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Meet the editors and desks behind the coverage.
China Travel Notes is built around named editors and specialist desks, so destination pieces, cross-country planning, trip basics, and corrections all have a clearer home.
How The Desk Structure Works
City Coverage
Local destination desks
City desks handle destination hubs, place pages, neighborhood logic, hotel-area guidance, and city-specific planning guides.
Cross-Country Planning
Specialist planning desks
Route planning, travel readiness, entry questions, family planning, and transport basics sit separately from local destination storytelling.
Bylines
Desk pages show who covers what
Desk profiles, published scope, and related policy pages make it easier to follow where different kinds of guidance come from.
Corrections And Contact
How updates and corrections are handled
- City-specific questions and factual fixes can go to the most relevant destination desk.
- Cross-country planning questions can go to the specialist desk that covers that part of the trip.
- Editorial policy, privacy, and correction requests can also go through the main contact and policy pages.
Specialist Desks
Entry and Travel Rules Desk
Entry & Visa Desk
Maintains traveler-facing coverage on visa basics, transit policies, re-entry questions, and arrival-rule planning.
Family Trip Planning Desk
Family Travel Desk
Maintains cross-city family travel coverage, especially when pacing, age fit, and child-friendly tradeoffs affect the wider route.
Cross-Country Planning Desk
Route Planning Desk
Maintains cross-city itinerary, route-shaping, city-comparison, and trip-pacing coverage for travelers planning China as a whole.
Trip Basics Desk
Transport & Payments Desk
Maintains practical pages about payments, rail, airport transfers, booking flows, and day-one travel basics in China.
Trip Preparation Desk
Travel Readiness Desk
Maintains practical preparation coverage such as apps, packing, daily-use readiness, food constraints, and low-friction first-trip setup.
Staff Editors
Senior Features Editor
Amelia Chen
Covers Beijing and Xi'an with a focus on old-city pacing, museums, history-heavy neighborhoods, and landmark tradeoffs.
Southwest Features Editor
Hannah Zhou
Covers Chengdu and Chongqing with a focus on food culture, night districts, subculture, and how city character shapes the trip.
Shanghai Features Editor
Sophia Li
Covers Shanghai and Suzhou with an eye for district texture, architecture, style, food culture, and softer urban pacing.
East China Editor
Daniel Xu
Covers Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Qingdao with a focus on city mood, heritage districts, food rhythm, and calmer first-trip pacing.
South China Editor
Grace Lin
Leads Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macau coverage, with a focus on urban contrast, transport logic, and Pearl River Delta city pairings.
Routes Editor
Ethan Zhao
Maintains multi-city route, pairing, comparison, and itinerary-shape coverage across the publication.
Transport & Payments Editor
Jason Liu
Covers airport arrivals, high-speed rail, app setup, payments, booking mechanics, and the practical basics that make the trip function.
Entry & Family Editor
Marcus He
Covers visa and transit questions, travel readiness, and family-oriented trip planning where rules and practicality need to work together.
Landscape & Slow Travel Editor
Olivia Wang
Covers Guilin, Yangshuo, and Zhangjiajie with a focus on scenic pacing, weather windows, base choice, and low-friction outdoor days.
City Guides Editor
Leo Sun
Leads Wuhan and Harbin coverage, with a focus on practical city use, seasonal constraints, and underexplained first-time visitor decisions.
City Desks
Haikou City Desk
Haikou Editorial Desk
Maintains Haikou coverage with a focus on old-port city texture, north-Hainan pacing, and when Haikou adds substance instead of delay.
Lijiang City Desk
Lijiang Editorial Desk
Maintains Lijiang coverage with a focus on old-town pacing, highland route openings, and when Yunnan works better by beginning gently before it climbs.
Sanya City Desk
Sanya Editorial Desk
Maintains Sanya coverage with a focus on beach districts, resort pacing, and when Hainan works best as a softer southern chapter.
Shangri-La City Desk
Shangri-La Editorial Desk
Maintains Shangri-La coverage with a focus on altitude pacing, highland town rhythm, and when Yunnan becomes less decorative and more interior.
Wanning City Desk
Wanning Editorial Desk
Maintains Wanning coverage with a focus on Riyue Bay, east-coast pacing, and when Hainan works better as a looser surf-and-sea chapter.
Guilin City Desk
Guilin Editorial Desk
Maintains Guilin coverage with a focus on short stays, city-versus-county tradeoffs, and practical scenic planning.
Hangzhou City Desk
Hangzhou Editorial Desk
Maintains Hangzhou coverage with a focus on West Lake pacing, tea culture, and district decisions that keep the city calm rather than repetitive.
Harbin City Desk
Harbin Editorial Desk
Maintains Harbin coverage with a focus on winter planning, cold-weather pacing, and balancing headline ice attractions with comfort.
Hong Kong City Desk
Hong Kong Editorial Desk
Maintains Hong Kong coverage with a focus on district fit, transit convenience, and balancing classic harbor views with practical planning.
Macau City Desk
Macau Editorial Desk
Maintains Macau coverage with a focus on old-core versus Cotai tradeoffs, day planning, and practical stay decisions.
Nanjing City Desk
Nanjing Editorial Desk
Maintains Nanjing coverage with a focus on history pacing, district choice, and practical city stays that do not feel overbuilt.
Shenzhen City Desk
Shenzhen Editorial Desk
Maintains Shenzhen coverage with a focus on modern districts, skyline choices, and practical short-stay planning.
Suzhou City Desk
Suzhou Editorial Desk
Maintains Suzhou coverage with a focus on garden pacing, canal districts, and practical short-stay choices.
Wuhan City Desk
Wuhan Editorial Desk
Maintains Wuhan coverage with a focus on city shape, breakfast culture, and practical district planning.
Yangshuo City Desk
Yangshuo Editorial Desk
Maintains Yangshuo coverage with a focus on scenery-led pacing, side trips, and balancing river views with practical route choices.
Zhangjiajie City Desk
Zhangjiajie Editorial Desk
Maintains Zhangjiajie coverage with a focus on park pacing, ticket logic, weather windows, and base choice.
Beijing City Desk
Beijing Editorial Desk
Maintains Beijing route, district, stay, and attraction-planning coverage for travelers using the capital as a major stop.
Chengdu City Desk
Chengdu Editorial Desk
Maintains Chengdu coverage with a focus on panda logistics, food planning, tea-house culture, and relaxed but workable city pacing.
Chongqing City Desk
Chongqing Editorial Desk
Maintains Chongqing coverage with a focus on vertical-city movement, skyline planning, hotel areas, and food-heavy route decisions.
Guangzhou City Desk
Guangzhou Editorial Desk
Maintains Guangzhou coverage with a focus on neighborhood contrast, Cantonese food planning, and Pearl River route logic.
Qingdao City Desk
Qingdao Editorial Desk
Maintains Qingdao coverage with a focus on coastal pacing, beer and seafood districts, and practical city-side planning.
Shanghai City Desk
Shanghai Editorial Desk
Maintains Shanghai coverage with a focus on neighborhood fit, skyline planning, hotel areas, and smoother city pacing.
Xi'an City Desk
Xi'an Editorial Desk
Maintains Xi'an coverage with a focus on old-city pacing, Terracotta Army logistics, and the balance between history-heavy days and usable routes.