上海
Shanghai
Choose a Shanghai airport transfer and hotel area, understand museum bookings, and plan three manageable days around the Bund, Yuyuan and Pudong.
Plan your Shanghai visit →CHMunro · CC BY 4.0Discover China
Choose your city. Plan your first days.
Start with the airport journey and a place to stay, then build a few days around the food and sights you came for. Each guide links to the official transport and booking information you will need.
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北京
Beijing
Plan Beijing around confirmed tickets: compare Capital and Daxing transfers, choose a hotel area, try local food and allow a full day for the Great Wall.
Plan your Beijing visit →Picrazy2 · CC BY-SA 4.0
成都
Chengdu
Plan a first Chengdu visit with the right airport route, panda booking, practical hotel areas and Sichuan food ordering advice.
Plan your Chengdu visit →Limesave · CC BY-SA 4.0
广州
Guangzhou
Arrive through the right Baiyun Airport terminal, choose a Guangzhou base and plan dim sum, old neighborhoods and museum visits.
Plan your Guangzhou visit →jo.sau · CC BY 2.0
深圳
Shenzhen
Choose a Shenzhen base, get from Baoan Airport, visit the right museum and plan a manageable first stay across a spread-out city.
Plan your Shenzhen visit →Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Beyond the city
Southwest China, beyond the first-timer route
Guizhou Travel Guide: Places, Routes & Practical Tips
Come for waterfalls, karst scenery, mountain walks and regional food. You will spend less of the trip in transit if you stay within one part of the province and allow enough time for the distances between places. Trying to see every famous stop makes for a rushed trip.
Plan a Guizhou route Source footage provided for Chinista editorial use.