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China Travel Notes

Find your own China.

Explore destinations, local experiences, and everyday culture.

Visitors walking along the Great Wall through green mountains near Beijing — Explore the Great Wall

Customers at a street food stall in China — Discover Local Flavours

A woman in blue-grey hanfu walking through a garden corridor beside trees and rockeries

Try a Hanfu Experience

Where to Go

Find a city that fits your kind of trip.

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing, with its golden finial, three roof tiers and white marble terrace

Beijing

Palace courtyards and winding hutong lanes.

Shanghai's Lujiazui skyline across the Huangpu River in soft dusk light

Shanghai

Historic waterfront streets and a striking modern skyline.

Rows of grey-brown Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an

Xi’an

Terracotta warriors and bike rides along ancient city walls.

A giant panda sitting among bamboo, positioned to the right of the scene

Chengdu

Pandas, teahouses and Sichuan flavours.

Hongyadong's illuminated layered roofs beside the river in Chongqing at blue hour

Chongqing

Hillside lanes, riverside nights and bubbling hotpot.

People riding snow tubes down an ice slide in front of the towers of Volga Manor in Harbin

Harbin

Ice sculptures, snowy streets and winter festivities.

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Local Experience

Get a feel for local life. Find something you’d love to try.

A woman in blue-grey hanfu walking through a garden corridor beside trees and rockeries

Traditional Dress

Try on hanfu and step into Chinese tradition.

Yingge dancers holding wooden batons beside white and red lion costumes and a large drum in front of an ancestral hall

Cultural Festivals

Enjoy colourful parades and local celebrations.

A visitor on the right shaping a clay pot with both hands on a pottery wheel, viewed from a side angle

Traditional Crafts

Try your hand at paper cutting and pottery.

A visitor in black and a martial artist in ochre robes practising kung fu in front of a stone gateway

Kung Fu

Discover the art and discipline of Chinese kung fu.

Three visitors in an orange inflatable raft on a river between frost-covered trees

Rafting

Enjoy scenic river adventures across the seasons.

A rider and horses on a snowy riverbank with wooden cabins across the sunlit river

Horseback Riding

Ride through open landscapes and scenic trails.

Unique Attractions

What kind of landscape draws you in?

A stone arch bridge over a canal with traditional wooden boats and an oarsman

Water Towns

Traditional village houses around a circular patterned stone plaza below misty hills

Ancient Villages

A temple complex with layered ornate roofs against green mountains and a blue sky

Temples

Sunlit granite ridges overlooking layers of distant mountain peaks and low clouds

Mountains

Winding turquoise water surrounded by golden autumn trees and evergreen forest

Lakes

A snow-covered mountain peak glowing in warm morning light above clouds and pine forest

Snow-Capped Mountains

Cattle beside a winding river through open green grassland

Grasslands

A camel caravan crossing golden sand dunes beside a stranded wooden boat

Deserts

Wooden village houses covered in thick snow below forested mountain slopes

Snow Destinations

Before You Go

A few essentials for a smoother trip.

Visas & Entry

Check entry requirements before you book.

Money & Payments

Prepare for everyday payments in China.

Internet & Connectivity

Stay connected throughout your trip.

Getting Around

Explore trains, flights and local transport.