Places to visit in China
This list is built from open data, not a visit or a review. Wikidata names the places; opening hours and whether there is a ticket come from OpenStreetMap, where a volunteer wrote them down on the date shown beside each one. Anything neither source answers is marked not checked, and we carry no opinion about any place on this list.
| Place | Type | City | Hours | Fees | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbidden City (Wikipedia) | palace | Donghuamen Subdistrict | Mo-Su 08:30-17:00; Oct 16-Apr 15 08:30-16:30 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-12-02 | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Oriental Pearl Tower | skyscraper | Shanghai | 08:00-21:30 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-08-01 | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
17 places we have not confirmed yet
| Place | Type | City | Hours | Fees | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Gorges Dam | chinese aaaaa-rated tourist attraction | Sandouping Town | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Potala Palace (Wikipedia) | palace | Lhasa District | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Qinghai Lake (Wikipedia) | lake | Qinghai | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Mount Tai (Wikipedia) | mountain | Shandong | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Temple of Heaven (Wikipedia) | temple | Tiantan Subdistrict | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Huangshan | mountain range | Anhui | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Shaolin Monastery (Wikipedia) | chinese aaaaa-rated tourist attraction | Dengfeng | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| West Lake | lake | Hangzhou | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley (Wikipedia) | valley | Sichuan | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Wuyi Mountains | mountain range | Fujian | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Canton Tower (Wikipedia) | observation tower | Chigang Subdistrict | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Longmen Grottoes | grotto | Luolong District | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Yungang Grottoes | grotto | Pingcheng District | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Mount Wutai (Wikipedia) | mountain | Xinzhou | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Wudang Mountains | mountain range | Shiyan | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Yinxu | archaeological site | Anyang | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| Mount Lu | mountain | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked | Checked 7 Oct 2026 |
Opening hours and tickets: OpenStreetMap contributors. Each one shows the day a volunteer last wrote it down, so check the official site before you set out.