China
About 1.41B people live in China, on 9,596,960 km² in 31 regions; the capital is Beijing. The highest summit is Mount Everest (8,849 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr · Oct–Nov.
China at a glance
The atlas follows 892,527 places here month by month, with 355 mountains and 2,295 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, October and November.
China's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+160%544M in 1950 → 1.42B in 2025 → 1.26B in 2050China · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to China
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of China
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
82OctoberShanghai
91OctoberBeijing
56OctoberChengdu
74OctoberGuangzhou
75OctoberXi'an
76OctoberWuhan
80OctoberHangzhou
81OctoberNanjing
31 regions
China from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in China
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in China
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in China
2,295 monuments and 902 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in China
The ground and the sky in China
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to China
69 large airports, 7,640 railway stations, 1,089 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.