English super-guides for inbound China travel

Read one guide,
know the whole city.

No 40 open tabs. No outdated forum threads. Just one deep, honest, foreigner-first city guide that takes you from the airport to the last bite of hotpot β€” every detail verified for 2026.

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Why China Travel

Built for the traveler standing in the arrivals hall.

Most "China travel" content is written for people who already live there, or hasn't been touched since the borders reopened. We do the opposite.

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Read one guide, know the whole city

One page covers visas, payments, getting around, where to stay, what to eat and what to skip β€” start to finish, no tab-hopping.

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Every detail verified for 2026

Fares, ticket prices, opening hours and visa rules are checked against official sources β€” and dated β€” so you act on facts, not a 2019 blog.

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Written for foreign travelers, not locals

We answer the questions a Western visitor actually asks β€” the Great Firewall, foreign cards, the spice β€” in plain English, no insider assumptions.

Featured destinations

Start with a city that's fully mapped.

15 deep super-guides are live right now β€” every price, ticket and policy verified for 2026. Here's a taste; browse them all by region below.

China Travel Essentials

The four things to sort before you fly.

Get these right and China feels effortless. Get them wrong and you're stuck at the gate with no internet and no way to pay.

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Visa & Entry

50 countries visa-free for 30 days; most others get 240-hour transit. Who qualifies and how.

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Mobile Payments

Bind a foreign Visa/Mastercard to Alipay & WeChat Pay β€” no Chinese bank account needed.

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Internet & VPN

An international eSIM routes you around the Great Firewall β€” Google & Maps just work.

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Getting Around

Metro by QR code, Didi with an English app and a foreign card. Cheap, clean, easy.

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Your first trip to China starts here.

Pick a city, read one guide, and arrive knowing exactly how it works. We'll keep adding cities and keeping every fact current.

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