Nanchang carries its history close to the surface — the Bayi Uprising Memorial Tower downtown, the view from the Tengwang Pavilion over the Gan River, an evening walk along the...

Hefei doesn’t get the tourist attention that Shanghai or Nanjing do, but there’s still plenty to fill a few days — the exhibits at the Anhui Museum, a walk through...

Zhengzhou sits at the center of a lot of history — the Shang dynasty ruins scattered through the city, the martial arts pilgrimage out to Shaolin Temple, the crowds at the Erqi...

Urumqi sits further from any ocean than almost any other major city on earth, and it has a character all its own — the bazaars near Erdaoqiao, the view out toward the Tian Shan...

Shenyang carries a lot of history in a compact area — the Shenyang Imperial Palace, the winding lanes of Zhang’s Mansion, the old commercial streets around Zhongjie, and a...

Fuzhou moves at its own pace — a walk through the banyan-tree-lined lanes of Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a climb up Gushan for the temple and the view over the Min River, an...

Jinan is known as the “City of Springs” for good reason — a slow walk around Baotu Spring Park, an afternoon by the water at Daming Lake, a look at the old town near...

Haikou runs on tropical time — mornings on Century Bridge or the Century Park beachfront, afternoons wandering the old arcaded streets of Qilou Old Town, evenings at a night market...

People come to Guilin for the scenery, and the scenery doesn’t leave much time for chores. A cruise down the Li River past the karst peaks, a walk up Elephant Trunk Hill, an...

Dalian has a coastal, unhurried feel that most northern Chinese cities don’t — a walk along Xinghai Square, an afternoon on the beaches near Fujiazhuang, browsing the...

Winters in Harbin don’t leave much appetite for extra errands. Once you’ve spent a day walking Central Street past the Russian-era architecture, wandered through the...

Kunming earns its nickname honestly — mild weather nearly year-round means people spend as much time outside as possible, whether that’s wandering the Stone Forest, walking...

Traveling light through China as a digital nomad sounds great in theory — one backpack, a handful of outfits, minimal stuff to carry between cities. In practice, it only works if...

If you’re staying in Shanghai for more than a couple of days, laundry costs can quietly become one of the bigger line items on your trip. The two most common options — hotel...

Nobody wants to pack a growing pile of dirty laundry from city to city. Whether you’re on a two-week tour or a longer stay, China actually offers plenty of ways to keep your...

Keeping your clothes clean while traveling through China doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive — but prices can swing wildly depending on where you go and which option...

Foshan doesn’t get talked about the way Guangzhou or Shenzhen do, but anyone spending time here knows the days fill up fast anyway — wandering the Lingnan-style architecture...

A trip to Xiamen tends to revolve around the water — a ferry over to Gulangyu Island, a slow bike ride along the coastal road near Xiamen University, an evening on Baicheng Beach...

Tianjin has a way of filling up a day without you noticing — a walk along the Haihe River past the Porcelain House, an afternoon in the old Italian Concession, a ride on the...

There’s a rhythm to a few days in Qingdao — an early walk along the coastline, a stop at one of the old German-built buildings in the historic quarter, an evening spent...