China Travel Guides by Province

Browse 317 source-checked city travel guides grouped by province and municipality.

Provinces and municipalities that already have a city guide on this site. Empty provinces are omitted on purpose: a card with no article is a 404 waiting to happen.

Anhui16 guides

Huangshan and the Huizhou villages. Budget two nights on the mountain if the weather holds.

Anqing Bengbu Bozhou Chizhou Chuzhou Fuyang Hefei Huaibei Huainan Huangshan Lu'an Ma'anshan Suzhou (Anhui)Tongling Wuhu Xuancheng

Beijing1 guide

Municipality and the usual first landing: palace, wall, and temple on the north China plain.

Chongqing1 guide

Hills, rivers, and hotpot — a municipality of its own, not a Chengdu suburb.

Fujian9 guides

Xiamen and Gulangyu, then older Quanzhou, linked by a short high-speed hop.

Fuzhou Longyan Nanping Ningde Putian Quanzhou Sanming Xiamen Zhangzhou

Gansu13 guides

Lanzhou on the Yellow River: a hub and beef-noodle stop more than a week-long stay.

Baiyin Dingxi Dunhuang Jiayuguan Jinchang Jiuquan Lanzhou Longnan Pingliang Qingyang Tianshui Wuwei Zhangye

Guangdong21 guides

Guangzhou for morning tea; Shantou for the arcade quarter. Two separate Lingnan stops.

Chaozhou Dongguan Foshan Guangzhou Heyuan Huizhou Jiangmen Jieyang Maoming Meizhou Qingyuan Shantou Shanwei Shaoguan Shenzhen Yangjiang Yunfu Zhanjiang Zhaoqing Zhongshan Zhuhai

Guangxi14 guides

Guilin karst and the Li River, or Beihai on the gulf. They are different trips.

Baise Beihai Chongzuo Fangchenggang Guigang Guilin Hechi Hezhou Laibin Liuzhou Nanning Qinzhou Wuzhou Yulin

Guizhou6 guides

Guiyang is the cool-summer capital; Anshun is Huangguoshu and the cave country.

Anshun Bijie Guiyang Liupanshui Tongren Zunyi

Hainan3 guides

Sanya is the tropical end of the island — winter-warm, typhoon-prone in summer.

Danzhou Haikou Sanya

Hebei11 guides

Shijiazhuang on the Beijing–Guangzhou line, with Zhengding and the Zhaozhou Bridge.

Baoding Cangzhou Chengde Handan Hengshui Langfang Qinhuangdao Shijiazhuang Tangshan Xingtai Zhangjiakou

Heilongjiang12 guides

Harbin for ice, Central Street, and St. Sophia. Winter is why most people come.

Daqing Harbin Hegang Heihe Jiamusi Jixi Mudanjiang Qiqihar Qitaihe Shuangyashan Suihua Yichun (Heilongjiang)

Henan17 guides

Zhengzhou the rail hub, Luoyang's Longmen, Kaifeng's Song streets, Shaolin as a Dengfeng day.

Anyang Hebi Jiaozuo Kaifeng Luohe Luoyang Nanyang Pingdingshan Puyang Sanmenxia Shangqiu Xinxiang Xinyang Xuchang Zhengzhou Zhoukou Zhumadian

Hubei12 guides

Wuhan on the Yangtze: Yellow Crane Tower, the provincial museum, and East Lake.

Ezhou Huanggang Huangshi Jingmen Jingzhou Shiyan Suizhou Wuhan Xiangyang Xianning Xiaogan Yichang

Hunan13 guides

Changsha on the Xiang; Zhangjiajie for the quartzite pillars. Not a combined weekend.

Changde Changsha Chenzhou Hengyang Huaihua Loudi Shaoyang Xiangtan Yiyang Yongzhou Yueyang Zhangjiajie Zhuzhou

Inner Mongolia12 guides

Alxa Baotou Bayannur Chifeng Hinggan Hohhot Hulunbuir Ordos Tongliao Ulanqab Wuhai Xilingol

Jiangsu13 guides

Gardens, Taihu, and the old capital at Nanjing — a three- or four-day rail loop.

Changzhou Huai'an Lianyungang Nanjing Nantong Suqian Suzhou Taizhou (Jiangsu)Wuxi Xuzhou Yancheng Yangzhou Zhenjiang

Jiangxi11 guides

Fuzhou Jiangxi Ganzhou Ji'an Jingdezhen Jiujiang Nanchang Pingxiang Shangrao Xinyu Yichun Yingtan

Jilin9 guides

Baicheng Baishan Changchun Jilin City Liaoyuan Siping Songyuan Tonghua Yanji

Liaoning14 guides

Qing palaces in Shenyang and the Yellow Sea coast at Dalian, linked by high-speed rail.

Anshan Benxi Chaoyang Dalian Dandong Fushun Fuxin Huludao Jinzhou Liaoyang Panjin Shenyang Tieling Yingkou

Ningxia5 guides

Yinchuan for the Western Xia tombs and Helan rock art. A specialist stop, not a default.

Guyuan Shizuishan Wuzhong Yinchuan Zhongwei

Qinghai4 guides

Xining as the plateau gateway: Kumbum Monastery, Dongguan mosque, and a slower first day.

Haidong Haixi Xining Yushu

Shaanxi10 guides

Xi'an is the reason: Terracotta Army, the Ming wall, and the Tang pagoda.

Ankang Baoji Hanzhong Shangluo Tongchuan Weinan Xi'an Xianyang Yan'an Yulin

Shandong16 guides

Jinan's springs and Qingdao's German-planned port. They do not substitute for each other.

Binzhou Dezhou Dongying Heze Jinan Jining Liaocheng Linyi Qingdao Rizhao Tai'an Weifang Weihai Yantai Zaozhuang Zibo

Shanghai1 guide

Municipality most first trips begin or end in. Pair it with Suzhou or Hangzhou.

Shanxi11 guides

Datong for Yungang and the Hanging Temple; Taiyuan for Jinci. Two hours apart.

Changzhi Datong Jincheng Jinzhong Linfen Lvliang Shuozhou Taiyuan Xinzhou Yangquan Yuncheng

Sichuan18 guides

Chengdu for pandas and teahouses; Leshan for the giant Buddha on a short rail hop.

Bazhong Chengdu Dazhou Deyang Guang'an Guangyuan Leshan Luzhou Meishan Mianyang Nanchong Neijiang Panzhihua Suining Ya'an Yibin Zigong Ziyang

Tianjin1 guide

Tibet7 guides

Lhasa needs permits and altitude. Potala, Jokhang, and a slow first day are the core.

Lhasa Nagqu Ngari Nyingchi Qamdo Shannan Shigatse

Xinjiang11 guides

Aksu Altay Hami Hotan Ili Karamay Kashgar Korla Shihezi Turpan Urumqi

Yunnan14 guides

Kunming the airport, Dali on Erhai, Lijiang under Yulong. Altitude starts to matter at Lijiang.

Baoshan Dali Dehong Diqing Honghe Kunming Lijiang Lincang Pu'er Qujing Wenshan Xishuangbanna Yuxi Zhaotong

Zhejiang11 guides

West Lake, Ningbo's port, and Shaoxing on the same grid. Spring and autumn are the window.

Hangzhou Huzhou Jiaxing Jinhua Lishui Ningbo Quzhou Shaoxing Taizhou (Zhejiang)Wenzhou Zhoushan