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China by region

East China

Water towns, coastlines and modern China

Provinces & municipalities

Shape the route from here.

These groupings are an editorial starting point. We connect cities around real journey time, interests and season.

1 city guide

Anhui

Hefei

1 city guide

Fujian

Xiamen

4 city guides

Jiangsu

Changzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Yangzhou

1 city guide

Jiangxi

Nanchang

3 city guides

Shandong

Jinan, Rizhao, Weihai

1 city guide

Shanghai

Shanghai

8 city guides

Taiwan

Chiayi, Hualien, Kaohsiung, Nantou, Pingtung, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei

7 city guides

Zhejiang

Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Jinhua, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Wenzhou, Zhoushan

City guides

Places to know in East China.

Shanghai · 3–4 days

Shanghai

China’s most layered modern city

Jiangsu · 3 days

Nanjing

Dynastic capitals, republican memory and life along the Qinhuai

Jiangsu · 2–3 days

Yangzhou

Canal history, salt-merchant gardens, literary memory and one of China’s great breakfast traditions

Jiangxi · 2–3 days

Nanchang

Riverfront landmarks, revolutionary history and the everyday flavors of Jiangxi

Fujian · 3–4 days

Xiamen

Maritime history, Minnan flavors and a World Heritage island across the strait

Taiwan · 3–5 days

Taipei

Temple courtyards, mountain hot springs and night-market flavors in a layered basin city

Taiwan · 2–3 days

Taichung

Art museums, university landscapes and inventive night-market food in central Taiwan

Taiwan · 2–3 days

Nantou

Lake mornings, tea-growing hills and highland paths in Taiwan's mountain interior

Taiwan · 2–3 days

Chiayi

Forest railway heritage, cloud seas and high-mountain tea above the western plain

Taiwan · 2–3 days

Tainan

Temple courtyards, layered colonial history and Taiwan's deepest small-dish tradition

Taiwan · 2–3 days

Kaohsiung

Harbor ferries, waterfront culture and southern night markets beneath a changing skyline

Taiwan · 2–3 days

Pingtung

Hengchun's old gates, coral coasts and tropical ecology around Kenting

Taiwan · 2–3 days

Hualien

Pacific shorelines, mountain geology and a resilient east-coast city

Anhui · 2–3 days

Hefei

Anhui history, lakeside neighborhoods and a modern science city

Shandong · 3–5 days

Weihai

Yellow Sea headlands, modern naval history and fresh Jiaodong cooking

Zhejiang · 3–5 days

Hangzhou

West Lake, tea hills and canal neighborhoods

Zhejiang · 2–4 days

Jiaxing

Canals, historic water towns and northern Zhejiang food traditions

Zhejiang · 3–5 days

Jinhua

Caves, historic villages, food traditions and working film sets

Zhejiang · 3–5 days

Ningbo

Ancient books, maritime trade and the landscapes of eastern Zhejiang

Zhejiang · 2–4 days

Shaoxing

Canals, literature, yellow wine and the landscapes of ancient Yue

Zhejiang · 3–6 days

Wenzhou

River islands, volcanic peaks and the southern Zhejiang coast

Zhejiang · 3–6 days

Zhoushan

Archipelago history, Buddhist pilgrimage and East China Sea landscapes

Jiangsu · 2–4 days

Changzhou

Canal heritage, Spring and Autumn archaeology and a modern family-play city

Jiangsu · 3–4 days

Wuxi

Taihu panoramas, Grand Canal neighborhoods and layered Jiangnan heritage

Shandong · 3–4 days

Rizhao

Yellow Sea beaches, sailing heritage and mountain-and-museum escapes

Shandong · 2–3 days

Jinan

Living spring lanes, lake walks, Buddhist heritage and the savory heart of Shandong cuisine

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