Northwest China
Terracotta Army: Passport Booking, Tickets, Getting There and What to See
How to book the Terracotta Army with a passport on the official channels only, the one-price ticket, hours by...
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North China
Forbidden City: Tickets, Passport Booking, Opening Hours and Route
No same-day tickets: how to book the Forbidden City with a passport, prices by season, Monday closure and last...
North China
Great Wall of China from Beijing: Which Section, Tickets and How to Get There
Mutianyu or Badaling? How to pick a Great Wall section near Beijing, buy tickets with a passport, get there by train...
Routes & Itineraries
Shanxi Itinerary: Datong, Mount Wutai and Pingyao by Train in 5–7 Days
Shanxi in 5–7 days: Beijing to Datong, Mount Wutai, Taiyuan and Pingyao, then Xi'an. Every train leg, the bus up...
East China
Yangzhou Travel Guide: Slender West Lake, Morning Tea and a Day Trip from Nanjing
How many days Yangzhou needs, Yangzhou East or Yangzhou Station, Slender West Lake and garden tickets by season, the...
East China
Wuxi Travel Guide: Lake Tai, Lingshan Buddha and Which Station to Use
How many days Wuxi needs, Wuxi Station or Wuxi East, Yuantouzhu and the Lingshan Buddha on Lake Tai, the Grand Canal...
Northeast China
Shenyang Travel Guide: Mukden Palace, the Qing Tombs and Getting There
Plan one or two days in Shenyang: booking Mukden Palace with a passport, the two Qing tombs, Shenyang North vs...
Northeast China
Lushun (Port Arthur) Day Trip from Dalian: Access, History Sites and Getting There
Lushun from Dalian in one day: open to foreigners, Metro Line 12 from Hekou, the prison site, Hill 203, the forts...
East China
Fujian Tulou Guide: Nanjing County or Yongding, Tickets and How to Get There from Xiamen
Fujian's World Heritage tulou from Xiamen: how to choose between Nanjing County and Yongding, official ticket...
East China
Fuzhou Travel Guide: Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, Getting Around, Food and Mount Wuyi Trains
One to two days in Fuzhou: Fuzhou Station or Fuzhou South, what Sanfang Qixiang charges for, the free Fujian Museum,...
East China
Quanzhou Travel Guide: World Heritage Temples, Day Trip from Xiamen and What to Eat
One or two days in Quanzhou: which of its three stations to book from Xiamen, what the 22 World Heritage sites are,...
Southwest China
Potala Palace: Tickets, Booking, Opening Hours and How the Visit Works
No same-day tickets: how to book the Potala Palace, what it costs by season, Monday closure, hours, rules on photos...