Suzhou's classical gardens were built for a family and a few guests — not for several thousand visitors a day. Here's how locals actually time their ...
Overwhelmed by tourist-trap snacks in Yunnan? Learn insider tips from locals: where to find real street food, how to spot authenticity, and which dishes are worth ...
Everyone queues for the same pine tree at the same hour of the morning. Here's how to see the real Yellow Mountain instead: where to sleep, ...
Huanglong's travertine pools sit at 3,200 to 3,600 metres in northern Sichuan. Here's how to get there by the new high-speed rail line, how to acclimatise, ...
Mogao has 735 caves and a daily cap of 6,000 visitors in peak season. Here is where that number comes from, how the ticket tiers actually ...
Everyone warns you about the monkeys on Mount Emei. I walked the monkey zone for three days with different bags to find out what they actually ...
The Chinese calendar is more than a lunar month system. It mixes moon cycles with sun-based solar terms, and it still decides when families eat, travel, ...
Planning a trip to China and wondering about tipping? Here's the short answer: in almost every restaurant, taxi, and hotel in China, tipping is not expected. ...
A first ride on China's high-speed rail from Shanghai to Huangshan: what the ticket really costs, why the trains run on time, why so many stations ...
Five practical bleisure itineraries that pair China's business hubs with nearby weekend escapes, using the country's high-speed rail network. Includes Shenzhen-Guangzhou, Shanghai-Hangzhou, Beijing-Xi'an, Chengdu-Chongqing, and Kunming-Dali-Lijiang. ...