35 best places to see and visit on your trip to China

In order to make a tourism trip, just by looking at the map you will see that China It is much more than a country, it is almost a continent.

Therefore you have a wide range of cities and places that are well worth a visit, although if you are planning your first trip to china, there are places that I consider are essential to include in the route.

Specifically I mean Pekin and Big Wall, Shanghai y Xian, places that are part of any organized tour.

In the list of topics below, in addition to information of general interest, recommendations are included for visiting the aforementioned places, as well as other cities or corners that are also highlighted.

Best places to see and visit in China

In order to plan your trip, here you have information about the best times to travel to this huge Asian country.

Best time of year to travel to China

Beijing Beijing

The capital of China cannot be missed as a stage essential on a trip to said country; Here you have the topics that will allow you to make a first approximation to the visits to be made.

Tiananmen square

If there is a historical enclave in Beijing, it is the Tiananmen Square, where you find monuments that have been key in the history of China, especially the Imperial Palace, better known as Forbidden City.

Tiananmen, the second largest square in the world

Imperial Palace Forbidden City

In the following topics you will find all the information you need to know for your essential visit to the Imperial Palace of Beijing, better known as the Forbidden City.

To visit the Imperial Palace you must access through the Tiananmen Gate, and from there you will take a tour of a succession of large courtyards and lavish palaces and places of interest.

To highlight the Halls of Harmony, Grand Marble Staircase or Nine Dragons Panel.

And as the culmination of the visit you can climb to the top of the hill of jingshan park from where you will have the best panoramic views of the Forbidden City.

Here you have topics of interest that will be useful to you when visiting the Forbidden City.

Gran Muralla China

On your trip to China you have an essential appointment with the Big Wall, for whose visit you can choose the section that interests you most.

From the closest and tourist sector of Badaling, to more isolated sectors and in a worse state of conservation, such as simatai o Mutianyu.

Here you have the information on the most notable sections that you can access from Beijing.

summer Palace

One of the essential places to visit in Beijing is, without a doubt, the summer Palace where the emperors took refuge in the summer.

Now you can see a set of palatial enclosures surrounded by large gardens, so that it has become a large urban park very popular with Pekingese and tourists.

Summer Palace, Garden of Relaxing Peace

Heaven Temple

At Heaven Temple In Beijing you find the most important set of religious temples.

Temple of Heaven for the Emperor's sacred ceremonies

Markets and street markets

A trip to Beijing will be incomplete if you don't go shopping in its popular markets and street markets, where you will find everything from handicraft products to the very popular imitations of fashion brands and accessories.

Silk Market and other shops and markets in Beijing

Traditional Hutong neighborhoods

Hutongs are traditional Chinese neighborhoods. Although it is true that little by little they are disappearing and being replaced by modern neighborhoods, the experience of visiting them is essential for any trip to China.

Hutong, traditional neighborhoods of the old city of Beijing

Ming Tombs near Beijing

Ming Tombs in Peking / Beijing

Xian

Traveling to Xian goes beyond the essential visit to the Terracotta Warriors excavations.

ORGANIZE your TRIP

Here you find topics that will reveal what you can see on your trip to this historic medieval city.

What to see and what activities to do on your sightseeing tour of Xian

Terracotta warriors

Mount Huashan near Xian

Mount Huashan, climb the trails of the sacred mountain

Shanghai

You will find the greatest expression of modern China during your visit to Shanghai, a city where you will also be able to see various corners of its historic colonial past.

Here are the key topics to help you plan your visit to Shanghai.

- What to see and what activities to do on your Shanghai sightseeing tour

- 5 essential visits for your one-day tourist trip to Shanghai

guilin

In the surroundings of the city of Guilin, and specifically during the cruise that takes you to Yangshuo along the Li River, you will find some of the most spectacular landscapes that you can see on your trip to China.

- Beautiful landscapes of river, lakes and mountains in Guilin