Cities

Jincheng sits in the southeast of Shanxi, pressed up against the Taihang Mountains that divide the province from the plains of Hebei and Henan. It is a city most foreign…

Qingyuan sits just north of Guangzhou, close enough for a day trip but rich enough to deserve two or three. The city is wrapped in some of the most unusual…

Yangjiang lies on the western coast of Guangdong, far enough from Guangzhou to feel like a proper escape but close enough for a long weekend. The city is best known…

Hechi sits in the northwest of Guangxi, a region better known to foreign travellers for Guilin and Yangshuo but every bit as dramatic once you leave the main tourist trail….

Wanning sits on the southeast coast of Hainan, about two hours north of Sanya by car. Most visitors who come here are chasing one thing: clean, consistent waves at Riyue…

Guangyuan sits in the far north of Sichuan, where the province meets the Qinling mountains and the old routes into the Sichuan basin begin. It is best known for Jianmen…

Taizhou is a mid-sized city in central Jiangsu, set among the canals and lakes that define the Yangtze delta north of the river. It is not on the standard tourist…

Ulanqab sits in the center of Inner Mongolia, a few hours by train north of Beijing, where the North China plain gives way to volcanic highlands and open grassland. It…

Sanmenxia sits in western Henan, where the Yellow River squeezes through a narrow gorge on its way to the North China Plain. Most travelers pass it by, but the city…

Most foreign visitors to Shandong head straight for the Confucian sites around Qufu or the coastal buzz of Qingdao. Heze sits in the southwest of the province, far from those…