Mount Heng (Nanyue) Guide: Sacred Peak and Temple Complex in Hunan
Mount Heng, known as Nanyue or the Southern Sacred Mountain, is the southernmost of China’s five sacred peaks and the most devoted to living worship. It rises in the Nanyue…
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Jigong Mountain Guide: Cool Summer Villas and Sea of Clouds in Xinyang
Jigong Mountain, or Jigong Shan, is the old foreign summer resort that time forgot. Straddling the Henan-Hubei border above the city of Xinyang, it was built a century ago by…
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Dinghu Mountain Guide: Primeval Forest and Waterfalls near Zhaoqing
Dinghu Mountain, or Dinghu Shan, is the green escape that Guangdong residents have relied on for decades. It rises just northeast of Zhaoqing in western Guangdong and protects one of…
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Laojun Mountain Guide: Golden Summit Sea of Clouds in Henan
Laojun Mountain, known in Chinese as Laojun Shan, is the peak that broke the internet with photos of golden Taoist temples floating above a rolling sea of clouds. It sits…
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Hefei Travel Guide: Chaohu Lake, Bao Gong Temple and Anhui’s Capital
Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province in eastern China, is the city most foreign travelers skip on their way between Shanghai and Huangshan. That is a real mistake. This fast-modernizing…
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Sanming Travel Guide: Taining’s Red Canyons and Cave Temples in Fujian
Sanming sits in the mountainous interior of Fujian, China, a province better known for Xiamen and its coast. This Sanming travel guide focuses on Taining, where red Danxia sandstone forms…
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Huizhou Travel Guide: Luofu Mountain, West Lake and Hakka Flavors in Guangdong
Huizhou lies on the eastern shore of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong, China, about an hour from Shenzhen and two from Guangzhou. This Huizhou travel guide covers its Taoist…
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Yulin Travel Guide: Garden City, Strange Towers and Hot Springs in Guangxi
Yulin sits in southeastern Guangxi, China, a region better known for Guilin’s peaks but rich in its own underestimated sights. This Yulin travel guide covers the city’s famous wooden tower,…
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Shannan Travel Guide: Tibet’s First Monastery and Yarlung Valley, China
Shannan, Tibet, China is the cradle of Tibetan civilization, lying southeast of Lhasa along the gentle Yarlung River valley. For travelers putting together a broader plan, Shannan is usually visited…
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Aksu Travel Guide: Silk Road Oasis and Ancient Buddhist Caves in Xinjiang, China
Aksu, Xinjiang, China sits on the northern rim of the Tarim Basin, where the Tarim River bends through one of the driest yet most historically rich corners of the country….
