China Cruises: Ports, Ships and Things to Do

At a glance

60 current cruises call at the 23 ports Cruiseable lists under China, on 6 ships from 5 cruise lines. The busiest of those ports is Baoshan, on 33 itineraries. The lowest lead fare across those cruises is $482. The lines sailing the most of them are Royal Caribbean (33), Azamara Club Cruises (22) and Regent Seven Seas Cruises (2).

About

A country with as much history and land as China cannot be comprehensively absorbed in a single journey. From the great cities in the east to the sprawling wilderness of the west and its Silk Road routes and the mountainous tropical southwest, China offers travelers a complex immersion into its classical past as well as a breathtaking glimpse of what promises to be an equally impressive future. First-time travelers usually explore a combination of Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guilin, Hong Kong and the Yangtze River.

Photos of China

The Great Wall of China near Beijing. The wall, built from 220 BC to the 1600s, is the world's largest military structure and can be seen from the moon.
Jinshang Park is north of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Guardian lion of Gate of Supreme Harmony (Taihe men) in the Forbidden City area of Beijing.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City of Beijing, China.
The Yonghe Temple in Beijing is also known as the Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple.
An elderly woman stands in quiet appreciation of the beauty of the fall flowers in Chaoyang Park in Beijing, China
Merchants wrap up items for shoppers at the night market in Beijing.
Lanterns decorate a park pathway in Beijing, China
Golden Buddha with Silk Quilt in the Jiaodaokou district of Beijing.
Tiananmen Square Tower in Beijing, China.
A stage show in Beijing, China.
A garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
Beijing National Stadium (also known as the Bird's Nest) is the stadium in Beijing built for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The Old Summer Palace was a complex of palaces and gardens in Beijing, the place where the emperors of the Qing dynasty resided and governed.
Gotta love the name: the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
The corridor of the Summer Palace in Beijing.
The colors of fall in a Beijing park.
Detail of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China.
Incense burner dragon with bell in the White Cloud Temple in Beijing.
A man fishes in a pond in Beijing, China
A statue with a bird cage (and, fortunately, no bird) in Beijing.
The footpath along a canal in the Chaoyang district of Beijing.
A calligrapher in the Fuyoujie district of Beijing.
The National Library of China, the largest library in the world, contains millions of books.