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anonymous
Q: Which are the best Chinese cities for first-time foreign travellers to go to?
12 years 29 weeks ago in Transport & Travel - China
beijing , guangzhou, (i have not been to shanghai so i can not include it) i reccomd these cities for newbies because it will introduce you to china good/bad but not over power you. shenzhen is basically hk so it doesnt count. but bj and gz are true china but easier to digest and you could find distractions in both cities easily
I did not like Beijing, I got raped with the tea scam, and the girls kept coming with it. Beijing and Xi'an it rained all day. I liked the hot weather in Guilin, which meant all I saw was mini skirts or short shorts.If it rained it was for only 5 minutes.I went to Yangshou but ended up in a quiet bar owned by a Russian,didn't party much there or wander off by myself ,which is always a better choice for me.This is when I meet more people or have things happen.I wandered all over, looked at slums,never had any fear, but I always had a beer bottle in my hand. Nobody messes with a Canadian holding a beer.It makes a good weapon too.
Depends on how long you're going to be there. It could take an entire month to see Beijing or Shanghai. A cool trip, if you have the money for it, would be to hit up Guangzhou, Macau, and Hong Kong since they're so close together.
Scandinavian:
The railroad from Guangzhou to Zhuhai/Macau border will be done soon (maybe before Chinese New Years) Gives easy access from Guangzhou to Macau. From Macau the ferries to Hong Kong are easy and fast to use. From Hong Kong back to Guangzhou there are trains from Shenzhen to Guangzhou.
Pretty easy round trip. Hotel prices in Macau and HK makes it pricier than mainland China.
If you like historical stuff, go to Xi'an. The city itself has all kinds of wonderful medieval architecture, and it also houses the two oldest, still-standing, not-ruined Chinese buildings, and two amazing museums. Aside from that, there are hundreds of day trips to all kinds of other things (famously, the terracotta warriors, but also all kinds of amazing temples and ruins) all over the province. The local Chinese food is a bit boring, but there's a ton of amazing halal food everywhere. If you want to see as much as you can of what's left of the old China and eat like a king, that's the place to go.
If you want to see modern Asia, Hong Kong is the way to go, but a bit expensive.
981977405:
Kchur, really good answer here for a change. Thumbs up from me.
kchur:
Hey, shithead, thanks for the backhanded compliment. That's one more good answer than you've ever written, you filthy cunt.
skynet.lw:
I like halal food very much.May and October is the best season to there.
If u want to see and experience the real China, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing and Guangzhou are nice places...
If u want to experience the "new China", westernized China, go to Shanghai, Hongkong...
Honestly, I would stay away from the big cities. Get off the beaten path and explore somewhere. Shanghai and Beijing can be fun, but they're pretty modern areas. So while they are in China, it's not really much different than anywhere else, unless your goal is to eat KFC in China.
China is a big country and it's extremely different based on region. If you let us know what kinds of stuff you want to see, we can help you with where to go.
Skater, IMHO, Hangzhou and Suzhou are the two most over-rated cities in China -- way over-rated for a fact but then again to each his own.
Kunming is great for a visit. Beihai is great for a visit to a smaller city. Nanning has got charm as so does Xiamen. Shanghai is exciting and Beijing is great but alas so polluted.
