based on 32 experiences from female travelers
Michelle
Singapore
The overall food is yummy. The food is really fresh there. I stayed in my aunt's house. But do take note of the sound proofing of the house because it isn't that soundproof. You can hear everything that is happening outside. Even if you're living on a higher level of the building, you still can hear people talking, and the vehicle sounds. I usually walk to places we have to go. But of course there are times where I took the bus/car and some sort of car booking apps when the places are far. The car is driven by my uncle. The bus if you're not above 60 you pay $1 yuan. But if you're over 60 you pay only 0.50 yuan for the whole ride
Posted: January 5, 2025I only visited Shanghai. The prices weren’t too bad and the city was definitely fun to explore. There are security cameras everywhere, so I felt pretty safe until I had got harassed on the street. It was around midnight and a guy cornered me and kept telling me how he loves me, then he started following me. Luckily there are restaurants that are open 24/7 everywhere in Shanghai so I hid in one and waited until he was gone.
Posted: January 3, 2025Fantastic city, great food, easy to get around, but most of the attractions were very crowded (e.g. Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, Summer Palace). It's very safe, with cameras literally everywhere.
Posted: November 19, 2024Experienced: September, 2024Josh
Germany
Its pretty safe traveling in Shanghai, or most big cities in China. In Shanghai, i went to see a football game, went to Disneyland, went to see an opera, and taste some traditional food, beer and coffee. They are all recommended. Shanghai is also known as coffee city in China, if you are interested in Coffee, you should definitely try some. I spent 1k CNY for the flights, 300 for 1 night hotel, the rest of nights I was couch surfing, 500 for Disney land, 300 for opera tickets, 200 for football ticket. 1k for eating and drinking. I get around mostly by shared bike. It’s really convenient, for most spots we can ride in several minutes.
Posted: November 15, 2024Patience
Ghana
In September 2015, I went to Chengdu for a maternal health care workshop. The food was incredible! I loved the spicy hotpot and dumplings, they were some of the best I’ve ever had. I felt safe the entire time, and the locals were really friendly. Overall, it was a great experience with amazing food and a welcoming vibe.
Posted: October 24, 2024Experienced: September, 2015The first stop was SEG Plaza, and I saw a waterfall inside a mall for the first time, which felt quite novel. After browsing around, I headed straight to Chahua Nong. Although I've had it many times, I still wanted to have it once in Xi'an. There are really Chahua Nong stores everywhere, but having "West Lake Scenery in March" in Xi'an was quite wonderful, haha. The second stop was the Shaanxi History Museum. After trying to book for two days in the dorm, I finally got a reservation. I was really happy ^_^. I downloaded an explanation video from Bilibili in advance and listened to it while walking around. I learned a lot, found it very interesting, and highly recommend it. The third stop was the Great Tang All Day Mall. There were so many people, and everywhere there were young ladies dressed in Hanfu. Good good good.
Posted: October 17, 2024Marieke
Belgium
I loved Beijing. I only had time to spend two days there which was a pity. I felt very safe. I did not so much like the Dinghe hostel, which had no atmosphere. I did really like my visit to the Great Wall of China at Jinshanling. And I can also recommend the three stone kite shop, where you can buy crazy beautiful hand made kites! Besides that I took a lot of metro’s, enjoyed the 798 art scene and wandered the streets.
Posted: October 5, 2024Magda
Poland
I felt very safe in Tongren. Food is simple but delicious. People are very friendly although rater shy. Longwu and Wutun temples are beautiful and fascinating. Every interesting places are in walk dostanie.
Posted: August 24, 2024Experienced: June, 2024Lyana
Malaysia
I worked in Beijing for a year and I loved living here. I don’t like the job but the city is amazing. Food is affordable, Didi (their taxi version) is affordable and fast, payment is convenient. So many things are extremely convenient but you need to know the system. It’s not friendly to tourists unless you have an insider due to the blocking of majority of western owned apps hence VPN is a must or you could use roaming. Although you still need a local number to get a lot of things here like buying tickets.
Posted: August 23, 2024rym
China
Xi'an is a beautiful city, it's very safe, have a lot of rivers, so many Chinese restaurants, clean, and historical places, the transport is cheap specially the bus and subway, it have a lot of foreigners
Posted: July 30, 2024Based on 37 local experiences
Based on 37 local experiences
It’s a modern big city. And people here are very nice and polite. You can go on the street at midnight.Because the security here is very good. Even you left your bag on the street, no one will steal it.
Posted: January 9, 2025There are CCTV s absolutely everywhere and deters almost all violent crime. You can leave your bags alone at table in a restaurant or bar and no one will take your things. If you lose your phone in a taxi, you can contact the driver and retrieve it. Walking alone at night is more than fine as well.
Posted: January 3, 2025Shiela
Adventurer and flexible
Xixian
I traveled Nepal, Thailand, Australia, the UK, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and Kyrghyzstan, alone, and I like hangout with travellers on the road, good to see everyone kind, different, interesting! I like take photos of attractions, please check out on my ins. Right now in my journey. Language: Mandarin, English. (A little: Japanese, Spanish)
Shiela
Shanghai Shanghai
3 days
Adventurer and flexible
Xixian
Yibin
3 days
I traveled Nepal, Thailand, Australia, the UK, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and Kyrghyzstan, alone, and I like hangout with travellers on the road, good to see everyone kind, different, interesting! I like take photos of attractions, please check out on my ins. Right now in my journey. Language: Mandarin, English. (A little: Japanese, Spanish)
Clàudia
Hey:) I'm Clau, a Catalan girl, and I consider myself as a enthusiastic, calm and empathetic person. I love arts (I write, do theatre and play the guitar and sing), yoga/meditation, hiking, good talks... I've studied Performing Arts and I'm a yoga teacher.
Clàudia
Hey:) I'm Clau, a Catalan girl, and I consider myself as a enthusiastic, calm and empathetic person. I love arts (I write, do theatre and play the guitar and sing), yoga/meditation, hiking, good talks... I've studied Performing Arts and I'm a yoga teacher.