故
Forbidden City
故宫
Beijing
The world's largest imperial palace complex — 9,000 rooms of Ming and Qing power
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大
Giant Panda Base
大熊猫繁育研究基地
Chengdu
See giant pandas up close at the world's best breeding centre
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天
Temple of Heaven
天坛
Beijing
Where emperors prayed for the harvest under the blue-tiled sky
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黄
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
黄山
Huangshan
The granite peaks that inspired Chinese landscape painting
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少
Shaolin Temple
少林寺
Dengfeng
The birthplace of kung fu and Zen Buddhism, tucked in the forests of Mount Song
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普
Mount Putuo
普陀山
Zhoushan
China's sacred island of Guanyin — temples, sea air and pilgrim ferries
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五
Mount Wutai
五台山
Xinzhou
Terraced peaks and 40 monasteries — the Buddhist realm of Manjushri
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九
Mount Jiuhua
九华山
Chizhou
Mist-shrouded shrines of Ksitigarbha bodhisattva among Anhui's granite peaks
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悬
Hanging Temple
悬空寺
Datong
A 1,500-year-old monastery pinned to a cliff face 50 metres above the canyon floor
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天
Tiananmen Square
天安门广场
Beijing
The world's largest public square and the symbolic heart of modern China
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南
Nanjing Road
南京路
Shanghai
China's busiest shopping street — five kilometres from the Bund to Jing'an
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东
Oriental Pearl Tower
东方明珠
Shanghai
Shanghai's retro-futuristic icon with a glass floor 259 metres above the Bund skyline
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广
Canton Tower
广州塔
Guangzhou
The slim 600-metre tower that lights up Guangzhou's Pearl River skyline
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太
Victoria Peak
太平山顶
Hong Kong
The world-famous skyline view of Hong Kong harbour from 428 metres up
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岳
Yueyang Tower
岳阳楼
Yueyang
The lakeside tower that inspired one of China's most famous essays
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滕
Tengwang Pavilion
滕王阁
Nanchang
Nanchang's riverside pavilion and the most literary of China's great towers
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石
Sacred Heart Cathedral
石室圣心大教堂
Guangzhou
A Gothic cathedral of granite in the heart of old Guangzhou
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China's 59 World Heritage Sites are among the richest on earth. Here are the ones that belong on a first itinerary.
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故
Forbidden City
故宫
Beijing
The world's largest imperial palace complex — 9,000 rooms of Ming and Qing power
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天
Temple of Heaven
天坛
Beijing
Where emperors prayed for the harvest under the blue-tiled sky
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九
Jiuzhaigou Valley
九寨沟
Aba Prefecture
Turquoise lakes, waterfall terraces and Tibetan village life
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黄
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
黄山
Huangshan
The granite peaks that inspired Chinese landscape painting
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三
Mount Sanqingshan
三清山
Shangrao
A granite peak forest wreathed in cloud — sacred to Daoists, adored by hikers
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土
Tusi Sites
土司遗址
Enshi
The fortified mountain domains of tribal chiefs who ruled the southwest for the emperor
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左
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
左江花山岩画
Chongzuo
Red-painted figures on a river cliff — the world's largest ancient rock-art scene
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鼓
Kulangsu (Gulangyu)
鼓浪屿
Xiamen
A car-free island of colonial villas, banyans and piano music off Xiamen
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周
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site
周口店北京人遗址
Beijing
The cave where the first Peking Man skull revealed half a million years of human ancestors
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澄
Chengjiang Fossil Site
澄江化石地
Chengjiang
A 530-million-year-old seabed that rewrote the story of animal life
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红
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
红河哈尼梯田
Yuanyang
Sculpted mountains that turn from water mirror to gold to mist through the year
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中
The Grand Canal
中国大运河
Beijing
The longest artificial waterway on earth — 1,700 km of engineering, trade and town life
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丝
Silk Roads: Tianshan Corridor
丝绸之路天山廊道
Urumqi
A 5,000-km string of Silk Road cities, garrison towns and desert caravanserais
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神
Shennongjia
神农架
Shennongjia
A primeval mountain forest where the legendary Wild Man is still said to roam
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良
Liangzhu Ancient City
良渚古城
Hangzhou
A 5,000-year-old walled capital that proves Chinese civilisation runs deeper than the Shang
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黄
Migratory Bird Reserves
黄渤海候鸟栖息地
Yancheng
The mudflats and marshes that feed tens of millions of birds on the East Asian flyway
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大
Dazu Rock Carvings
大足石刻
Chongqing
A 1,000-year-old open-air gallery of Tantric Buddhism — including a thousand-handed goddess and a 31-metre sleeping Buddha
Read moreCities
Forty-seven cities spanning every provincial capital, the 1984 coastal open cities, the four municipalities, and Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Hainan — with entry and visa notes where they apply.
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连
Lianyungang
Lianyungang
Eastern bridgehead of the New Eurasian Land Bridge — Monkey King's mountain by the Yellow Sea
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秦
Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao
Where the Great Wall walks into the sea — Shanhaiguan, plus classic beach resorts
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石
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang
Gateway to Zhengding's ancient temples and the 1,400-year-old Zhaozhou Bridge
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Ancient Water Towns
Canals, stone bridges and tiled roofs — the classic water towns of the Yangtze delta, each with its own quiet personality.
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枫
Fengjing Old Town
Shanghai
A three-province water town with farmers' art and braised pork
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Outdoor & Thrills
Glass bridges over canyons, cliffside plank walks and bamboo rafting — China's adventure side for steady heads and open hearts.
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张
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge
张家界大峡谷玻璃桥
Zhangjiajie
Walk 300 metres above the canyon on a sheet of glass
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猴
Hou'er Tiankeng Adventure Park
猴耳天坑极限运动公园
Guiyang
A 200-metre sinkhole turned extreme-sports playground — the 'real-life Temple Run'
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天
Tianmen Mountain
天门山
Zhangjiajie
A cliff-top temple reached by the world's longest cable car
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莽
Mangshan Sky Ladder
莽山天梯
Chenzhou
Ride the world's longest cliff escalator to 1,600-metre peaks — no stairs required
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独
Single-Bamboo Water Drifting
独竹水上漂
Zunyi
Standing and gliding on one bamboo pole — a river skill older than the Silk Road
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恩
Enshi Grand Canyon
恩施大峡谷
Enshi
A karst canyon with a 150-metre stone 'incense stick' and cliff plank walks
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阳
Yangshuo Rock Climbing
阳朔攀岩
Yangshuo
Hang off the same karst towers that made the Li River famous
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武
Wuyishan Rafting
武夷山漂流
Wuyishan
Drift the Nine-Bend Stream between Wuyi's cliff temples and tea terraces
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张
Zhangjiajie Zip Line
张家界滑索
Zhangjiajie
Fly across the Grand Canyon, past the glass bridge, with the karst towers at your feet
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灵
Lingshan Paragliding
灵山滑翔
Beijing
Tandem paragliding off Beijing's highest peak, with the city a blue smudge on the horizon
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龙
Longqing Gorge Bungee
龙庆峡蹦极
Beijing
One of Beijing's only permanent bungee jumps — a 48-metre fall into a lake-walled gorge
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泰
Mount Tai Skywalk
泰山天街
Tai'an
Walk the Sky Street — a stone ridgeway 1,450 metres above the Shandong plain
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喀
Karst Cave Exploring
喀斯特洞穴探险
Libo
Headlamps, ropes and wet rock inside the South China Karst's hidden caves
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巴
Badain Jaran Sandboarding
巴丹吉林滑沙
Alxa
Slide down the world's tallest stationary dunes, a golden wall dropping to desert lakes
Read moreMountains, Lakes, Grasslands & Deserts
Karst peaks rising from mist, alpine lakes that mirror the sky, grasslands rolling to the horizon and dunes that sing — China's wildest landscapes in four directions.
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九
Jiuzhaigou Valley
九寨沟
Aba Prefecture
Turquoise lakes, waterfall terraces and Tibetan village life
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黄
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
黄山
Huangshan
The granite peaks that inspired Chinese landscape painting
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张
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
张家界国家森林公园
Zhangjiajie
The sandstone pillars that inspired Avatar — and poets before it
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长
Three Gorges of the Yangtze
长江三峡
Chongqing–Yichang
The river gorge that shaped a nation's imagination
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鸣
Mingsha Mountain & Crescent Lake
鸣沙山·月牙泉
Dunhuang
Singing sand dunes around a crescent lake that has held water for 2,000 years
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巴
Badain Jaran Desert
巴丹吉林沙漠
Alxa
The world's tallest stationary dunes, hiding a hundred spring-fed lakes
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茶
Chaka Salt Lake
茶卡盐湖
Ulan
A mirror of salt and sky — walk onto the clouds of the Qinghai plateau
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呼
Hulunbuir Grassland
呼伦贝尔草原
Hulunbuir
China's great green sea — yurts, horses and herder country on the Mongolian border
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青
Qinghai Lake
青海湖
Qinghai
China's biggest lake — 3,200 metres up, ringed with yellow rapeseed in July
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喀
Kanas Lake
喀纳斯湖
Altay
An alpine lake that changes colour through the seasons — and keeps a 'lake monster' legend
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长
Changbai Mountain
长白山
Baishan
A volcanic crater lake on the North Korea border — clear-sky views are a win
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黄
Huangguoshu Waterfall
黄果树瀑布
Anshun
Asia's largest waterfall — and you can walk behind the curtain of water
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壶
Hukou Waterfall
壶口瀑布
Linfen / Yan'an
The Yellow River squeezed from 300 metres into a 20-metre gorge — yellow thunder
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稻
Daocheng Yading
稻城亚丁
Ganzi
Three sacred Tibetan peaks above 4,000 metres — the 'last pure land'
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洞
Dongting Lake
洞庭湖
Yueyang
China's second-largest freshwater lake, poetry made visible from Yueyang Tower
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鄱
Poyang Lake
鄱阳湖
Jiujiang
China's largest freshwater lake — and the winter home of nearly all the world's Siberian cranes
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太
Taihu Lake
太湖
Wuxi
The shallow giant that anchors Jiangnan's gardens, tea and water-town life
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五
Wudalianchi
五大连池
Heihe
Volcanoes that erupted 300 years ago, dammed into five lakes — and the coldest spring water you'll ever drink
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天
Tianchi Heavenly Lake
天山天池
Urumqi
The Queen Mother of the West's legendary bath, an hour from Urumqi
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纳
Namtso Lake
纳木错
Lhasa
Tibet's holy 'Heavenly Lake' at 4,718 metres, under the Nyenchen Tanglha glacier
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羊
Yamdrok Lake
羊卓雍措
Shannan
A 72-kilometre scorpion of turquoise holy water, an easy day from Lhasa
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梅
Meili Snow Mountain
梅里雪山
Deqin
The sacred, unclimbed 6,740-metre Kawagebo and its famous golden sunrise
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四
Four Girls Mountain
四姑娘山
Xiaojin
The 'Alps of the East': four snowy sisters a four-hour drive from Chengdu
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嵩
Mount Song
嵩山
Dengfeng
The Central Sacred Mountain, cradle of kung fu and of Chinese astronomy
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芦
Reed Flute Cave
芦笛岩
Guilin
Guilin's showpiece karst cave, glowing with stalactites under 1970s rainbow lights
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龙
Longqing Gorge
龙庆峡
Beijing
Beijing's emerald 'Little Lijiang' — boats by day, ice lanterns in winter
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雅
Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon
雅鲁藏布大峡谷
Nyingchi
The deepest canyon on earth, where the Tsangpo bends around a 7,782-metre peak
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东
Dongjiang Lake
东江湖
Zixing
Hunan's misty morning lake, where fishermen row into fog for the cameras
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武
Wulingyuan
武陵源
Zhangjiajie
The UNESCO umbrella over Zhangjiajie's pillar forests — four scenic zones, one pass
Read moreCharacteristic Architecture
Temples, fortresses, earthen castles and carved cliffs — architecture that tells you how China actually lived.
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福
Fujian Tulou (Hakka Earthen Castles)
福建土楼
Yongding / Nanjing
Giant round earthen fortresses that hold whole villages
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天
Temple of Heaven
天坛
Beijing
Where emperors prayed for the harvest under the blue-tiled sky
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西
Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village
西江千户苗寨
Qiandongnan
A thousand stilted houses stacked up a hillside
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龙
Longji Rice Terraces (Dragon's Backbone)
龙脊梯田
Longsheng
800 years of rice carved into a mountain's spine
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西
Xi'an City Wall
西安城墙
Xi'an
Ride a bike along the full 14-kilometre rampart of a Ming dynasty fortress — the best-preserved city wall in China
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云
Yungang Grottoes
云冈石窟
Datong
51,000 Buddhist statues carved into a kilometre of cliff — the colossal art of a dynasty that moved a whole mountain
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大
Dazu Rock Carvings
大足石刻
Chongqing
A 1,000-year-old open-air gallery of Tantric Buddhism — including a thousand-handed goddess and a 31-metre sleeping Buddha
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宏
Hongcun & Xidi Villages
宏村·西递
Yi County, Huangshan
Ming-and-Qing merchant villages of white walls and horse-head gables — Anhui's postcard, and the set of Crouching Tiger
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武
Wudang Mountains
武当山
Shiyan
Taoism's holiest mountain range — gilded bronze palaces above the clouds and the birthplace tradition of tai chi
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黄
Yellow Crane Tower
黄鹤楼
Wuhan
The tower on Snake Hill that every Chinese schoolchild can recite — rebuilt in reinforced concrete, magnificent all the same
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曲
Confucius Temple, Qufu
曲阜孔庙
Qufu
The temple, mansion and forest of Confucius's home town — 2,000 years of imperial homage in cypress and stone
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都
Dujiangyan & Qingcheng Mountain
都江堰·青城山
Chengdu
A 2,300-year-old irrigation works that still runs the plain, and the green mountain where Taoism was born
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白
White Horse Temple
白马寺
Luoyang
The cradle of Chinese Buddhism where the first sutras arrived on a white horse
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法
Famen Temple
法门寺
Baoji
Where a finger bone of the Buddha slept for a thousand years beneath a crumbling pagoda
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南
Nanchan Temple
南禅寺
Wutai
The oldest wooden building in China — a tiny Tang hall that has survived eleven centuries
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佛
Foguang Temple
佛光寺
Wutai
The great Tang hall that proved Chinese timber architecture had not been lost
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开
Kaiping Diaolou
开平碉楼
Kaiping
Fortified village towers where overseas Chinese brought home European castle dreams
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程
Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge
程阳永济桥
Sanjiang
A covered wooden bridge where the Dong people shelter from the mountain rain
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光
Guangxiao Temple
光孝寺
Guangzhou
Where the sixth patriarch of Zen cut his hair — Guangzhou's oldest Buddhist precinct
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开
Kaiyuan Temple
开元寺
Quanzhou
Quanzhou's great Tang temple flanked by twin stone pagodas — a UNESCO maritime Silk Road landmark
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东
Donglin Temple
东林寺
Jiujiang
The founding place of Pure Land Buddhism on the slopes of Mount Lu
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应
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
应县木塔
Yingxian
The tallest wooden pagoda in the world — a 67-metre Liao-dynasty tower that has survived nine centuries
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周
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site
周口店北京人遗址
Beijing
The cave where the first Peking Man skull revealed half a million years of human ancestors
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澄
Chengjiang Fossil Site
澄江化石地
Chengjiang
A 530-million-year-old seabed that rewrote the story of animal life
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红
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
红河哈尼梯田
Yuanyang
Sculpted mountains that turn from water mirror to gold to mist through the year
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中
The Grand Canal
中国大运河
Beijing
The longest artificial waterway on earth — 1,700 km of engineering, trade and town life
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丝
Silk Roads: Tianshan Corridor
丝绸之路天山廊道
Urumqi
A 5,000-km string of Silk Road cities, garrison towns and desert caravanserais
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良
Liangzhu Ancient City
良渚古城
Hangzhou
A 5,000-year-old walled capital that proves Chinese civilisation runs deeper than the Shang
Read moreMuseums
From imperial treasures to bronze-age masks, China's best museums are world-class — here's what to see and how to skip the queues.
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三
Sanxingdui Museum
三星堆博物馆
Guanghan
The mysterious bronze masks of an unknown kingdom — archaeology's great enigma
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陕
Shaanxi History Museum
陕西历史博物馆
Xi'an
Thirteen dynasties, one province — Xi'an's masterpiece museum of Chinese antiquity
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故
Forbidden City
故宫
Beijing
The world's largest imperial palace complex — 9,000 rooms of Ming and Qing power
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中
National Museum of China
中国国家博物馆
Beijing
Five thousand years in one building — the story of China under a single roof
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上
Shanghai Museum
上海博物馆
Shanghai
One of China's finest collections, in a building shaped like an ancient bronze ding
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湖
Hunan Museum
湖南博物院
Changsha
The 2,000-year-old Mawangdui tomb treasures — a body preserved since the Han dynasty
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南
Nanjing Museum
南京博物院
Nanjing
One of China's first modern museums — 400,000 objects from the Six Dynasties to the Republic
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湖
Hubei Provincial Museum
湖北省博物馆
Wuhan
The bells that changed history — a full set of 2,400-year-old bronze chimes that still play
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苏
Suzhou Museum
苏州博物馆
Suzhou
I.M. Pei's final masterwork — a Ming-dynasty garden wrapped in white walls and steel
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金
Jinsha Site Museum
金沙遗址博物馆
Chengdu
The 3,000-year-old sister city of Sanxingdui, excavated where it stood — golden sun bird and all
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甘
Gansu Provincial Museum
甘肃省博物馆
Lanzhou
Home of the Flying Horse of Gansu — China's tourism symbol — and the Silk Road treasury of the Hexi Corridor
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洛
Luoyang Museum
洛阳博物馆
Luoyang
Thirteen dynasties under one roof in China's ancient capital
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首
Capital Museum
首都博物馆
Beijing
Beijing's own story — from frontier garrison to imperial capital
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浙
Zhejiang Provincial Museum
浙江省博物馆
Hangzhou
Ten thousand years of Jiangnan — from Hemudu rice farmers to Song celadon
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河
Henan Museum
河南博物院
Zhengzhou
Where Chinese civilisation hit its stride — bronzes, oracle bones, and a jade burial suit
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四
Sichuan Museum
四川博物院
Chengdu
Buddhist stone carvings, Shu brocades, and Tibetan art beside Huanhuaxi Park
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台
Taipei Palace Museum
台北故宫博物院
Taipei
The imperial collection that crossed a strait — the best of the Qing court treasury
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敦
Dunhuang Academy
敦煌研究院
Dunhuang
The guardians of the Mogao Caves — research, replicas, and the art of the Silk Road
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青
Tsingtao Beer Museum
青岛啤酒博物馆
Qingdao
Beer, history, and a fresh glass at the source on Dengzhou Road
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中
China Silk Museum
中国丝绸博物馆
Hangzhou
From silkworm to couture — 5,000 years of the thread that named a road
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广
Guangdong Museum
广东省博物馆
Guangzhou
Canton's treasures in a carved-lacquer box beside the Pearl River
Read moreRegional Foods
China eats by region — the dishes to hunt down in each city, and the one plate you should not leave without trying.
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四
Sichuan Hotpot
四川火锅
Chengdu
A bubbling cauldron of broth, chilli and numbing spice — dinner as a team sport
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北
Peking Duck
北京烤鸭
Beijing
Crisp skin carved at your table — Beijing's most ceremonial dish
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小
Xiao Long Bao
小笼包
Shanghai
Soup-filled dumplings Shanghai made famous — and everyone else imitates
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重
Chongqing Xiao Mian
重庆小面
Chongqing
The city's breakfast fire — noodles, chilli oil and a cult following
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广
Cantonese Dim Sum
广式点心
Guangzhou
Trolleys, teapots and a hundred small plates — the morning ritual of the south
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油
Biangbiang Noodles
油泼面
Xi'an
Hand-pulled ribbons as wide as your belt, slicked with chilli oil — Xi'an's boldest bowl
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龙
Longjing Shrimp
龙井虾仁
Hangzhou
Fresh river shrimp stir-fried with West Lake's famous tea leaves — Hangzhou elegance in a bowl
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青
Qingdao Seafood
青岛海鲜
Qingdao
Beer-boiled clams and grilled squid with a cold Tsingtao — China's best seaside eating
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长
Changsha Stinky Tofu
长沙臭豆腐
Changsha
Jet-black, shatteringly crisp, and molten at the centre — Changsha's beloved 'smelly' snack
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武
Wuhan Hot Dry Noodles
武汉热干面
Wuhan
Sesame-paste noodles eaten standing up at 7am — the beating heart of Wuhan's breakfast culture
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兰
Lanzhou Beef Noodles
兰州牛肉面
Lanzhou
Hand-pulled noodles in crystal-clear beef broth — breakfast of the Silk Road, made to a five-colour code
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云
Yunnan Cross-Bridge Noodles
云南过桥米线
Kunming
A scalding bowl of broth and a parade of raw ingredients you cook yourself at the table
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顺
Shunde Double-Skin Milk
顺德双皮奶
Shunde, Foshan
Twice-skinned buffalo-milk pudding — the silk-smooth dessert of China's capital of eating
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南
Nanjing Salted Duck
南京盐水鸭
Nanjing
Lightly brined, faintly floral, served cold — the duck that Nanjing eats year-round and best in autumn
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桂
Guilin Rice Noodles
桂林米粉
Guilin
Silky rice noodles in a pork bone broth — Guilin's breakfast, done for less than a dollar
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扬
Yangzhou Fried Rice
扬州炒饭
Yangzhou
The most famous fried rice in China — golden grains, ham, shrimp and a wok's patience
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新
Xinjiang Pilaf
新疆抓饭
Urumqi
A mountain of lamb-studded rice, golden with carrot and onion — the heart of Xinjiang cooking
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天
Goubuli Buns
天津狗不理
Tianjin
Tianjin's legendary steamed buns — 18 folds of dough around a juicy pork filling
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杭
Dongpo Pork
杭州东坡肉
Hangzhou
A cube of pork belly braised until it trembles — named after the poet who made it famous
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福
Fuzhou Fish Balls
福州鱼丸
Fuzhou
Springy fish-paste spheres hiding a pocket of savoury pork — a Fuzhou street icon
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厦
Satay Noodles
厦门沙茶面
Xiamen
A bowl of noodles drowned in rich, peanutty satay broth — Xiamen's soul food
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潮
Chaoshan Beef Hotpot
潮州牛肉火锅
Chaozhou
Fresh-cut beef, a clear broth, and ten different cuts — precision hotpot from Guangdong
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海
Hainan Chicken Rice
海南鸡饭
Wenchang
Silky poached chicken over rice cooked in chicken fat — the dish that conquered Southeast Asia
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桂
Yangshuo Beer Fish
桂林啤酒鱼
Yangshuo
River fish braised in beer with tomato and chilli — the taste of Yangshuo's limestone hills
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成
Chengdu Chuanchuan
成都串串香
Chengdu
Hotpot's street cousin — everything on a stick, simmering in a spicy pot, paid by the skewer
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西
Yangrou Paomo
西安羊肉泡馍
Xi'an
Shred your own flatbread into lamb soup — Xi'an's most interactive meal
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大
Knife-Cut Noodles
大同刀削面
Datong
Noodles shaved straight from a dough block by a master's knife — Shanxi's daily staple
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开
Kaifeng Soup Dumplings
开封灌汤包
Kaifeng
Northern China's soup dumpling — a thin skin, a fragrant broth, and an imperial pedigree
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无
Wuxi Spare Ribs
无锡排骨
Wuxi
Sweet, glossy, slow-braised pork ribs — the jewel of Jiangnan's sugar-loving kitchen
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宁
Ningbo Tangyuan
宁波汤圆
Ningbo
Glutinous rice balls with a molten black-sesame heart — the sweet soul of Chinese New Year
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台
Taizhou Seafood
台州海鲜
Taizhou
A fishing city on the East China Sea where the day's catch becomes tonight's dinner
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敦
Dunhuang Yellow Noodles
敦煌黄面
Dunhuang
Silk Road noodles, golden with kansui — a bowl of Dunhuang's desert-caravan history
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绍
Shaoxing Stinky Tofu
绍兴臭豆腐
Shaoxing
Deep-fried cubes with a legendary aroma — crunchy outside, custard-soft inside
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