Dongshan Island Guide: Fujian’s Windmill Coast and Fishing Town
Off the southern tip of Fujian, China, Dongshan Island is the kind of place that surprises travelers who only came for the tulou houses and the teahouses of Xiamen. This…
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Hailing Island Guide: Guangdong’s Hailing Bay and Dajiao Bay
Stretching into the South China Sea off the coast of Yangjiang in Guangdong, China, Hailing Island has quietly become one of the province’s most rewarding seaside escapes. This Hailing Island…
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Fenjiezhou Island Guide: Diving Paradise off Lingshui, Hainan
This Fenjiezhou Island guide is for travellers who want clear water and coral without the package-resort scene of the big beach towns. Fenjiezhou Island (分界洲岛), usually called Boundary Island in…
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Ta’er Monastery Guide: Birthplace of the Yellow Hat Sect
This Ta’er Monastery guide is for travellers basing in Xining who want a foremost Tibetan Buddhist site within an easy morning trip. Ta’er Monastery (塔尔寺), also called Kumbum, lies in…
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Labrang Monastery Guide: Tibetan Buddhism’s Grand Estate in Gansu
This Labrang Monastery guide is for travellers who want the atmosphere of the high-plateau monasteries without the altitude and logistics of the far west. Labrang (拉卜楞寺) sits in Xiahe County…
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Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Guide: The Millennial Sakyamuni Stupa
This Yingxian Wooden Pagoda guide is for travellers who have seen the Great Wall and the terracotta army and now want the quiet marvels. The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple…
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Hengshan Mountain Guide: North Sacred Peak and Hanging Temple Views
This Hengshan Mountain guide is for travellers based in Datong who want one of China’s five sacred Taoist peaks without the crowds of the south. Hengshan (恒山), in Hunyuan County…
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Maoming Travel Guide: Tropical Beaches and Yuelong Bay of Guangdong
This Maoming travel guide is for travelers who want a Guangdong beach holiday without the crowds and prices of the province’s headline resorts. Maoming sits on the southwest coast of…
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Dongguan Travel Guide: Guangdong’s Manufacturing Hub with Garden Retreats
This Dongguan travel guide makes the case for a city that most travelers only see from a train window between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Dongguan, in the heart of the Pearl…
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Changzhi Travel Guide: Taihang Canyon and Shangdang Heritage
This Changzhi travel guide is for travelers who want the drama of Shanxi’s mountains without the tour-bus throngs of the famous northern sights. Changzhi lies in the southeast corner of…
