Shenxianju Guide: Cloud Peaks, Glass Walkways and Waterfalls in Zhejiang
Three hours south of Hangzhou, in a county most foreign travellers have never heard of, a block of volcanic rhyolite has weathered into a set of flat-topped cliffs and needle…
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Wanfenglin Guide: Ten Thousand Peak Forest and Rice Fields in Guizhou
Guilin gets the karst tourists. Two hundred and fifty kilometres northwest, in the corner of Guizhou where three provinces meet, the same limestone does something stranger: instead of standing over…
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Taining Danxia Guide: Golden Lake Boats, Slot Canyons and Cliff Trails
Fujian is known for tea mountains and port cities, so the red rock country in its northwest corner tends to go unnoticed. Taining sits in a basin of Cretaceous sandstone…
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Jingpo Lake Guide: Diaoshuilou Waterfall, Volcano Craters and Boat Trips
A river in northeast China ran into a wall of cooled lava about ten thousand years ago, backed up behind it, and made a lake forty-five kilometres long. That is…
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Cangzhou Travel Guide: Grand Canal Walks, Iron Lion and Martial Arts
Most China itineraries rush from Beijing to the mountains or the coast, and in doing so they skip a river town that has been quietly important for a thousand years….
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Jincheng Travel Guide: Huangcheng Xiangfu Castle and Taihang Cliff Roads
Jincheng sits in the southeast of Shanxi, pressed up against the Taihang Mountains that divide the province from the plains of Hebei and Henan. It is a city most foreign…
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Qingyuan Travel Guide: Yingxi Karst Peaks, River Rafting and Hot Springs
Qingyuan sits just north of Guangzhou, close enough for a day trip but rich enough to deserve two or three. The city is wrapped in some of the most unusual…
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Yangjiang Travel Guide: Hailing Island Beaches, Shipwreck Museum, Seafood
Yangjiang lies on the western coast of Guangdong, far enough from Guangzhou to feel like a proper escape but close enough for a long weekend. The city is best known…
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Hechi Travel Guide: Bama Longevity Valley, Caves and Karst Rivers
Hechi sits in the northwest of Guangxi, a region better known to foreign travellers for Guilin and Yangshuo but every bit as dramatic once you leave the main tourist trail….
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Wanning Travel Guide: Riyue Bay Surfing, Coffee Farms and Hainan Beaches
Wanning sits on the southeast coast of Hainan, about two hours north of Sanya by car. Most visitors who come here are chasing one thing: clean, consistent waves at Riyue…
