8 April 2026
chinaLhasa Travel Guide: Potala Palace, Permits, and Altitude Sickness
Lhasa is one of the most remote capital cities in the world, sitting at 3,650 metres on the Tibetan Plateau. Getting there requires special permits and a body that can handle thin air. Here's what to know before you go.
Henrik Vinter
1 April 2026
chinaYangtze River Cruise Guide: Three Gorges, Shore Excursions, and What to Expect
A Yangtze River cruise through the Three Gorges covers some of the most dramatic river scenery in Asia — and passes through an engineering project that permanently altered it. Here's what you're looking at and how to book it.
Henrik Vinter
25 March 2026
chinaHong Kong Travel Guide: Victoria Peak, Dim Sum, and the Star Ferry
Hong Kong packs more density per square kilometre than almost anywhere on earth — skyscrapers, hiking trails, night markets, and one of the world's most serious food cultures all within a city half the size of Los Angeles.
Henrik Vinter
18 March 2026
chinaXi'an Travel Guide: Terracotta Army, City Walls, and the Muslim Quarter
Xi'an was China's capital for over a thousand years and the eastern terminus of the Silk Road. The Terracotta Army alone justifies the trip, but the ancient city walls and the Muslim Quarter make Xi'an worth more than a day.
Henrik Vinter
10 March 2026
chinaZhangjiajie Travel Guide: The Avatar Mountains and Tianmen
Zhangjiajie's sandstone pillars inspired the floating mountains in Avatar. The real thing — towering quartzite columns rising from a sea of forest in Hunan Province — is stranger than the film version. Here's what to see.
Henrik Vinter
2 March 2026
chinaChengdu Travel Guide: Pandas, Sichuan Food, and Teahouse Culture
Chengdu is where you go to eat the best Sichuan food, sit in a teahouse for three hours, and watch giant pandas eat their body weight in bamboo. Here's how to do all three properly.
Henrik Vinter
23 February 2026
chinaGuilin and Yangshuo Travel Guide: Li River, Karst Mountains, and Cycling
The karst landscape around Guilin and Yangshuo — limestone pinnacles rising from flat river plains — looks like a painting and has looked that way for 1,500 years of Chinese ink-wash art. Here's how to experience it properly.
Henrik Vinter
16 February 2026
chinaThe Great Wall of China: Which Section to Visit and How to Get There
The Great Wall stretches 21,000 km across northern China. Which section you visit determines almost everything about the experience. Here's how to choose and what to expect at each.
Henrik Vinter
9 February 2026
chinaShanghai Travel Guide: The Bund, Pudong, and the French Concession
Shanghai is China's most cosmopolitan city — a place where 1930s European colonial architecture faces off across the Huangpu River against the second-tallest skyline on earth. Here's how to read it.
Henrik Vinter
2 February 2026
chinaBeijing Travel Guide: Forbidden City, Hutongs, and the Great Wall
China's capital holds more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other city on earth. Here's how to navigate the major landmarks and find the parts of Beijing that most visitors miss.
Henrik Vinter