When will you go to the mainland?

[Grumbler]

Probably take the high speed and travel to some scenic areas in a few months.

[ByeByeEngland]

Only had the opportunity to go once and it was a conference near the Terracotta Army. Still miffed that I had to swap that for a trip to Seoul.

China is on the bucket list still but not for 2023.

[chingleutsch]

I wouldn't mind going to explore some more new scenery/ visit friends but no urgency. In any case, I understand that regular L class visas are not yet being issued.

[flameproof]

Yes, visa dependent

I believe APEC cards are good to go.

And only LokMaChau is open. Means no 5-day-SZ-visa in case one wants to go with a visitor.

[drumbrake]

I've travelled extensively in China in the 25 years prior to 2019.

Plus points - some really amazing experiences, from very old towns and villages which have remained unchanged for centuries, landscape which is very special - e.g. in Yunnan and Sichuan, some great food, and some very welcoming people. Looking back some of my best travel experiences have been in China.

Negative points: mass tourism; manufacturered 'ancient' towns; crap food (associated with the mass tourism); Chinese government policies - e.g. in Tibet

I'm in the good position of having been to most of the places I'd like to go. Returning to places I've been before, e.g. Hangzhou / Suzhou, smaller water towns near there, Yangshou and other towns in Guangxi, the toulous of Fujian - have all been disappointing.

The places I would go to again / first time, are the far west of Yunnan/Sichuan and into Tibet. I don't do regrets much in life, but I think there was probably a time in the last two decades when Tibet overland (by public bus) was possible. I wish I'd done that - even with the knowledge of some pretty bad long distance bus journeys.

So, in the short to medium term I don't think I'll be going to China. Long term, never say never.

[Morrison]

I've travelled extensively in China in the 25 years prior to 2019.

Plus points - some really amazing experiences, from very old towns and villages which have remained unchanged for centuries, landscape which is very special - e.g. in Yunnan and Sichuan, some great food, and some very welcoming people. Looking back some of my best travel experiences have been in China.

Negative points: mass tourism; manufacturered 'ancient' towns; crap food (associated with the mass tourism); Chinese government policies - e.g. in Tibet

I'm in the good position of having been to most of the places I'd like to go. Returning to places I've been before, e.g. Hangzhou / Suzhou, smaller water towns near there, Yangshou and other towns in Guangxi, the toulous of Fujian - have all been disappointing.

The places I would go to again / first time, are the far west of Yunnan/Sichuan and into Tibet. I don't do regrets much in life, but I think there was probably a time in the last two decades when Tibet overland (by public bus) was possible. I wish I'd done that - even with the knowledge of some pretty bad long distance bus journeys.

So, in the short to medium term I don't think I'll be going to China. Long term, never say never.

It’s either Toulouse or tulou (土楼 ）

[hongkongmusic]

Out of principle, never again.

[HK_Katherine]

I think you missed the poll option "not a chance - too risky for foreigners of certain passports these days"

[RobRoy]

Really hope I get one business trip to Shanghai this year. I haven't been since Jan 2020 and then they started to talk about this virus in another region of China while I was there, nah probably nothing..

Wonder what kind of VISA they issue, I used to get quite long VISAs for a while, then Sweden was on some shitlist and I got only like 6 month multiple entry ones, I guess I'm back to single entry now

[sarsi]

then Sweden was on some shitlist

Could be the other way around..like back on the default shitlist.. Sweden always seems to be (unfairly) on some shitlist somehow and I think this is legacy day 1.. so all the fluctuations are actually off that default to normal list like rest of the world.. they got off for a long period and v stable thanks to Abba capturing hearts worldwide but stability now no longer safe to assume w newer generation officials. Depends on how much they like or hate mamma mia..