Maps of China - links to the best of the web

Maps of China, especially updated ones, are hard to find. There are plenty of maps to choose from but we've done the homework and wanted to provide you with the ones we use as well as the ones we find fascinating. By the way, it is important to note that in the major metropolitan areas maps may become old very quickly due to the intense amount of building activity. So if you are looking for specific directions, it's best to get the latest map (if even possible) when in China from a tourist company and or operation since they keep their information more up to date. So look below for maps of China! Additionally, please enter your favorites in the comments section below.


Various maps of China from Lonely Planet (image above courtesy of Lonely Planet)

A handful of maps for tourists in China by Maps of China.

More China tourist and city maps at China Tour.

A map on clothing recommendations for traveling in China by Travel China Guide. They have others on a variety of topics as well. Go here to find more maps.

Beijing Maps from the Beijing Government - excellent resource.

Maps of Beijing by Frommers (excellent travel guide company and site).

Beijing Metro Map (subway).

Beijing Metro Maps with extensive coverage of changes at Wikipedia.

Tourist maps of Beijing by China Odyssey Tours.

Great overview map of major sites in Beijing

Map of Beijing tourist and shopping attractions

Maps of Shanghai by Frommers

Interactive map of Shanghai by SmartShanghai.com (excellent resource for street level navigation).

Map of Shanghai tourist and shopping attractions

Shanghai Metro Map (Shanghai Subway) details and pictures at Wikipedia.

Map of Chengdu tourist and shopping attractions


Shenzhen Metro Map (Shenzhen Subway) details and pictures at Wikipedia.

Hong Kong Metro (Hong Kong MTR) Map from the HK Government.

A few more maps of Hong Kong's MTR - HK Metro Central Map and HK Metro Urban Map

Map of Xian tourist attractions

An interactive map of China that captures soundscapes - from the Public Broadcasting Service in the USA.

Antique maps of China by Michael Jennings.

We will be adding to this list over time, so you can check back if you need.

China Primer

This is the first post of many. As with all good things, time is essential and a good amount will be required to get this blog to the forefront of these pesky search engines in order for people to find all the good stuff we are going to put on this blog of ours. Where do we begin? Let's start with a China Primer. Let's get to the basics and first find China. The best way we know of beyond reading books and endless articles on the web is to begin at the good old encylopedia of the world. Namely wikipedia. Here are a few excellent links on major China related information at wikipedia. Please bare in mind that what you may read may not always be the truth since this is user contributed and edited. However, this should not discourage you from getting valuable insight and information from a solid reference of the web.

So here is the main China Wikipedia Page covering all aspects of China

Here is information on the history of China

Here is information on China cities

Here is some background on Chinese geography

Here is some more on the Geography of China

Here is information on religion in China

Here is information on the politics of China

Here is information on the national parks of China

Here is information on Chinese holidays


On the next post we will bring you the maps of China. Many more than you could find. As noted, this was a primer. See you soon.