Travel Guide

I planned my first Sichuan 7 day itinerary around one stubborn idea: see giant pandas, stand under a 71-meter Buddha, and walk a real mountain, all in one week without…

Yunnan is the one province we tell first-time China travellers to protect with at least ten days, because it is not one place — it is a vertical slice of…

A month is the sweet spot for China. Two weeks barely scratches Beijing and Shanghai; three weeks lets you add one region; but a full China one month itinerary is…

Planning a trip to mainland China can feel overwhelming before you book a single ticket. The country is vast, the payment apps are different, and visa rules keep changing. In…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

We get asked the same question again and again by travelers planning their first trip to the mountains here: what do I actually need to carry? A China hiking gear…