r/chinatravel

I mean, it's bad, but it's completely manageable. I've been in worse crowds in Toronto. Yulin Road area last night was pretty busy, and because it's relatively narrow it felt worse. Chunxi Road today was surprisingly manageable. There's a lot of people, but it's nothing like the pictures you see on TikTok of an endless sea of people. You can't walk normally, but you can progress through the street without coming to a standstill. I can't wait for next week to see how it dies down.

Departure: Milan -> Chongqing
Return: Chengdu -> Milan
When: late december

What would you choose between Hainan Airlines (return layover in Shenzen) and Qatar Airway (with layover in Doha). Aldo in terms of security and customers service in case of delays

Thank you so much, any tips really appreciated

I and 2 friends are visiting China throughout the month of December, we will be staying over Christmas and one of my friends is hoping to stay in a nice chill place that hopefully has things like snow and nice scenery (basically a break from the bigger cities) and those kinds of things.

The problem is that we will be in North by then (not as far as Manchuria but mostly around Beijing), and I know that it is quite dry so not heaps of snow and I'm not sure if I will be able to find something that fits his image. If there is any places you recommend or even if you recommend taking a detour to somewhere as long as it's worth it, any recommendations are appreciated.

I’m planning a 21 day trip to china with 3 other friends of mine, each one of us wants to visit a city of our choice.

It is our first time going to china so we have our general thoughts about hotel stays, touristic spots, money and payment methods.

The key cities we would like to go to are Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Zhangjiajie, Chongqing and Chengdu.

Any suggestions you can give us to get the best experience are appreciated.

Looking forward to living the best experiences.

Obviously we’re going to be eating out and enjoying most of our food in person but I’ve seen lots of people talk about how convenient it is to order takeout for the hotel for those days you’re extra tired etc.

I’ve heard it’s not really possible without a Chinese number as a foreigner so is there any way to access meituan to order takeout food to a hotel? I’ve read some suggestions saying to use a hotels number but will it still require a verification code etc?

Anyone have advice on how to do this?

Thanks

Does anyone have recommendations for a reasonably priced English speaking driver for a 6 day tour in Zhangjiajie? Hopefully including all tickets and food as well. I found the prices on Klook and Trip a bit expensive so I was curious about asking independent drivers.

Yes, I know it can be done solo as I have done it before, but the people who are going are 70+ year olds who would get lost the moment you drop them off in a different country so that's not an option haha.

Thank you!