Skip to content
China in Scenes画 里 中 国
EN中文ES
StoryA world of stories, stitched into a sleeveStoryChina is worth getting up forStoryA garden you read one view at a timeStoryThe journey outside the train windowStoryOne small boat, a country of waterwaysStoryA morning, a chair, a cup of ChengduStoryThree cities, three ways to light the nightStoryRead the city through its moving partsStoryThe electric car passing your windowStoryThrough the doors of China's international fairsStoryYunnan, through the hands that make itStoryFour Yunnan landscapes, four ways to exploreStoryYunnan in song, from the snow mountain to the stagePractical guideThe 24-hour pre-flight checklistPractical guideMake mobile payment work before arrivalPractical guideeSIM or local SIM: choose by what you needPractical guideYour first 72 hours, in the right orderPractical guideThe small app stack that covers most tripsPractical guideHow to get around: metro, bus and high-speed railPractical guideHigh-speed rail without the station panicPractical guideHow to communicate: a pocket Chinese phrasebookPractical guidePlan a supplier or factory visit that stays on schedule
Back to the landscape

THE THIRD PAINTING / YUNNAN

Beyond the mountains,
a little closer to Yunnan.

Snow peaks on the horizon. Sky held in terraced fields. Move across the people, places and stage in this painting, and follow a detail into Yunnan.

03 / Beyond the mountains · YunnanBack to the landscape
An imagined Yunnan painting with a stone forest, rice terraces, snow mountains, Erhai Lake, people in local dress and a performance stage
Through the gate, back to the landscape
Stories in blue and white
A forest made of stone
Fields that hold the sky
Look up to the snow peaks
A slower moment by the lake
When Yunnan takes the stage
Three painted worlds. A closer look at China.

Move across the painting. A place lifts. Click to step inside.

← Swipe to explore. Tap a painted place to enter its story. →

01 / THE LITTLE THINGS, EXPLAINED

How does it workin China?

Pay, connect, get around and communicate. Four useful starting points for your journey.

A little preparation. More room to explore.

01

How to pay

Cards, mobile wallets and a sensible backup.

Mobile payments · Cards · Backups
02

How to get online

Find the right SIM or eSIM for your trip.

SIM · eSIM · Connectivity
03

How to get around

Metros, buses and high-speed trains, step by step.

Metro · Bus · High-speed rail
04

How to communicate

Useful words and phrases, with Chinese and pinyin.

Useful phrases · Pinyin · Audio

MEET YUNNAN IN A PAINTING

A landscape, and the lives within it.

This painting brings together travel inspirations from across Yunnan: the Stone Forest, the Honghe Hani rice terraces, Erhai Lake and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Each has its own location and rhythm. Come closer to each place, one at a time.

Human stories belong in the landscape too. Follow a blue-and-white cloth into tie-dye craft, watch a new artistic expression on stage, then learn about everyday life and local festivals. Let curiosity begin in the painting and lead you to real people and places.

FOLLOW A THREAD FROM THE PAINTING

Three ways into Yunnan.

Craft worn and made, patterns in nature, and encounters on stage.