I traveled to China twice for two weeks each time when I adopted my first and second child. I think that many people are still intimidated by this type of travel but when all your plans are made with a China tour travel agent your trip is so preprogrammed, you really do not need to worry about a thing. You are met at the airport by a guide from the china travel agency and the guide and driver are with you for the duration of your trip. The guide is your personal translator and resource for anything you need and the driver takes you everywhere you need to go. Most of your meals are preplanned with your China travel package as well as your entire site seeing itinerary so you really can just go on auto pilot and enjoy the ride. Anyone who has been to China is generally willing to give you all sorts of china travel tips and you can get all sorts of china travel information from books or online, but most of this is just overkill because almost all china travel is done on guided tours and you are really taken care of. It's truly a different world and I can't imagine traveling there without a local guide and driver.