China in Reach

China in Reach is an independent planning site for travellers who want to visit China on their own rather than on a tour. It combines illustrated city and attraction guides, source-linked visitor information, and an itinerary planner that runs in the browser.City guides are published for Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Attraction pages explain what to see, which ticket to consider and where to enter, and they include the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Mutianyu Great Wall and the National Museum of China, among other experiences. Suggested visit lengths are labelled as editorial estimates, and reservations and access remain subject to each venue's own rules. Six further places — Guilin, Hangzhou, Huangshan, Jiuzhaigou, Suzhou and Zhangjiajie — are offered as travel inspiration and are not included in the three-city itinerary builder.Practical guides cover entry for UK and US passport holders, 240-hour visa-free transit, payments, trains, and everyday topics such as the metro, phone access and reservations. The entry guide, reviewed 1 November 2026, states that ordinary British citizen passports can currently visit mainland China for up to 30 days without a visa, with the arrangement stated to run to 31 December 2026, and that most US citizens need a visa before travel, with limited exceptions such as 240-hour transit. It links official sources, explains the online arrival card, and reminds readers that Hong Kong and Macao have separate entry systems. The itinerary planner itself does not check immigration eligibility.The planner asks you to choose dates and a route, then sets aside travel days and arranges a starting plan around venue weekdays the site has checked. You can edit days, lock fixed arrangements and work through a booking checklist. No account is needed, and the trip stays in the browser. The first version does not use live AI, ticket availability or exact transport schedules; it is built from curated routes and date checks.