Part of the attraction and excitement of learning a new language is the prospect of traveling to new and distant places. This article introduces the diverse range of China’s metropolitan areas and helps learners or potential learners decide where they ultimately want their Mandarin language journey to take them. In 2018, it ranked first on Google for “top cities in China for expats” and sixth on Google for “top cities in China” (desktop and mobile); in 2021, the article ranked seventh on Google for “top cities in China for expats”. It drew over 1.7K views in 9 months and has 215 shares.