Where to go in China
Explore China city by city — Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xi'an, and more. Each destination comes with our local knowledge: what to see, when to go, and what most travelers miss. Plan your route by city.
Beijing
The capital where empire was built — and where tomorrow's AI is being trained
Shanghai
China's window to the future — colonial past, autonomous present
Shenzhen
40 years from fishing village to global tech capital
Chengdu
Pandas, a 3,000-year-old bronze mystery, and China's most beloved slow life
Xi'an
Where China began — Terracotta Army, Silk Road start, Tang golden age
Hangzhou
Marco Polo's favorite city — West Lake, tea, and Alibaba's hometown
Guangzhou
China's 2,000-year-old gateway to the world
Xiamen
Car-free island life and the bizarre UNESCO Tulou roundhouses
Hong Kong
Where East meets West — our home base