What is the best VPN for China? A VPN that you downloaded before you arrived in the Mainland! VPNs are essential for traveling around China. With the Great Firewall surrounding the internet in China, foreigners often find their access to … Read More
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Five Fruit Teas to Beat the Heat This Summer in Shanghai
Anyone who’s enjoyed (endured?) a blazing Shanghai summer knows how to keep chill. For yours truly, climbing temperatures can only be beat by refreshing fruit teas, or 果茶 (guǒ chá), milk teas’ underrated but much “cooler” cousin. If you’re new … Read More
The Best Hutong Walk in Beijing
Our UnTour Beijing team is regularly asked what we recommend visitors see or do after they finish the Beijing Hutong Breakfast Tour or on their extra day in Beijing. Our answer is always to continue exploring the very heart of … Read More
Where to Eat the Best Duck in Shanghai – Peking, Nanjing, Cantonese and Tea-Smoked Ducks
China likes ducks. The country raises 80% of the world’s ducks and eats 76% of them. So it’s no surprise you can find specialty duck restaurants all over the country, serving up different regional specialties, like: Peking, Cantonese, Nanjing and … Read More
What Makes Beijing Food So Great? Emperors and Their Appetites!
Almost all of China’s great cuisines have arisen in regions of abundance. The Yellow River Delta gave rise to Shandong cuisine, the Yangtze River Delta gave rise to Huaiyang cuisine and the Pearl River Delta gave rise to Cantonese cuisine. … Read More