Hey, I'm a 17-year-old from California and I'm half-Chinese. It's my first visit to China in my life and I'm going on May 29, right after my HS graduation.

I'm visiting Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. I'm also visiting a few other places. I have the tour books and read about the places and they seem awesome, but if you were to compare a Chinese city to American/Canadian/European city, which one would it be?

I've heard Beijing is a spread out city with a lot of smog, sort of like LA, and Hong Kong being somewhat like a Chinese NYC.