Use this directory to find established websites in China by purpose. The list covers Chinese AI assistants and large model platforms, general search, shopping, social platforms, news, technology, entertainment, travel, finance and other common needs. Each link opens the official website. Some services may require Chinese-language input, a local phone number or a mobile app.
Last reviewed: August 29, 2026.
Chinese AI Assistants and Large Model Sites
DeepSeek's official web assistant for reasoning, coding, writing and document tasks.
DeepSeek
Reasoning and coding assistant
ByteDance's AI assistant for chat, writing, translation, image and video creation.
Doubao
ByteDance multimodal AI assistant
Moonshot AI's assistant for research, long documents, coding and agent tasks.
Kimi
Research and long-context assistant
Tencent's AI assistant powered by its Hunyuan models, with search and document tools.
Tencent Yuanbao
Tencent AI assistant
Alibaba's official Qwen assistant for chat, reasoning, creation and productivity.
Qwen
Alibaba general AI assistant
Zhipu AI's GLM-powered assistant for research, writing, coding and multimodal tasks.
Zhipu Qingyan
GLM-powered AI assistant
Baidu's Wenxin assistant for intelligent search, content creation, learning and office tasks.
Baidu Wenxin
Baidu AI search and assistant
Chinese Search Engines
China's #1 search engine with 70%+ market share. Web, image, video, and map search in Chinese.
Baidu
China's largest search engine
Tencent-backed search engine with WeChat article search and AI translation.
Sogou
Search with WeChat integration
Qihoo 360's security-focused search engine. Popular among security-conscious users.
360 Search
Security-focused search
ByteDance's search engine integrated into Toutiao. AI-powered, growing fast.
Toutiao Search
ByteDance's AI search
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E-Commerce
China's largest C2C marketplace by Alibaba. Billions of product listings. Think eBay on steroids.
Taobao
Alibaba's massive C2C marketplace
China's #2 e-commerce. Known for authentic products, self-operated logistics, same-day delivery.
JD.com
Premium B2C with fast delivery
Alibaba's B2C platform for verified brands. Official stores of major global and domestic brands.
Tmall
Alibaba's B2C brand mall
Social commerce with group-buying deals and ultra-low prices. Parent company of Temu.
Pinduoduo
Group-buying platform (Temu's parent)
Alibaba's domestic wholesale platform. Source from Chinese manufacturers at factory prices.
1688
B2B wholesale marketplace
China's leading discount retail platform. Flash sales on branded fashion, beauty, and home products.
VIP.com (Vipshop)
Flash sale discount retailer
China's largest online bookstore, now expanded to general e-commerce. Think Amazon's book origins.
Dangdang
Online bookstore & retail
NetEase's curated lifestyle e-commerce. Premium quality products at fair prices. China's Muji-style platform.
NetEase Yanxuan
Curated premium lifestyle goods
Major retail platform. Originally electronics, now all categories with online + offline integration.
Suning
Electronics & general retail
Social Media & Community
China's super-app with 1.3B+ users. Messaging, social media, payments, mini-programs. Essential for daily life.
WeChat (Weixin)
Super-app: messaging + payments
China's Twitter. Where news breaks, celebrities engage, public opinion forms. 580M+ monthly users.
Weibo
Microblogging (China's Twitter)
Lifestyle sharing + social commerce. Instagram-style posts with product reviews. Hugely popular with young women.
Xiaohongshu (RED)
Lifestyle sharing & social commerce
Tencent's original messenger, pre-dating WeChat. Hugely popular for gaming, files, and young users. 560M+ MAU.
QQ
Tencent's messaging platform
China's largest Q&A platform (like Quora). High-quality knowledge sharing across all topics.
Zhihu
Q&A platform (China's Quora)
Baidu's forum platform. Thousands of topic-based discussion boards. One of China's earliest online communities.
Baidu Tieba
Topic-based community forums
Cultural community for movies, books, and music ratings. Think IMDb + Goodreads + Letterboxd combined. Trusted reviews.
Douban
Movies, books & music reviews
Clean, minimalist blogging platform. Like Medium for Chinese writers. Creative writing and personal essays.
Jianshu
Blogging platform (China's Medium)
China's largest sports community. NBA, soccer, esports discussions. Also famous for its off-topic "bxj" forum culture.
Hupu
Sports community (NBA, soccer)
Video & Streaming
TikTok's Chinese version by ByteDance. 600M+ DAU. Short videos, live streaming, e-commerce.
Douyin
TikTok's Chinese version
China's #2 short video platform. Authentic, down-to-earth content. Strong live-stream commerce.
Kuaishou
Short video & live streaming
China's YouTube for Gen Z. Anime, gaming, tech, education. Famous for "bullet comment" (danmaku) feature.
Bilibili
Gen Z video (anime, gaming, tech)
Baidu-backed streaming service. China's Netflix. Premium dramas, variety shows, originals.
iQIYI
Premium streaming (China's Netflix)
Tencent's streaming platform. Huge library: NBA, exclusive dramas, Tencent originals.
Tencent Video
Tencent's streaming service
Alibaba's video platform. One of China's earliest video sites. Dramas, movies, variety shows.
Youku
Alibaba's video platform
ByteDance's mid-form video platform. Creator-focused content between short clips and full shows.
Xigua Video
ByteDance's mid-form video
Hunan TV's streaming platform. Home to China's most popular variety shows and reality TV.
Mango TV
Hunan TV variety shows
News & Media
ByteDance's AI news aggregator. Personalized feed via machine learning. One of China's most-used news apps.
Toutiao
AI-powered news by ByteDance
NetEase News. Famous for its opinionated comment sections. One of China's top four portals.
NetEase News
Portal with active discussions
One of China's original "Big Four" web portals. News, video, games, and search services.
Sohu
Classic web portal
One of China's oldest and most influential news portals. Comprehensive domestic and international coverage.
Sina News
Classic Chinese news portal
Shanghai-based digital media. High-quality investigative journalism. Respected among intellectuals.
The Paper
Investigative journalism
Phoenix New Media. Cross-strait news coverage with a more global perspective. Strong in video news.
iFeng (Phoenix)
Cross-strait & global news
China's most respected financial journalism outlet. In-depth business and economic reporting. Like the FT/WSJ of China.
Caixin
Financial journalism (China's FT)
Business and financial news platform. Quality reporting on markets, companies, and economic trends.
Jiemian News
Business & financial news
Tech Media & Startup
China's TechCrunch. Leading tech media covering startups, VC, and business innovation.
36Kr
Startup news (China's TechCrunch)
Sharp, opinionated tech and business commentary. Known for bold takes on industry trends.
Huxiu
Sharp tech & business commentary
TMT industry media covering tech, media, and telecom. In-depth analysis of Chinese tech ecosystem.
TMTPost
TMT industry analysis
Quality tech blog covering gadgets, apps, and digital lifestyle. Like The Verge for Chinese readers.
ifanr
Tech & digital lifestyle
Fast tech news and gadget updates. One of China's earliest tech news sites, still very active.
cnBeta
Fast tech news & gadgets
Productivity and digital tools blog. Deep reviews of apps, workflows, and tech setups. Quality writing.
sspai
Productivity & digital tools
InfoQ China edition. Enterprise software, architecture, and engineering practices for senior developers.
InfoQ China
Enterprise tech & architecture
AI and emerging tech focused media. Covers AI, robotics, autonomous driving, and smart hardware.
Leiphone
AI & emerging tech media
Startup and entrepreneurship platform. News, funding data, and resources for Chinese entrepreneurs.
Cyzone
Startup & entrepreneurship
Bilingual tech media bridging Silicon Valley and China's tech scene. Unique cross-border perspective.
PingWest
US-China tech bridge media
Developer & Programming
China's largest developer community. Tech blogs, tutorials, Q&A. Go-to resource for Chinese tech answers.
CSDN
China's largest dev community
China's GitHub alternative. Millions of open-source projects. Faster access within China.
Gitee
Code hosting (China's GitHub)
Modern dev community focused on frontend, mobile, emerging tech. High-quality articles and active community.
Juejin
Modern developer community
Developer Q&A platform, China's Stack Overflow. Technical discussions and knowledge sharing.
SegmentFault
Dev Q&A (China's SO)
Open Source China. Largest Chinese open-source community. Project hosting, news, and dev tools.
OSChina
Open source community
Developer blogging platform since 2004. Rich collection of technical articles and tutorials in Chinese.
cnblogs
Developer blog platform
Tech-savvy community for developers and creatives. Discussion boards on programming, Apple, career, and life.
V2EX
Tech-savvy community forum
LeetCode China. Coding challenges for interview prep. Same problems as global LeetCode with Chinese community.
LeetCode CN
Coding challenges & interview prep
Beginner-friendly programming tutorials. Covers HTML, CSS, JS, Python, Java, and dozens of languages/frameworks.
Runoob
Programming tutorials for beginners
Finance & Payments
Ant Group's payment super-app. 1B+ users. Payments, investing, insurance, Sesame Credit scoring.
Alipay
#1 payment platform by Ant Group
China's most popular financial portal. Stock quotes, fund data, news, investor forums.
East Money
Financial data & stock portal
Investment social network. Stock tracking + portfolio sharing + financial discussions. Twitter meets Bloomberg.
Xueqiu (Snowball)
Investment social network
Popular stock trading software and financial data terminal. Used by millions of Chinese retail investors.
Tonghuashun
Stock trading terminal
China's largest third-party fund distribution platform. Buy and manage mutual funds with low fees.
Tiantian Fund
Largest fund distribution platform
Travel & Local Life
China's largest OTA (Trip.com globally). Flights, hotels, train tickets, tours, and visa services.
Ctrip (Trip.com)
Largest OTA: flights, hotels, trains
China's largest local services platform. Food delivery + reviews + hotels + tickets. Uber Eats + Yelp + Groupon combined.
Meituan
Food delivery & local services
Alibaba's food delivery platform. China's #2 food delivery app competing with Meituan.
Ele.me
Alibaba's food delivery
China's Yelp. User reviews for restaurants, shops, entertainment. Now part of Meituan.
Dianping
Reviews (China's Yelp)
China's dominant ride-hailing platform. 500M+ users. Taxi, private car, carpooling, bike-sharing.
DiDi
Ride-hailing (China's Uber)
Alibaba's map and navigation app. China's most-used mapping service. Real-time traffic and transit info.
Amap (Gaode)
Maps & navigation (China's Google Maps)
Travel price comparison platform. Compare prices across airlines and hotels to find the best deals.
Qunar
Travel price comparison
Alibaba's travel platform. Flights, hotels, vacation packages with Alipay integration.
Fliggy
Alibaba's travel platform
China's largest classifieds. Jobs, housing, used goods, local services. China's Craigslist.
58.com
Classifieds (China's Craigslist)
Jobs & Recruitment
China's hottest recruitment app. Direct chat with hiring managers. Dominant in tech and white-collar jobs.
Boss Zhipin
Direct-chat recruitment app
Tech-focused job platform. Specializes in internet, tech, and startup positions in China.
Lagou
Tech & internet jobs
One of China's oldest and largest job boards. Broad coverage across all industries.
Zhilian Zhaopin
Major job board (all industries)
China's largest traditional job platform. Strong in manufacturing, finance, and corporate positions.
51Job
Largest traditional job platform
Premium headhunting platform for mid-to-senior level professionals and executives.
Liepin
Executive headhunting
Music & Audio
China's most beloved music app. Famous for recommendation algorithm and comment culture. 200M+ MAU.
NetEase Cloud Music
Music streaming + social
Tencent's music platform. Largest music library in China with 80M+ tracks.
QQ Music
Tencent's music streaming
Popular music streaming app, part of Tencent Music. Huge user base in lower-tier cities.
Kugou Music
Popular music streaming
China's largest podcast and audio platform. Audiobooks, podcasts, radio shows. Think Audible + Spotify Podcasts.
Ximalaya
Podcasts & audiobooks
Education & Learning
China's top MOOC platform. Courses from 900+ universities. Free certificates. China's Coursera.
MOOC China
University courses (China's Coursera)
Tsinghua University's MOOC platform. Courses from top Chinese universities including Tsinghua and Peking.
XuetangX
Tsinghua's MOOC platform
NetEase's open course platform. Free university lectures from top Chinese and international institutions.
NetEase Open Course
Free university lectures
Beginner-friendly programming tutorials for dozens of languages. China's W3Schools equivalent.
Runoob
Programming tutorials
Reading & Literature
China's largest web novel platform. Birthplace of Chinese web fiction. Fantasy, romance, sci-fi serials.
Qidian
Web novels & fiction
Tencent's e-reading app. Social reading with highlights and notes sharing among friends.
WeRead
Social e-reading by Tencent
Douban's book review section. China's Goodreads. Trusted ratings and thoughtful reviews.
Douban Books
Book reviews (China's Goodreads)
Major web novel platform. Competitor to Qidian with strong fantasy and martial arts fiction catalog.
Zongheng
Web novel platform
Gaming
NetEase Games. Top publisher: Fantasy Westward Journey, Naraka: Bladepoint, and many mobile hits.
NetEase Games
Major game publisher
Creator of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. Most innovative Chinese game studio with global fanbase.
miHoYo (HoYoverse)
Genshin Impact developer
Community-driven mobile game platform. Game reviews, downloads, and player discussions. China's game discovery hub.
TapTap
Mobile game community & store
Major PC gaming community. Game news, reviews, mods, and downloads. China's largest PC gaming forum.
3DM Game
PC gaming community
Design & Creative
China's Pinterest. Visual discovery and bookmarking for design inspiration, photography, and art.
Huaban
Visual inspiration (China's Pinterest)
China's largest design community. Portfolios, design showcases, and job opportunities for creatives.
Zcool
Design community (China's Dribbble)
Online design tool with templates. Create posters, social media graphics, presentations. China's Canva.
Gaoding
Online design tool (China's Canva)
Template-based graphic design platform. Easy poster, banner, and social media image creation.
Chuangkit
Template-based graphic design
Alibaba's icon library. Millions of free vector icons and illustrations for developers and designers.
Iconfont
Alibaba's free icon library
Photography community and stock photo platform. Showcase work and discover Chinese photographers.
Tuchong
Photography community & stock
Graphic design template and resource platform. PSD templates, vectors, and design assets.
Qiantu
Design templates & assets
Photo editing and beautification app. AI-powered filters, retouching, and collage tools. 200M+ users.
Meitu
Photo editing & beautification
Real Estate
China's leading real estate platform. New and used home listings, VR tours, and agent services.
Beike
Leading real estate platform
China's most trusted real estate brokerage. Verified listings, transparent pricing, professional agents.
Lianjia
Trusted real estate brokerage
Major property listing platform. New homes, rentals, and commercial real estate across China.
Anjuke
Property listings & rentals
One of China's earliest real estate portals. Property news, market data, and home listings.
Fang.com
Real estate portal & data
Auto
China's largest auto media and car-buying platform. Reviews, pricing, dealer quotes, and forums.
Autohome
Largest auto media & marketplace
ByteDance's auto platform. Car reviews, pricing, short video content about cars. Growing fast with young users.
Dongchedi
ByteDance's auto platform
Comprehensive auto platform. Car reviews, comparisons, used car listings, and auto finance services.
Yiche
Auto reviews & marketplace
Health & Medical
China's leading medical professional community. Health info, doctor networking, and pharmaceutical data.
DXY (DingXiangYuan)
Medical professional community
China's largest doctor review and online consultation platform. Find doctors, read reviews, get remote consultations.
Haodf
Doctor reviews & consultation
Online health encyclopedia and medical Q&A. Disease info, symptoms, and treatment guides for patients.
Xywy
Health encyclopedia & medical Q&A
Cloud & Enterprise
Alibaba Cloud. Asia Pacific's #1 cloud provider. IaaS, PaaS, AI services for millions of businesses.
Alibaba Cloud
Asia Pacific's #1 cloud
Tencent Cloud. #2 in China. Strong in gaming, video, social infra. Global presence in 30+ regions.
Tencent Cloud
Tencent's cloud platform
Huawei Cloud. Fast-growing cloud provider with strong enterprise and government presence. AI and 5G focus.
Huawei Cloud
Huawei's cloud platform
Baidu AI Cloud. Strong in AI/ML services, NLP, and autonomous driving cloud infrastructure.
Baidu AI Cloud
AI-focused cloud services
Alibaba's enterprise app. Messaging, video meetings, task mgmt. 20M+ orgs. China's Slack + Zoom.
DingTalk
Enterprise collab (China's Slack)
Enterprise WeChat. Seamlessly connects with personal WeChat for business communication.
WeCom
Enterprise WeChat
ByteDance's collaboration suite. Docs, sheets, meetings, messenger. Like Notion + Slack combined. Growing fast.
Feishu (Lark)
ByteDance's collab suite