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View all →A 3-Day Hangzhou Route: West Lake, Lingyin, Xixi Wetland
Three days across Hangzhou: the West Lake loop by bike, the temples and old streets of the second day, and the wetlands and canal-side lanes of the third.
Chongqing 1949 Grand Theatre: A Rotating Stage in Chongqing
The Chongqing 1949 Grand Theatre stages the five days before the city's liberation on a 360-degree rotating stage, with the audience turning with the set.
Should you travel China during Golden Week?
Mainland China's 2026 public holidays with exact dates, make-up workdays and the two windows worth avoiding. Golden Week runs October 1 to 7; Spring Festival stretches to nine days.
Yong She Shanghai: The 60 sqm Open-Plan Room
Yong She's 60-square-metre open-plan room in Shanghai keeps sleeping, sitting and bathing areas in one continuous space — the layout is the reason to book it.
How to book Forbidden City tickets with a passport
Every Forbidden City visitor needs an advance reservation — there is no same-day sale. Tickets cost 60 yuan April to October and 40 yuan November to March, released at 20:00 Beijing time exactly seven days before your visit.
Booking China attraction tickets with a passport, not a Chinese ID
Chinese attractions run on real-name booking, but a passport works at almost all of them — through the official English site, an Alipay travel portal or an authorised platform. Here is the order to try, and the two Beijing venues where you cannot buy at the gate.
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