📖 China Trip Guides

Three cities. Three itineraries. Zero tour groups. Written by people who actually live here.

3 Days in Beijing

Great Wall sunrise. Forbidden City deep-dive. A hidden Peking duck spot locals protect. PTO-optimized for the perfect long weekend.

Bund skyline. Soup dumplings that ruin you for life. Fabric-market suit made in 24 hours. A jazz bar from 1923.

The most futuristic city you've never heard of. Hotpot that rewires your brain. Yangtze cable car. There's nothing like it in America.

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