Mount Jiuhua — Jiuhuashan — is one of China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains (see Wikipedia overview), rising in Anhui, China, with ninety-nine peaks said to mirror the lotus throne of…
This Lushan mountain travel guide covers Mount Lu — Lushan — a mist-wrapped granite massif in Jiangxi, China that rises sharply above the Yangtze plain. It is famous for its…
Mount Wutai — Wutaishan — is a cluster of five flat-topped peaks in Shanxi, China, and one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism, dedicated to the Bodhisattva Manjushri….
This Nujiang Grand Canyon guide is for travelers who want to see one of the last free-flowing wild rivers in China. The Nujiang Grand Canyon cuts through the far west…
This Yubeng village guide is for travelers who want to trade China’s famous tourist trails for a high, silent valley beneath a sacred snow peak. Yubeng (雨崩) is a small…
This Gouqi Island guide is for travelers chasing one of China’s strangest and most photogenic sights: a whole fishing village swallowed by green. Gouqi (枸杞) is the second-largest island of…
This Dongji Island guide is for travelers who want to stand at the edge of China and watch the sun rise over the open East China Sea. Dongji (东极, “far…
This Zhouzhuang water town guide is for travelers who want to see the most celebrated of China’s canal towns with their own eyes. Zhouzhuang (周庄) lies in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China,…
This Tongli water town guide is written for travelers who want the canal-side charm of China’s Jiangnan region without the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds you meet at the more famous towns. Tongli…
This Nanxun water town guide is for travelers who like old canals but want to skip the busiest crowds. Nanxun (南浔) is one of the six famous ancient towns of…