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Explore China

38 destinations3 full city guides36 local tips

Destinations

38 destinations in view
  1. Beijing 北京Full guide Imperial, enormous, and more fun than its serious face suggests26 places29 tips7 stories🎟 8 to book ahead
  2. Shanghai 上海Full guide Glossy, fast and fashionable — with old lanes hiding behind the skyline21 places2 tips🎟 2 to book ahead
  3. Shenzhen 深圳Full guide China’s young tech city — and the easiest door in from Hong Kong20 places5 tips🎟 1 to book ahead
  4. Changchun 长春Coming soon Northeastern capital with a puppet-emperor palace and film history
  5. Changsha 长沙Coming soon Loud, late-night food city with serious chilli
  6. Chengdu 成都Coming soon Laid-back, spicy, and full of pandas
  7. Chongqing 重庆Coming soon Vertical, neon-lit mountain city with the fieriest hotpot in China
  8. Dalian 大连Coming soon Tidy seaside city with coastal drives and fresh seafood
  9. Fuzhou 福州Coming soon Green, unhurried Fujian capital with well-kept old lanes
  10. Guangzhou 广州Coming soon Laid-back trading city that lives to eat — dim sum is a way of life
  11. Guilin 桂林Coming soon Karst peaks and river cruises — the China of scroll paintings
  12. Guiyang 贵阳Coming soon Cool-summer mountain city and gateway to Guizhou’s villages
  13. Haikou 海口Coming soon Tropical, relaxed capital of China’s beach island
  14. Hangzhou 杭州Coming soon Poetic lakeside city with tea hills and a tech-money glow
  15. Harbin 哈尔滨Coming soon Russian-flavoured city of ice palaces and –25°C winters
  16. Hohhot 呼和浩特Coming soon Mongolian-flavoured capital and jump-off for the grasslands
  17. Huangshan 黄山Coming soon Base for the granite peaks of Yellow Mountain and Huizhou villages
  18. Kunming 昆明Coming soon “City of Eternal Spring” and launchpad for Yunnan
  19. Lanzhou 兰州Coming soon Yellow River city famous for hand-pulled beef noodles
  20. Lhasa 拉萨Coming soon High-altitude holy city of the Potala Palace
  21. Lijiang 丽江Coming soon Naxi old town under the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
  22. Nanchang 南昌Coming soon Low-key river city en route to Jingdezhen porcelain and Lushan
  23. Nanjing 南京Coming soon Leafy former capital with Ming walls and heavy history
  24. Qingdao 青岛Coming soon German-era seaside city with beaches and a beer festival
  25. Sanya 三亚Coming soon China’s beach resort city on the tropical south coast
  26. Shenyang 沈阳Coming soon Northeastern powerhouse with a mini Forbidden City
  27. Shijiazhuang 石家庄Coming soon Workaday Hebei capital — base for Zhengding’s ancient temples
  28. Suzhou 苏州Coming soon Classical gardens and canals, 25 minutes from Shanghai
  29. Taiyuan 太原Coming soon Gateway to Pingyao’s walled town and Shanxi’s ancient temples
  30. Tianjin 天津Coming soon Easy-going port city of European villas and cross-talk comedy
  31. Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐Coming soon Silk Road metropolis and hub for Xinjiang’s vast landscapes
  32. Wuhan 武汉Coming soon Big, busy river city at the heart of China’s rail network
  33. Xi’an 西安Coming soon Ancient capital of 13 dynasties — Terracotta Warriors and street-food nights
  34. Xiamen 厦门Coming soon Breezy island city with seafood, sea views and a slow pace
  35. Xining 西宁Coming soon Base camp for Qinghai Lake and the Tibetan plateau
  36. Yinchuan 银川Coming soon Desert-edge city of wineries and Western Xia tombs
  37. Zhangjiajie 张家界Coming soon Sandstone pillar forests that inspired “Avatar”
  38. Zhengzhou 郑州Coming soon Rail hub and base for Shaolin Temple and Longmen Grottoes
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