Practical guides (English)
Visa & entry
Cities & regions
- Beijing in 72 hours (without sprinting)
- Shanghai metro: lines, apps, and rush-hour etiquette
- Sichuan pacing: Chengdu, Leshan, altitude
- Guilin & Li River: boats, scams to skip, better angles
- Hangzhou & West Lake: tea villages and crowd math
- Xi’an: Terracotta Army + city walls
- Huangshan hiking & sunrise realism
- Zhangjiajie pillars & glass bridges
- Kunming → Dali: altitude & lake loops
- Guangzhou morning tea halls
- Shenzhen ↔ Hong Kong day trips
Culture & daily life
- Temple etiquette for visitors
- Alipay / Weixin Pay for foreigners: 2026 field report
- AQI apps, masks, and indoor backup plans