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View all →Do you need a visa for a 240-hour stopover in China?
Citizens of 57 countries can enter mainland China visa-free for up to 240 hours en route to a third country or region. Here is what the route has to look like and what happens at the border.
Kaifeng's Two Song Dynasty Theme Parks, Ranked by What's Inside
Qingming Riverside Garden and Wansui Mountain Wuxia City, plus the pirate ship and the giant fan that have made both parks a running joke online.
10 Shops Near Chen Clan Academy Worth Going Back To
Ten shops around Chen Clan Academy that locals return to: claypot chicken rice, hand-made rice noodle rolls from 6 yuan, 12-yuan offal soup and durian sweet soup at 15 yuan.
China's 240-hour visa-free transit: 57 countries, 65 ports
Citizens of 57 countries can enter China visa-free for up to 240 hours with an onward ticket to a third country. Where it works, how the clock runs, and the rules that void it.
11 Cheap Eats in Beijing, Mostly Around Yonghegong and Gulou
Eleven cheap Beijing snack stops — dairy, miancha, fried chicken, doubao — clustered around Yonghegong, Gulou and Nanluoguxiang, with prices.
Two Lhasa Cafés Where You Can Photograph the Potala Palace Like a Film Set
Two cafés in Lhasa — Zang A Coffee (藏A咖啡) and Waiting for the Wind (等风来咖啡) — have turned Potala Palace views into a social-media phenomenon, offering rooftop photo shoots with professional camera rigs from just ¥40.
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