A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF LOCAL CHINA EXPERTS

Discover China
Through Local Guides

Real local guides. Authentic China. Every journey built around you.

Private, tailor-made trips — small groups, your own pace. Never a bus tour.

Pick a city, a travel style.

By destination

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By travel style

Fifteen cities. One standard of trust.

01

Guangzhou 广州

International Gateway

Trade, culture and cuisine. The natural entry point for overseas visitors to South China.

02

Shenzhen 深圳

Technology & Innovation

Tech, innovation and electronics. The innovation engine of the Greater Bay Area.

03

Dongguan 东莞

Manufacturing Edge

Factory tours and manufacturing. Our deepest local resource advantage.

04

Shanghai 上海

Global Metropolis

Metropolis, business and culture. China's most international destination.

05

Beijing 北京

Classic Destination

History, culture and the Great Wall. The timeless icon for first-time visitors.

06

Chengdu 成都

Leisure & Culture

Pandas, food and laid-back culture. A signature slow-travel experience.

07

Chongqing 重庆

Mountain City

Mountain skyline, night views and hotpot. A differentiated, energetic experience.

08

Xi'an 西安

Cultural Depth

History and the Terracotta Army. The heart of China's ancient civilization.

09

Guilin 桂林

Natural Beauty

Karst mountains and rivers. China's most celebrated natural landscape.

10

Kunming 昆明

Yunnan Gateway

Yunnan and ethnic culture. The gateway to China's southwest diversity.

11

Tibet · Lhasa 西藏·拉萨

Highland & Faith

The roof of the world — Potala Palace, monasteries and sacred highland landscapes.

12

Xinjiang · Urumqi 新疆·乌鲁木齐

Frontier & Culture

Vast deserts, Silk Road heritage and vibrant ethnic cultures across China's west.

13

Harbin 哈尔滨

Ice & Snow Capital

China's winter wonderland — the Ice and Snow Festival and Russian heritage.

14

Zhangjiajie 张家界

Natural Wonder

Sandstone peaks and pristine forests — the real-life inspiration behind the floating mountains of Avatar.

15

Sanya 三亚

Tropical Resort

Crystal beaches and tropical islands — China's premier winter escape by the South China Sea.

Wellness & Medical

A journey that cares for the body, too.

TCM care, hot springs, health checks and recovery stays — treatment comes from licensed clinics and hospitals, while we handle the appointments, translation, route and company.

01

TCM care

Acupuncture, tuina, moxibustion and herbal consultation at a licensed TCM clinic. We book the session, translate the terms and sit in with you.

02

Hot springs & forest air

Conghua, Sanya, Kunming, Guilin — soak, walk, breathe. Three slow meals a day and nothing on the calendar before ten.

03

Health checks & specialists

Executive check-up packages at the international departments of top hospitals, reports explained line by line, and an escort to every specialist visit.

04

Recovery stays

Quiet hotels, menus set by a nutritionist, step-free routes, clinic transfers — recovery at a pace that is actually restful.

05

Slow-stay, two to four weeks

Kunming and Sanya long stays: serviced apartments, a weekly TCM session, weekend day trips and a guide on call.

06

Family & companions

A room next to yours, a guide who takes the family out while you are in treatment, child seats and wheelchair routes — nobody waits in a lobby.

We are not a medical institution: no diagnosis, no prescriptions, no medicine sales. Treatment and billing are handled by licensed hospitals and clinics, and your records stay confidential.

Real local guides you can trust.

A preview of the verified guides in our network — each with a standard profile, language ability and a specialty you can plan a trip around.

Li Wei

Guangzhou

ZHYUEEN

Food & Culture

Cantonese food lover who turns every meal into a story of the city.

Chen Mei

Shenzhen

ZHEN

Tech & Innovation

Former product manager who opens doors to Shenzhen's maker world.

Wang Gang

Xi'an

ZHEN

History & Heritage

Terracotta-era storyteller who brings ancient China to life.

Sarah Zhang

Shanghai

ZHENFR

City & Business

Bilingual host for executives and first-time China visitors.

Tenzin

Lhasa

ZHBOEN

Highland & Faith

Tibetan guide born on the plateau, fluent in its silence and prayer.

Aisha

Urumqi

ZHUGEN

Frontier Culture

Uyghur culture bearer who shares the Silk Road's living heritage.

Every guide is license-verified, language-screened and reviewed after each trip — so your private tour is led by someone who truly knows the place.

Your China journey in four simple steps.

1

Tell us your trip

Share your interests, dates, group size and preferred cities through the form or WhatsApp. No commitment required.

2

Receive a tailored plan

Our team designs an itinerary with verified local guides, clear inclusions and transparent pricing — built around you.

3

Confirm & travel with confidence

Shanghai Kaixuan Sightseeing Travel Service Co., Ltd. contracts and handles the trip. Your local guide meets you on the ground, fully briefed.

4

Enjoy & share

Travel at your own pace with a private guide. We follow up on your experience and keep improving our network.

Closer to the people who live there.

We work directly with vetted local guides and ground teams, so your days are shaped by the people who actually welcome you — not handed down through layers of resellers. Small groups, real places, unhurried time. Every plan comes with clear, itemized inclusions from a licensed inbound travel agency.

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About China Local Guides

One brand. One platform.

China Local Guides is the single brand and platform behind your whole journey — from the first inquiry and itinerary design to the vetted local experts who welcome you in each city. One team, one standard, no hand-offs between brands.

China Local Guides

Everything under one name

  • Overseas inquiries & trip design
  • Vetted local guides in 15 cities
  • One service standard, end to end
  • Licensed agency delivery & compliance

Our mission

Connect outstanding local guides across China so travelers worldwide can more easily find trustworthy local travel services — starting with fifteen cities and growing, city by city, toward one hundred.

Yiyong Liu

From the founder

Beyond the postcard, meet the real China.

My childhood followed the water. I was born beside Poyang Lake in Jiangxi and did my primary and middle school in Quanzhou, Fujian — the Minnan dialect still sits on my tongue. Later I returned to Poyang and studied tourism management at Hainan College of Economics and Business. In 2010 I earned my national guide license. I had no idea then how far that piece of paper would take me.

For the sixteen years that followed, I was almost always on the road. I started as a ground guide in Hainan, Tibet and Nha Trang, Vietnam. I spent six years in the Philippines, building a small hotel brick by brick on Panglao Island — and later sold it, for a new road. The last two years were in Japan, walking travelers from around the world through day trips beyond Tokyo. Today I live in Guangzhou. I am a certified national guide and have hosted guests from more than sixty countries and regions.

What I do now is simple: take the roads I have walked in China, Japan and Southeast Asia, write them into journeys that belong to you, and hand them to guides who truly know that land — to walk it with you, step by step.

Plan slowly, with someone who has walked there.

Sixteen years across China, Japan and Southeast Asia. Tell me when you are coming and what you dream of seeing — I will write it into a route first; then, on the ground, a local guide will walk every inch of it with you.

My promise is a simple one.

The same care I gave guests in Tokyo, Panglao and Lhasa goes into your journey in China, exactly as it did then.

Join Us

We are hiring in all fifteen cities.

English-speaking guides, drivers and customer service staff — full-time or long-term. If you know your city and can host guests in English, we would like to meet you.

English-Speaking Guide

15 cities

Licensed · Private day tours

Lead small private groups through your own city. National guide license required and English at working fluency — tell us your city and what you love to show.

English-Speaking Driver

15 cities

C1 or above · Clean record

Airport pickups and daily routes for small groups. C1 licence or above, a clean driving record, and enough English for the road and the small talk.

English Customer Service

15 cities

Email & WhatsApp · Remote or local

Answer overseas inquiries, shape itineraries with our planners and follow each trip through. Excellent written English; Chinese helps but is not required.

Guides, drivers and staff work on trips contracted by Shanghai Kaixuan Sightseeing Travel Service Co., Ltd. No joining fee is charged at any stage.

Know a little China before you go

Table etiquette, the time of tea, dialects and market life — the parts of China no menu can show you. We weave them into every day of your trip.

Plan Your Trip

Let's design your China journey.

Tell us your interests and dates. Our team replies on WhatsApp Business and email — real people, not a bot.

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