Urgent reminder: Do not go traveling, I just found out too

1. Do not approach the monks at Mount Emei. (Burning incense is just burning money)

2. Do not approach the Taoist priests at Mount Lao. (The incense money they ask you to donate is no small sum)

3. Do not buy yak meat in Jiuzhaigou. (The beef sells at sky-high prices, and a lot of it is horse meat)

4. Do not buy jade or jewelry on the Three Gorges boats. (Because after buying, most people have no idea what material it even is)

5. Do not take part in the "bride-snatching" game in Xishuangbanna. (The wedding chamber is a "trap")

6. Do not buy antiquities on the antique street in Xi'an. (Most are fakes passed off as genuine)

7. Do not buy so-called "fellow townsman" bargain jewelry in Dali. (Most of it is fake)

8. Do not spend money in the bars of Yangshuo. (When the bill comes, you will find the prices shockingly high)

9. Do not provoke the locals in the Mount Tai scenic area. (There are plenty of tough guys up and down the mountain)

10. Do not take the "shortcut" when visiting Shaolin Temple.

11. Do not browse the jade shops at the Ming Tombs. (Quality varies wildly)

12. Do not travel to Hainan alone.

13. Do not ride horses on the Bashang Grassland. (Getting on a horse is easy, getting off is hard)

14. Do not buy grapes in Turpan. (Absurdly expensive)

15. Do not buy anything on Zhongying Street in Shenzhen. (Mostly knockoffs)

16. Do not join a local one-day Great Wall tour in Beijing. (Many only go to Shuiguan, not Badaling)

17. Do not stay in cheap small inns in Zhangjiajie. (Safety is not guaranteed)

18. Do not donate money for "old revolutionary base construction" in Jinggangshan. (It is a scam, the money flows into individuals' pockets)

19. Do not spend money at entertainment venues in Hangzhou. (The bill will leave you dumbfounded)

20. Do not drink tea in the teahouses of Suzhou. (The tea is expensive and the pastries are tasteless)

21. Do not take "free" photos in the Ghost City of Fengdu. (There is no such thing as a free lunch)

22. Do not ride a motorboat in Beihai. (Motorboat price-gouging disputes are frequent)

23. Do not eat seafood in Beidaihe. (Live seafood is often swapped out behind your back)

24. Do not approach small vendors by the seaside in Sanya. (They force you to buy and sell)

25. Do not follow your tour guide to eat roast whole lamb on the Hulunbuir Grassland. (The prices are high)

26. Do not take a private taxi up Mount Lu. (If there is a price dispute, you have no protection)

27. Do not take a taxi on the road in Hongcun, Yixian County, Huangshan City. (The meter is not running)

28. Do not go with people in Huangshan who offer to "lead the way for free". (They will push hard for you to join a tour group or recommend a hotel for you to stay in)

29. Do not eat fish at the food stalls at the Qiandao Lake pier. (The taste is really quite ordinary)

30. Do not visit the paid attractions around the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area. (You can see the Leshan Giant Buddha from far away, there is no need to waste money)

31. Do not ride horses in the Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenic Area.

32. Do not get your fortune told at Mount Heng.

33. Do not tour around Qinghai Lake with a tour group.

34. Do not buy local specialties in Shennongjia.

35. Do not eat street-stall food at the night market in Dunhuang.

36. Do not eat at the seafood street in Huaguoshan.

37. Do not follow a tour guide around the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival.

38. Do not get a "free beauty treatment" in Nanjing. (They do half first, then charge you for the other half)

39. Do not let anyone take digital photos of you on the Shanghai Bund.

40. Do not buy "cheap tickets" to see Huangguoshu Grand Waterfall.

41. Do not follow a tour guide to buy famous watches and jewelry in Hong Kong, China.

42. Do not put big money into gambling in Macao, China. (It goes in and never comes back, you lose your whole stake)

43. Do not buy goods at the Korea Town in Weihai without haggling hard.

44. Do not take a sauna in Lijiang.

45. Do not burn incense at Wuye Temple on Mount Wutai.

46. Do not touch the "fish-washing" basin in Pingyao.

47. Do not buy tea in the Wuyishan scenic area.

48. Do not buy duck eggs in the Baiyangdian scenic area.

49. Do not let a Taoist priest give you a "free face reading" in Wuzhen. (Most use averting disaster as a pretext)

50. Do not go to Sun Island and take a boat introduced by a "helpful person".