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Hi everybody, I need a hand in finishing up my china itinerary at the beginning of June (7 to 21 of June), I have almost everything laid out but I still haven't figured out which of these 2 cities to stop by mid-trip.

At the moment I planned these places:
- Beijing - 4 days (7-8-9-10)
- Xi'an - 1.5 days (11-12)
- Chengdu or Chongqing with half day trip to Leshan- 4.5 days (12-13-14-15)
- Guilin - 2.5 days (15-16-17)
- Shangai - 4 days (17-18-19-20)

Initially I thought to do 2 days in Chengdu and 2 days in Chongqing, but it seems like it's s a bit of a rush (as if the trip wasn't a rush enough 😄). So the idea would be spend 4 days in one of those 2 cities and probably do a day trip to the other one.

Can you guys give me some pros and some cons of the 2 options I have in mind (or feel free to suggest a new one too 😄). I'm mostly interested in cultural areas (like old town and so) and walking around exploring the scenery, and not so much on nightlife like discos etc.

I already booked a night train from Beijing to Xi'an and a flight from Guilin to Shangai so those dates are set.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: typo in dates

Hello, what the title says but my friends and I want to travel to China from Australia.

I really want to go however I’m a transgender man and I’m not sure what the policies are around trans tourists.
Unfortunately my passport says F (I can’t change it as of now) but aside from that I pass as male and 100% stealth (ive had top surgery but no bottom surgery). I’ve never been clocked unless I show my passport which makes me nervous about immigration. However all of my documents say F so they are all consistent, and my passport photo still looks like me since I just took it last year.

I would like to know what to expect if I was to go, or if it should be avoided entirely. We will probably be there for a couple of weeks and just take the train around to random cities.

Hi! My partner and I are thinking of heading over end Dec. Do you think the list of places below are achievable in 12 days? If not, what places should we save for next time? It’ll be our first time!

- Chongqing
- Chengdu
- Jiuzhaigou
- Huanglong
- Xiaozhai Tiankeng
- Tianquan Cave
- Siguniang
- Hailuogou Glacier Forest Park
- Zhangjiajie

Thank you!!

Hi all,

Just in the very early stages of planning a trip to China for the last two weeks of September. As always with China, I hit the overwhelm wall because of the intensity in its offerings of things to do and places to see. So looking for some advice from those with experience with the regions I'm interested in visiting to give me a helpful nudge in the right direction for my planning.

- I will have 10 full days and will fly in and out of Chengdu for this trip. My dates are fixed and cannot change.

- I am most interested in visiting Mount Emei and Chongqing.

- I'm interested in both ancient and modern culture, nature and megacities, good food, and capable of walking for a very long time.

-Considering staying in Chengdu 2 nights, Leshan 3 nights for Mount Emei, Chongqing 3 nights, 1 night in Chengdu again before my flight out. Is this a reasonable balance for those sites? Is Leshan the best place to stay for Mount Emei access?

- This all feels very rushed to me as I'm typically a slow traveller, but I can't extend my stay on this trip. Would prefer a "less is more" approach as it's an option to come back in the future.

- I'll be travelling solo, no Mandarin aside from greetings and broken language attempts to order food. However, open to day/half day tours for certain activities. What aspects of this trip would be more beneficial to do as a tour?

- Any other advice?

I have an upcomingTravel advice please. High speed rail or not?

I have an upcoming trip across China and I have 2 options

1. Fly into shanghai or hangzhou then take the 7,8 hour train down to shenzhen.

Or

2. Fly.

I thought of taking the widely talked about high speed train for the experience and I want to try it to tick a bucket list item. but at the same time I don't really like the idea of leaving my luggage behind in some rack. trip across China and I have 2 options

1. Fly into shanghai or hangzhou then take the 7,8 hour train down to shenzhen.

Or

2. Fly.

I thought of taking the widely talked about high speed train for the experience and I want to try it to tick a bucket list item. but at the same time I don't really like the idea of leaving my luggage behind in some rack.

I am hoping to go hiking in China (overnight++) during Mid-Late July, but I am concerned by monsoon season. Will Western Sechuan stay dry enough to be enjoyable. If not, where else could provide a better alternative.

Thanks

Hi guys!

Is it easy to find places to get ur skirt hemmed ?
Its not complex, just business style length hemming.

Im assuming it would be much cheaper than the us.

Please give me insight !

Hi, first time really writing a post anywhere but since everyone I know is currently asleep due to the China - UK time difference thought I’d try to get some advice here. So recently me and my friend planned a 3 week trip to China to which he was not able to make due to visa issues. As a result I’ve been solo here in beijing for 6 days now with the plan to go down to other places in China for the rest of the days. My issue is that so far I’ve not enjoyed this trip whatsoever, everything feels like a drag, having to leave my hotel by myself, ordering food where no one understands me etc. Of course I’ve tried to make the most of it seen all the main spots in Beijing took some cool photos but am considering cutting the trip short and going home early. On one hand I don’t want to leave early and regret it on the other I’m kind of tired of being miserable everyday here on my own. Any advice from people that have went through anything similar would be appreciated.

EDIT: Thanks to everyone who gave their advice I really appreciate it. I ended up deciding to stick it out for another week and will be finding another city in China to spend the rest of my time in. Thanks to all the suggestions I have a range to choose from.

i’m going to china for a month (june) and i was curious what vpn worked for you guys. i’ve had different responses to which worked best. im thinking about surfshark and nordvpn. im planning on buying an esim on trip.com as well. i need the vpn for my macbook too for work purposes so something that would work on phone and laptop would be best.

Hi,

As a food enthusiast and travelling to China this year, I'd like to get an idea of Alibaba's Freshippo supermarkets.

• What's your experience as a tourist, expat or local shopping there?
• Are the products much better than, e.g. local wet/fruit/vegetable markets?
• How do prices compare to the before mentioned markets?
• Is the product quality of home delivery as good as store bought?

Looking forward to your experience.