China Bubble Tea Guide: Ordering Milk Tea Like a Local
Few things signal “you are really in China now” like the first time a staff member slides a sealed plastic cup across the counter and you realize the drink in…
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China Huangjiu Guide: Tasting Traditional Yellow Rice Wine
Every China huangjiu guide has to start by clearing up the confusion, because nine out of ten travellers who ask us about Chinese alcohol are thinking of baijiu — the…
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China Regional Noodles Guide: 20 Bowls Worth Travelling For
This China regional noodles guide exists because of a conversation we have with clients almost every month: someone books a fortnight of temples and karst scenery, then discovers halfway through…
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Best Hotels in Luoyang: Staying Near Longmen Grottoes and the Old City
Picking the best hotels in Luoyang is less about star ratings than about which of the city’s three centres you want to wake up in — the Tang-flavoured old town,…
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Best Hotels in Changsha: Riverside Views, Nightlife and Food Streets
Choosing among the best hotels in Changsha comes down to one question we ask every client before we book anything: how late do you want the street noise to go?…
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Best Hotels in Tianjin: Concession Mansions, Riverfront and Rail Access
Most visitors treat Tianjin as a 35-minute stopover between Beijing and somewhere else, and that habit is exactly why the best hotels in Tianjin are some of the sharpest value…
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Best Hotels in Harbin: Where to Stay for the Ice Festival and Beyond
Harbin is a city that lives two lives. In summer it is a leafy Russian-architectural capital on the Songhua River; in deep winter it becomes the ice-and-snow capital of China,…
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Lamma Island Guide: Seafood Villages and Coastal Trails in Hong Kong, China
Twenty-five minutes by ferry from the towers of Central, an entirely different rhythm takes over. Lamma Island (南丫岛) is the third-largest island in Hong Kong, China, and one of the…
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Nanxi River Guide: Yongjia’s Clear Water, Shoals and Ancient Villages
North of Wenzhou, where the mountains of Zhejiang fall toward the coast, a clear green river runs through one of the best-preserved stretches of old village China you can still…
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Mingyue Mountain Guide: Jiangxi’s Moonlit Peaks and Hot Spring Resorts
Two hours west of Nanchang, where the hills of western Jiangxi roll toward Hunan, a granite ridge catches the dawn in a way that gave it its name — “Bright…
