The China Travel Blog Roll
China chatter only grows louder and more varied online every day. This is our list of favorite
blogs and travel sites, organized by category. We hope it helps you find a few unique voices
with something useful and insightful to say amid the digital racket.
Check out our China Blogger Spotlights for interviews with bloggers who we think are really
doing something special, and email us if you'd like your blog added to our blog roll.
China blog social networking, aggregation & listings
- China Blog Network
Helping blogs about China connect and readers find new China-related content - Chinabloggers.info
Locate the best China blogs on the Internet, organized by category (English & Chinese) - Lost Laowai
A China expat and travel community featuring China travel tips & tales - The Hao Hao Report
Share China stories, blog posts & comments with an active community
China food & dining blogs
- Appetite for China
A blog about the diverse regional foods around China and their many exports - Beijing Haochi
Beijing’s best eats in & out of your kitchen, from foodie friends Jen & Christine - Phat in Shanghai
Food blog that wanders from alleys to high class dining taking pics - Shanghai Foodist
A delicious, anthropological exploration of food culture in Shanghai - Tea & Mountain Journals
Tea & Mountains and their influences and abilities to soothe and cleanse - The Thirsty Pig
Shanghai restaurant guide with snapshots of the wet, savory and delectable
China photo blogs
- Anton Hazewinkel
Collection of Bejing-centric street, portrait & 360° photography - Chinesense
Photo blog delivering personal insight into lives of everyday men and women in Beijing - Expatriate Games
Photos and blog from Michael Steverson, a photographer living in, and loving China - Jackkaye Photography
Beautiful photos of everything from food to people by Jack, a Chinese girl - Jonah Kessel Photography
Former China Daily Creative Director’s personal photo blog - Kung Fu Imaging
Modern day images of China from Guangdong-based Adam Crase - Shanghai Street Stories
Daily life on Shanghai’s rapidly urbanizing streets - Tom Carter
Travel photography & writings from author of China: Portrait of a People
China travel resources
- BeijingBoyce
Irreverant and indispensable nightlife and drinking guide to Beijing - China Travel Trends
A look at travelling in China from an industry perspective; informative stories - ChinaBackpacking.info
A Chinese take on great backpacking sites around the country - Guilin Expat
Blog focuses on South China related travel and the city of Guilin and nearby Yangshuo - My Several Worlds
Nice travel resource blog for Asia — focuses primarily on Taiwan and environs - To China… and Beyond!
One-woman travel guide by a Changsha-based teacher
China travel: hotels, flights, rental cars, trains & packages
- Ctripper
Company blog from our sponsor Ctrip on how to travel “your China your way”
City guides, blogs & magazines
- A Totally Impractical Guide to Living in Shanghai
Mary Anne Oxendal on a bit of everything - Chengdoo
Chengdu based blog about anything interesting that is going on in China - Chengdu Living
In-depth posts on travel, life, food, work & good times in Chengdu - City Weekend
Guides to Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou: reviews, events listings, articles - CNNGo
Guides to Shanghai & Hong Kong plus other Asian cities: reviews, events, articles - Far West China
A Xinjiang-based blog with great information on the region — VPN needed - GoKunming
Kuning’s city guide, blog and platform for features and other Yunnan tales - Hong Kong Blog
An insider’s guide to life in Hong Kong. - Journey to Hong Kong
An active and interesting blog focused on South China - New Dynasty
Xi’an digital city & lifestyle guide: events, reviews, articles & more - On UR Way Travel
World traveler Sasha Peakall is focusing on China these days. Nice! - QINGDAO(nese)
Qingdao’s top online resource for news, events, weather, and views - Shanghai Novice
Online guide to living it up in Shanghai and China for 20 to 30 somethings’ - ShanghaiExpat
An on and offline community covering topics related to life in Shanghai - Shanghaiist
Gothamist network member on Shanghai food, politics, music, arts & entertainment - The Land of Snows
A Tibet-based blog by an American who has lived there for over 8 years - zaiShanghai
A webzine produced by New York University students studying in Shanghai
History & culture in China
- The Granite Studio
Historical perspectives on China today from an American historian
Music in China
- Alternative China
Articles in English about the new music scenes springing up all over China
News, opinion & current events
- The China Beat
An essential critical resource featuring posts by China scholars & journalists - The China Boom Project
Multimedia site that asks “Why did China boom?” - The China Media Project
Hong Kong University resource covering media in China
Personal China blogs
- A Totally Impractical Guide to Living in Shanghai
Mary Anne Oxendal on a bit of everything - Absurdity, Allegory and China
A longtime Tianjin expat photographer’s takes on China - Bike Dan in Asia
Hangzhou-based, cycling focused personal blog with handy touring tips - China Hope Live
An American couple in Tianjin on culture, language & living well in China - ChinaBackpacking.info
A Chinese take on great backpacking sites around the country - Go Places
Chronicling the adventures of Micah and his wife and their new life in China - Hong Kong Girl Talk
Local girl Jin Wong talks about Hong Kong food, fashion and culture - Horse Horse Tiger Tiger
Peace Corps duo Eric and Saara share their life in Guizhou - Jamaican in China
The freewheelin’ Walt Goodridge blogs on life & work in China as a “nomadpreneur” - Laowai Telegraph
Caroline Berg on life, food, language & travel in Beijing & beyond - Life Behind the Wall
The life & musings of a black American woman married to a Chinese man - Life on Nanchang Lu
Daily life in Shanghai: Incredible food, fascinating streets, & intriguing people - Living a Dream in China
Finnish blogger Sara Jaaksola on life in Guangzhou - Made in Taiwan
The adventures of a British designer living and working in Taipei, Taiwan - Mark's China Blog
Mark Vranicar spent 3 years based in Xi’an, traveling China extensively - Minnesotan in China
China musings from Zhuhai-based Minnesotan Brandon Ferdig - Modern Lei Feng
A personal blog with info on the Beijing, traveling and life in China - Nankai Rob
An insightful and humorous look at life in Tianjin with Robert Moore - No Frolicking
Life in Shanghai & beyond with passionate Christian Michael Goffman - Notes from Xi'an
Commentary from Richard Frost on living, working and volunteering in Xi’an - Old World Wandering
London to Shanghai & Shanghai to Cape Town with Iain & Claire - Randomwire
David Gilbert blogging from Shenzhen on tech, travel, design & culture in China - Sascha Matuszak
China Travel & Chengdu Living contributor on life, work, travel & writing - Seeing Red in China
Tom endeavors to make the Middle Kingdom a little easier to understand - Shanghai Scrap
Shanghai-based writer Adam Minter on China, recycling & more - Shanghai Shiok!
“Shanghai Shiok! = Shanghai is awesome!” Christine H. Tan declares - Tales from Hebei
Canadian Kelly Sandor on the quirks of daily life in small town China - The Humanaught
Personal blog featuring family life in China, commentary and interesting links - Trail of Ants
A wandering Brit shares his stories while traveling around the world - Unbrave Girl
A witty look at life in Wuxi from scaredy cat and food fanatic Sally - You're not from around here, are you?
Travelers tales from Beijing-based Brit, Stephen Whale
Sports, health & outdoor activities in China
- Ruff China
Blog dedicated to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the land of kung fu
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