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Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for China.

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Travel videos

Creative Travel Guide

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Creative Travel Guide is a YouTube travel channel from a British couple sharing travel vlogs, advice, guides, and budgeting tips.

This China guide video presents a broad bucket-list overview of places and attractions, including the Great Wall, Shanghai Disneyland, rice terraces, Guilin, and other listed destinations.

Wolters World

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Wolters World is a travel channel focused on first-hand destination advice, including culture, planning, budgeting, safety, and travel expectations.

This China travel video offers a concise country-wide list of ten cities and places to visit, with examples including Beijing, Pingyao, Hunan, and Hong Kong.

Syifa Adriana

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Syifa Adriana is a YouTube travel channel from a UK-based solo travel vlogger focused on culture, history, daily life, and context.

This China vlog gives viewers a winter travel perspective on exploring the country, making it a useful companion for seasonal trip inspiration.

Riri Travels

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Riri Travels is a travel channel with a compact channel description centered on cozy travel-themed content.

This China itinerary video gives a well-rounded five-day Yunnan route through Kunming, Dali, Shuanglang, and Lijiang, with ancient towns, temples, lakeside areas, and city stops.

Travel articles & blogs

ViaTravelers
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ViaTravelers is a travel media and planning site combining destination guides with structured tools for trip comparison and planning. Their China travel guide gives a strong country-level overview of ancient traditions, modern cities, varied landscapes, regional cultural identities, and major travel experiences.

Visit China, China — Travel Guide (2026)

China, the world's most populous country and a civilization spanning over 5,000 years, offers an extraordinary blend of ancient traditions

viatravelers.com/destinations/china/

Nomadic Matt
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Nomadic Matt is a long-running budget-travel advice site focused on practical ways to travel cheaper and longer. His China guide is a practical starting point for budget-conscious planning, with useful coverage of destinations, costs, transport, things to do, and ways to save money.

China Travel Guide (Updated 2026)

A complete budget travel guide to China with destinations, things to do, typical costs, ways to save money, and how to get around.

nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/china-travel-tips/

Going Awesome Places
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Going Awesome Places is an itinerary-focused travel brand with detailed guides built around first-hand trip planning. Their China guide gives readers a well-rounded planning overview, combining things to do, food, places to stay, expectations, and practical trip tips.

China Travel Guide - Going Awesome Places

The ultimate China travel guide, with tips and advice on things to do, where to eat, where to stay, what to expect & more to plan your trip.

goingawesomeplaces.com/destination/asia/china/

As We Saw It
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As We Saw It is a travel ideas, culture, food, itinerary, and photography site with practical destination advice. Their China travel tips are especially helpful for pre-trip preparation, outlining 11 practical things to know before visiting the country.

11 Things You Should Know Before You Visit China

Here's what to know about traveling to China before you go: 11 travel tips to make the most out of your holiday.

aswesawit.com/china-travel-tips/

The Travel Bunny
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The Travel Bunny is a budget and slow-travel blog focused on affordable adventures and practical planning advice. Their first-timer guide offers practical preparation for China, with 11 useful tips for approaching a destination that may feel unfamiliar at first.

Travel Guide China For First Timers: 11 Best Tips For A Perfect Trip

China for first timers. China can be very different from what you might be used to. This article will share incredibly useful tips to visit China better.

the-travel-bunny.com/china-for-first-timers/

That Backpacker
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That Backpacker is Audrey Bergner's travel site, covering practical guides, itineraries, food travel, budgets, and logistics. Her China travel tips focus on making the journey smoother, giving readers grounded advice for handling common challenges while travelling there.

China Travel Tips: Because China is Not the Easiest Place to Travel

Travelling in China proved to be challenging. Here are some China travel tips and advice to help make your trip a smoother one.

thatbackpacker.com/travel-tips-for-china/

Solo Traveler
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Solo Traveler is a digital publication focused entirely on guidance and resources for people who travel alone. Their solo travel guide to China is a strong resource for independent visitors, covering culture, transport, health, and practical preparation across 32 or more tips.

Solo Travel to China: 32 Tips You Need to Know

China is fascinating and challenging. Here are 32+ tips on how to thrive in China's culture, how to get around, how to stay healthy and more.

solotravelerworld.com/solo-travel-to-china-tips/

Jessie on a Journey
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Jessie on a Journey is a solo female, adventure, and NYC-focused travel site with practical planning resources. Their China travel guide supports trip planning with a useful mix of places to visit, travel tips, itinerary ideas, and vacation inspiration.

China Travel Guide - Best Places To Visit In China + Tips

This China travel guide shares the best places to visit in China along with tips, itineraries, and vacation inspiration.

jessieonajourney.com/china-travel-guide/

The Blonde Abroad
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The Blonde Abroad is a solo female travel and lifestyle blog with polished destination and travel-planning content. Their China guide gives a polished overview of the country's diversity while helping readers think through planning challenges before they go.

The Ultimate China Travel Guide • The Blonde Abroad

China is an incredibly diverse and fascinating destination to explore. However, it has unique challenges that you'll need to plan for before you arrive.

theblondeabroad.com/ultimate-china-travel-guide/

Earth Trekkers
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Earth Trekkers is a family adventure travel site specializing in detailed destination guides, itineraries, hikes, and route planning. Their China guide is useful for shaping an itinerary around standout places such as Beijing, Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Yangshuo, and the Great Wall.

China Travel Guide: How to Plan a Trip to China

Travel inspiration on China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Great Wall of China, Yangshuo, Li River Valley, Tianmen Mountain.

earthtrekkers.com/destination-china/

Travel Dudes
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Travel Dudes is a community-led travel site publishing destination tips, guides, inspiration, and practical advice from multiple contributors. Their China article helps readers compare places to visit, making it a practical aid for narrowing down options during trip planning.

Travel Dudes: Best Places To Visit In China

Read the guide at traveldudes.com/best-places-to-visit-in-china/.

traveldudes.com/best-places-to-visit-in-china/

The Broke Backpacker
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The Broke Backpacker is an adventure and budget-travel site focused on backpacking, low-cost travel, gear, and independent trips. Their festivals guide adds a lively cultural angle to China planning, covering arts, parties, and country-wide events for backpackers and independent travellers.

The Broke Backpacker: Festivals In China

Read the guide at thebrokebackpacker.com/festivals-in-china/.

thebrokebackpacker.com/festivals-in-china/

A Little Adrift
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A Little Adrift is Shannon O'Donnell's long-running travel site focused on responsible, slow, and practical independent travel. Her China food guide is especially helpful for vegetarian travellers, explaining how to avoid meat and identify vegetarian dishes with more confidence.

How to Travel in China as a Vegetarian (2024)

Traveling vegetarian in China is challenging. How do you avoid meat and what are vegetarian dishes? Learning how to say it is not enough!

alittleadrift.com/vegetarian-food-in-china/

Ciao Bambino
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Ciao Bambino is a luxury family travel agency with a family travel blog and advisor-led destination planning resources. Their China destination collection is a good fit for family-trip research, bringing together expert posts tied to family travel and custom vacation planning.

China | Ciao Bambino!

We plan extraordinary custom family vacations and help famlies travel the world. Read our expert posts about China trips!

ciaobambino.com/blog_destinations/asia/china

Roads & Kingdoms
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Roads & Kingdoms is a food, culture, and travel journalism publication focused on local reporting and narrative travel writing. Their China series offers a richer cultural complement to standard planning guides, collecting food, culture, and travel journalism related to the country.

China Archives

Read the guide at roadsandkingdoms.com/series/china/.

roadsandkingdoms.com/series/china/

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