The journal
Food, itineraries and slow-travel notes — inspiration for your own China trip.
China's 30-day visa-free entry for 48 countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and most of the EU, is scheduled to end at 24:00 Beijing time on December 31, 2026.
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Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Yangshuo and Shanghai in 14 days — the exact route we recommend to first-time visitors, with train times, ticket prices and the booking windows that actually matter.
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Mid-to-late October is peak color season in Jiuzhaigou — turquoise lakes mirroring red and gold forests. How to get there on the new high-speed rail, which lakes to prioritize, and what to know before you go.
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China has approved Visa to prepare a domestic card-clearing business. Here's what changes for foreign visitors (not much yet), what doesn't, and how to pay on your trip right now.
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Mapo tofu, dan dan noodles, hotpot, and rabbit heads — how to eat your way through Chengdu without regrets (or regrets you can handle).
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