China

China’s enormous size means you find every type of climate within its borders, from tropical to polar, as well as ancient ruins, ultra-modern skyscrapers, and a cuisine that runs from dumplings to numbingly spicy hot pot. Its megacities buzz with energy while deep pockets of its vast gorgeous nature landscape—turquoise beaches, mist-wreathed mountains, and seemingly infinite deserts—remain wild.

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Planning your trip

Use these articles, resources, and guides to plan and inspire your next trip to China.

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As of December 1, many international travelers with layovers up to six days can enter Chongqing, Xi’an, and Ningbo without a visa.
Hotels
Sleeping with the fishes takes on a whole new meaning at these villas and suites under the sea.
Whether you’re looking for seaside getaways, reinvented spaces, classics reborn, urban sanctuaries, or adventure retreats, these hotels make being on the road feel like home. This is hospitality in the 21st century.
With underwater suites, waterslides, and a record-setting aquarium, it’s a luxury hotel with the soul of a theme park.
These hotel openings and events will do just that.
Experience a hotel stay made for royalty.
Resources to help plan your trip
Within hours of the lockdown ending, roughly 65,000 people left the city by train and plane alone. Despite the new freedom, many measures such as wearing masks and temperature checks will stay in place to prevent the epidemic from resurging.
As some tourist sites welcome back visitors, authorities are limiting access to avoid crowds that might lead to further cross-infections.
Nepal’s government suspended climbing permits for all other peaks in the country and is canceling visas on arrival for tourists.
Mei Zhang, the founder of WildChina—an outfitter specializing in off-the-beaten-path itineraries—wants to put a human face on a country of 1.4 billion people.
A recent excavation at the tombsite that holds the iconic Terra-Cotta Army in Xi’an, the capital of the Shaanxi province, unearthed a swath of previously unknown life-sized military figurines buried alongside China’s first emperor.
Crack open your history books and then dig out your mittens: The past comes alive as temperatures fall at these primed-for-winter UNESCO sites.
Learn from an expert guide as you go deeper into these must-see spots.
With the success of the first season of “Master of Fashion,” Beijing designers are making a bid to help the capital of China become the world’s next city of style.
Beneath the cutting-edge surface of Shanghai lies a trove of fascinating history. As the city turns to that past to inform its future, a local weighs in on the hotspots across his hometown.
From a family trip to London to the beaches of South East Asia, there are some great spring vacation deals available—as long as you know where to look.
Plenty of people resolve to read more every year. And what better reading challenge than to enjoy books by female writers from countries across the globe? Here are some selections to get you started.
Chefs are using technology, interactivity, and storytelling to create multisensory culinary experiences around the world.
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