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What we've learned walking this city — written when there's something worth saying, not on a schedule.
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China Essentials5 min read
What actually changes once you leave the coast — and what stays exactly the same
Rural China is not a harder version of Shanghai. Payments, apps and food safety travel with you; transport, plumbing and language do not. Here is the honest split, so you can plan around the four things that really change.
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China Essentials5 min read
If you only get one trip to China, where should it go? Our shortlist, organised the way people actually plan — by what you want to look at, not by administrative region.
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