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Start with a city

Mainland hubs with attractions, stations, and clearly labelled demo data — not live inventory.

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Destinations across China

Select a city to open its travel guide.

China destination map A geographic overview of China with labeled city dots. Select a city to explore the linked guides. Beijing Beijing Chengdu Chengdu Chongqing Chongqing Guangzhou Guangzhou Hangzhou Hangzhou Shanghai Shanghai Shenzhen Shenzhen Suzhou Suzhou Xi'an Xi'an China destination map Close-up of the destination area. Numbered markers match the linked city key below. Beijing 1 Chengdu 2 Chongqing 3 Guangzhou 4 Hangzhou 5 Shanghai 6 Shenzhen 7 Suzhou 8 Xi'an 9

1. 1Beijing
2. 2Chengdu
3. 3Chongqing
4. 4Guangzhou
5. 5Hangzhou
6. 6Shanghai
7. 7Shenzhen
8. 8Suzhou
9. 9Xi'an

Map shows the destination area. City positions use our destination catalog. Map data: Natural Earth.

• Beijing

  Beijing

  北京 Imperial capital, living city
• Shanghai

  Shanghai

  上海 River skyline, layered neighborhoods
• Shaanxi

  Xi'an

  西安 Silk Road origin city
• Sichuan

  Chengdu

  成都 Pandas, teahouses, gateway to Sichuan
• Chongqing

  Chongqing

  重庆 Mountain city at the river confluence
• Guangdong

  Guangzhou

  广州 Pearl River commerce and Cantonese food
• Guangdong

  Shenzhen

  深圳 Tech metropolis on the Pearl River Delta
• Zhejiang

  Hangzhou

  杭州 West Lake poetry and tech lakeside
• Jiangsu

  Suzhou

  苏州 Classical gardens and canal towns

Corridors between the hubs

Schematic connections on one map. Journey bands are Demo estimates — never live tickets or invented fares.

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Hotels and airport transfers

Neighborhood shortlists and airport-to-city guides with official sources — no live rates.

Hotel guides →

Hotels

Where to stay in Beijing

Compare an eastern historic-center base, a Gulou courtyard stay and modern Sanlitun. Choose the neighborhood before the room style.

Airport transfers

Beijing Capital Airport

Take the Capital Airport Express into the subway network, choose a city-bound coach if its stop suits your hotel, or use the official taxi rank for a direct ride. Check your arrival terminal before planning the pickup.

All airport transfers →

Prep that reduces day-one friction

eSIM, payments, apps, and arrival notes — orientation, not legal advice.

Before you go →

• China eSIMs: choose a plan for your tripCompare connection options, check your phone and prepare a working data connection before arrival.
• Mobile payments in China: Alipay, WeChat Pay and backupsPrepare a payment app and a fallback before you need to pay for your first journey.
• Alipay for foreign visitorsPrepare your account, check your card and understand what to do if setup does not complete.
• WeChat Pay for foreign visitorsPrepare your account, check your card and understand what to do if setup does not complete.
• Essential apps for a China tripBuild a small, useful travel toolkit for navigation, payments, tickets and communication.

Itineraries and tools

Day-by-day sketches plus small utilities on the same catalog — every estimate labelled.

All itineraries →

• 1 daysBeijing in 1 dayOne focused historic-core day: Forbidden City morning and Temple of Heaven afternoon, with hutong buffer — not a Wall day.

• 3 daysBeijing classics in 3 daysPalace axis, Temple of Heaven, and a Great Wall day — paced for first-time visitors. Extend with the trip planner for multi-city HSR legs.

• 5 daysBeijing in 5 daysClassics plus slower hutong and Chaoyang evenings, with a spare day for a second neighborhood or onward-rail buffer — still an outline, not a package.

• Rail explorer

  HSR corridors between major cities.

• Budget calculator

  Illustrative CNY trip bands.

• Travel checklist

  Pre-trip prompts, not legal advice.

• Trip planner

  Deterministic itineraries from catalog data.

All tools →

• First-time guide to high-speed rail in ChinaUnderstand station security, seat classes, and boarding before your first journey.
• How foreigners buy China train ticketsLearn how to book tickets, enter passport details, and prepare for your journey.
• Payments and connectivity for visitorsPractical orientation on mobile payments, cards, and eSIM/Wi‑Fi — policies change; verify before travel.