Places of Interest in China
China is a huge and astounding country, almost daunting in its size and variation, but it promises a fascinating and eye-opening holiday to inquisitive travellers. Cities such as Beijing and Shanghai fuse fast-paced modernity with imperial and colonial splendor, Xi'an contains the formidable army of Terracota Warriors, Yunnan has truly soul-stirring scenery for trekking, Sichuan province holds endless culinary treats, while the fabled lake city of Hangzhou is ideal for a romantic escape.
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- Beijing
- The East: Shanghai & Hangzhou
- The South & Hong Kong
- Guangxi
- Central
- Yunnan
- Sichuan
- Tibet
- The West
Beijing
Shanghai may signify China's future and Xi'an its past, but Beijing is the best representation of China's present. It has...
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Chengdu is a sprawling metropolis set on the western end of the fertile Sichuan Basin, a region commonly fought over...
View hereDali
Located on the shores of Erhai Lake, with the Cang Mountains to the east, Dali is an historically important town...
View hereDunhuang
An important trading town on the ancient Silk Route, Dunhuang is nestled deep in the eastern reaches of the Taklamakan...
View hereGuangxi
In the far southeast of China, bordering Vietnam, sits the province of Guangxi with a very different identity to many...
View hereGuilin
Sitting at the top of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the far south of China, Guilin is a city surrounded...
View hereGyantse
Located at almost 4,000 metres above sea level in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, Gyantse is a small town...
View hereHangzhou
Located just southwest of Shanghai in Zhejiang province, Hangzhou is an important city in be one of China’s smallest provinces,...
View hereHarbin
Popularly known as the ‘Ice City’, Harbin is the capital of the Heilongjiang Province in northeast China with a population of...
View hereHong Kong
This is hands down one of the most exciting and alive cities in Asia. Even if it’s your first time...
View hereJinghong
Located in the far south of Yunnan province, close to the border with Myanmar, Jinghong was the historical capital of...
View hereKaifeng
Whilst Kaifeng is today a small city by Chinese standards, being home to nearly 5 million, the city is believed...
View hereKashgar
Kashgar is most famed for it's Sunday Bazaar which has been running in some form since the city's first written...
View hereKunming
Markedly more cosmopolitan, modern and crowded than the rest of Yunnan, the provincial capital of Kunming remains very laid back,...
View hereLhasa
Lhasa is the capital of Tibet and one of the highest cities in the world at 3,600 metres. For centuries...
View hereLijiang
Located in Yunnan province, Lijiang is regarded as the Venice of the Orient with its dizzying array of water canals, quaint bridges and...
View hereLongsheng
The jewel of Longsheng is the Dragons Backbone Rice Terraces (longji titian), a group of large-scale rice terraces built into...
View hereLuoyang
Many dynasties ruled China from the capital cities of Luoyang and Kaifeng in Henan, which along with the neighbour ring...
View herePingyao
Picture an archetypal Chinese city 500 hundred years ago with imposing rampart walls, red paper lanterns, gracefully sweeping roofs, grand...
View hereRingha
The valley of Ringha is in south western China, sandwiched between Tibet, Myanmar and Sichuan Province. This part of Yunnan...
View hereShanghai
Shanghai is the face of modern China. A buzzing, vibrant high-rise metropolis, it is the New York of the Middle...
View hereShangri-La
The name Shangri-La immediately evokes peace and tranquillity, and it does not disappoint. Once a small village, Shangri-La has developed...
View hereShaxi
Until the middle of last century, the village of Shaxi flourished thanks to its position on the Ancient Tea and...
View hereShigatse
Shigatse is Tibet's second-largest town and the traditional capital of Tsang province. It has long been an important trading and...
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If cuisine is a good reason to visit a place, then Sichuan province, in central China should be at the top...
View hereTianjin
Located in northern China, roughly 70 miles east of Beijing, Tianjin is a large and populous city sitting at the...
View hereTingri
The area of Tingri (split into old and new Tingri - a 40 minute drive apart) is a photogenic spot...
View hereTsedang
The town of Tsedang, 183km southeast of Lhasa, is a good base from which to explore the Yarlung Valley and...
View hereTurpan
Built around a fertile oasis in the Taklamakan desert southwest of Urumqi, Turpan receives unparalleled sunlight and is renowned for...
View hereUrumqi
The burgeoning capital of XinjiangProvince, Urumqi has the largest Uighur community on earth and despite being a large city, this...
View hereXi'an
Although Beijing is now China's capital, its history and prestige are nothing compared to the old capital of Xi'an, where...
View hereYangshuo
Yangshuo is a small county in southern China that is full of everything you would like to experience within this...
View hereYunnan
Yunnan, meaning ‘south of the clouds’, is a vast province in southern China that shares a long land border with...
View hereZhangmu
Zhangmu is a busy border town between Tibet and Nepal with lots of hustle and bustle. It's situated in a...
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