ChengduTeahouse jade & bamboo
Arrive already knowing
One hand-drawn atlas per city. Every fact checked on the ground and dated — real prices, closure days, and how to book with a foreign passport.
The atlas — 1 of 4 openEvery city wears its own colours
Shanghai1930s poster deco · 8 districts
BeijingVermilion & imperial yellow
Xi’anLoess wall & ink
Shanghai is open now · free · no accountMore cities are being painted
What guidebooks leave out
The honest version,
with a date on it
China changes faster than travel blogs. Payment apps change, booking flows change, gates move. So every entry carries the day we last stood there.
The photo isn't taken from the Bund
The best picture of the Bund's 1920s facades is shot from the Pudong riverside opposite. Standing on the Bund puts you inside the thing you came to photograph.
Verified2026.08.18The ferry is the cheap river cruise
The commuter ferry between Jinling Road and Dongchang Road costs a few yuan, takes ten minutes, pays with a transit card, and gives you the same skyline.
Verified2026.08.18Holidays mean one-way foot traffic
National holidays bring pedestrian flow control on the promenade. Plan double the time, and don't book a tight dinner on the other side.
Verified2026.08.18How an atlas works
One map, three depths
Every atlas descends the same way — from a painted city, into a neighbourhood, down to the price of one ticket. The layout never changes. Only the colours do.
Depth I — the city
A map worth staring at
The whole city on one illustrated sheet. Glowing dots breathe where the atlas has done its homework — tap one and drop into the neighbourhood.
Open the Shanghai map
Depth II — the district
Step into the neighbourhood
Each district opens with its landmarks lit up, plus what guidebooks skip: who it's really for, and the honest downside. The Bund is magnificent. It is also never, ever quiet.
Walk the Bund
Depth III — the ticket
Down to the admission price
Every place gets a dossier: real prices in ¥, closure days, how to book with a foreign passport, and when to slip in ahead of the tour groups. One tap adds it to your itinerary.
Read a dossier
The other half of TripMind
An AI that knows the terrain
When you're ready to commit, the planner takes over — it reads the same atlas and builds your days around real opening hours, real prices, real closure days.
Day by day, city by city
A full itinerary drafted from the atlas — grouped by neighbourhood so you're not crossing the city twice.
Your inbox, parsed
Forward flight, hotel and train confirmations — they land on the right day by themselves.
Pre-trip check
Visa rules, weather windows and a packing list — checked for your passport, not a generic one.
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Shanghai is live
Free, no account, English and 中文. The other three are on the drawing board.