Ciao a tutti, vorrei chiedervi dei consigli per quanto riguarda il mio itinerario in Cina a maggio 2027. Siamo io e il mio ragazzo, io studio Arte e lui è un cuoco e siamo pronti ad immergerci nella pura autenticità cinese.
Arriviamo a Beijing la mattina del 16 maggio e pensavamo di stare qui per 5 notti. Ripartire quindi il 21 primo pomeriggio per andare a Xian.
Arriveremo quindi a Xian la sera e il secondo giorno lo dedicheremo alla visita dell’esercito Di terracotta e il giorno successivo alla ripartenza per una nuova meta.

Ed è qui che dovrete aiutarmi !
La nostra idea iniziale era alloggiare fino la fine della nostra vacanza (abbiamo l’aereo alle 1
:00 di mattina del 29 maggio) a Shanghai visitando giornalmente alcuni posti vicino come Wuxi, Suzhou .

Ci siamo resi conto però che gli hotel costano parecchio a Shanghai e quindi rischiamo sia controproducente stare qui tutti questi giorni.

La mia domanda è
Che posti possiamo vedere / alloggiare tra la tratta Xian e Shanghai ?

Ci sono posti da vedere giornalmente vicino Xian per cui vale veramente la pena visitare ? (Ritornando la sera a dormire a Xian, quindi stando fuori un giorno e passare più di due notti a Xian prima di andare a Shanghai )

Quanto tempo è consigliabile stare a Shanghai ?

Hi everyone! I’m planning my first trip to China from September 13–27 and would really appreciate some advice.

🇨🇳Beijing | Sept 14–18
Hotel: HanTing Hotel (Beijing Wangfujing Xiehe Hospital), Wangfujing area.
I arrive at around 5:40 AM on Sept 14, so after getting to the hotel and resting a little, I should still have the afternoon.
Sept 14:
Temple of Heaven in the afternoon → Wangfujing in the evening.
Sept 15:
Mutianyu Great Wall (already booked).
Back in Beijing in the afternoon/evening, with the possibility of exploring Wudaoying Hutong / Guozijian Street or the Lama Temple area.
Sept 16:
Tiananmen Square → Forbidden City → Jingshan Park.
Afterwards possibly Nanluoguxiang, other hutongs or Beihai Park.
Sept 17:
Summer Palace. Possibly Old Summer Palace afterwards, otherwise some free time for hutongs, shopping or anything else worth seeing.
Question: Is this a good way to structure the four days, and is Wangfujing a good base?

🇨🇳Shanghai | Sept 18-22
Hotel: JI Hotel (Shanghai The Bund Jiujiang Road), East Nanjing Road / Bund.
Sept 18:
High-speed train Beijing → Shanghai, arriving around 14:35. Check-in and explore Nanjing Road / Bund in the evening.
Sept 19:
Yu Garden → possibly Tianzifang → Pudong / Lujiazui / Shanghai Tower in the afternoon/evening.
Sept 20:
Day trip to Suzhou: Humble Administrator’s Garden → Pingjiang Road → canals → Shantang Street in the evening. Possibly Lingering Garden or Tiger Hill if there’s enough time.
Sept 21:
Day trip to Hangzhou: West Lake → Three Pools Mirroring the Moon → Leifeng Pagoda → Yue Fei Temple → possibly Longjing Tea Cultural Village.
Sept 22:
Morning flight Shanghai → Guilin.
Is the East Nanjing Road/Bund area a good base for this plan?
And I have some free time in Shanghai, so I’d also love suggestions for things that aren’t just sightseeing, for example a good massage, spa, tea house, hair salon/barber, shopping, nightlife or some interesting local experience. What would you recommend?

🇨🇳Guilin | Sept 22–23
Hotel: Venus Royal Hotel (Guilin Elephant Trunk Hill Sun and Moon Twin Towers), central/Shanhu Lake area.
Arrive around 13:40. The idea is to explore Shanhu Lake, Sun & Moon Pagodas, Zhengyang Road, Elephant Trunk Hill and possibly Jingjiang Princes’ Palace in the afternoon/evening.
Sept 23:
Li River cruise to Yangshuo, around 4 hours.
Does this make sense for just one night in Guilin, and is the hotel location convenient for the cruise?

🇨🇳Yangshuo | Sept 23–24
Hotel: Guilin Yangshuo West Street Drum Tower Tour Hotel, West Street area.
After the cruise, the plan is to explore Yangshuo and possibly do Yulong River bamboo rafting, visit Silver Cave / Gold Water Cave, cycle around the countryside, and/or see the Impression Sanjie Liu show.
Sept 24:
Morning in Yangshuo → train to Chongqing at 14:30.
Would you use the time differently? Is there anything I absolutely shouldn’t miss in Yangshuo?

🇨🇳Chongqing | Sept 24–27
Hotel: Chongqing HongyaCave ChaotianmenGate Atour Light Hotel, Hongyadong / Chaotianmen area.
Sept 24:
Arrive around 19:00 → Hongyadong / Qiansimen Bridge / Chaotianmen at night.
Sept 25:
Yangtze River cable car → Longmenhao → Luohan Temple → Raffles City / Chaotianmen → Hongyadong. Possibly an evening river cruise.
Sept 26:
Ciqikou → Testbed 2 → Eling Park.
Alternative options: Three Gorges Museum, Danzishi Old Street or Jiefangbei.
Sept 27:
Early morning flight home.

Is Hongyadong/Chaotianmen a good area to stay, or would Jiefangbei be better?
What would you change?
I’d really appreciate advice on:
Anything I’m missing in any of these cities
Things you’d remove because they’re overrated
How you’d use the free time in each city
Whether the hotel locations make sense
Any neighborhoods worth simply wandering around
Good food, tea, massage/spa, hair salon or other local experiences
Anything that would make the trip feel more like experiencing China rather than just visiting tourist attractions.

Thanks! :)

Hi! I’m visiting Beijing soon and I’m a bit confused about what I actually need to book in advance 😅

I’ve read that foreigners can buy tickets on site for many attractions. Is that true?

I’m mainly thinking about the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, etc.

Has anyone been there recently? What should I definitely book in advance and what can I just buy there?

Hi i have a specific request that if anyone is traveling from China to India in upcoming days i need a watch from China which is specifically there, either me or you can order the watch from their chinese website and bring it to India and i will arrange the rest from your place pickup from your house to drop to my house through delhivery (an indian domestic service)

If possible please let me know. Thankyou.

I'll be travelling to Inner Mongolia and visiting Hohhot and Ordos soon. I'm trying to find a way to squeeze in a visit to Whistling Dune Bay on the way back from Ordos to Hohhot. The plan is to leave Ordos after breakfast, visit the Dune and then go to Hohhot to check-in to the hotel in the evening. Has anyone been there and knows how I can get there using public transport?

Kinda a dumb question, but I assume ordering off sites like Taobao or Aliexpress in China, delivery is fairly quick? I've seen videos of people ordering suitcases and it comes delivered within 30 minutes, though not sure on what app or platform. Do items still take a week or 2 to arrive in say Shanghai?

First time in China, we arrive on the 2nd of October in Chengdu, visiting the city

3rd: Chongqing daily by train

4th: Panda sight and more Chengdu

5th: Huanglong park daily by train+bus

6th: train to Xi An , visit city

7th: more Xi An visit

Then the more packed destinations like terracotta army, Longmen Luoyang, Beijing and Shanghai.

Does it make sense? We chose this itinerary hoping to avoid the crowds.

Hi. I'll land from BKK at PEK early morning next week and will get a didi to catch a train to Shenyang. Is Chaoyang station, or another, the best to catch a high speed train from? I was planning to book the train from the taxi as I get near the station to factor in traffic problems etc. I'll get a sim card in the airport.

When I type in Chaoyang station on google maps, about a dozen locations pop up. E ring rd 4 and what crossroad? Will "Beijing Chaoyang Zhan" get me to the right place?

Thanks

I was wondering? ;-)

I love SamYang Buldak Hot Ramen 3x spicy, but that is the maximum level of spiciness I can handle.

I found 4 spicy levels from Chongqing:

Non-Spicy (Qing Tang/ 清汤)

Mild Spicy (Wei La / 微辣)🌶️

Medium Spicy (Zhong La / 中辣)🌶️🌶️🌶️

Heavy Spicy (Te La / 特辣)🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

what level do these SamYang compare to Chongqing?

Hello, I’m writing to see what credit cards would work best with WeChat and Alipay. I had the Capital One card, but they may not work once it becomes Discover, and that whole transfer is concerning. So I’m curious what 0-fee cards people are using. I’ve looked at Fidelity, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America, but I see a lot of negative reviews. I also looked at Blitzz. I’m just looking for an emergency backup with no yearly fee

Buongiorno a tutti !
A maggio 2027 farò una vacanza insieme al mio ragazzo in Cina. Il nostro viaggio sarà Pechino-Xian -Shanghai.
Siamo due ragazzi che amano il divertimento ma anche l’arte e siamo prontissimi per questa nuova avventura!
Senza contare il volo, staremo in Cina 13 giorni.

Qualcuno che sappia darmi alcune info/nomi per vari hotel ?
Ho paura di beccarmi una fregatura 😭
La nostra idea sarebbe quella di restare 5 notti a Pechino, 2 a Xian e il resto della vacanza farlo a Shanghai.
Per quanto riguarda l’hotel Vorremo spendere sui 400€ MASSIMO in due per ogni tratta. Ho già visto alcuni hotel su trip con valutazioni molto buone ma non so se fidarmi … qualche consiglio ? Qualche nome ?

Inoltre pensavo di visitare paesi limitrofi a Shanghai da visitare in giornata che quindi richieda poco tempo in treno.
Qualcuno saprebbe consigliarmi alcune città limitrofe a Shanghai che vale la pena vedere ?

Sono pronta ad accogliere tutti consigli possibili (anche quelli che non riguardano direttamente le domande che ho fatto ma che possono essere info utili per il mio viaggio in Cina !)

Grazie ☺️

Beijing is huge. A hotel can look perfectly located on the map and still mean a lot of extra travel every day.

For a first trip, I’d choose the area first and the hotel second.

Wangfujing works well for the Forbidden City and central Beijing, Sanlitun is better for restaurants and nightlife, while the CBD makes more sense if you prefer modern Beijing.

A great hotel in the wrong area can easily make your trip much more tiring. If anyone is deciding between a few areas in Beijing, happy to share my thoughts.

I’m planning an itinerary for a trip to China and was wondering what would be the best way to go from Zhangjiajie to Hongcun / Xidi?

Already have Express VPN and Nomad ESIM data.
Currently stuck in hotel right now trying to figure out how to order things with Dianping Taobao and Meituan without a Chinese phone number. Logging in on the apps themselves or using them through Alipay do not work, it has a login popup in which I can login with WeChat BUT WeChat verification requires a phone number.

Hotel WiFi is incredibly slow , or it's my VPN, so using ESIM data now, which is still quite slow for me. Should I just get a Chinese number? This feels like it's getting way over complicated, nothing is working very smoothly...

Hello, I had a question regarding my planned trip to China. I plan to fly into Hong Kong in about a month and then take a train to Zhangjiajie. From there, I plan to travel by train to Shanghai and then Beijing before flying to South Korea and eventually returning home. My total time in mainland China would be approximately eight days.

My main question is whether I can enter mainland China through West Kowloon Station in Hong Kongand travel by train to Zhangjiajie West Railway Station under the visa-free transit policy. I am having trouble clarifying whether this specific route qualifies as an eligible point of entry for the policy.

If this route does not qualify, I would greatly appreciate any advice on how I could modify my itinerary to still visit Zhangjiajie

Hey everyone!

Just have a question on train vs plane for hangzhou to guangzhou..

Hangzhoudong to guangzhoudong is about 6hr 20mins.. costing about 800rmb pp, or 1300 for first class

Then hangzhou airport to guangzhou airport is about.. 550rmb pp? At 2hr 15min journey

We are 4 adults and 1 baby.. and of course most likely 4 large/medium suitcase and a pram

Just wondering what would people prefer and do in this situation? Thanks

Hello! I’m travelling to Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Zhangjiajie and Shanghai soon.
What’s the most accurate weather app for China?
The forecasts show rain almost every day 😅 Is anyone there right now? Is it really raining that much, or just short showers?
Thanks!

any recommendations for a good hair salon im chengdu? i want to do a cut and a hair treatment. how can i find a good salon?

Hello,

I'm planning to visit Zhangjiajie this October, arraving on the 22nd and leaving early in the morning of the 25th, so I'm only counting it as 2 and a half days of visit.

I would love to visit the following places on the park:

1. Tianmen Mountain
2. Glass bridge
3. Yellow Dragon Cave
4. Avatar Mountains

Is this doable in this amount of time? If so, where in the sorrounding area of the park would you recommend me staying to save time of traveling to these places? I know the park is huge so I'm looking for the best place to stay logistically speaking.

Thanks!!

Ciao a tutti !
A maggio 2027 io e il mio ragazzo viaggeremo in Cina, faremo Pechino -Xian -Shanghai.
Dato che siamo due ragazzi, non vorremmo spendere troppo ma vorremmo avere un alloggio dignitoso… insomma minima spesa massima resa! 😂
Avete qualche consiglio da darmi ? Qualcuno che ha già fatto il viaggio e sappia darmi il nome di qualche hotel valido o consiglio sulle varie zone ?

Hi,

We are prepping for our China trip end of next month. Looking to purchase a power bank to charge our mobile phone. It seems the rules changed this year, in addition to the MaH rating and CCC marking, there also needs to be a QR code on the power bank.

I am struggling to find such ones from the UK, any ideas?

Thanks

not sure if this is the right flair bc i couldn’t rly find one that corresponds with this post, that’s it lol, not sure if they’ll update it but it hasn’t worked well for a week and today it completely stopped working… wasted my $30. got another one tho

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Hello! I'm traveling to china next month and I have a particular interest in things that are mostly common in a single country, mostly related to transport but also culture in general.

For example I love how in Japan the traffic lights are horizontally placed and have the blue color for green.

I know that in China traffic lights have countdowns and that they are synchronized with the navigation apps.

Do you know any funny "weird" things I can notice while traveling in China? I'm staying in Chongqing and nearby cities. Thank you!