Qiandongnan · Place guide
Zhaoxing Dong Village
Hidden sanctuary recommended by National Geographic, home to China's largest Dong ethnic settlement with 1,000 years of living heritage.
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River views and neighbourhood walks
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Hangzhou
West Lake, tea and quieter paths
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Gardens, canals and old streets
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Chengdu
Pandas, teahouse time and mountain outings
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Chongqing
Hills, rivers and layered streets
Region · 23 guides
Guizhou
Karst landscapes and village journeys
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Qianxinan · Place guide
Wanfenglin Karst Peaks
20,000 cone karst peaks rise from rice paddies in southwest Guizhou. Xu Xiake wrote: 'nowhere else do peaks form forests.'
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Zunyi · Place guide
Chishui Danxia Tourism Area
Red-rock Danxia cliffs, a 100-m waterfall, and bamboo forests in northern Guizhou — UNESCO World Heritage since 2010.
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Anshun · Place guide
Huangguoshu Waterfall
Asia's largest karst waterfall — a 67-m, 101-m-wide cascade documented by Xu Xiake in the Ming dynasty.
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Qiandongnan · Place guide
Xi Jiang Qianhu Miao Village
The world's largest Miao settlement - 1,468 stilted homes on a lush hillside, ablaze with ten thousand lamps at night.
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Guiyang · Experience
Guiyang City Walk
A full-day city walk from the century-old North Cathedral through Guiyang's most vibrant food streets and historic alleys.
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Chongzuo · Experience
Chongzuo Hidden Gems
A 3-day route through Guangxi's borderland, featuring Asia's largest transnational waterfall, karst canyon, and ancient rock-art heritage.
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Shenzhen · Experience
Shenzhen City Highlights
A fast-paced urban exploration of China's original Special Economic Zone, from ultramodern skyline to coastal hikes.
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Dali · Experience
Dali Hidden Gems
5 offbeat Dali routes from ancient Naxi towns to lakeside villages, Cangshan meadows and heritage streets.
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Dali · Place guide
Xizhou Ancient Town
A thousand-year-old Bai ethnic town with ornate courtyards, iconic corner tower, and breathtaking seasonal wheat fields near Erhai Lake.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Shaxi Ancient Town
A serene Jiangnan water town in Taicang, Suzhou, celebrated for its preserved Ming-dynasty canals, stone bridges, and unhurried local life.
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Qiandongnan · Place guide
Flying Cloud Cliff
A secret 600-year Ming garden where Wang Yangming once wandered, now nearly tourist-free.
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Kunming · Place guide
Kunming City
Kunming, Yunnan's capital, is famed as the Spring City for its year-round mild climate and scenic lakes.
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The Imperial Palace (Forbidden City)
The Forbidden City is the heart of imperial China — a vast palace where 24 emperors lived for 600 years.
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Guangzhou · Experience
Old Canton Flavours Walk
Eat your way through old Guangzhou from dawn dim sum to late-night claypot.
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Bijie · Experience
Zhijin Shexiang Cave
Wild cave with concentric-ring ceiling forming dramatic backlit photography scene from entrance light.
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Anshun · Place guide
Loong Palace Scenic Spot
China's longest illuminated water-cave system with boat entry through karst formations; inside-cave waterfall and Buddhist cave hall.
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Liupanshui · Experience
Wumeng Prairie Trails
A highland grassland in Guizhou dotted with windmills and grazing cattle. Follow the Gate 1 to Gate 2 scenic drive for the best views. Ticket: 30 RMB.
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Hong Ya Dong
Iconic 11-story stilted architecture on Jialing River cliffs, Chongqing's premier night view landmark with 2,300 years of history.
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Guiyang · Place guide
Jiaxiu Tower
A 400-year-old triple-eaved Chinese pavilion standing on boulders in the Nanming River — Guiyang's most iconic cultural landmark.
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Qianling Mountain Park
An urban forest park where wild macaques roam, giant pandas nap, and a cable car climbs to panoramic city views.
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Lijiang · Place guide
The Old Town of Lijiang
A car-free Naxi market town of grey-tile rooftops, red cobble lanes, canal-side courtyards, and Yulong Snow Mountain views.
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Anshun · Place guide
Gao Dang Karst Meadows
Untouched karst meadows near Anshun, free to enter and uncrowded.
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Qianxinan · Place guide
Maling River Canyon
A 74.8 km karst earth-fissure canyon near Xingyi with 70+ waterfalls and 200,000 sq m of travertine cliffs.
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Qiannan · Place guide
Maolan Karst Reserve
Guizhou's quietest UNESCO karst forest: sinkholes, jade pools, and headlamp caves without the Xiaoqikong crowds.
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Xi'an · Experience
Terracotta Army Day Trip
A full-day return trip from Xi'an to the Terracotta Army and Lishan Garden, with a reverse-afternoon entry to dodge crowds.
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Beijing · Place guide
Wudaoying Hutong
A Ming-era shrine to Guandi (the deified Guan Yu, God of War) tucked into Wudaoying Hutong, a 632-meter lane of courtyard teahouses.
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Beijing · Place guide
Beiwu Park
A free, leafy suburban park near the Summer Palace with rice paddies, arched bridges and quiet waterways.
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Lishui · Place guide
Yunhe Rice Terraces
Cascading rice terraces carved into 1000m mountains, famous for sea-of-clouds sunrises and ancient She-ethnic villages.
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Jiaxing · Place guide
Wuzhen Water Town
A 1,300-year-old Jiangnan (south of the Yangtze (China's longest river)) canal town with stone bridges and lantern waterways.
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Shanghai Bund
Shanghai's historic riverfront promenade lined with 52 colonial-era European buildings facing the Pudong skyline.
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Guiyang · Place guide
Guizhou Provincial Museum
Free national-grade museum of Guizhou's ethnic and bronze heritage, anchored by the Han bronze chariot.
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Chongqing · Experience
Chongqing Mountain City Walk
A 3-day Chongqing city walk linking Jiefangbei, Liziba, Longmenhao and the South Bank riverside, with a must-see detour to Hong Ya Dong's neon stilted houses.
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Zhangjiajie · Experience
Tianmen Mountain Skyline Trail
A one-day B-line route (the recommended loop combining the world's longest cableway, cliff-hugging glass skywalk, Tianmen Cave arch, and switchback descent).
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Qiandongnan · Experience
Hidden Miao Trails of Kaili
An off-the-beaten-path Miao village loop from Kaili to misty rice terraces, ancient temples, and indie artisan markets.
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Qiandongnan · Place guide
Zhenyuan Ancient Town
A 2,200-year-old river town on the Wuyang River in Guizhou's mountains, where lantern-lit stone alleys meet white-washed houses in the Huizhou (Anhui) style.
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Guangzhou · Place guide
Yong Qing Fang Heritage Block
Restored Qing-dynasty qilou block in Guangzhou's Liwan District with Bruce Lee's ancestral home.
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Boertalamenggu · Place guide
Sayram Lake
Alpine lake at 2,073 m in the Tianshan range, famed for gradient blue waters.
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Zhangjiajie · Place guide
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Avatar-style sandstone pillars, glass elevator cliffs, and misty karst canyons in Hunan’s Wulingyuan UNESCO site.
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Aba · Place guide
Jiuzhaigou Valley
UNESCO alpine reserve famed for terraced turquoise lakes, calcified waterfalls, and pristine forest in northern Sichuan.
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Guangzhou · Place guide
Canton Tower
600-meter TV-tower landmark on the Pearl River with night skyline views and a 450-meter skywalk.
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Daxinganlingdi · Place guide
Mohe, China's Northernmost City
China's northernmost city at fifty-three north latitude, famed for midnight sun in summer and aurora chances in winter.
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Tongren · Experience
Misty Ridges of Mount Fanjing
Mount Fanjing day hike via East Gate cable car to Red Clouds Golden Summit ridge.
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Qiannan · Place guide
Xiaoqikong Scenic Area
Turquoise rivers and karst forests outside Libo in southern Guizhou, dubbed the Green Jewel on Earth.
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Xi'an · Place guide
Xi'an City Wall
A Ming-dynasty defensive wall encircling the old city center of Xi'an, with a 13.7 km walkable rampart.
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Chengdu · Experience
Chengdu's Quiet Alleys Walk
A slow drift through Chengdu's old teahouse lanes, courtyard boutiques, and riverside cafes where locals linger over jasmine tea.
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Hangzhou · Experience
West Lake Lanes of Hangzhou
A serene West Lake walking route threading Song-era alleys, classical gardens, and lakeside paths on foot or by shared bike.
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Xishuangbanna · Place guide
Xishuangbanna Dai Prefecture
China's only tropical rainforest, Dai temples, and lantern-lit night markets in southern Yunnan.
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Changsha · Experience
Lushan South Lanes Walk
Slow stroll through Changsha's university-back lanes, creative alleys, and riverfront squares — food, lights, and golden-hour street scenes.
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Hong Kong · Experience
Hong Kong Tram & Harbor Walk
Hong Kong Island tram and harbor walk from Kennedy Town to Tsim Sha Tsui.
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Luoyang · Place guide
Sui-Tang Luoyang Heritage Park
Restored Tang-era palace complex at the heart of 13-dynasty capital, with illuminated gate towers and Tang-style pavilions.
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Guilin · Place guide
Longji Rice Terraces
A 2,300-year-old cascade of rice terraces carved into Longji mountain, home to Zhuang and Yao villages.
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Guilin · Place guide
Guilin
Karst (limestone landscape eroded by water) peaks, mirror-still Li River, and rice-terraced villages define this southern China icon.
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Zunyi · Experience
Lantern Nights of Wujiangzhai
Two days of Miao-style stilted houses, river lanterns, and fire shows in a 26°C Guizhou mountain valley.
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Beijing · Place guide
Mutianyu Great Wall
A 5.4 km Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Great Wall stretch with 23 towers, far quieter than Badaling.
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Aleitaidi · Place guide
Altay Prefecture
Northern Xinjiang alpine region with Kanas (Kanas Lake), Hemu village, Koktokay and Kazakh herder culture across 118,000 sq km.
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Yilihasake · Place guide
Nalati Grassland
Tianshan (heavenly mountain range) subalpine meadow in Yili valley, prized for green pasture framed by snow peaks.
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Garze · Experience
Snow Peaks and Sacred Lakes
A 3-5 day self-drive loop threading Yuzixi, Moshi Park, Tagong, and Siguniang above 3,500 m in Western Sichuan.
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Chengdu Panda Base
World-class giant panda breeding and research center in northern Chengdu, close enough for a half-day trip from downtown.
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Luoyang · Place guide
Longmen Grottoes
A UNESCO World Heritage treasure: over 1,500 years of Buddhist cave art carved into cliffs along the Yi River near Luoyang, from the Northern Wei to the Tang dynasty.
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Zunyi · Place guide
Yanziyan Waterfall Forest
An 87-metre waterfall cascades down a crimson danxia cliff, ringed by thirty thousand tree ferns in Chishui canyon country.
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Qiannan · Place guide
Yanzidong Cave
A paddle-through karst river cave near Huishui, central Guizhou, with emerald water and an unlit, undeveloped stalactite hall.
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Huangshan · Place guide
Mount Huangshan
Granite peaks, twisted pines and rolling cloud seas above Anhui's most iconic range, a UNESCO site since 1990.
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Diqing · Place guide
Shangri-La
High-altitude Tibetan town where prayer wheels, monasteries and alpine lakes meet at 3,300 m.
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Xiangxitujiazumiaozu · Place guide
Hibiscus Town
A 2,000-year-old Tujia village built around a 60-meter waterfall in western Hunan.
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Xiamen · Place guide
Gulangyu Island
A car-free piano island off Xiamen, famous for its 1910s colonial villas, ocean gardens, and silent alleys where stray cats nap in old doorways.
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Lijiang · Place guide
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
A high-altitude mountain day in Yunnan, pairing glacier views, cable cars, and changing cloud light.
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Chongqing · Place guide
Eling Park
A century-old hilltop garden with panoramic two-river views, cliffside boardwalk, and free entry.
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Beijing · Place guide
Beijing Temple Of Heaven
A 15th-century imperial altar where Ming and Qing emperors prayed for good harvests, now a 273-hectare park with blue-tiled domes.
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Shanghai · Place guide
Yu Garden
Yu Garden (yuyuan) is a 16th-century Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) private garden in Shanghai's Huangpu district, recognized as one of southeast China's finest classical gardens. The
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Chengdu · Place guide
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
A 2,280-year-old gravity diversion on the Minjiang — world's oldest surviving no-dam irrigation, now UNESCO-listed.
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Chongqing · Place guide
Ciqikou Ancient Town
A thousand-year-old Yangtze River dock town of teahouses, hidden lanes, and river light.
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Beijing · Place guide
Summer Palace Beijing
Beijing's largest royal garden and a Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) masterpiece of lake, hill, and pavilions on the city's northwest edge.
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Shanghai · Place guide
Shanghai Museum East
A calm, light-filled corridor of Chinese art on Century Avenue, with a spiral ramp and a rooftop garden.
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Chengdu · Place guide
Mount Qingcheng Back Mountain
The quieter, wilder half of Mount Qingcheng, known for shaded forest trails, waterfalls, and centuries-old Taoist temples hidden in the folds of the range.
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Chongqing · Place guide
Yangtze (China's longest river) Cableway
Sky-bus cable car over the Yangtze (China's longest river, ~6300 km) since 1987.
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Beijing · Place guide
Yonghe Lama Temple
Beijing's largest Tibetan Buddhist temple, an emperor's birthplace with free incense and an 18-metre wooden Buddha.
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Shanghai · Place guide
Zhujiajiao Water Town
Shanghai's closest Ming-era canal town — 36 stone bridges and Da Qing Post Office, an hour on Metro Line 17.
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Chongqing · Place guide
Wulong Three Natural Bridges
Three colossal karst bridges span a 280-meter sinkhole in Wulong, with a Tang-dynasty post-station tucked beneath.
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Beijing · Place guide
Jingshan Park
A Yuan Dynasty imperial garden on a 94 m man-made hill, Jingshan is the one place in Beijing where the entire Forbidden City unfolds beneath you in a single rooftop panorama.
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Shanghai · Experience
Wukang Mansions Plane-Tree Walk
A 2.5 km Shanghai lane walk under 100-year-old French plane trees, past 1920s villas and the boat-shaped Wukang Mansion—a leafy legacy of the city's colonial-era French Concession.
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Chengdu · Place guide
Wenshu Monastery
A 1,400-year-old Buddhist monastery hiding in downtown Chengdu, with red walls, ancient ginkgo trees, and quiet teahouses.
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Beijing · Experience
Bell Tower to Houhai Stroll
Half-day walk from the Drum and Bell Towers through Shichahai's hutongs to Houhai Lake, tracing old Beijing's waterways and lanes.
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Chongqing · Place guide
Two Rivers Night Cruise
An evening cruise where the Yangtze (China's longest river) and Jialing meet, framed by glowing skyscrapers and Hongyadong's lights.
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Beijing · Place guide
Tanzhe Temple
Beijing's oldest Buddhist temple, founded in the Jin Dynasty (265-316 AD, Western Jin), with Liao-era ginkgo trees.
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Shanghai · Place guide
1933 Old Millfun
A 1933 slaughterhouse reborn as Shanghai's iconic concrete-maze creative hub in Hongkou—the name "Old Millfun" plays on the site's Chinese name 老场坊 (old workshop quarter).
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Shanghai · Place guide
Columbia Circle Shanghai
A 1920s residential compound built for Americans living in old Shanghai, reborn as the city's most laid-back open block.
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Chengdu · Place guide
Dongjiao Memory
An industrial-chic creative park reborn from a 1950s factory in east Chengdu, with red-brick workshops, street art, and indie shops.
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Chongqing · Place guide
Longmenhao Old Street
Free heritage lane on Chongqing's south Yangtze bank — restored late-Qing townhouses and a calm Hongya Cave alternative.
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Beijing · Place guide
Miaoying Temple White Stupa
Yuan-era Tibetan stupa from 1279 in a Beijing hutong (traditional Beijing alleyway lined with courtyard houses) area with revived cafes.
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Chengdu · Place guide
Anren Ancient Town
China's only 5A Republic-era ancient town, with 27 preserved mansions, the Liu Family Manor, and a vintage tram.
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Chongqing · Place guide
Tongluoshan Quarry Pools
Decommissioned limestone quarry turned free park with turquoise water, often called Chongqing's little Jiuzhaigou.
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Chengdu · Experience
Quiet Yulin Lanes Walk
Slow stroll through Wuhou's most relaxed old neighborhood: indie cafes, vintage shops, an open-air market.
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Chengdu · Place guide
Wuhou Shrine
Three Kingdoms (220-280 AD) memorial honoring Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang together, with a bamboo-walled red passage.
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Chongqing · Place guide
Dazu Rock Carvings
A thousand years of Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian figures carved into Chongqing's cliffs. Chongqing's only UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Shanghai · Experience
Lu Xun's Literary Shanghai Walk
A quiet Hongkou literary walking loop tracing Lu Xun's Shanghai years through century-old villas and lanes.
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Chengdu · Place guide
Qingcheng Mountain
Misty Taoist peaks near Chengdu where teahouses hide under ancient cedar, two hours from the city.
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Hangzhou's West Lake
A 6.4 sq km classical lake ringed by pagodas and causeways, free and open 24 hours a day.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Suzhou Museum
I.M. Pei garden-style masterpiece: white walls, slate roof, sliced-stone rockery, Song pearl stupa, free entry.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Lingyin Temple
Hangzhou's oldest and largest Buddhist temple, founded in 326 AD and nestled at the foot of Feilai Peak.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Leifeng Tower
Five-story pagoda above West Lake, famed for sunset views and the White Snake legend.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Tiger Hill of Suzhou
Suzhou's oldest hilltop site with a 1,000-year leaning brick pagoda, ancient sword pool, and Ming-era gardens.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Xixi National Wetland Park
Hangzhou's 5A wetland park with eleven square km of slow rivers, calmer than West Lake, Metro Line 3 access.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Pingjiang Road
A 1,606-meter canal-side street of whitewashed houses, arched stone bridges, and old teahouses — Suzhou's best-preserved ancient quarter, with pingtan storytelling and a Kunqu
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Hangzhou Grand Canal Heritage
A preserved Ming-Qing canal town near Gongchen Bridge, where warehouses, temples, and folk museums line the water.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Hanshan Temple
A 1,500-year-old canal temple whose midnight bell carries China's most memorised Tang poem.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
China National Tea Museum
China's only national tea museum — Jiangnan (water-town region) garden by Longjing fields. Free.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Wangshi Garden
Suzhou's most refined small garden, a Song Dynasty (960-1279) scholar's retreat preserved at residential scale.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Liuhe Pagoda
970 AD Song-dynasty brick pagoda on the Qiantang River, formerly a tidal-bore lighthouse, now a Hangzhou photo landmark.
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Suzhou · Experience
Shantang Street to Tiger Hill
A canal-side walk from Qili Shantang to Tiger Hill, threading stone bridges and guild halls.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
5,000-year-old UNESCO Neolithic city near Hangzhou with open earthen ruins, jade culture, and the world's earliest large dam system.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Thousand Island Lake
A vast man-made lake of 1078 forested islands west of Hangzhou, famed for clear water and lake-ringed viewpoints.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Tongli Ancient Town
Centuries-old canal town near Suzhou, with stone bridges, Ming-Qing lane houses, and UNESCO-listed Tuisi Garden. A quiet day escape.
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Hangzhou · Experience
Cycle the West Lake Loop
A 12-km clockwise loop around West Lake's southern causeways and Beishan Street, dodges crowds with sunrise starts.
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Suzhou · Experience
Suzhou's Old-Street Eats
A short evening loop along Suzhou Guanqian Street for shengjian, crab-roe noodles, and Su-bang-cai teahouses.
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Hangzhou · Experience
Misty Longjing Tea Trails
A free, uncrowded half-day hike through Hangzhou's Jiuxi valley, Longjing tea terraces, and Shili Langdang ridge panorama.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Yipu Garden
Suzhou's most intact Ming-dynasty residential garden — central pond, longest waterside pavilion in the city, and an in-pavilion teahouse.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Faxi Temple
A quiet mountain Buddhist temple near West Lake, famous for love blessings and cheap vegetarian meals.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Ou Garden
A small Qing-dynasty scholar's garden tucked off Pingjiang Road in Suzhou's old town — quiet, intimate, and famous for its "couple" symbolism woven into every courtyard.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Manjuelong Osmanthus Valley
Hangzhou's legendary sweet osmanthus valley where autumn rains carpet stone steps in gold.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Lu Xiang Ancient Village
An 800-year-old Ming-Qing village on Taihu's eastern peninsula, once Grand Secretary Wang Ao's home. Quiet lanes and ancestral halls, with more than 30 Ming and Qing halls
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Yunqi Bamboo Path
A five-kilometer bamboo-lined trail on Hangzhou's western foothills, especially atmospheric in rain and mist, with quiet stone paving throughout.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Guangfu Ancient Town
A quiet Taihu lakeside town pairing a historic temple, old lanes, stone bridges, and unhurried water views.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Jingshan Temple
A 1,200-year-old Zen temple above Hangzhou and the cradle of Japan's matcha ceremony, where pilgrims climb through seven incense-filled halls — each devoted to a different prayer,
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Suzhou · Place guide
Suzhou Silk Museum
China's first silk museum: 7000 years of silk civilization, live Song-Jin brocade looms, free entry near Beisita Pagoda.
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Suzhou · Experience
Dinghui Temple Alley Walk
A slow alley walk through Song-dynasty pagodas, ancient ginkgo courtyards, and a canal-side market in old Suzhou.
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Suzhou · Place guide
Humble Administrator's Garden
China's top classical garden and a UNESCO site in Suzhou, where water itself becomes the design.
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Hangzhou · Place guide
Xiaohe Straight Street
A 200-meter canal-side lane of whitewashed Ming-Qing houses in Gongshu District, where wooden boats slip past flower-decked doorways.
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Hupao Park
Forested southwest pocket of West Lake around Hupao Spring and quiet Li Shutong memorials.
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Lingering Garden
UNESCO classical garden in Suzhou with a 6m Taihu rock, 700 m of corridor, and lattice windows.
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Xi'an · Place guide
Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Museum
China's first emperor's underground army: eight thousand clay soldiers guarding him for over two millennia.
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Nanjing · Place guide
Zhongshan Mausoleum Nanjing
Sun Yat-sen's marble mausoleum climbs Purple Mountain in 392 steps, Nanjing.
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Guilin · Place guide
Li River Karst
A 164-kilometre karst river in Guangxi, famed for bamboo-raft cruises between Mopanshan pier and Yangshuo.
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Tianjin · Place guide
Five Great Avenues
Tianjin's Five Great Avenues is a walkable concession-era district where nine foreign powers built ~230 European-style villas between 1860 and 1945. The tree-lined streets stay
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Xi'an · Place guide
Shaanxi History Museum
China's densest pre-Tang-to-Tang artifact vault in a Tang-style hall near Big Wild Goose Pagoda, free with a real-name booking.
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