Cities

Central Hunan hides one of the country’s most photogenic landscapes, yet almost no foreign travelers make it here. This Loudi travel guide is based on our own visits and the…

Southern Hunan is where the scenery starts to soften into the karst of Guangxi, and Yongzhou is the last major stop before the border. This Yongzhou travel guide draws on…

Most foreign visitors to Hubei rush between Wuhan and the Three Gorges, never realizing that one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Chinese history happened in a quiet corner…

Pingdingshan (平顶山) rarely appears on foreign itineraries, but for travelers exploring Henan beyond the famous names, it’s a genuine surprise. This prefecture-level city in central Henan pairs dramatic granite peaks…

If your image of China is calligraphy, ink, and misty mountains, Xuancheng (宣城) in southern Anhui is the place that links them together. This quiet prefecture-level city is the birthplace…

Changshu (常熟) is one of those Yangtze Delta towns that foreign visitors almost never reach — yet it delivers exactly what many travelers say they came to China for: a…

Most foreign visitors to the Yangtze Delta rush straight to Shanghai and Suzhou, then leave without ever seeing Yixing — and that’s a mistake we’ve spent years correcting. This county-level…

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…