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China's CapitalForbidden City & Great WallHutong Culture

Beijing

北京

Gateway

Three thousand years of history wrapped inside five ring roads.

Gateway into ChinaThe Bund ArchitectureShanghai Culture

Shanghai

上海

Shanghai · Gateway

China's global gateway — where the Bund meets the former French Concession.

West LakeLongjing TeaGrand Canal

Hangzhou

杭州

Gateway

Misty lake shores and China's digital frontier in one walkable city

Slender West LakeHuaiyang CuisineGrand Canal Heritage

Yangzhou

扬州

Jiangsu · City

SkiingBirch ForestsThree Borders

Altay

阿勒泰

Xinjiang · Town

China's northwest frontier — where three borders meet and skiing began.

Naxi CultureUNESCO HeritageJade Dragon Snow Mountain

Lijiang Old Town

丽江古城

Yunnan · Town

A UNESCO World Heritage highland town beneath Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

UNESCO World HeritageShanxi Banking HeritageCity Wall

Pingyao Ancient City

平遥古城

Shanxi · Town

China's most intact walled county town from the Ming-Qing era

Silk RoadMogao CavesMingsha Dunes

Dunhuang

敦煌

Gansu · Town

Silk Road oasis where thousand-year-old cave art meets starlit desert skies

Rainbow DanxiaSilk RoadWetland Oasis

Zhangye

张掖

Gansu · Town

Rainbow mountains meet a riverside oasis on the ancient Hexi Corridor

Four WondersMixed World HeritageHuizhou Villages

Mount Huangshan

黄山

Anhui · Village

Ancient peaks, sea of clouds, and guesthouse living below China's most wondrous mountain

Night of a Thousand LightsStilt-house VillageMiao Silverwork

Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village

西江千户苗寨

Guizhou · Village

The world's largest Miao village — a mountainside of stilt houses glowing at dusk

Digital NomadsBamboo SeaVillage Cafés

Anji

安吉

Zhejiang · Town

Bamboo country and a rising haven for China's digital nomads