Browsing Category: Real China Travel Questions - Answered

If you’re traveling to Xi’an (西安, Xī’ān) with children or older family members, you may notice that the Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑, Bīngmǎyǒng) offers free or discounted admission for certain age groups. But do those discounts also apply to foreign passport holders? A traveler planning a China trip recently asked exactly that. The Traveler’s Question “For attractions like the Terracotta Warriors and others, do foreign visitors qualify for the discounted child or senior tickets? Or are those discounts...

If you’re planning a family trip to Beijing (北京, Běijīng) and want to include a theme-park day, one question quickly comes up: where should you buy Universal Studios Beijing tickets? And is Monday actually quieter? First, an important clarification for anyone searching for “Disney Beijing”: there is no Disneyland in Beijing. China’s mainland Disney resort is Shanghai Disney Resort (上海迪士尼度假区, Shànghǎi Dísní Dùjiàqū). Beijing’s major international theme park is Universal Beijing Resort (北京环球度假区, Běijīng Huánqiú Dùjiàqū), which includes Universal Studios...

You’ve found a popular restaurant in China—but how do you actually get a table? Do you need to make a reservation? Can you join the queue remotely? Do you need a Chinese phone number? And what do 排队 (páiduì) and 取号 (qǔhào) actually mean when they appear on your phone? These are small practical questions that can become surprisingly important once you’re actually traveling in China. One traveler asked exactly how the system works. We put...