Binglanggu Guide: Hainan’s Li and Miao Minority Cultural Valley, China
Binglanggu (槟榔谷) sits in the hills of Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, about 28 km northwest of Sanya on Hainan’s southern coast. Unlike the resort strips of Yalong Bay…
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Shiniuzhai Guide: Hunan’s Danxia Cliffside and Glass Walkway, China
Why Shiniuzhai Is Our Hunan Adventure Pick Hunan is famous for Zhangjiajie’s spires, but the travelers we send west of Changsha for a real adrenaline day go to Shiniuzhai (石牛寨)…
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Xiqiao Mountain Guide: Guangdong’s Buddhist Peak and Waterfall, China
Why Xiqiao Mountain Earns a Stop in Foshan Most visitors to the Guangzhou–Foshan sprawl never look up at the green dome 20 km south of the city, and that is…
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Lotus Mountain Guide: Guangdong’s Scenic Ridge and Kwan-yin Statue, China
Why Lotus Mountain Guangzhou Is Our Half-Day Favorite When travelers ask us for an easy escape from Guangzhou’s noise, we point them south to Lotus Mountain Guangzhou, in Panyu District….
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Luya Mountain Guide: Shanxi’s Alpine Lakes and Primeval Forest, China
Why Luya Mountain Is Our Shanxi Mountain Pick Most travelers treat Shanxi as a province of temples and old walls, then skip the mountains. That is a mistake, and Luya…
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Electric Vehicle Road Trips in China: Charging Reality for Travelers
I’ll admit I was skeptical. Driving an electric car across remote China sounded like a recipe for stranding myself at a closed charging station three hours from anywhere. Then I…
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Mount Tai Guide: Shandong’s Sacred Summit and Sunrise Hike, China
Why Mount Tai Still Tops Our Shandong List Of all the peaks we route travelers to in eastern China, Mount Tai (Tai Shan) in Tai’an, Shandong, is the one we…
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China Tipping Culture Guide: When (Not) to Tip and Why, China
The shortest answer to “do you tip in China?” is no — and meaning it is the kindest thing you can do for your hosts. Unlike the United States, where…
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China Courtyard Hotels Guide: Staying in Traditional Siheyuan and Old Homes, China
The most memorable bed in China is often not in a high-rise but behind a grey-brick wall, in a courtyard house where the rooms wrap a quiet square of stone…
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China Vegetarian Buddhist Cuisine Guide: Temple-Style Meat-Free Meals, China
Vegetarian food in China is not a dietary afterthought — it is an old, refined tradition tied to Buddhism and the monastic kitchens that fed monks for fifteen hundred years….
