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city · 北京 · North China
Beijing
The capital is vast, formal and surprisingly gentle once you step off the ring roads. Give it four days: one for the palaces, one for the Wall, two for wandering.
city · 成都 · Southwest China
Chengdu
Chengdu is the unhurried capital of China. People sit in teahouses for whole afternoons, dinner takes three hours, and nobody minds. Three days in the city, then the mountains.
city · 重庆 · Southwest China
Chongqing
Chongqing stacks itself up the hillsides where the Yangtze meets the Jialing. It is disorienting, dramatic and delicious. Two days, and eat hot pot on the first night.
city · 大理 · Southwest China
Dali
Dali sits between Erhai Lake and the Cangshan range, and people who came for two days stay for two weeks. Cycle the lake, walk the mountain, do very little.
place · 清净寺 · Quanzhou
Qingjing Mosque
A mosque from 1009 in Arab style, roofless and quiet. The oldest in China.
place · 兰亭 · Shaoxing
Orchid Pavilion
Where Wang Xizhi wrote the Orchid Pavilion Preface in 353. Bamboo, a stream and a lot of calligraphy.
place · 沈园 · Shaoxing
Shen Garden
The Song garden where Lu You met his former wife and wrote the poem on the wall.
place · 梧桐山 · Shenzhen
Wutong Mountain
The city's high point at 944 m, two or three hours up through forest, with the bay and Hong Kong on the far side.
guide · Before you go
Before you go
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guide · On the ground
Booking trains on 12306
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guide · Before you go
Visas and entry
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guide · On the ground
Taxis and DiDi
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