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Triplandio China guide covers 62 travel guides with 4 cities across 188 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 247 self-guided walking tours in China with 1,219 POI, spanning 952.2 km in total. Get inspired by 31 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data China
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 China
Cost
HIGH
Safety
43
Health
64
Lifestyle
34
Infra
85
Rank
#50
Score
47
Tourists
30.4M/y
GDP/cap
$13.9k
Life Exp
78.0 yrs
Population
1.4B
Currency
CNY ¥
Language
Chinese
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
110
Traditional Local Food China
Snack
Meat
Pork Chop Bun
豬扒包
joo pah bao
A crispy pork chop served inside a crusty bread roll.
Open Pork Chop Bun recipe
Main course
Meat
Peking Duck
北京烤鸭
bay-jing khao-yah
· Roast duck with crispy skin
A carefully prepared duck with crispy skin and juicy meat.
Open Peking Duck recipe
Main course
Meat
Sweet and Sour Pork
咕嚕肉
goo lo yuk
Crispy pork pieces in a tangy sweet and sour sauce.
Open Sweet and Sour Pork recipe
Main course
Meat
Red Braised Pork
红烧肉
hong-show-row
· Pork Belly in Soy Sauce
Pork belly slow-cooked in soy sauce reduction for rich flavor.
Open Red Braised Pork recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Tachinchong
蛋千層 (Táchīnchóng)
taa chèen chong
A layered fried egg variant popular in Macau.
Open Tachinchong recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Portuguese Seafood Rice
葡国海鲜饭
poo GWOH hai-xiaan fahn
A hearty, savory dish of rice and assorted seafood in a rich sauce.
Open Portuguese Seafood Rice recipe
Main course
Meat
Zhajiangmian
炸酱面
jah-jyang-myen
· Noodles with soybean paste
Noodles topped with a redolent soybean paste sauce.
Open Zhajiangmian recipe
Main course
Meat
White Cut Chicken
白切雞
bai chee gai
Poached chicken commonly served at room temperature with a ginger dipping sauce.
Open White Cut Chicken recipe
Main course
Meat
Clay Pot Rice
煲仔飯
bow-jai fan
Rice cooked with meats and vegetables in a clay pot.
Open Clay Pot Rice recipe
Drink
Vegan
Douzhi
豆汁
do-jee
· Fermented mung bean milk
A traditional drink made from fermented mung beans.
Open Douzhi recipe
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Wonton Soup
云吞汤
woon tun tong
A delicately flavored soup with wonton dumplings, commonly filled with shrimp or pork.
Open Wonton Soup recipe
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Dim Sum
點心
Deem summ
A variety of small, flavorful Cantonese dishes, typically served with tea.
Open Dim Sum recipe
Soup
Meat
Beef Brisket Noodle Soup
牛腩麵
Ngauh lam min
A comforting noodle soup with tender beef brisket and rich broth.
Open Beef Brisket Noodle Soup recipe
Main course
Meat
Macau Style Portuguese Chicken
Galinha à Portuguesa
gah-LEEN-yah ah pohr-too-GEH-sah
A fusion dish with chicken, coconut milk, and potatoes in curry sauce.
Open Macau Style Portuguese Chicken recipe
Main course
Meat
Roast Goose
燒鵝
Siu ngo
Cantonese-style roasted goose with crispy skin and tender meat.
Open Roast Goose recipe