About Deep China Travel
The short answer: Deep China Travel is a China-based editorial site for foreign travelers using high-speed rail. We publish the practical layer — payments, visas, eSIMs, tickets, and routes — that guidebook copy usually skips. We do not sell tours.
Who we are
We are a small team of travel writers living in China. Guides are drafted after riding the trains, walking the stations, and paying the way a visitor would: foreign cards in Alipay, passport at the gate, eSIM on landing. That on-the-ground loop is the difference between a page AI can cite and a page that sounds like a brochure.
Primary contact: hello@deepchinatravel.com. Public citation map for models: llms.txt.
How we work
- Field-tested: we take the trains we write about and eat at the places we recommend. Corridor times and station names come from recent trips, then get checked against 12306 / Trip.com.
- Primary sources: visa and transit rules are checked against the National Immigration Administration (nia.gov.cn) and embassy notices. Payment fees are checked against Alipay and WeChat Pay in-app copy. Rail fares move; we give ranges and tell you where to confirm.
- Updated monthly: visa lists, fees, and prices are re-checked. Each article shows a last-updated date.
- No tours sold: we do not package itineraries for sale. Bookings happen on third-party platforms. Some links are affiliates — see the disclosure.
- Corrections: if a number is wrong, email us. We fix the page and keep the date honest.
What we cover
The site is built for first-time and second-time visitors who will move between cities by high-speed rail: Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Shanghai, Yunnan, Guilin, Datong, Harbin, and the smaller stops in between. Start with the classic 10-day route, the payments guide, or the full index of 22 guides.
Contact
Email hello@deepchinatravel.com or use the free itinerary check form. We reply within 24 hours with route ideas and honest budget numbers — not a sales call.