I'm aware it's a bit busy. Considering ditching Fenghuang and either Datong or Pingyao. I also know Changsha is a weird choice, but I really want to see the giant Mao statue lol. Haven't filled out day trip stuff yet, because idk what cities I'm keeping.
So, hi everyone first of all !
We are 2 french dudes going to China, i've went at 10 years old back in 2012 and my bro spent 6 months as a student in Guangzhou in 2024, so we dont start from 0.
So our plan is to do this trip (the date in here is may but it's not fixed at all and i am happy to hear about the best period in 2027 to go) for three weeks or so.
How long is the Leshan/Emei-Shan trekking to all the way up ? Is it possible all in one day (we're athletic and sportives).
There is the plan, we'll try do a lot of Nature activities in Guizhou with a backup base in Anshun. Also, i'd like to go tu Huanggoshu falls, Zinyi Caves and the Getu River Gorges. I'd like to rent a car in Anshun for these, is it a good plan ?
Also, while we're in Guizhou, we would like to go on adventure (kinda get lost in those mountains) and chill and drink with some local rural Guizhou-an people and eat with them, are they friendly towards frenchies ?
What are some of the best activities in Chengdu and Chongqing besides getting drunk ? We'd like to go watch a Rongcheng match and see a rap concert.
We'd like to take a good time in Kunming to chill at the end, maybe some hot springs in the area ?
Thank you for your answers !
Hey guys I booked a spontaneous trip to shanghai for 6 days, 25-30th. I’ll be going to Suzhou on the first day and staying a night. I’m also thinking of a day trip to hangzhou or smtg. I would appreciate it if you guys could give me some plans for the days in Suzhou, shanghai or even hangzhou and I’ll go and do it!! Thank you!!
Hi, we are going to travel from Guilin to ZJJ on the 25th of October.
We wanted to take the morning train (D3970) that passes every weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun) but it abruptly stops on Fri 9 Oct, leaving the only option as the D3968 leaving at 14:38 and arriving 22:07.
I can’t find any info whatsoever online, I also checked 12306 and as of today, the tickets for Sat 24 Oct are not available to buy (that’s counting the 15 days booking limit).
Weirdly enough the 12306 website shows the regular schedule (at least for the 24th) even though you can’t buy the tickets, and the only info I found is this one Facebook comment that I screenshotted.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Video taken: Xuanwu Lake, Nanjing
I just wanted to share some of the places I visited in China.
From left to right: Shenzhen, Cantão, Kunming, Dali (Yunnan), Yulong Mountain.
If this isn’t the appropriate topic, my apologies in advance.
Hello! I will be visiting china, specifically Beijing, for the first time later this week and I have a nut allergy. I have been reading up that in terms of food I should just be going to restaurants that normally see western tourists, such as hotels or chains. Would these be good allergy cards to show and does the language on them convey the message properly?
last nigt the bar had a comedy show . met a lot of nice guy .fun night.anyone can recommend some similar bar in Chengdu？
I am having a really hard time wrapping my brain around how long these trains will take to get from city to city. With two older kids, it feels like it will take the whole day just to get to the next place. Then, we have to check into hotel, etc. I have really narrowed it down to the cities we want to see and we don't really have too much on our list anymore. Any ideas or thoughts?
Habíamos leído sobre la posibilidad de "hacer un crucero" en The Bund por sólo 2 yuanes y como no somos muy de barcos, decidimos probar la experiencia y la verdad que si lo que quieres es sacar 4 fotos y ya, es una muy buena alternativa.
I saw this Kunming studio on rednote which looked very good. The aesthetics was what I was looking for and everything looked very clean. However beware of this place unless you like to be scammed. The salesperson spoke to my dad because he knows Mandarin and they worked out a deal where we would pay 1K (USD) for 4 looks for a total of 60 pictures. I do not know how to speak or read Mandarin but I was told to sign a contract (that I cannot read) and my translation app could not accurately translate everything. Not to mention the salesperson did not allow my dad to be there during the contract signing, stating that I can use my translation app. When it was time to select the pictures, we were told we can only select 30 pictures instead per the contract that I signed even though we were told 60 pictures. Since the salesperson obviously knew I was a foreigner, she made sure my dad wasn't there to verify the correct contract so I signed the wrong contract and got cheated out 30 pictures.
Hi everyone ! I am traveling in China in December 2026/January 2027.
I know Chinese people aren’t really celebrating new years eve since they’re celebrating the lunar year.
But i was still hoping some cities would do some celebrations on december 31st ? If so, can someone recommande a city ?
Thank you very much !!!
I have a question. I'll be traveling around China for a month, visiting several cities, including Zhangjiajie. From there, we need to travel to Beijing. My question is, is it better to go from Zhangjiajie to Beijing by plane or by train, considering comfort, ease of security checks at the airports, and convenience for a foreigner like myself? Price isn't a concern because I've seen that they cost about the same. I noticed that although the plane takes less time, it is more prone to flight delays or cancellations than the bullet train.
Ho uno scalo di 15 ore a Pechino, cerco un contatto con un driver locale per questa escursione, qualcuno che ci sia stato recentemente?
Grazie
I am having so much trouble trying to figure out addresses when booking things via Trip.com.
For example, I'm looking at this daytrip for the Yellow Mountains (Huangshan) that begins at this location: "Mount Huangshan Scenic Area uphill transfer center - New National Line bus station"
When I try to look it up in Amap word for word, I never get an exact match and it is frustrating. I tried translating it to Mandarin to no help either. Even tried just searching "Mount Huangshan Scenic Area uphill transfer center" and found this result: "Huangshan Mountain Scenic Area Transfer Center", missing the uphill part, so I don't know if this is the actual place or not?
Is there any easy method for foreigners to look up locations? Trip.com does not have a show on map option for the pickup location.
Hi everyone. I live in Taiwan and want to see the Great Wall over my winter break. I don't have a visa but am hoping I can benefit from the 10-day visa free policy as I have an American passport. I was wondering how long I'll need in Beijing to literally just see the Great Wall and leave. Can I fly in one day, have one full day, then leave the next? I want to go to Southeast Asia for the rest of my break so this will just be a quick start to my backpacking trip.
Also would it be possible to add the Zhangjiajie mountain park after? How long would I need for that? Could I just fly from beijing and stay there another couple days then fly to thailand/ cambodia/ laos or something? Does having those two stops in China comply with the visa rules as long as I connect to a country other than Taiwan at the end?
Thanks for your help!!!
I'm travelling to China to work on a project about Chinese cuisine. Specifically working on the local food - street food, local eateries etc. I'll be travelling to 3 different cities and would like to hire a tour guide in each location to help me find all the best spots to eat, places that only locals know. I'll be in each location for about 9-10 days, and looking to book the guide for the whole time I'm there.
Below are the dates I'll be in each location.
Beijing - 11 Oct -20 Oct 2026
Shanghai - 13 Nov - 22 Nov 2026
Chengdu - 2 Dec - 11 Dec
If any tour guides have a great knowledge of the local food scene, or you know any tour guides in these locations that might be interested, please let me know!
Thank you!