China

I’m heading to Xi’an for a 5 month Erasmus starting August 15 and prices are looking rough. August doesn’t seem like a cheap time to fly to China at all. I was thinking maybe I could fly somewhere else first, stay up to a week, then grab a separate ticket to Xi’an if that saves...

Had a slightly strange experience leaving Shanghai Pudong and wondering if anyone has seen something similar. When the officer checked my passport and boarding pass, they called over a supervisor and I was taken to a separate desk. A few agents looked at my passport and...

Questions about flying Hainan Airlines from Europe to China Booked flights from Europe to China with Hainan Airlines through Trip.com and ran into a few issues. Online check-in doesn’t seem to be available, and there’s also uncertainty about seat selection. Even if seats are...

I’m heading to China in two weeks and planning to stay in a private apartment in Dalian, similar to an Airbnb. My Chinese friend is booking it. I’ve read that foreigners have to register with the local police if staying somewhere other than a hotel. Is that still the case? If...

A friend of mine is traveling to China next week with his fiancée. I helped him plan the trip and suggested using Trip.com to pre-book train tickets so they’d automatically secure them once sales opened. They had four train rides planned and pre-booked all of them as soon as...

I live in Guangzhou and after seeing a lot of questions from first-time visitors, I’ve noticed the biggest issues usually aren’t the big travel problems. It’s the small practical things that catch people off guard when they’re tired, jet lagged, or trying to get somewhere...