When travelers ask us for the most photogenic corner of Qinghai that is not the lake itself, we point them to Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China. This prefecture wraps…
When travelers tell us they want Tibet but fear the altitude, we send them east — to Nyingchi, Tibet, China. At 3,000 meters, Nyingchi sits far lower than Lhasa and…
Most foreign travelers racing through Sichuan head straight for Chengdu’s pandas or the giant Buddha at Leshan. We always suggest one more stop, just two hours southeast: Guangan, Sichuan, China….
When travelers ask us where they can stand on the northern tip of China and watch the snow glow green with the aurora, we always point them to the Greater…
If mainland China has a final frontier, it is Ngari. This vast prefecture in western Tibet, China—known to many as Ali—covers an area larger than several European countries yet holds…
Most foreign travelers have never heard of Kuitun, and that is precisely why it rewards those who go. Sitting in the northern reaches of Xinjiang, China, where the eastern spur…
If you have heard of Bole at all, it is probably as a name on a map near the Kazakh border — but for travelers who slow down, this small…
Most foreign visitors to China have never heard of Yanchi, and that is exactly why it rewards the curious traveler. Tucked into the eastern edge of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,…
Wuyi County sits in the southwest of Jinhua, in central Zhejiang Province, and it is one of those Chinese destinations that most foreign visitors have never heard of yet quietly…
Pingshun (平顺) is a county in southeastern Shanxi Province, wedged against the Taihang Mountains where the loess plateau drops abruptly into deep red-rock gorges. It is one of those places…