Cities

Bazhong sits in the northeastern corner of Sichuan, where the Daba Mountains fold down toward the plains, a city that stays off the radar of most foreign visitors and keeps…

Suining lies in the central Sichuan basin, on the banks of the Fujiang River, a couple of hours southeast of Chengdu by high-speed train. It is not a headline destination,…

Benxi sits in the mountainous eastern corner of Liaoning province, a city that most foreign travelers have never heard of and that rewards the ones who make the detour. Two…

Taicang sits on the south bank of the Yangtze River estuary, a compact Jiangsu city that most foreign visitors pass by on their way between Shanghai and Suzhou. That is…

This Maoming travel guide is for travelers who want a Guangdong beach holiday without the crowds and prices of the province’s headline resorts. Maoming sits on the southwest coast of…

This Dongguan travel guide makes the case for a city that most travelers only see from a train window between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Dongguan, in the heart of the Pearl…

This Changzhi travel guide is for travelers who want the drama of Shanxi’s mountains without the tour-bus throngs of the famous northern sights. Changzhi lies in the southeast corner of…

This Jinzhou travel guide covers a city most foreign visitors skip — and that is exactly why it rewards the curious. Jinzhou sits in the Liaoxi corridor of Liaoning province,…

This Huanggang travel guide is for travelers who have already ticked off Wuhan and want a slower, more local slice of Hubei. Huanggang sits on the north bank of the…

Yichun, in the western part of Jiangxi province, is not the better-known Yichun up in Heilongjiang, so do check your tickets. This Yichun travel guide covers the Jiangxi one, a…