14 Days in Southern China: Hong Kong, Chongqing, Chengdu, Shenzhen & Macau
A practical two-week route linking five of southern China's most compelling cities, with pacing advice, transport logic, and realistic daily plans for first-time visitors.
Beijing Itineraries: 3 Weeks vs 30 Days vs 56 Days
How to plan Beijing on three different time budgets — a tight 3-week visit, a full 30-day stay, and an extended 56-day trip — with day-by-day pacing, day trips, and where to slow down.
Beijing During Golden Week & Mid-Autumn Festival: A First-Timer's Itinerary
Traveling to Beijing during China's Golden Week? Expect big crowds and book everything early. Here's a realistic 3-day plan plus Mid-Autumn tips.
Beijing First-Timer Itinerary, Tailored to Where You're From
A practical 4-day Beijing itinerary with arrival, payment, and visa notes specifically for visitors from the UK, US, Canada, and Australia.
Beijing on Your Own: A Three-Day Solo Itinerary and Everything That Changes When You Travel Alone
Beijing is one of the easiest big cities in Asia to do alone — if you know where the friction is. A three-day itinerary that works at one person's pace, plus how to eat alone comfortably, get photos of yourself, fill the evenings and stay unbothered.
First Trip to China: A Classic 1–3 Week Route
A tried-and-true first-timer route linking Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai and optional additions like Guilin or Chengdu, with pacing tips and practical logistics.
Visiting Guangzhou During Chinese New Year Week: A First-Timer's Itinerary
Chinese New Year week in Guangzhou is quieter than you'd expect — but with smart planning, closed attractions and festival crowds are easy to work around. Here's a realistic 3-day plan.
Guangzhou or Shanghai for a March Trip: Which City Suits You Better?
March is a sweet spot for both Shanghai and Guangzhou, but they offer very different experiences. This guide compares weather, food, sights, and costs to help first-time visitors choose.
9 Nights in Shanghai: Enough Time? Plus Suzhou and Hangzhou Day Trips
Nine nights gives you a relaxed Shanghai trip with room for side trips. Here's how to split your days between the city, Suzhou's gardens, and Hangzhou's West Lake.
Shenzhen After Dark: Beyond the Night Markets
From skyline light shows to waterfront strolls and rooftop bars, here's how to spend an evening in Shenzhen without stepping into a single night market.
Supplier Hunting in Shenzhen: A First-Timer's Sourcing Itinerary
A practical 2–3 day plan for Western buyers meeting suppliers in Shenzhen — from Huaqiangbei electronics markets to factory visits in Bao'an, with tips on payments, translation, and getting around.
Small-Group Tours in China: Worth It If You Hate Planning (But Hate Big Coaches)
Small-group tours (8–15 people) sit between fully independent travel and the 40-seat coach crowds. Here's when they're worth it in and around Beijing, and how to pick a good one.
Hong Kong–Shenzhen–Macau in One Day: Transport and Documents
Can you really hit three territories in a single day? Yes — if you understand the border crossings, visa rules, and the high-speed rail and ferry links that stitch them together.
Your Second Trip to Beijing: Three Days Beyond the Big Three
Already did the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and the Summer Palace? A three-day plan through the Beijing first-timers never reach — temple lanes around Yonghegong, an 800-year-old white dagoba, a working national library and the old legation quarter — with realistic timings, ticket ranges and the swaps that make it work.
Beijing Live Music: Livehouses, Concert Halls and How to Buy Tickets
From hutong livehouses to the National Centre's concert halls: where Beijing's music clusters, what tickets really cost, the Chinese apps you need before you land, and a sample night that gets you home before the last train.
24 Hours in Beijing: A Layover Itinerary That Works
How much of Beijing you can really see between flights — with hour-by-hour plans for 8 hours and for 4, plus the time math that keeps you from missing your plane.
Beijing Zoo and the Pandas: A Family Half-Day
A relaxed half-day plan for seeing Beijing's giant pandas with kids, including how to get there, what to skip, and where to refuel.
Hiking Beyond Beijing: Baihe Canyon, the Water Great Wall, and Why Jiankou Is Off Limits
The honest version of a Beijing hiking day: why the famous wild-wall sections such as Jiankou are illegal to climb and have killed people, and what to do instead — the legal Great Wall that stands in water at Huanghuacheng, and the canyon walk through Baihe that delivers the same drama without breaking the law.
Beijing Hot Springs & Countryside Resorts: What You Can Reach Without a Car
The metro-reachable city springs, the Great Wall night at Gubei Water Town by high-speed train, ski-plus-soak combinations in Chongli and Yanqing, private-pool resorts, and the soaking safety rules.
Beijing Skiing & Winter: Chongli Resorts, Trains, Costs and Gear
How to ski near Beijing — Chongli's five Olympic-resort slopes versus the city's day-trip hills, the 1-hour high-speed train, what snow passes and rentals cost, whether to buy or rent gear, and how to stay safe.
Beijing Sports Events: China Open, the Marathon, Football & Basketball
Dates, venues and metro access for the China Open and Beijing Marathon, how Chinese real-name ticketing works with a passport, what marathon entry actually requires, and how event days shut the city's roads.
Day Trips from Beijing: Tianjin, Chengde & Gubei Water Town
Genuine half-day and full-day escapes by high-speed rail — Tianjin (30 min), Chengde Mountain Resort (under an hour) and Gubei Water Town, plus how to book.
Beijing Festivals & Seasons: A Month-by-Month Calendar
Temple fairs at Spring Festival, lantern festivals, cherry blossom, autumn leaves and the National Day crush — what happens when, and how to plan around it.
Beijing Nightlife & Evening Things to Do
Sanlitun, Houhai, Gulou and 798 — bars, lakeside boats, hutong strolls and night markets, all easy to reach by subway.
Beijing with Kids: A Practical Family Guide
The best age-appropriate sights, a relaxed 3-day plan, ticket and money rules for children, baby-care logistics and food picky eaters will eat.
Forbidden City & Great Wall with Kids: The Slow, Doable Version
How to book the Forbidden City on a child's passport, a 3-hour route that doesn't collapse in tears, which Great Wall section to pick, and when to quit.
3 Days in Beijing
A realistic day-by-day itinerary covering the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and Beijing's old neighbourhoods.