Jianglangshan Guide: Three Colossal Rock Towers of Zhejiang’s Danxia
Most travellers who pass through Zhejiang are chasing West Lake or the water towns, but two hours southwest of Hangzhou a different kind of sight rises straight out of the…
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Bipenggou Valley Guide: Sichuan’s Autumn Colour and Alpine Lakes
If you have seen the photos of Sichuan in October—a U-shaped valley lit with red ivy, gold birch, and a turquoise lake under snow peaks—there is a fair chance the…
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Qiyun Mountain Guide: Anhui’s Red Cliff Ridge Above Huizhou Villages
The Qiyun Mountain is the mountain most Huangshan visitors skip, and the one a lot of them wish they had not. Forty kilometres west of Huangshan city in Anhui, it…
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Qingyan Ancient Town Guide: Stone Ramparts and Guizhou Street Snacks
Most visitors land in Guiyang for the waterfalls and the Miao villages and skip the old town on the city’s doorstep. A good Qingyan ancient town guide makes the case…
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Yanmenguan Pass Guide: Shanxi’s Wild Great Wall Frontier Gateway
The Yanmenguan pass is the Great Wall experience most foreign visitors never hear about, and exactly the one many end up loving most. Tucked into a narrow saddle of the…
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Shaxi Ancient Town Guide: Yunnan’s Quiet Tea Horse Road Stop
If you have stood in the packed lanes of Lijiang or Dali during a holiday weekend and wondered where the quiet Yunnan went, a Shaxi ancient town guide is the…
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Xuexiang Snow Town Guide: Thick Snow Roofs and Winter Nights in Heilongjiang
The Xuexiang snow town is the China winter image most people have seen without knowing its name — wooden cabins buried under metre-thick caps of snow so round they look…
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Tonghua Travel Guide: Ice Wine Valleys, Goguryeo Ruins and Ski Slopes
Tonghua (通化) rarely appears on foreign itineraries, which is a pity, because this city in the southeastern fold of Jilin sits at the crossroads of three things Northeast China does…
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Wudalianchi Volcano Guide: Lava Fields and Mineral Springs in Heilongjiang
The Wudalianchi volcano district is one of those Chinese sights that barely registers on the foreign-tourist map and absolutely should. In the flat black-soil country of northern Heilongjiang, a cluster…
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Baiyin Travel Guide: Yellow River Stone Forest and Desert Canyons
Most foreign visitors to Gansu fly straight into Lanzhou and point their itineraries west toward Dunhuang. A good Baiyin travel guide has to make the case for stopping short of…
