Planning & Tips

The classic Harbin 7-day winter itinerary: Ice & Snow World, Yabuli skiing, two nights in Snow Village, Jingpo Lake's ice waterfall and winter fishing.

How to dress for Northeast China's -30 degree winter: the three-layer system, waterproof boots, hand warmers, phone protection and a complete cold-weather checklist.

Guangdong as a summer destination for inbound travelers: Cantonese food, coastal cities and cool escapes, with itineraries and practical planning tips...

China shopping guide 2026 for foreign shoppers: best cities, homegrown brands, tax refund rules and practical tips for buying smart across the country...

How to plan an off-peak China trip in September 2026: flight deals, visa-free entry and quieter destinations, a complete guide to autumn travel. Plan...

Plan your smart China adventure 2026: a complete guide to tech tourism in China, from robot hotels to digital payments, with itinerary and booking tip...

Shanghai WorldSkills 48 in 2026 spectator travel planning guide: how to get tickets, where to stay and what to see in Shanghai around the competition.

Yunnan 2026 travel guide: rail loops linking Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La, ethnic craft villages and cool mountain escapes, with route and bo...

Everything Indonesian travelers need for a first trip to China: 30-day visa-free entry, Alipay and WeChat Pay setup, translation apps, and a suggested Beijing + Xi'an route.

The best halal cities in China for Indonesian Muslim travelers: Xi'an Muslim Quarter, Beijing Niujie, halal food signs, mosques, and a halal-friendly sample route.

China is not a camping trip. It's one of the most modern travel destinations in the world — city metros, high-speed rail, convenience stores on every corner, and hotels that provide most basics. The packing mistakes travelers make in China are usually overpacking, and forgetting the few things that genuinely can't be bought easily.

China's National Day holiday (October 1–7) is the one week of the year when every traveler should stay home — the Great Wall becomes a queue, hotel prices triple, and train tickets vanish within minutes. But here is the secret: the two weeks after the crowds leave are among the best travel days in all of China.

China's high-speed rail is brilliant, but it only goes where the stations go. For the places rail doesn't reach — mountain villages, scenic loops, wine country, multi-stop days — a private car with a driver is the most comfortable option there is: you sit back, the driver handles the road, and you stop wherever and whenever you want.

China is one of the most exciting trips an Indonesian traveler can take: high-speed trains, ancient cities, incredible food, and a tourism infrastructure that has grown enormously over the past two years. But before anything else, the one thing every Indonesian needs to know is the entry rule — because there is a lot of confusing information online.

Malaysia and China have a mutual visa-exemption agreement — Malaysian ordinary passport holders can enter China for tourism, business, family visits or transit and stay up to 30 days without a visa. No application, no fee, no letter of invitation. You just need a passport valid for at least 6 months and a return or onward ticket.

If you're planning China and worried about food, here's the good news: China is home to a Muslim community of around 20 million people, and halal food is genuinely available — you just need to know where to look. The country's northwestern provinces (Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia) and cities with historic Muslim quarters have deep halal food cultures, and even large eastern cities have long-standing Muslim neighborhoods.