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Quiet Old Towns

Quiet Old Towns

Off the beaten pathOld towns8 places

Nature Reset

Nature Reset

NatureSlow down8 places

Street Food Cities

Street Food Cities

FoodLocal life8 places

Real places, real evidence

Lhasa

Guilin桂林Guangxi

Yining

Yining伊宁Xinjiang

Aranya

Aranya阿那亚Hebei

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Jiuzhaigou九寨沟Sichuan

Zhongwei

Zhongwei中卫Ningxia

Mogan Mountain

Mogan Mountain莫干山Zhejiang

Xi'an

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Beijing

China's CapitalForbidden City & Great WallHutong Culture

Beijing

北京

Gateway

Three thousand years of history wrapped inside five ring roads.

shanghai

Gateway into ChinaThe Bund ArchitectureShanghai Culture

Shanghai

上海

Shanghai · Gateway

China's global gateway — where the Bund meets the former French Concession.

west lake

West LakeLongjing TeaGrand Canal

Hangzhou

杭州

Gateway

Misty lake shores and China's digital frontier in one walkable city

Yangzhou

Slender West LakeHuaiyang CuisineGrand Canal Heritage

Yangzhou

扬州

Jiangsu · City

Altay

SkiingBirch ForestsThree Borders

Altay

阿勒泰

Xinjiang · Town

China's northwest frontier — where three borders meet and skiing began.

Lijiang Old Town

Naxi CultureUNESCO HeritageJade Dragon Snow Mountain

Lijiang Old Town

丽江古城

Yunnan · Town

A UNESCO World Heritage highland town beneath Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Pingyao Ancient City

UNESCO World HeritageShanxi Banking HeritageCity Wall

Pingyao Ancient City

平遥古城

Shanxi · Town

China's most intact walled county town from the Ming-Qing era

Silk RoadMogao CavesMingsha Dunes

Dunhuang

敦煌

Gansu · Town

Silk Road oasis where thousand-year-old cave art meets starlit desert skies

Zhangye

Rainbow DanxiaSilk RoadWetland Oasis

Zhangye

张掖

Gansu · Town

Rainbow mountains meet a riverside oasis on the ancient Hexi Corridor

Mount Huangshan

Four WondersMixed World HeritageHuizhou Villages

Mount Huangshan

黄山

Anhui · Village

Ancient peaks, sea of clouds, and guesthouse living below China's most wondrous mountain

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Night of a Thousand LightsStilt-house VillageMiao Silverwork

Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village

西江千户苗寨

Guizhou · Village

The world's largest Miao village — a mountainside of stilt houses glowing at dusk

Anji

Digital NomadsBamboo SeaVillage Cafés

Anji

安吉

Zhejiang · Town

Bamboo country and a rising haven for China's digital nomads

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