Cities

When people ask us for an off-the-radar stop in Heilongjiang, we often point them past the obvious winter capitals toward the southeast corner of the province. Jixi (鸡西) rarely appears…

Most travelers who plan a trip to China’s far northeast think first of Harbin’s ice sculptures or the Arctic light at Mohe. We used to think the same way until…

Most travelers have never considered Daqing as a stop, but a Daqing travel guide should argue that this is exactly why it is interesting. Daqing (大庆) is the city that…

If you draw a line to the eastern edge of China’s Northeast, it runs straight through Jiamusi. A Jiamusi travel guide should start there, because this city in eastern Heilongjiang…

Most visitors to Jilin Province rush between Changchun and the mountain resorts, never noticing the city where the Songhua River bends wide and slow across the northern plain. A Songyuan…

When people picture Jilin Province, they usually imagine the snowy pines of Changchun or the misty gorges of Jilin City. A proper Baicheng travel guide has to correct that image,…

Most foreign travelers who plan a trip to the Northeast have heard of Harbin or Changchun, but far fewer have put the small city of Siping on their radar. That…

Fushun is the most surprising city on this list, and the one least prepared for tourists — which is exactly why it is worth your time. About 45 kilometers east…

Huludao is the kind of coastal city that regular China travelers overlook, and that is precisely its appeal. Sitting on the western shore of the Liaodong Peninsula where the Bohai…

Most travelers who think about the Liaodong Peninsula head straight for Dalian’s promenades or Dandong’s border views, and they skip the stretch of coast in between. That is a mistake,…