China Photography Tours

From the historical remainders of the five-millennium civilization that is evident in stately ancient palaces, medieval towns, timeless monasteries and pristine intact villages, to its diverse natural spectacles, China is an unrivalled destination for photographers.


When you travel with ETC, we offer you personalized tailor-made photo tours in China for landscape, cultural, folklore and drone photography. With our experienced, knowledgeable local guides, you’ll discover a China that offers much more than meets the eye and create incredible images through a genuine travel experience.

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What's an ETC Photo Tour Like?

Easy Tour China’s photography tours are crafted around your specific travel and photography styles. Besides, we are dedicated to enriching your life and helping you see the real China.


- All trips will be customized. Plan your own trip with our 1-on-1 destination expert based on your interests, goal and pace, and enjoy peerless service. We provide useful tips and advice, and always adjust the itinerary according to season, weather and some local festivals. We can design a photography tour for 1 person or a group of people.


- Local expert guide lead the tours, which means you will always take the best shot at the right spot and at the perfect time. We know where to see fisherman boating through mist at sunrise, find the best places to shoot Yangshuo’s breathtaking idyllic scenery, and when to shoot the mudflats of Xiapu fishing village as the tide rises and falls. Drone photography is popular all over the world, but not allowed everywhere. Dongchuan Red Land, the karst mountains in Guilin are among the top sites for drone photographers. We would be happy to recommend more and help to register your drone in China.


- Your trip is more than photography. We are local residents in China, knowing the destinations intimately and enjoying sharing our culture, tradition and real lifestyle with you. Our passion is to create for you an extraordinary photo tour and a cltural discovery -- through hidden gems, interesting traditions and real encounters. There are endless portrait photography chances - capture awesome shots when you are invited into a tribal family in Longji Rice Terrace, ramble a market with Hani people in Yuanyang, meet a farmer walking his buffalo on a stone arch bridge in Lishui or simply sip tea at a Mongolian yurt.

- It will be an award-winning trip. For pro, China offers the best landscapes, diverse enchanting minority culture, stunning historical and modern architectures, and untouched places that remain its original characteristics and are sure to be spellbinding. Through your creational works, they will be shown in a different angle. For amateur, you will be awarded with happy time with family and friends. Thousands of thumbs-up might be the best award.


Chosen by World Photographers

We’ve designed and led China photo tours for people from all around the world, who are professional photographers working with travel magazines, amateurs of all levels, and beginners looking to improve their skills.

Susan Moss

Filip Kulisev

Suggested China Photography Tours

Below sample itineraries were exclusively devised and are meant to inspire your trip to China. We’re here to listen to your wishes and answer your questions, and will customize your own journey.

  • Room of The Pennisula Beijing

    9-day Photography Tour of Hangzhou/Wuyuan/Yellow Mountain

    Exterior view of The Pennisula Beijing

    9-day Photography Tour of Hangzhou/Wuyuan/Yellow Mountain

    Look beyond China’s big-name sights and you’ll find all photographed places, featuring breathtaking landscapes, ancient architecture, and pristine picturesque villages with its culture rooted in centuries old traditions. Capture amazing shots of Wuyuan’s Stone City, local artisans’ workshops, the mighty Yellow Mountain…

  • Room of The Pennisula Beijing

    8-day Guilin Photo Tour

    Exterior view of The Pennisula Beijing

    8-day Guilin Photo Tour

    If your interest lies in landscape photography, look no further than this trip. Get your camera ready for the dramatic karst hills rising up on a bucolic land. A highlight of the trip is taking photos of cormorant fishermen on Li River at sunrise. And there’s more to shoot: minority people, terraced fields…

  • Room of The Pennisula Beijing

    7-day Yunnan photography Tour

    Exterior view of The Pennisula Beijing

    7-day Yunnan photography Tour

    Yunnan boasts numerous photogenic gems, from Stone Forest and Dongchuan Red Land, to Yuanyang Rice Terraces and the diverse minority people, with which you may create incredible images that win competitions. With our local guide, you’ll discover Yunnan’s wild beauty and unique culture.

  • Room of The Pennisula Beijing

    4-day Zhangjiajie Photography Tour

    Exterior view of The Pennisula Beijing

    4-day Zhangjiajie Photography Tour

    A nature adventure that offers great photography possibilities, the trip takes you to one of Earth's prime locations for mountain photography. Enjoy incredible photographic access to Avatar Hallelujah Mountain, Tianzi Mountain, and see the pinnacle peaks punching through clouds at sunset.

  • Room of The Pennisula Beijing

    5-day Xiapu Photography Tour of Mudflat & Fishermen

    Exterior view of The Pennisula Beijing

    5-day Xiapu Photography Tour of Mudflat & Fishermen

    Experience the unique charm of photographing at Xiapu, a land of breathtaking coastline and primitive fishing villages, for fisherman and mudflat photography. Capture shots that may win you awards, shooting the marvelous mudflats, crab farm, boatmen’s life and the scene of knitting the fishing net.

  • Room of The Pennisula Beijing

    5-day Photography Tour in Inner Mongolia

    Exterior view of The Pennisula Beijing

    5-day Photography Tour in Inner Mongolia

    Inner Mongolia is a great focal point for nature photographers who have fascination with grasslands and authentic nomadic life. Shoot the sunrise over Hulunbuir, ride a horse on the vast unspoiled prairie, and experience mixed culture of Mongolian, Russian and the mysterious deer tribe.

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