ChinaCityGuide

Shanghai Bund & French Concession 2-Day Deep Dive Hey, Joran Here The first time I saw Shanghai’s skyline from the Bund, I genuinely thought I was looking at a movie set. Like, no city can actually look like this, right? Turns out, Shanghai said “hold my beer” and kept building upward. Six years later, this city still punches me in the face every time I visit which is about twice a month from Chengdu. Wife has family there, I have a minor obsession with xiaolongbao. ...

Hangzhou: West Lake, Tea Culture & the G20 Summit Legacy Hey, Joran Here When I told my Chengdu wife I was going to Hangzhou for a weekend, she got genuinely excited. “You’ll love it,” she said. “It’s very chill. Very beautiful.” She was right. Hangzhou is China’s “laid-back city” the place where people from Beijing and Shanghai escape to drink tea and look at water. West Lake is legitimately one of the most beautiful urban spaces I’ve been to anywhere in the world. And I’ve been to a lot of places. ...