, lotus-covered lakes and Yi minority villages — a softer, slower alternative to the…
If you enjoy landscape photography, the Dongchuan Red Land in Yunnan, China is one of the most photogenic places in the country and one of the easiest day or overnight…
Planning a road trip through Xinjiang, China? The Duku Highway is one of the most spectacular drives in the country and, for many visitors, the single best reason to come….