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Most travelers have never considered Daqing as a stop, but a Daqing travel guide should argue that this is exactly why it is interesting. Daqing (大庆) is the city that…

If you draw a line to the eastern edge of China’s Northeast, it runs straight through Jiamusi. A Jiamusi travel guide should start there, because this city in eastern Heilongjiang…

Most visitors to Jilin Province rush between Changchun and the mountain resorts, never noticing the city where the Songhua River bends wide and slow across the northern plain. A Songyuan…

When people picture Jilin Province, they usually imagine the snowy pines of Changchun or the misty gorges of Jilin City. A proper Baicheng travel guide has to correct that image,…

Most foreign travelers who plan a trip to the Northeast have heard of Harbin or Changchun, but far fewer have put the small city of Siping on their radar. That…

Fushun is the most surprising city on this list, and the one least prepared for tourists — which is exactly why it is worth your time. About 45 kilometers east…

Huludao is the kind of coastal city that regular China travelers overlook, and that is precisely its appeal. Sitting on the western shore of the Liaodong Peninsula where the Bohai…

Most travelers who think about the Liaodong Peninsula head straight for Dalian’s promenades or Dandong’s border views, and they skip the stretch of coast in between. That is a mistake,…

Shuozhou is the kind of place that does not show up on most Shanxi itineraries, and that is exactly why it rewards the traveler who digs a little deeper. Tucked…

Most foreign travelers who plan a trip through Shanxi never make it past Pingyao and the Datong temples. About 200 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan the ground falls apart into a…