China Travel Stories Travel Articles

Eye Love Shopping – Beijing, China

Can you see yourself getting excited about shopping for prescription glasses? Lynne Reynolds found a market that did just that.

In the Shadow of Progress – Kaifaqu, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China

Colin Peters learn

Curious Cuisine in Hong Kong – Hong Kong

"Bite and suck," Tami tells Ellen Peneski, her umber eyes wide with anticipation.

A Walk on the Wild Side in China – Beijing, Jinan, Suzhou, Shanghai – China

Lucas Aykroyd discovers different cultural norms in driving habits, cuisine, and marketplace negotiations while traveling through China.

Tomorrow Never Knows: The New Face of Chinese Rock Music – Xinxiang, Henan Province, China

Thanks to timing and the Beatles, Tom Pellman becomes a weekend roadie for one of the worst bands in China.

The Midnight Epress To Xian – Xian, China, NE Asia, Asia

This was the first time Bruce McDonnell Davis and his wife bedded down on a train with a woman they didn’t know and her big man, a geologist.

Back to Kunming – Yunnan, China

China just is immensely densely populated and there is hardly any place that has not been altered by acts of humans.

Pleasures of Chinese Air Transport – Kunming, Yunnan, China

Juha Uitto navigates the chaos of air travel in China.

South West China In Depth #2: In Search Of Shangri-La – Yunnan Province, China

What a homestay in a small village of China's Yunnan province revealed to Yan Chun Su.

Southwest China In Depth #1: Village of the Drum Tower – Guizhou Province, China

Yan Chun Su traveled to a remote village in southwest China looking for history and culture. She found that and more.