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Beijing → View all city guide →

Aerial view of the Forbidden City showing golden-roofed halls and red walls along the central axis

Forbidden City

北京故宫

¥60 · 3-4 hours
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Mutianyu Great Wall watchtowers snaking along forested mountain ridges

Mutianyu Great Wall

慕田峪长城

¥65 · 3-4 hours
English signage Walk-in OK
Aerial view of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace, with traditional Chinese pavilions along the shore and the modern Beijing skyline in the background

Summer Palace

北京颐和园

¥60 · 3-5 hours
English signage Walk-in OK
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, a triple-eaved circular building in deep blue tiles, photographed from below against a winter sky

Temple of Heaven

北京天坛

¥35 · 2-3 hours
English signage Walk-in OK

Shanghai → View all city guide →

The Bund at night, with the colonial-era buildings lit up in golden light and the Lujiazui skyline across the Huangpu River

The Bund

外滩

Free entry · 1-3 hours (depending on whether you stay for the night view)
English signage Walk-in OK
A vendor at the Yuyuan Bazaar near Yu Garden, with hanging gourds and traditional Chinese instruments

Yu Garden

上海豫园

¥40 · 1.5-2 hours
English signage Walk-in OK

Xi'an → View all city guide →

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda lit up at night with the North Square musical fountain in the foreground

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

大雁塔

¥50 · 1.5-2.5 hours. Add 1 hour if you stay for the 9 PM North Square fountain show.
English signage Walk-in OK
Famen Temple's modern 148m Buddhist relic pagoda in Fufeng County, Shaanxi

Famen Temple

法门寺

¥120 · 3-4 hours at the site, plus 2 hours each way from Xi'an (4 hours round-trip travel). Plan a full day.
English signage Walk-in OK
Tang Dynasty show performers in red and gold Tang-era silk costumes on stage at Tang Paradise

Tang Dynasty Show at Tang Paradise

大唐芙蓉园《梦长安》

¥298 · 2.5-3 hours total (1 hour for banquet OR 30 min for park stroll, 90 min for show, 15-20 min for the after-show lit gardens walk).
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Pit 1 of the Terracotta Army in Xi'an — rows of life-sized clay warriors in their excavation pits

Terracotta Army

秦始皇兵马俑

¥120 · 3-4 hours
English signage Walk-in OK
Xi'an City Wall's South Gate (Yongning Men) lit up at night with traditional lanterns

Xi'an City Wall (Ming Dynasty Fortification)

西安明城墙

¥54 · 2-3 hours on the wall. 1.5 hours for a focused section (South Gate to East Gate). 4-5 hours to walk or bike the full 13.7 km perimeter (most travelers do a section).
English signage Walk-in OK
Xi'an Muslim Quarter (Hui Min Jie) at night with red lanterns and steaming food stalls

Xi'an Muslim Quarter (Hui Min Jie)

西安回民街

Free entry · 2-3 hours for a focused food walk. Half day if you include the Great Mosque, the Drum Tower, and a meal.
Walk-in OK

Chengdu → View all city guide →

A giant panda eating bamboo in a shaded outdoor enclosure at the Chengdu Research Base

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

成都大熊猫繁育研究基地

¥55 · 3-4 hours (minimum 2 hours for the South Gate area only)
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Guangzhou → View all city guide →

Beijing Road pedestrian street — the ancient Song- and Ming-dynasty road layers visible under glass panels, with modern shops and crowds around them

Beijing Road Pedestrian Street

北京路步行街

Free entry · 1.5-2 hours for the main pedestrian street + Da Fo Si food street. 3 hours if you include the museum of the Song-dynasty road excavation (¥10) and lunch at a Cantonese restaurant.
English signage Walk-in OK
Canton Tower at dusk — a 600m hyperboloid structure lit purple and pink, with the Pearl River in the foreground and Guangzhou's central business district behind

Canton Tower

广州塔

¥150 · 1.5-2.5 hours. The standard experience is the 107F-108F observation deck + a coffee at the 106F spiral café. Add 1 hour for the Bubble Tram or 1.5 hours for the Star Sky 488 sky drop ride. Less if you skip the upgrade.
English signage Walk-in OK
Chen Clan Ancestral Hall — Qing-dynasty ceramic and stone roof sculptures in green, yellow, and white, on the corner of a traditional Lingnan-style building

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

陈家祠

¥10 · 1.5-2 hours. The main hall is the highlight (45 min for the roof sculptures and the ceremonial hall). The side courtyards have rotating folk-art exhibits (30 min). The rear garden is small but peaceful (15 min).
English signage Walk-in OK
Pearl River night cruise — a small tourist boat in the foreground with the illuminated Canton Tower (purple and pink) and the Liede Bridge behind, the Guangzhou skyline lit at blue hour

Pearl River Night Cruise

珠江夜游

¥108 · 70-90 minutes for the standard cruise. 2 hours if you take the dinner cruise with Cantonese dim sum.
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Shamian Island — colonial-era white and yellow buildings with shuttered windows, surrounded by banyan trees, on a quiet Guangzhou morning

Shamian Island

沙面岛

Free entry · 1.5-2 hours for a full walk around the island. 45 minutes for the highlights (Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, the white British/French Consulate row, the Lovers' Bridge). Half a day if you eat lunch and sit in the gardens.
English signage Walk-in OK

Shenzhen → View all city guide →

Dafen Oil Painting Village — paintings displayed on easels outside studios along the village street, with artists working in the doorways

Dafen Oil Painting Village

大芬油画村

Free entry · 2-3 hours for a full walk through the village. 1.5 hours for the main street + 2-3 studios. Half a day if you commission a custom painting (return next day for pickup).
Walk-in OK
Huaqiang North electronics market — the SEG Plaza tower, a 72-story building in Shenzhen's Futian district, with the dense electronics market visible at street level

Huaqiang North Electronics Market

华强北

Free entry · 2-3 hours for the main Huaqiang North pedestrian street + 1-2 hours in the SEG Plaza electronics market. Half a day if you want to dig deep into specific product categories (mobile parts, drones, LEDs, electronics components).
Walk-in OK
OCT Loft — former industrial buildings with red brick walls, large windows, and a creative courtyard with murals, surrounded by cafés and galleries

OCT Loft

华侨城创意文化园

Free entry · 2-3 hours for a full walk. 1.5 hours for the main courtyard + 2-3 galleries. Half a day if you eat lunch and sit in the courtyard.
Walk-in OK
Ping An Finance Centre at night — a 599m skyscraper lit in white and blue, with the Shenzhen skyline and bay in the foreground

Ping An Finance Centre

平安金融中心

¥200 · 1.5-2 hours. The elevator ride (60 sec) to 116F, the observation deck (30-45 min), the 360° views, and the optional Cloud Bar (¥80 minimum spend, 20-30 min).
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Shenzhen Bay Park at sunset — the Spring Bamboo tower (Spring Bamboo shoot skyscraper) silhouetted against an orange and pink sky, with the bay-side promenade in the foreground

Shenzhen Bay Park

深圳湾公园

Free entry · 2-3 hours for a full walk along the bay-side promenade. 1 hour for the highlight section near the Spring Bamboo tower. Half a day if you bicycle the full 13 km.
Walk-in OK
Splendid China — the 1:15 scale Great Wall miniature winding through a park landscape with bonsai trees and small buildings

Splendid China

锦绣中华

¥220 · 3-4 hours for the main park (80+ replicas). 5-6 hours to do the park + at least 2 of the live shows (Chinese folk dance, minority dance, acrobatics). Combine with Window of the World for a full day.
English signage Walk-in OK
Window of the World — the 1:3 scale Eiffel Tower replica at sunset, with palm trees in the foreground

Window of the World

世界之窗

¥220 · 3-4 hours for the main park (130+ replicas). 5-6 hours to do the park + at least 2 of the live shows (Asia Square, Africa Jungle, European courtyard performances). Half a day if you only want the highlights.
English signage Walk-in OK

Hangzhou → View all city guide →

West Lake at sunset with the Leifeng Pagoda in the background and traditional wooden boats on the water

West Lake

杭州西湖

Free entry · 3-4 hours for the lake highlights, full day for the surrounding temples and tea plantations
English signage Walk-in OK

Suzhou → View all city guide →

Humble Administrator's Garden — a UNESCO classical Chinese garden with a central pond, white-walled pavilions with dark tile roofs, and 21 distinctively-shaped window frames

Humble Administrator's Garden

拙政园

¥70 · 2-3 hours for the full garden. 1.5 hours for the central pond, the 21 window frames, and the Fragrant Snow pavilion. Half a day if you want to sit in the teahouse and contemplate.
English signage Walk-in OK
Pingjiang Road — a 1,600-year-old canal with stone bridges, whitewashed Suzhou-style houses, and willow trees, with small boats passing under the bridges

Pingjiang Road

平江路

Free entry · 1.5-2 hours for a full walk. 1 hour for the main street + the canal views. Half a day if you include a boat ride, a teahouse visit, and a Suzhou-style meal.
Walk-in OK
Suzhou Museum — I.M. Pei's 2006 modernist masterpiece with white walls and dark tile roofs, reflected in a rectangular pool in the central courtyard, with a rock garden in the background

Suzhou Museum

苏州博物馆

Free entry · 1.5-2 hours for the main hall. 1 hour for the contemporary art wing. Half a day if you include the tea house and the I.M. Pei architecture tour.
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Tiger Hill's 1,000-year-old leaning pagoda (Yunyan Temple) — a 7-story brick pagoda tipped 2.34° from vertical, with autumn maples in the foreground

Tiger Hill

虎丘

¥60 · 2-3 hours for the full hill. 1.5 hours for the leaning pagoda, the Sword Pool, and the bonsai garden. Half a day if you want to walk the entire hill and visit the teahouse.
English signage Walk-in OK
Tongli Water Town — a 1,000-year-old canal town with stone bridges, whitewashed Ming-era houses, and cherry blossoms in spring

Tongli Water Town

同里

¥100 · Half day (3-4 hours) for the main attractions. Full day if you include the boat ride, the 3-bridges section, and a teahouse visit. Most visitors do Tongli as a day trip from Suzhou.
English signage Walk-in OK

Hong Kong → View all city guide →

The Castle of Magical Dreams at Hong Kong Disneyland, lit up at twilight

Hong Kong Disneyland

香港迪士尼樂園

¥639 · Full day (10:00-21:00, 11 hours) for the full experience including the night parade and fireworks. Half day (13:00-19:00, 6 hours) is enough for adults without kids who just want the photo opportunities and a few headliner rides. For families with young children, a 2-day ticket is genuinely better value — the park is too big to see everything in one day.
English signage Walk-in OK
Interior of Man Mo Temple showing the hanging spiral incense coils and the altars to the gods of literature and war

Man Mo Temple

文武廟

Free entry · 30-60 minutes. The temple is small (about 30 meters long and 15 meters wide, the main hall) and the visit is more atmospheric than extensive. Combine with Tai Kwun (5 min walk) and the Central-Mid-Levels escalator (3 min walk) for a half-day on the western side of Hong Kong Island.
English signage Walk-in OK
Star Ferry at Tsim Sha Tsui Pier, with Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island skyline behind

Star Ferry

澶╂槦灏忚吉

¥6 · 20-30 minutes (8-10 min ride each way, allow time to board). Pair with a walk along the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade for a half-day afternoon/evening.
English signage Walk-in OK
The 34m Tian Tan Buddha bronze statue on Lantau Island, with Lantau mountain ridges behind

Tian Tan Buddha

天坛大佛

Free entry · 4-5 hours (cable car up + Tian Tan Buddha climb + Po Lin Monastery + vegetarian lunch + Ngong Ping Village walk + Wisdom Path + cable car down). Half day is too rushed —the Wisdom Path alone is 30 min.
English signage Walk-in OK
View of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island skyline from the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront at daytime

Tsim Sha Tsui

尖沙咀

Free entry · 3-4 hours for the waterfront walk (Avenue of Stars, Clock Tower, Star Ferry, 1881 Heritage, Symphony of Lights). 5-6 hours if you add a museum (Space Museum or Art Museum) and a Peninsula afternoon tea. Most travelers plan a half day or an evening visit for the Symphony of Lights.
English signage Walk-in OK
High West and Victoria Peak seen from Victoria Gap, Hong Kong Island

Victoria Peak

太平山頂

Free entry · 2-3 hours. Allow 30 min for the Peak Tram ride, 45 min for Sky Terrace 428, 30 min for Peak Tower shops and a meal, and 30 min if you walk the Lugard Road Lookout.
English signage Walk-in OK

Macau → View all city guide →

The entrance to A-Ma Temple in Macau, with red Chinese lanterns, incense coils hanging from the eaves, and a 500-year-old stone gateway with carved Taoist guardian figures

A-Ma Temple

妈阁庙

Free entry · 30-60 minutes. The temple grounds are compact; allow time to walk the four halls in order (entrance to highest pavilion) and to sit by the waterfront for the view of the Inner Harbour.
English signage Walk-in OK
The yellow-painted St. Francis Xavier Chapel in Coloane Village, with a white facade, a small bell tower, and a 17th-century stone wall enclosing the courtyard

Coloane Village

路环村

Free entry · 2-3 hours for the village walk + Lord Stow's + St. Francis Xavier Chapel. 4-5 hours for the full Coloane day (village + Hac Sa Beach + Cheoc Van Beach + walking trails). Half day is too rushed.
English signage Walk-in OK
Macau Tower at sunrise, a 338m white needle tower on the south end of the peninsula, with the Cotai Strip in the distance across the water

Macau Tower

澳门旅游塔

¥165 · 1-2 hours for the Observation Deck + 360° Café. 30 min for a quick visit. 2-3 hours if you also do the bungee or Skywalk. Half day if you include a meal at the rotating 360° Café.
English signage Walk-in OK
The 17th-century stone facade of the Ruins of St. Paul's in Macau, with five tiers of carved biblical figures and bronze statuary against a blue sky

Ruins of St. Paul's

大三巴牌坊

Free entry · 30-60 minutes for the facade and steps; 1-2 hours if you also visit the Crypt, Museum of Sacred Art, and walk to Mount Fortress (across the small plaza).
English signage Walk-in OK
Senado Square in Macau with its distinctive wavy black-and-white cobblestone pavement, surrounded by pastel colonial buildings in yellow, pink, and green

Senado Square

议事亭前地

Free entry · 30-60 minutes for the square itself; 2-3 hours for the full UNESCO walk (Senado Square + Holy House of Mercy + Lou Kau Mansion + Cathedral of São Paulo + St. Dominic's Church + Sir Robert Ho Tung Library).
English signage Walk-in OK
The indoor canal at The Venetian Macao with a gondola passing under a stone bridge, the painted sky ceiling and pastel Venetian-style buildings lining the canal

The Venetian Macao

澳门威尼斯人

Free entry · 2-4 hours for the public areas (Grand Canal Shoppes + indoor canals + gondola ride + photo ops). 30 min for a quick walkthrough. A full day if you include the casino, the pool (MOP$388 day pass for non-guests), and a show at the Cotai Arena.
English signage Walk-in OK

Guilin → View all city guide →

Elephant Trunk Hill — a 55-meter limestone karst formation shaped like an elephant drinking from the Li River, with the round Water Moon Cave visible underneath

Elephant Trunk Hill

象鼻山

Free entry · 1-2 hours for a full visit (hill climb + Water Moon Cave + viewpoints). 30 minutes for a quick photo stop from the bridge. The hill climb is the main activity; the rest of the park is a short walk.
English signage Walk-in OK
Yangshuo karst peaks reflected in the Li River at night

Li River Cruise to Yangshuo

漓江

¥450 · 4-5 hours on the boat (1-way) or full day if continuing to Yangshuo
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Longji Rice Terraces at sunset — water-filled paddies mirror the orange sky, with wooden Zhuang village rooftops in the foreground

Longji Rice Terraces

龙脊梯田

¥95 · Full day (6-8 hours) for Ping'an + Dazhai villages. Half day (3-4 hours) for Ping'an only. The round-trip transfer from Guilin is 2-3 hours each way, so most visitors do a 1-day trip.
English signage Walk-in OK
Reed Flute Cave interior — illuminated stalactite columns in red, blue, and green LED lights, with reflection in the cave's underground pool

Reed Flute Cave

芦笛岩

¥90 · 1-2 hours. The cave is 240 meters long with a single one-way walking path. The visit is essentially linear — enter at one end, walk through, exit at the other. The pace is self-guided but typically takes 45-90 minutes.
English signage Walk-in OK
West Street Yangshuo at night — red lanterns strung across the cobblestone street, with crowds of tourists and shop fronts glowing in warm light

West Street, Yangshuo

阳朔西街

Free entry · 2-3 hours for a full West Street walk (day + evening). 1-2 hours for a quick visit. Many visitors stay in Yangshuo for 2-3 days and walk West Street multiple times — different atmosphere at different times of day.
English signage Walk-in OK

Lijiang → View all city guide →

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain reflected in Black Dragon Pool at sunrise

Lijiang Old Town

丽江古城

¥80 · Half day for the main lanes; 1-2 days if including nearby Black Dragon Pool
English signage Walk-in OK

Xiamen → View all city guide →

Xiamen city with red-tiled colonial-era rooftops at sunset

Gulangyu Island (Kulangsu)

鼓浪屿

¥35 · Full day (6-8 hours). One day is enough to walk the entire island.
English signage Walk-in OK

Qingdao → View all city guide →

Tsingtao Beer Museum with the four iconic green beer cans and clock tower

Tsingtao Beer Museum

青岛啤酒博物馆

¥60 · 1.5-2 hours
English signage Walk-in OK

Chongqing → View all city guide →

Ciqikou Ancient Town entrance gate with red lanterns, Chongqing

Ciqikou Ancient Town (磁器口)

磁器口

Free entry · 2-3 hours for the main street loop, 4-5 hours including Baolun Temple and a teahouse break
Walk-in OK
Dazu Rock Carvings — large-scale Buddhist sculptures carved into cliff faces, Dazu District

Dazu Rock Carvings (大足石刻)

大足石刻

¥140 · Full day (6-8 hours) for all 3 sites; 4-5 hours for the 2 main sites (North Hill + Baodingshan)
English signage Walk-in OK
Hongya Cave at night, lit with thousands of LEDs against the Yangtze River and Qiansimen Bridge

Hongya Cave (Hongyadong)

洪崖洞

Free entry · 1-2 hours for the complex; 30 min for the exterior light show viewing
Walk-in OK
Jiefangbei Liberation Monument and surrounding skyscrapers at dusk, Chongqing

Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street (解放碑)

解放碑

Free entry · 2-3 hours for a full walk (Liberation Monument + 3 shopping streets + 1 meal + street food)
English signage Walk-in OK
Nanshan Temple Buddhist hall with Yangtze River view from the mountain, Chongqing

Nanshan Temple (南山)

南山

Free entry · 2-3 hours for the temple + pagoda; 4-5 hours including the botanical garden and a meal at one of the Nanshan spring-chicken restaurants
Walk-in OK
Three Gorges Museum main building with the People's Great Hall in the background, Chongqing

Three Gorges Museum (重庆中国三峡博物馆)

重庆中国三峡博物馆

Free entry · 3-4 hours for the main galleries; 5-6 hours including special exhibitions and the audio guide
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Yangtze River Cable Car crossing the river with hillside apartment buildings in the background, Chongqing

Yangtze River Cable Car (长江索道)

长江索道

¥20 · 30-45 min total (5 min ride each way + 10-20 min queue per direction)
Walk-in OK

Harbin → View all city guide →

Harbin Ice and Snow World at night — illuminated ice buildings and an ice castle

Harbin Ice and Snow World

哈尔滨冰雪大世界

¥328 · 4-5 hours (the site is large; ice slides and shows add 1-2 hours)
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Sanya → View all city guide →

Yalong Bay — coastal forest walkway at the tropical resort area in Sanya

Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park

亚龙湾热带天堂森林公园

¥150 · Half day (4 hours) for Forest Park + Beach Park combo. Full day if combining with a snorkeling boat trip.
English signage Walk-in OK

Luoyang → View all city guide →

The Golden Summit Taoist temple complex perched on a rocky outcrop at 2,217m, Laojun Mountain, Luoyang

Laojun Mountain

老君山

¥100 · Full day (6-8 hours) for the full experience: cable car up, walk the Ten-Mile Painting Screen, reach the Golden Summit, take the second cable car down. Allow 2-3 hours if only visiting the Golden Summit area.
Walk-in OK
The 17-meter Vairocana Buddha at Longmen Grottoes Fengxian Temple

Longmen Grottoes

龙门石窟

¥90 · 3-4 hours for the main caves (Eastern + Western + Fengxian Temple). Allow a full day if combining with the White Horse Temple.
English signage Walk-in OK
The new Luoyang City Museum building, a large modern structure with a stone facade and traditional Chinese architectural elements

Luoyang Museum

洛阳博物馆

Free entry · 2-3 hours for the main He-Luo Civilization exhibition plus 2-3 of the 6 special exhibitions. Allow 4-5 hours to see everything.
English signage Walk-in OK
Luoyang Old Town Cross Street night market with red lanterns and food stalls selling local specialties

Old Town Cross Street

老城十字街

Free entry · 1-2 hours for the cross-street walk. 2-3 hours including the night market (17:00-22:00). Allow 3-4 hours for the full Old Town experience including Lijing Gate and Yingtian Gate.
Walk-in OK
The Burmese-style golden pagoda at the international section of White Horse Temple, Luoyang

White Horse Temple

白马寺

¥35 · 2-3 hours for the main Chinese halls and the international Buddhist halls. Allow 4-5 hours if combining with the Qiyun Pagoda (2 km north, separate ticket).
English signage Walk-in OK

Dunhuang → View all city guide →

Mogao Caves pagoda facade — entrance to 1,000+ Buddhist caves

Mogao Caves

莫高窟

¥238 · 3-4 hours (digital film + 8 caves). 5-6 hours for the premium visit (12 caves + Library Cave).
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Pingyao → View all city guide →

Pingyao Ancient City Wall aerial view — the best-preserved Ming-dynasty wall in China

Pingyao Ancient City Wall

平遥古城墙

¥125 · 1 full day for the wall + 3-4 major inner attractions. 2-3 days for the full experience including side trips to Qiao Family Compound and Wang Family Compound.
English signage Walk-in OK

Zhangjiajie → View all city guide →

Avatar mountain sandstone pillars shrouded in mist at Zhangjiajie

Tianmen Mountain

天门山

¥261 · 1 full day (6-8 hours). The cable car up + 99-bend road + Tianmen Cave + west peak glass skywalk + east peak viewpoint takes 5-7 hours.
English signage Walk-in OK
Towering sandstone pillars of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, with pine trees growing from the rock faces and mist in the valleys

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

张家界国家森林公园

¥225 · 3-4 days (4-day pass is designed for this length). Minimum 2 days to see the highlights.
English signage Walk-in OK

Huangshan → View all city guide →

Yellow Mountain sunrise over the sea of clouds with twisted pines

Yellow Mountain (Huangshan)

黄山

¥190 · 2-3 days, with at least 1 night on the summit to catch sunrise and sunset.
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Jiuzhaigou → View all city guide →

Five Color Lake in Jiuzhaigou with golden autumn leaves reflected in turquoise water

Jiuzhaigou Valley

九寨沟

¥220 · 2 full days. The Y-shape valley has 3 branches (Shuzheng, Rize, Zechawa); each takes 4-6 hours.
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Nanjing → View all city guide →

Nanjing Confucius Temple at night with red lanterns reflecting in the Qinhuai River

Nanjing Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River

南京夫子庙秦淮河

Free entry · 2-3 hours for the temple area + night boat cruise. Combine with Nanjing City Wall and Xuanwu Lake for a half day.
English signage Walk-in OK

Dali → View all city guide →

Dali Three Pagodas against Cangshan Mountain

Dali Old Town and Erhai Lake

大理古城和洱海

Free entry · 2-3 days for the full Dali experience: 1 day Old Town + Three Pagodas, 1 day Erhai Lake circuit, 1 day Cangshan Mountain or Xizhou village.
English signage Walk-in OK

Dalian → View all city guide →

View of Bangchui Island, a small forested islet 600 m off the Dalian coast, with the white-sand beach in the foreground, the wooden pestle-shaped rock on the islet's peak visible, and the Yellow Sea and the Dalian coastal hills in the background.

Bangchui Island (棒棰岛)

棒棰岛

¥20 · Half day (3-4 hours): 1-2 hours for the 2.6-km seafront promenade, 1 hour for the beach, 30 min for the public gardens, optional 1 hour for lunch at the Bangchui Island Hotel restaurant.
English signage Walk-in OK
The 50-million-year-old golden-colored geological formations at Jinshitan beach near Dalian, with the Yellow Sea in the background, the sun catching the unique rock shapes, and a few visitors on the white-sand beach.

Jinshitan Golden Pebble Beach (金石滩)

金石滩

Free entry · Full day (6-8 hours): 2 hours for the beach + geological formations, 4-5 hours for Discovery Kingdom (if with kids), 1 hour for the light rail, 1-2 hours for lunch + the seafood market.
English signage Walk-in OK
A polar bear swimming underwater in a large blue tank at the Laohutan Ocean Park Polar Marine World, with the surface ripples reflecting light from above and the polar bear looking at the camera.

Laohutan Ocean Park (老虎滩海洋公园)

老虎滩海洋公园

¥220 · 4-5 hours (full visit including all 5 zones + shows); minimum 2 hours for Polar Marine World + 1 show only
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The Lüshun Museum, a 1930s Japanese colonial-era building with a clock tower, in Lüshun, Dalian. The building's weathered stone facade and historical exhibits of the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War are visible in soft afternoon light.

Lüshun Port (旅顺口)

旅顺口

Free entry · Full day (6-8 hours) for the full Lüshun experience. Half day (3-4 hours) for the museum + prison only. Combine with Jinshitan (50 km north, 60 min) for a full-day north + south Lüshun trip.
English signage Walk-in OK
A row of restored 1900s Russian baroque buildings in warm yellow and cream tones along Russian Street in central Dalian, with a stone bridge crossing a small canal in the foreground, late afternoon golden light, and a few visitors walking the pedestrian street.

Russian Street (俄罗斯风情街)

俄罗斯风情街

Free entry · 1-2 hours for the street + 30 min for the museum. Combine with the adjacent Zhongshan Square (5 min walk) and Dalian Railway Station (10 min walk) for a 3-hour historic-walking-tour.
English signage Walk-in OK
Aerial view of Xinghai Square and the surrounding skyline of Dalian at twilight, with the Century Sculpture's 19.9-m open book illuminated, the sea in the distance, and the Yifang Center skyscraper lit up in the background.

Xinghai Square (星海广场)

星海广场

Free entry · 1-2 hours (longer if you include the beachfront promenade to the north or the Beer Festival in July-August).
English signage Walk-in OK

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