{"id":1302815,"date":"2026-10-01T12:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302815"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:08:33","slug":"china","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/asia\/china\/","title":{"rendered":"China"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302035,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"China country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In China","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"The best high-speed rail network on earth, food that changes every province, and a country that has quietly reopened to visa-free travel for much of Europe. Harder to navigate than its neighbours, and worth it.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302817","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac10 | Dorm bed, from\r\n48,000km+ | Of high-speed rail\r\n\u20ac1.50 | A bowl of noodles\r\n4h30 | Beijing to Shanghai by train","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Enormous, efficient and not as difficult as people expect","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"China is the size of Europe and travelling it works best as a route rather than a tour. The classic first trip runs Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu and Shanghai, linked by high-speed trains that make 1,200km feel like an afternoon.\r\n\r\nBeijing has the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and hutong alleys. Xi'an has the Terracotta Army and the best street food in the north. Chengdu has pandas, Sichuan food and a famously relaxed pace. Shanghai is the modern counterweight, and Guilin and Yangshuo in the south have the karst landscape from every Chinese painting.\r\n\r\nThe practical barrier is not the visa any more \u2014 it is the digital ecosystem. Almost everything runs through Alipay or WeChat, cash is unusual, and Google, WhatsApp and Instagram are blocked without a VPN. Sort those before you fly and the rest of the country is straightforward.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Mandarin. English is limited outside major hotels \u2014 translation apps are essential\r\nCurrency | Chinese yuan (CNY), usually paid by app rather than cash\r\nEmergency | 110 police, 120 ambulance\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Hot water dispensers are everywhere\r\nPayments | Alipay and WeChat Pay run everything. Set them up before arrival\r\nInternet | Google, WhatsApp, Instagram and others are blocked. Install a VPN before you arrive\r\nHow long to stay | Three weeks for the classic route\r\nBest months | April to May and September to October","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"High-speed rail is the best on earth and makes 1,200km an afternoon. Book a few days ahead.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Beijing | The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, hutong alleys and the best Peking duck. |  | 1302823 |  | \nShanghai | The Bund, art deco, a skyline across the river and the most international city in the country. |  | 1302824 |  | \nXi'an | The Terracotta Army, intact city walls you can cycle, and the Muslim Quarter food street. |  | 1302825 |  | \nChengdu | Pandas, Sichuan food, teahouses and a pace that makes it everyone's favourite. |  | 1302826 |  | \nChongqing | A vertical megacity of stacked bridges and hotpot, and the start of Yangtze cruises. |  | 1302827 |  | \nGuilin | The transport hub for the karst country, with the Li river running through it and the landscape on the 20 yuan note downstream. |  | 1302828 |  | \nYangshuo | Karst peaks along the Li river, cycling, climbing and the landscape on the 20 yuan note. |  | 1302829 |  | \nHangzhou | West Lake, tea plantations on the hills around it, and the city Marco Polo called the finest in the world. |  | 1302830 |  | \nSuzhou | Classical gardens and canals an hour from Shanghai, and a silk industry that has run for two millennia. |  | 1302831 |  | \nLijiang | A Naxi old town of cobbles and canals in Yunnan, under a snow mountain, and the gateway to Tiger Leaping Gorge. |  | 1302832 |  | \nZhangjiajie | Sandstone pillars in perpetual mist, a glass bridge over a canyon, and the landscape that inspired Avatar. |  | 1302833 |  | \nHarbin | Russian architecture, minus 20 degrees, and an ice festival of illuminated buildings carved from the frozen river. |  | 1302834 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"China rewards a rail route more than a base, and the food alone justifies the trip.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Culture | purple | culture | Four thousand years of it, and a lot of it still standing. | Walk a wild section of the Great Wall; The Terracotta Army; The Forbidden City at opening | Great Wall; Forbidden City; Terracotta Army | Beijing; Xi'an | culture\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Eight regional cuisines and they are genuinely different. | Sichuan hotpot in Chengdu; Peking duck in Beijing; Xi'an's Muslim Quarter at night | Muslim Quarter, Xi'an; Chengdu teahouses; Shanghai street food | Chengdu; Xi'an; Beijing | food\nCity break | blue | city | Beijing or Shanghai in four days each. | The Bund at night; A hutong walk; The Shanghai Museum | The Bund; Beijing hutongs; Tianzifang | Shanghai; Beijing | city-break\nAdventure | green | backpack | Karst mountains, rice terraces and the Tiger Leaping Gorge. | Cycle the Yangshuo countryside; Trek Tiger Leaping Gorge; Longji rice terraces | Yangshuo; Zhangjiajie; Tiger Leaping Gorge | Yangshuo; Chengdu | adventure\nBudget | teal | coin | Cheaper than most people assume. | Street noodles for \u20ac1.50; \u20ac10 dorms; Overnight sleeper trains | Chengdu; Xi'an; Yangshuo | Chengdu; Xi'an | budget-travel\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Shanghai leads, and the rest is bar streets and KTV. | A Shanghai rooftop; Beijing's bar hutongs; KTV karaoke rooms with friends | Shanghai Bund bars; Sanlitun, Beijing; Chengdu bar streets | Shanghai; Beijing | nightlife","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in China","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The Great Wall is the one thing everyone does, and which section you choose matters enormously. Badaling is restored and packed; Mutianyu is restored and manageable; Jinshanling and Gubeikou are partly wild, far quieter and involve real walking. Go to one of the latter two if you can.\r\n\r\nIn Beijing, the Forbidden City needs advance booking with your passport, as do most major sites in China \u2014 turning up without a reservation increasingly means not getting in.\r\n\r\nXi'an's Terracotta Army is an hour from the city and the scale only works in person. Chengdu's panda base is best first thing in the morning when the animals are active and fed. Yangshuo's karst country is the one place in this list where you should just rent a bike and get lost.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Great Wall | Jinshanling or Gubeikou for wild and quiet. Badaling is packed\r\nBook ahead | Major sites require advance reservation with passport details\r\nPandas | Chengdu base at opening, when they are active and feeding\r\nYangshuo | Rent a bike and ride the countryside without a plan","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in China","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in China","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Chinese food abroad is a narrow slice of one or two regional traditions. Here there are eight major cuisines and they are genuinely different: Sichuan's numbing peppercorns, Cantonese dim sum, Shandong's seafood, Hunan's chilli heat.\r\n\r\nStreet food and small restaurants are where the value is: a bowl of noodles is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3, dumplings by the basket are similar, and a full meal for two with beer is \u20ac8 to \u20ac15.\r\n\r\nTwo practical things. Menus often have no English and no pictures, so a translation app with a camera function is the single most useful tool you will carry. And hotpot, particularly in Chengdu and Chongqing, is the meal to do once with a group \u2014 you cook it yourself at the table and it is as much event as dinner.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Noodles and dumplings | \u20ac1.50\u20133 a bowl or basket\r\nEight cuisines | Sichuan, Cantonese, Hunan and the rest are genuinely different\r\nTranslation app | With camera function. Essential for menus\r\nHotpot | Do it once with a group. Chengdu and Chongqing do it best","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for China","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in China","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Shanghai has the most international scene \u2014 rooftop bars along the Bund, cocktail bars in the former French Concession, and clubs that keep proper hours. Beijing's is scrappier and centred on Sanlitun and the bar hutongs.\r\n\r\nKTV \u2014 private karaoke rooms rented by the hour \u2014 is the mainstream night out across the country, and going with Chinese friends or a hostel group is the way to understand it.\r\n\r\nBeer is cheap at \u20ac1 to \u20ac3 in shops and small restaurants, though bar prices in Shanghai approach European levels. Baijiu, the national spirit, is strong, distinctive and usually drunk in toasts rather than sipped.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Shanghai | The most international scene, and the priciest\r\nKTV | Private karaoke rooms. The mainstream night out\r\nBeer | \u20ac1\u20133 in shops and small restaurants\r\nBaijiu | The national spirit. Strong, and drunk in toasts","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for China","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around China","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"The high-speed rail network is the best in the world and the reason China is easy to travel: more than 48,000km of it, Beijing to Shanghai in four and a half hours, and tickets bought in the Trip.com app or at stations with your passport.\r\n\r\nBook a few days ahead, particularly around holidays, and carry your passport \u2014 it is your ticket and is checked at the gate.\r\n\r\nIn cities, metro systems are extensive, cheap and signed in English, and DiDi is the ride-hailing app. Everything is paid through Alipay or WeChat Pay, both of which now accept foreign cards \u2014 set them up before you arrive, because cash is genuinely awkward and some places no longer handle it well.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"High-speed rail | Beijing to Shanghai in 4h30. Book a few days ahead\r\nPassport is your ticket | Carry it. It is checked at the gate\r\nAlipay and WeChat Pay | Set up before arrival. They accept foreign cards now\r\nDiDi | The ride-hailing app, with an English interface","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for China","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What China costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"China is cheaper than most people expect. Dorms start around \u20ac10, street noodles are \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3, metro rides cost under a euro, and a high-speed train across the country is \u20ac50 to \u20ac80.\r\n\r\nA comfortable day is \u20ac30 to \u20ac50. Shanghai and Beijing run higher than Chengdu, Xi'an or Yangshuo, and entry tickets to major sites at \u20ac8 to \u20ac20 add up over a route.\r\n\r\nThe payment system is the thing to prepare. Alipay and WeChat Pay now link to foreign cards and cover essentially everything, and while cash is still legal tender, many small vendors no longer keep change. Set both up while you still have unrestricted internet.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac10\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac30\u201350\r\nHigh-speed train | \u20ac50\u201380 across the country\r\nPayment apps | Set up Alipay and WeChat Pay before you fly","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for China","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in China","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"China has very low street crime and is comfortable to walk around at night, including for solo travellers. Petty theft exists at major stations and tourist sites at ordinary levels.\r\n\r\nThe practical difficulties are logistical rather than dangerous: the language barrier is real outside major hotels, the internet restrictions block the apps you rely on, and scams aimed at foreigners \u2014 the tea ceremony scam and art student scam in Beijing and Shanghai \u2014 involve friendly English speakers leading you to a venue with an enormous bill. The rule is the same as everywhere: do not follow a stranger to a bar or shop.\r\n\r\nPolitically, avoid photographing police or military sites and be aware that discussing sensitive topics publicly, or on Chinese apps, is not private. Xinjiang and Tibet have separate permit and access requirements.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 110 police, 120 ambulance\r\nTea house scam | Friendly English speakers, a venue, a huge bill. Do not follow strangers\r\nVPN | Install before arrival. It will not download once you are there\r\nTibet and Xinjiang | Separate permits and access rules. Check before planning","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for China","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"This is the part that has changed most. Most EU, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand passports can now enter visa-free for up to 30 days, under a scheme that currently runs to 31 December 2026. US citizens still need a visa, but like many other nationalities can use 240-hour visa-free transit at a large number of ports.\r\n\r\nBoth schemes have been expanded repeatedly and are described as trials, so check the official Chinese embassy position for your nationality close to booking \u2014 this is the most fast-moving entry situation in this guide.\r\n\r\nWhere visa-free does not apply, tourist visas are applied for in advance with an itinerary and accommodation bookings. Passports need six months' validity.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free entry | 30 days for most EU, UK, Canadian and Australian passports, currently to the end of 2026\r\n240-hour transit | Visa-free transit at many ports for a long list of countries\r\nRules are moving | Both schemes are trials and keep expanding. Check close to booking\r\nPassport validity | Six months from entry","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for China","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Spring and autumn are the answer. Avoid the two Golden Week holidays, when hundreds of millions of people travel at once and every site is overwhelmed.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Beijing, which has extreme seasons. The south is subtropical. The two Golden Weeks \u2014 early May and the first week of October \u2014 and Chinese New Year are when domestic travel makes everything impossible.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 2 | 2 | Cold in the north. Harbin ice festival and pre-new year quiet\r\nFebruary | 5 | 5 | Chinese New Year. The largest human migration on earth\r\nMarch | 12 | 3 | Warming, and quiet after the new year rush\r\nApril | 20 | 4 | Excellent. Blossom, mild weather and clear days\r\nMay | 26 | 5 | Very good, but the May Golden Week fills everything\r\nJune | 30 | 3 | Hot and humid in the south. Rainy season begins\r\nJuly | 31 | 3 | Hot and wet. Cheapest month in the big cities\r\nAugust | 30 | 3 | Still hot. Domestic school holidays fill the sites\r\nSeptember | 26 | 4 | Excellent. Warm, clearer air, good light\r\nOctober | 20 | 5 | The best weather, ruined for the first week by Golden Week\r\nNovember | 12 | 3 | Cool, clear and quiet. Underrated\r\nDecember | 4 | 2 | Cold in the north, mild in the south. Very few visitors","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of yuan.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Excludes high-speed rail between cities at \u20ac50\u201380 a leg. Major site tickets run \u20ac8\u201320 each and add up over a route.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 20 | 18 | 7 | 15\r\nComfortable | 38 | 38 | 14 | 30","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Three dates dominate the calendar, and all three are when not to travel.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"china","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in China","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/china\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Chinese New Year | January or February | Nationwide | The largest annual human migration on earth. Transport books out and many businesses close for a week. |  | \nHarbin Ice Festival | January and February | Harbin | Enormous illuminated ice sculptures in minus 20 degrees. |  | \nQingming | April | Nationwide | Tomb-sweeping day, and a public holiday with heavy domestic travel. |  | \nMay Golden Week | Early May | Nationwide | A national holiday week. Every major site is overwhelmed. |  | \nMid-Autumn Festival | September or October | Nationwide | Mooncakes, lanterns and family gatherings. |  | \nOctober Golden Week | First week of October | Nationwide | The other national holiday week, and the busiest travel period of the year. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in China","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Note that not all Chinese accommodation accepts foreign guests, so booking through a platform avoids the problem.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in China","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/china\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"44","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"China travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"Do I still need a visa for China? | For most EU, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand passports, no: they can enter visa-free for up to 30 days, under a scheme that currently runs to the end of 2026. US citizens still need a visa, though 240-hour visa-free transit is available at many ports. Check your nationality close to booking, as the schemes keep changing.\r\nWhat do I need to set up before I fly? | Alipay or WeChat Pay linked to your card, because almost everything is paid by app, and a VPN, because Google, WhatsApp and Instagram are blocked and the VPN will not download once you are there. A translation app with a camera function is the third.\r\nIs China cheap? | Cheaper than most people expect. Dorms from \u20ac10, noodles at \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3, metro rides under a euro, and a day between \u20ac30 and \u20ac50. High-speed trains at \u20ac50 to \u20ac80 a leg are the main extra.\r\nWhich part of the Great Wall should I visit? | Jinshanling or Gubeikou if you want quiet and real walking \u2014 both are partly unrestored and far emptier. Mutianyu is restored and manageable. Badaling is the closest to Beijing and by far the most crowded.\r\nWhen should I avoid travelling in China? | Chinese New Year, the first week of May and the first week of October. All three are national holidays when hundreds of millions of people travel at once, transport books out and every major site is overwhelmed.\r\nIs the language barrier a problem? | It is real outside major hotels and tourist sites, but manageable. A translation app with camera function handles menus and signs, metro systems are signed in English, and the payment apps have English interfaces.\r\nIs China safe for travellers? | Street crime is very low and cities are comfortable at night. The things to watch are scams involving friendly English speakers leading you to a tea house or gallery with a huge bill, and the practical difficulties of language and internet restrictions.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across China \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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