Travel Guides

Qin Bronze Chariots & the Terracotta Army: 2026 Visitor Guide

The Qin bronze chariots sit in the same museum complex as the terracotta army in Xi’an, and one standard 120 […]

Shanghai Hongqiao Airport (SHA) is the city’s closer, calmer airport, sitting just 13 kilometers west of downtown and handling mostly

Shanghai is one of the easiest big cities in China for a first-time foreign visitor, and in 2026 many travelers

The Taiwan high speed rail is a single 350 km line down the island’s west coast, running Shinkansen-based trains at

Shenzhen has four main train stations, and the one you need depends entirely on where you are going. Shenzhen North

Wangfujing Street is Beijing’s most famous pedestrian shopping street, a 1,818-meter (about 1.1-mile) traffic-free strip in the Dongcheng District, a

WeChat Pay for tourists works with a foreign Visa or Mastercard. You download the app, verify your passport, link your

Yes, you can use WhatsApp in China in 2026, but not by default. WhatsApp has been blocked inside mainland China

The best place to stay in Beijing for a first visit is Wangfujing or Qianmen, both in the central Dongcheng

For most first-time visitors, the best place to stay in Shanghai is around The Bund or the neighboring Nanjing East

Most of your phone still works in China, but some of the apps you rely on most do not. Google

Yu Garden is a 400-year-old Ming Dynasty garden in central Shanghai, and entry costs 30-40 RMB (about 4-6 USD) depending