# China City Guides (2026)

Foreigner-first city guides to China — what's worth your days, how long to stay, and the tourist traps locals skip.

- **Beijing** (4–5 days) — Empire-scale sights and the hutongs between them. /en/beijing/
- **Shanghai** (3–4 days) — The Bund, a skyline from the future, and great coffee. /en/shanghai/
- **Chengdu** (3 days) — Pandas at dawn, peppercorns, and slow teahouses. /en/chengdu/
- **Xi'an** (2–3 days) — The Terracotta Army and the Muslim Quarter grills. /en/xian/
- **Guilin & Yangshuo** (4–5 days) — Karst peaks, river drifts, bike-able backroads. /en/guilin/
- **Yunnan** (10–14 days) — Old towns, rice terraces, snow peaks. /en/yunnan/

Before you go: visas (/en/visa-free/), eSIM (/en/esim/), Alipay (/en/pay/alipay-for-foreigners/), best time to visit (/en/best-time-to-visit-china/).