Qinghai Lake Guide: the High-Plateau’s Vast Blue Mirror, China
Our Qinghai Lake guide starts with a warning we give every client: this is the largest lake in China, and at 3,200 meters above sea level it will take your…
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Li River Guide: Guilin’s Legendary Karst River Cruise, China
Our Li River guide opens with the line we repeat to every client who asks if the photos are real: yes, and the 20-yuan banknote view is exactly where the…
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Erhai Lake Guide: Yunnan’s Highland Mirror by Dali, China
Our Erhai Lake guide begins with a claim we make to every first-time visitor: this is not a lake you tick off a list and leave. Erhai Lake, Yunnan sits…
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Huangguoshu Waterfall Guide: Guizhou’s Roaring Giant Cascade, China
A Huangguoshu Waterfall guide has to start with scale, because numbers fail. At its summer peak this is the widest waterfall in China — about 80 meters high and more…
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Jiayuguan Travel Guide: Gansu’s Desert Fortress at the Great Wall’s End, China
A Jiayuguan travel guide has to start with the geography: this is where the Ming Great Wall runs out of empire and meets the Gobi. Jiayuguan, Gansu, China sits at…
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Xitang Travel Guide: Zhejiang’s Lantern-Lit Riverside Town, China
A Xitang travel guide has to make one point up front: the town you see at 3pm is not the town you see at 9pm. Xitang is a Jiangnan water…
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Liping Travel Guide: Guizhou’s Dong Village Heartland, China
A Liping travel guide should open with a sound before a sight: the evening drill of a wooden drum tower, then a wall of a cappella harmony rising from a…
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Yanbian Travel Guide: Jilin’s Korean-Flavored Border Region, China
A proper Yanbian travel guide has to start with a confession: we arrived expecting a one-night stopover and stayed five. Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture sits in the far eastern tip…
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Shangri-La Travel Guide: Yunnan’s Highland Frontier Town, China
This Shangri-La travel guide is for travelers who want the thin air and timber towns of Yunnan’s northwest without leaving the comfortable rail-and-flight network of mainland China. Shangri-La sits in…
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China 18 Day Itinerary: A Grand Three-Week-Lite Adventure
An China 18 day itinerary is the route we build for travelers who have nearly three weeks and refuse to choose between the classics and the deep southwest. The two…
