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Booking Hotels in China as a Foreigner: Tips, Platforms and Registration Rules

Complete guide to booking hotels in China for foreign tourists. Covers police registration requirements, which hotels accept foreigners, Booking.com vs local platforms, and how to handle check-in.

Updated May 2026

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China January & February Travel Guide: Winter Highlights, Chinese New Year & Crowd Management

Plan your China trip in January or February — the coldest months, the Chinese New Year travel surge, Harbin ice festival peak season, Yunnan's eternal spring, and the unique opportunity to see traditional festival culture that is invisible at any other time of year. Includes the complete Chinese New Year travel strategy.

Updated May 2026

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China July & August Travel Guide: Where to Go When the Country Is on Holidays

Plan a successful summer trip to China in July or August — the hottest, most crowded, most expensive season that is also unavoidable for many visitors. Covers altitude escapes from the heat, the best mountain destinations, managing the school holiday crowd surge, typhoon season impacts on east coast plans, and the summer destinations that are actually best in this season.

Updated May 2026

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China June Travel Guide: Dragon Boat Festival, Pre-Summer Destinations & Timing Tips

Plan your China trip in June — the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the transition into summer humidity, which destinations are best before the July-August peak, Yunnan's beginning of rainy season, the Yangtze Delta water towns before summer heat, and the specific weather patterns that make June ideal for some regions and challenging for others.

Updated May 2026

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China with Kids: School Holiday Itinerary & Family-Friendly Destinations

Plan a successful family trip to China during school holidays — the destinations that genuinely engage children (pandas, terracotta warriors, acrobatics shows, Xi'an food), managing queues and heat with young children, Chinese child hospitality culture, the surprising places where kids love China most, and the practical logistics of travelling with under-12s in China.

Updated May 2026

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China Long-Distance Walking Routes: The Great Wall, Sichuan to Tibet & Beyond

Plan a multi-day walk in China — the increasingly popular unrestored Great Wall sections in Hebei, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway's parallel trekking routes, the ancient Tea Horse Road footpaths through Yunnan, the Camino-style pilgrim circuit of Wutai Mountain, and the practical information for independent long-distance walking in China.

Updated May 2026

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