Liupanshui sits in the western highlands of Guizhou Province, at an altitude that keeps it cool even in midsummer, which is exactly why it earns the nickname China’s Cool Capital….
Qinzhou lies on the coast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, west of Beihai and south of Nanning, and offers a gentler, greener face of southern China. A thoughtful Qinzhou travel…
Jieyang sits in the eastern corner of Guangdong Province, part of the Chaoshan region that also includes the better-known cities of Chaozhou and Shantou. A good Jieyang travel guide should…
Zhangzhou sits in the southern part of Fujian Province, immediately southwest of Xiamen, and remains one of the most rewarding yet overlooked stops on a southern China itinerary. A proper…
Jingzhou, in central Hubei Province on the banks of the Yangtze, is a city where more than two thousand years of history sit inside one of the best-preserved ancient city…
Changde, in northwest Hunan Province, is a green, river-crossed city that most foreign visitors pass without knowing it exists. That is a pity, because Changde holds two genuinely unusual attractions….
Anyang, in the far north of Henan Province on the border with Hebei, is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. It was the last capital of the Shang dynasty,…
Liaocheng, in western Shandong Province, is often called the “Water City of the North” because its historic core wraps around Dongchang Lake, one of the largest inner-city lakes in China….
Weifang, a mid-sized city in central Shandong Province, is known around the world as the birthplace of the modern kite and the host of the annual Weifang International Kite Festival….
Somewhere between Fuzhou and Xiamen the high-speed line runs past a bay with a long low island offshore. That island is Meizhou, origin point of a sea-goddess tradition followed by…