A guide written by people who actually take the trains.
Most English-language China travel content is a decade out of date — written by visitors on a press junket, or scraped from Lonely Planet 2014. We're trying to fix that.
Why we exist
China is in the middle of the biggest tourism opening of the decade. The 240-hour visa-free policy now covers 55+ countries. Alipay accepts foreign cards. eSIMs route around the Great Firewall in 30 seconds. None of this was true two years ago — and most of the English-language travel guides haven't caught up.
We're a small team of people based across China — Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong, with frequent forays into Yunnan and Xinjiang. We use the trains, eat the dumplings, fight with the apps, and write about it in plain English.
How we work
We use AI to accelerate research and drafts. Every article is then read by a human who has actually been there, fact-checked against current government sources, and updated quarterly as policies change. If we recommend a hotel, a SIM card, an app — we've used it ourselves or we won't link to it.
We make money through affiliate partnerships with travel-services we already recommend (Airalo, Klook, Booking.com, ExpressVPN, Trip.com, etc). When you book through our links, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We never accept payment to write a positive review. Read our full affiliate disclosure.
Our editorial principles
- If we haven't tested it, we don't recommend it. Period.
- Every guide is dated and re-tested at least quarterly. Policies, prices, and apps change fast in China.
- We disclose every commercial relationship. If there's an affiliate link, you'll see it labeled.
- We don't do listicles. "Top 10 Things to Do in Beijing" is a search-engine trick, not travel writing. Every guide we publish has a point of view.
- We respect your time. Practical first, pretty second. If a 7-minute read can replace a 30-minute one, we'll write the 7-minute version.
Get in touch
Spotted a factual error? Booked a place we recommended and it was terrible? Have a city you want us to cover next? Drop us a line via the contact page. We read every email — and the best feedback shapes what we write next.