Sanming sits in the mountainous interior of Fujian, China, a province better known for Xiamen and its coast. This Sanming travel guide focuses on Taining, where red Danxia sandstone forms…
Huizhou lies on the eastern shore of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong, China, about an hour from Shenzhen and two from Guangzhou. This Huizhou travel guide covers its Taoist…
Yulin sits in southeastern Guangxi, China, a region better known for Guilin’s peaks but rich in its own underestimated sights. This Yulin travel guide covers the city’s famous wooden tower,…
Shannan, Tibet, China is the cradle of Tibetan civilization, lying southeast of Lhasa along the gentle Yarlung River valley. For travelers putting together a broader plan, Shannan is usually visited…
Aksu, Xinjiang, China sits on the northern rim of the Tarim Basin, where the Tarim River bends through one of the driest yet most historically rich corners of the country….
Down in the southeastern corner of Gansu Province, where the loess plateau finally dissolves into the green mountains of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Longnan is a forgotten corner of China that…
Just across the Wei River from Xi’an lies Xianyang, the city that served as the capital of China’s first unified empire. While millions of visitors flock to Xi’an for the…
In the far south of Shanxi Province, where the Yellow River bends past the borders of Shaanxi and Henan, Yuncheng is a crossroads of Chinese history that most foreign travelers…
At the southern tip of Henan Province, where the plains give way to the forested hills of the Huai River basin, Xinyang is a gentle outlier. It is the one…
Tucked into the southwestern corner of Henan Province, Nanyang is one of those Chinese cities that rewards travelers who venture beyond the headline destinations. Often passed through on the way…