Destinations
Pick a city to start. Each guide covers the headline sights, what to eat, where to stay and how to get around.
City Guide Shanghai 上海
Skyline metropolis where the Bund meets French Concession lanes.
City Guide Beijing 北京
Imperial palaces, hutongs and the Great Wall at your doorstep.
City Guide Guangzhou 广州
Cantonese heartland: dim sum towers, colonial Shamian and the Pearl River.
City Guide Shenzhen 深圳
Shenzhen city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Chengdu 成都
Home of giant pandas, Sichuan hotpot and the slowest tea-house afternoons.
City Guide Hangzhou 杭州
West Lake poems, Longjing tea fields and Alibaba's garden city.
City Guide Chongqing 重庆
Mountain cyberpunk city: hotpot fog, monorail through buildings, night views.
City Guide Xiamen 厦门
Xiamen city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Qingdao 青岛
German quarter on the sea: beer, beaches and red-roofed hills.
City Guide Xi'an 西安
Terracotta warriors and the old Silk Road gateway.
City Guide Kunming 昆明
Kunming city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Sanya 三亚
Sanya city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Nanjing 南京
Ancient capital with city walls, lakes and lantern-lit temples.
City Guide Haikou 海口
Haikou city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Fuzhou 福州
Fuzhou city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Zhangjiajie 张家界
Zhangjiajie city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Suzhou 苏州
Suzhou city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Wuhan 武汉
Yangtze River crossing: Yellow Crane Tower, East Lake and hot dry noodles.
City Guide Harbin 哈尔滨
Harbin city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Dalian 大连
Dalian city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Shenyang 沈阳
Shenyang city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Changsha 长沙
Changsha city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Zhuhai 珠海
Zhuhai city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Tianjin 天津
Tianjin city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Urumqi 乌鲁木齐
Urumqi city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Zhengzhou 郑州
Zhengzhou city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Jinhua & Yiwu 金华·义乌
Jinhua & Yiwu city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Lijiang 丽江
Lijiang city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Guilin 桂林
Guilin city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Xishuangbanna (Jinghong) 西双版纳（景洪）
Xishuangbanna (Jinghong) city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Yanji (Yanbian) 延吉（延边）
Yanji (Yanbian) city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Datong 大同
Datong city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Dali 大理
Dali city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Jiuzhaigou 九寨沟
Jiuzhaigou city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Heihe 黑河
Heihe city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Manzhouli 满洲里
Manzhouli city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Dunhuang 敦煌
Dunhuang city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Kashgar 喀什
Kashgar city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Yining & Khorgas 伊宁·霍尔果斯
Yining & Khorgas city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Quanzhou 泉州
Quanzhou city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Wuyishan 武夷山
Wuyishan city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Wuyuan 婺源
Wuyuan city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Lingshui 陵水
Lingshui city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Jianshui 建水
Jianshui city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Altay 阿勒泰
Altay city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Jinggangshan 井冈山
Jinggangshan city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Wanzhou 万州
Wanzhou city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Daocheng 稻城
Daocheng city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Suifenhe 绥芬河
Suifenhe city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Hunchun 珲春
Hunchun city guide — sights, tickets and getting around.
City Guide Luoyang 洛阳
Ancient capital of thirteen dynasties and eastern starting point of the Silk Road, with three calling cards: peonies, grottoes, and ancient ruins
City Guide Huangshan 黄山
Core area of Hui culture, with three parallel themes: mountains, ancient villages, and old streets
City Guide Erenhot 二连浩特
The largest China–Mongolia land border port and 'Home of Dinosaurs', with twin themes of border trade and cross-border experiences
City Guide Wuxi 无锡
Pearl of Lake Tai and a famed modern industrial and commercial city; a Jiangnan water town with a canal running through it
City Guide Ningbo 宁波
(Dual-label city of port business and Jiangnan culture-tourism: external list positioning = port business; Japanese/Korean plus European/American port-trade clientele layered with Jiangnan water-town sightseeing; National Historical and Cultural City and Maritime Silk…
City Guide Yantai 烟台
(Coastal resort city: external list positioning = coastal resort; Japanese/Korean plus Russian clientele layered on top; twin calling cards of the Fairy Coast and the Wine City; a major port on the Bohai Rim
City Guide Weihai 威海
(Coastal resort city: external list positioning = coastal resort · dense Korean clientele; one of the closest cities on the Chinese mainland to South Korea; a coastline stretching a thousand li against the backdrop of the China–South Korea Free Trade Area
City Guide Chengde 承德
(Imperial garden city: external list positioning = imperial gardens · European and American cultural clientele; the Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples are a World Cultural Heritage site; served as the Qing dynasty's summer palace and second political center
City Guide Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛
(Coastal resort city: external list positioning = coastal resort · Russian/East Asian summer-holiday clientele; a unique city where the Great Wall meets the sea and Bohai Bay summer retreats overlap; named after Qin Shi Huang's eastern tour in search of immortals
City Guide Nanning 南宁
External list positioning: gateway to ASEAN; Southeast Asia/ASEAN business clientele
City Guide Beihai 北海
External list positioning: coastal seaside tourism, Southeast Asian/Russian cruise clientele
City Guide Shangrao (Sanqingshan) 上饶（三清山）（8条）
External list positioning: dual calling cards of Mount Sanqing/Wuyuan, East Asian + Western scenery clientele
City Guide Yichang 宜昌
External list positioning: gateway to the Yangtze River Three Gorges, Western long-haul cruise clientele
City Guide Jinan 济南
External list positioning: City of Springs culture, Japanese/Korean + East Asian culture clientele
City Guide Shangri-La 香格里拉
Capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, average elevation approx. 3,300 m, external list positioning as "highland hidden gem", main clientele: Western long-haul backpackers and Tibetan culture travelers
City Guide Dandong 丹东
China's largest border city, facing Sinuiju, North Korea across the Yalu River, external list positioning as "China–North Korea border", main clientele: South Korean tourists and Western border-tour travelers
City Guide Huzhou 湖州
Renowned city on Lake Tai and the only Chinese city named after the lake, external list positioning as "Jiangnan culture & tourism", main clientele: Japanese/Korean and Western business and vacation travelers
City Guide Xilinhot 锡林浩特
Seat of the Xilingol League and a core showcase of Mongol-Yuan steppe culture and nomadic civilization, external list positioning as "grassland gateway", main clientele: Mongolian and Russian steppe tours and in-depth grassland travelers