China’s coastline stretches for more than 18,000 kilometers and is dotted with islands large and small, many reachable only by boat. This ferries and island hopping in China guide explains…
Soaking in natural hot springs, known as wenquan, is one of China’s oldest leisure traditions, and today the country pairs that heritage with modern resort comfort. This China hot spring…
Western visitors often assume China has no dessert culture, because sweets are rarely served as a separate course after dinner. In fact, this Chinese desserts guide shows that China has…
Finding safe, certified meals abroad can be a source of anxiety for Muslim travelers, but China is genuinely friendly territory. This halal food in China guide explains how to spot…
China’s northeast, known locally as Dongbei, is a vast region of snowy plains, dense forests, and long, brutal winters. The food that comes out of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces…
A cube of pork belly the size of a matchbox arrives in a small porcelain bowl, tied with a straw bow, so dark it looks lacquered. You press it with…
The first thing most visitors notice about food in southern Anhui is the smell. Walk down Tunxi Old Street in the evening and somewhere between the tea shops and the…
At around ten o’clock on a July evening, on a low hill in a high basin ringed by snow peaks, a few hundred people stand in silence and watch the…
There is a spot on the edge of Zhongwei where you can stand with one foot in loose sand and look down on a green belt of poplars and, beyond…
Everyone who comes to China for Buddhist cave art queues at Dunhuang, Yungang or Longmen. Almost nobody drives an hour northwest of Guyuan, in southern Ningxia, into a valley of…