Travel Guide

This China rainy season guide explains when the wet weather hits, where typhoons land, and how to keep a trip enjoyable even when the sky will not cooperate. Rain in…

This China senior travel guide helps older visitors plan a trip that is comfortable, safe, and still full of the sights that make the country worth the long flight. A…

This China birdwatching guide maps out the country’s best wetlands, the seasons when rare species appear, and the basic gear a first-timer needs. China sits on the East Asian-Australasian flyway,…

This China stargazing guide points you to the darkest, most accessible skies in the country and tells you when to go. China has huge arid and high-plateau regions where city…

This China beaches guide covers where to swim, when the water is warm, and how to stay safe on the country’s long coastline. China has more than 18,000 kilometres of…

China is a cyclist’s sleeper hit. The terrain runs from flat rice-country lanes to high plateau passes, and the roads are generally well paved and surprisingly bike-friendly once you leave…

Most visitors come to China for the Wall or the pandas and leave without knowing the country has a waterway older and longer than anything in Europe. The Grand Canal,…

If you want a trip that feels like it matters, planning around UNESCO sites is a smart shortcut. China has one of the longest lists in the world, and the…

A China lantern festival guide has to start with a small correction: the lantern festival most visitors imagine — the giant glowing installations — is partly modern spectacle and partly…

A China winter sports guide is overdue, because the country’s cold months are far better traveled than most visitors assume. After hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, China poured money into…