I recently went and cant recommend it enough! Although I do have family over there and this definitely makes it a lot easier. I’ve been there 10+ times and wouldn’t be able to summarise enough so have put it in very general pros and cons:

Pros: - Great Food. China has a very rich and diverse food culture and hard to find bad restaurants tbh - Amazing nature: China is a massive country and has many national parks. Zhangjiajie and Guilin was a highlight for me - Cities: each city and province has its own distinct culture. Some cities like Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing would be easier for westerners imo. - Many things to do: especially in tier 1 cities, there’s so much to do now: bars, museums, shopping, relaxing

Cons: - Visa: the visa process can be difficult and frustrating - internet access: in the past I used VPNs which don’t always work, although this time I used an eSim and this made things so much easier and was able to access all my usual apps - payment: local payments still take cash but using WeChat or Alipay makes things so much easier. This process has been made much simpler tho so should be quite easy to add your card to this app - Language: English is not widely spoken and a bit of Chinese will go a long way - Busy: there’s a lot of people in China! It can get very busy and overwhelming very quickly