China City Guides: Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Chengdu, Guilin, Shanxi
Great Wall, Forbidden City and hutongs. Book Palace Museum tickets on the official site in advance (it is usua…
The Bund, Yu Garden, the former French Concession and day trips to water towns. Easiest city for first-timers;…
Terracotta Army (Museum of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, about an hour from the city), the City Wall bike ride an…
Giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base (go early morning), Sichuan hotpot and teahouses; day trip to Leshan…
Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo, karst scenery, cycling along the Yulong River. Reach Guilin by high-s…
Pingyao Ancient City (UNESCO, 1997) is a walled Ming–Qing town with courtyard inns. Datong has the Yungang Gro…
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