Find a place to start your China route
This is not a catalogue of every city in China. Start with the place that pulls you most, then let the planning team shape the rest around your month, pace and travel style.
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8 daysRecommended 8 daysPEK · 39.9042° N · 116.4074° EBeijing
Forbidden City crimson, autumn ramparts, hutong at dawn
- History & Culture
- City Life
- Food
Plan around 8 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Beijing
3 daysRecommended 3 daysXIY · 34.3416° N · 108.9398° EXi'an
Terracotta army, ramparts, lantern-lit Muslim Quarter
- History & Culture
- Food
Plan around 3 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Xi'an
4 daysRecommended 4 daysPVG · 31.2304° N · 121.4737° EShanghai
Bund skyline, plane-tree avenues, alleyway breakfasts
- City Life
- Food
Plan around 4 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Shanghai
3 daysRecommended 3 daysCKG · 29.5630° N · 106.5516° EChongqing
Two rivers, vertical streets, rail layers and hotpot nights
- City Life
- Food
- Outdoor & Hiking
Plan around 3 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Chongqing
4 daysRecommended 4 daysKWL · 25.2734° N · 110.2900° EGuilin
Karst peaks, Li River, slow village days in Yangshuo
- Nature & Landscape
- Slow Pace
Plan around 4 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Guilin
4 daysRecommended 4 daysDYG · 29.0970° N · 110.4795° EZhangjiajie
Sandstone spires, cloud sea, the canyons of Wulingyuan
- Nature & Landscape
- Outdoor & Hiking
Plan around 4 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Zhangjiajie
6 daysRecommended 6 daysJZH · 33.2604° N · 103.9189° EJiuzhaigou
Alpine lakes, the wild west of Sichuan, Jiuzhai and Huanglong
- Nature & Landscape
- Slow Pace
Plan around 6 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Jiuzhaigou
4 daysRecommended 4 daysTXN · 30.1342° N · 118.1745° EHuangshan
Cloud sea, ancient pines, sunrise from the summit
- Nature & Landscape
- Outdoor & Hiking
Plan around 4 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Huangshan
5 daysRecommended 5 daysCTU · 30.5728° N · 104.0668° EChengdu
Pandas in the morning, teahouses by afternoon, hotpot at night
- Food
- Slow Pace
- City Life
Plan around 5 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Chengdu- 4 daysRecommended 4 daysHGH · 30.2741° N · 120.1551° E
Hangzhou
Slow West Lake walks, Longjing tea hills, Lingyin mornings
- Slow Pace
- Nature & Landscape
- Food
Plan around 4 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Hangzhou - 4 daysRecommended 4 daysSHA/PVG · 31.2989° N · 120.5853° E
Suzhou
Gardens in the morning, canal lanes by afternoon, water towns at a slower pace
- History & Culture
- Slow Pace
- Food
Plan around 4 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Suzhou
8 daysRecommended 8 daysKMG→LJG · 24–27° N · 100–103° EYunnan
Kunming, Dali, Shaxi, and Lijiang
- Nature & Landscape
- Slow Pace
- History & Culture
Plan around 8 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Yunnan
12 daysRecommended 12 daysURC · Northwest ChinaXinjiang
Northern and southern choices, the Tianshan corridor, and staged long-distance travel
- Nature & Landscape
- History & Culture
- Outdoor & Hiking
Plan around 12 days · leave room for 1-2 memorable momentsPlan a trip to Xinjiang
A focused map is more useful than a long list
China has far more places worth visiting than one directory can responsibly explain. This page focuses on route starters with enough practical detail to support a useful first conversation.
The job of this page is not to sell a fixed package. It helps you choose a starting point, understand the rhythm, and decide what kind of China you want before a specialist writes the route.
If your place is not listed, we can still consider it in a custom plan and explain whether it works best as an anchor, a side trip, or a separate journey.
Do you already have another place in mind?
Send the team the city, landscape or family stop you care about. We will tell you whether it works as an anchor, a side trip, or something to save for another route.