Sichuan Street Snacks Guide: Beyond Hotpot for Foreign Visitors
Ask most foreigners about Sichuan food and they say “hotpot” — bubbling cauldrons of chili oil where you cook your own meat and vegetables. Hotpot is wonderful, but it is…
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Guangxi Cuisine Guide: A Foreigner’s Intro to Zhuang and Yao Flavors
Guangxi, in southern China, is best known abroad for the karst peaks around Guilin, but its food deserves just as much attention as its scenery. The region is home to…
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Shuanglong Cave Guide: Jinhua’s Illuminated Karst Caverns
About fifteen kilometers north of Jinhua in Zhejiang Province, Shuanglong Cave — the “Double Dragon Cave” — hides inside the wooded slopes of Beishan mountain. What sets it apart from…
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Jinggang Mountain Guide: Jiangxi’s Misty Revolutionary Cradle Peaks
Rising along the border where Jiangxi meets Hunan, Jinggang Mountain — locally Jinggangshan — is one of those Chinese destinations that wears two identities at once. Officially the peaks sit…
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Fuxian Lake Guide: Yunnan’s Deepest Crystal-Clear Highland Lake
Tucked into the hills about 70 kilometers southeast of Kunming, Fuxian Lake is the kind of place that makes first-time visitors to Yunnan stop mid-sentence. The water is so transparent…
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Yaoli Ancient Town Guide: Jiangxi’s Porcelain-Source Mountain Village
Deep in the mountains of northeastern Jiangxi, where the air smells of pine and damp stone, Yaoli is the quietsource of one of China’s most famous crafts. For centuries, the…
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Qibao Old Town Guide: Shanghai’s Nearest Ancient Water Town
When travelers think of Shanghai, they picture the futuristic Bund skyline and endless shopping streets. Just a half-hour metro ride from the center, though, sits Qibao — a compact old…
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Luzhi Water Town Guide: Jiangsu’s Unspoiled Canal Town of Bridges
Less than an hour from Suzhou, Luzhi is the water town that regulars quietly prefer. It has the same ingredients as its famous neighbors — stone bridges, canals, and timber…
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Xidi Ancient Village Guide: Anhui’s Ming-Era Huizhou Architecture Gem
In the hills of southern Anhui, a few hours from Shanghai by bullet train, lies Xidi — a village that looks almost exactly as it did four centuries ago. Unlike…
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Mangshan National Forest Guide: Hunan’s Vertical Forest and Glass Walkways
Tucked into the far south of Hunan province, where the mountains lean toward Guangdong, Mangshan National Forest is one of those Chinese scenic areas that rewards travelers who like their…
