Following the devastating earthquake that occurred on August 8, 2017, Jiuzhai Valley (Jiuzhaigou) in China‘s southwestern Sichuan Province was finally ready to welcome its first batch of visitors just seven months later. What a piece of happy news! The gorgeous poet inspiring Jiuzhai Valley was once a dreamland for all visitors. When it was destroyed […]

With the coming of midsummer, China gradually enters the rainy season. Due to the intensive rainfall in Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan Province, the Jiuzhai Valley National Park has been closed since July 1, 2018. Of course, it’s not alone. On June 30, 2018, 11 tourists, including three Americans, were trapped in Mutianyu Great Wall in […]

China is set to overtake France as the world’s number one tourist destination by 2030 as a growing middle class in Asia looks to spend more on travel, according to experts at market research group Euromonitor International. In a report published Tuesday, Euromonitor said it is predicting there will be 1.4 billion trips made in […]

First things first: if you’re expecting the kind of food served in your average European or American Chinese takeaway, think again. The national cuisine is extraordinarily broad, complex and flavourful, with eight major schools (or regional styles) of cooking all apparent, namely Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong (Cantonese), Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang. These styles are […]

China is huge, and diverse in landscape and culture. We have selected China’s most popular cities for tourism, to help you narrow down your choices and maximize your time discovering the highlights of China. Beijing — Historic Capital Full of Cultural Heritage Beijing, China’s capital city for over 700 years, is rich in history, both […]