/r/travelchina/

r/travelchina

156k members
r/travelchina is a subreddit with 156k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses china, travel, shanghai, beijing, and traveling, and they frequently recommend/review esim, esims, and e-sim.
Welcome to China! Ask your travel questions; share personal experiences; post original photos and videos.

Popular Themes in r/travelchina

#1
Advice Requests
: "China premium sleeper train"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "One of the best trips in my life!"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Vpn In China"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/travelchina

#1

China

: "3 Weeks in China Solo"
262 posts
#2

Travel

: "Beijing 4 Days Travel Guide"
184 posts
#3

Shanghai

: "Thank you Shanghai for opening my eyes 🫢🏽"
50 posts
#4

Beijing

: "First day in Beijing"
50 posts
#5

Traveling

: "Traveling in Changsha"
41 posts
#6

Chengdu

: "I planned 3 days in Chengdu. I wish I had stayed a week."
28 posts
#7

Itinerary

: "Rate my 10-day Itinerary"
24 posts
#8

Food

: "How to order Food without a Chinese number?"
17 posts
#9

Transportation

: "Understanding the Transportation in China"
17 posts
#10

Esim

: "Downside of Esim or int'l roaming: what if you run out of data?"
14 posts

Products Discussed in r/travelchina

Esim

44 reviews
#1
Holafly
4.0β˜… from 11 reviews
#2
Trip.com
4.2β˜… from 10 reviews
#3
AirAlo
2.6β˜… from 5 reviews

Esims

37 reviews
#1
Holafly
4.4β˜… from 11 reviews
#2
Trip.com
4.3β˜… from 8 reviews
#3
Airalo
3.0β˜… from 4 reviews

E-sim

28 reviews
#1
Nomad
4.3β˜… from 4 reviews
#2
Airalo
4.3β˜… from 4 reviews
#3
Alipay
4.0β˜… from 3 reviews

Flair Used in r/travelchina

#1
Media
: "3 Weeks in China Solo"
52 posts
#2
Itinerary
: "Avatar mountains in Zhangjiajie"
49 posts
#3
Discussion
: "I planned 3 days in Chengdu. I wish I had stayed a week."
45 posts
#4
Other
: "Luohan Temple in Chongqing one of the nicest surprises of my trip there."
32 posts
#5
Food
: "How I spend 4 days in Xinjiang"
12 posts
#6
VPN Help
: "China eSIM"
6 posts
#7
Payment Help
: "How to get a tax refund when leaving China."
2 posts
#8
Visa
: "Powerbank and Temporary Entry Transit"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/travelchina

Yearly
+105k members(206.9%)

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Last updated: June 15, 2026