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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.
place · 深圳博物馆·历史民俗馆 · Shenzhen
Shenzhen Museum of History and Folk Culture
How a county of villages became this. The one museum that explains the city you are standing in.
place · 黄果树瀑布 · Guiyang
Huangguoshu Waterfall
The biggest waterfall in Asia, with a path behind the curtain of water. Two hours west.
place · 甲秀楼 · Guiyang
Jiaxiu Tower
A Ming pavilion on a rock in the river, reached by a stone bridge. The city's emblem, lit at night.
place · 黔灵山公园 · Guiyang
Qianling Park
A forested hill in the city with a temple at the top and hundreds of bold macaques.
place · 青云路夜市 · Guiyang
Qingyun Road night market
The city's evening: skillets, grilled tofu, sour and spicy everything, until very late.
place · 西江千户苗寨 · Guiyang
Xijiang Miao Village
A thousand wooden houses stacked up two hillsides. Three hours east; stay the night.
place · 南头古城 · Shenzhen
Nantou Ancient City
The county seat that governed this coast for sixteen centuries, with an urban village grown inside its walls.
place · 北禅寺 · Xining
Beishan Temple
A Taoist temple built into the cliff face north of the city, with the valley view from the walkways.