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Things to do in China

32 destinations in China with 11,630 bookable experiences in the catalogue we track.

Destinations in China

Every destination in China with bookable experiences, ordered by catalogue size. The number next to each is how much there is to book there — the closest public signal of how developed the visitor infrastructure is.

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China at a glance

Population1,404,890,000
Area9,596,961 km²
Busiest destinationBeijing

China by the numbers

Median price, traveller rating and review volume for the destinations we track in China. Numbers come from our own daily snapshots of the booking catalogue — the median is the middle price of the sampled set, not an average pulled toward cheap vouchers.

Share of country
Beijing3,56031%€774.994%
Shanghai2,00617%€1234.986%
Xian1,0279%€664.9100%
Chengdu7597%€844.996%
Guangzhou5775%€1304.968%
Guilin4114%€1184.898%
Zhangjiajie4023%€874.996%
Hangzhou2902%€1284.996%
Chongqing2772%€1064.986%
Xiamen2212%€1184.994%
Tianjin1812%€1614.992%
Kunming1741%€1654.782%

Where to go in China

The destinations below are ranked by how much there is to book and how many travellers have reviewed it — the closest public proxy for demand. Big catalogue means more competition on price; heavy review volume means the experience is proven, not new.

China concentrates 31% of everything bookable in Beijing alone — 3,560 experiences of 11,630. The next two, Shanghai and Xian, add another 26%. That concentration is why a first trip usually starts in Beijing: the competition between operators there is what keeps prices honest.

Prices are not uniform across China. Xian has the lowest median at €66, while Lhasa runs at €869 — a gap of €803 for the same category of experience. Small towns with a single famous sight tend to sit at the expensive end: less competition, higher margin.

85% of the options we track in China allow free cancellation, and Guiyang holds the highest traveller rating at 5.0. Ratings above 4.7 with tens of thousands of reviews usually mean the operator has been running the same route for years — the opposite of a new listing with a perfect but thin score.

What to know before booking in China

Across the 32 destinations we track in China, the median price of an experience is not one number but a range — and where a city sits in that range says more about competition between operators than about the place itself.

How much do tours in China cost?

Across the 11,630 bookable experiences we track in China, prices span the full range from entry tickets to private full-day tours. Each destination page shows the median for that specific city, which is a better guide than any country-wide average.

Which destinations in China have the most to book?

The list on this page is ordered by real inventory: the destinations at the top have the largest number of bookable experiences, which usually also means more competition on price.

Is it cheaper to book on arrival?

For anything with timed entry or a daily visitor cap, no — those sell out and the remaining options are the expensive ones. For open-air sights with no queue, booking ahead buys you nothing.

Which destination in China offers the best value?

By median price, Xian is the cheapest of the destinations we track in China at €66, against €869 in Lhasa. Value is not only price: Xian also holds a 4.9 traveller rating, so the lower median is not coming from weaker operators.

How many days should I spend in China?

A useful proxy is catalogue depth: Beijing alone has 3,560 bookable experiences, enough for several days without repeating a category. Countries where the top destination holds more than half of everything bookable reward a single base with day trips; where it is spread out, moving between two or three destinations makes more sense.

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