China Treehouse Stays Guide: Sleeping Among the Canopy in Forest Parks
I have slept in a bamboo cabin on stilts in Moganshan and a raised wooden loft above a Xishuangbanna stream, and both nights taught me the same thing: China’s forest…
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China Lakeside Resorts Guide: Slow Stays by the Country’s Prettiest Lakes
I have spent the last three springs chasing China’s calm water rather than its skyline, and the stays that stuck with me were the ones where I could roll out…
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Guangzhou Yuexiu Park Guide: Five-Ram Statue and Zhenhai Tower
I went to Guangzhou in early April 2025 and spent my first full morning in Yuexiu Park, because I wanted the city’s founding myth and its best viewpoint in a…
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Chongqing Jiefangbei Guide: The Beating Heart of Mountain Megacity
I landed in Chongqing in late March 2025 and based myself within a ten-minute walk of Jiefangbei, because I wanted to feel the city’s center before I went hunting its…
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Tianjin Italian Style Town Guide: Mediterranean Streets in North China
I came to Tianjin Italian Style Town on a cold February afternoon in 2025, fresh off the high-speed line from Beijing, because I wanted to walk a piece of China’s…
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Dalian Xinghai Square Guide: Vast Seafront Plaza and Shell Museum
I went to Dalian Xinghai Square (星海广场) in August 2025 because I wanted the single biggest public square by the sea I had read about, and because Dalian’s Russian- and…
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Sanya Nanshan Temple Guide: Seashell Guanyin and Buddhist Culture by the Sea
I visited Sanya Nanshan Temple (南山寺) in December 2025 because I wanted a calm, cultural half-day away from the beach clubs, and because a 108-meter bronze Guanyin standing in the…
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Qingdao May Fourth Square Guide: The Winds of the Red Dragon Sculpture
I went to Qingdao May Fourth Square (五四广场) in September 2025 because I wanted the city’s modern seaside face, not just its German breweries and old villas. The square fronts…
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Kunming Green Lake Guide: Cuihu Park Where Locals Dance and Feed Seagulls
I went to Kunming Green Lake (翠湖, Cuihu) in January 2026 because everyone told me it was the one free spot where the city actually relaxes. They were right. Cuihu…
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Liuhe Pagoda Hangzhou Guide: Song Dynasty Tower Over the Qiantang River
I visited Liuhe Pagoda (六和塔) in October 2025 because I wanted a Hangzhou viewpoint that was not the West Lake postcard. The tower sits on Yuelun Hill above the Qiantang…
