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Huanglongxi
Huanglongxi An ancient town located about 18.6 miles (30 km) southeast from Chengdu, Huanglongxi is named for the Huanglong River, which flows through it. The town consists of seven well-preserved, ancient streets, which were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and also includes three temple
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Beijing Opera
Beijing Opera Beijing Opera (Peking Opera) has been around since the late eighteenth century and was originally performed for the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty. It didnt fare well in the Cultural Revolution, when it was reviled as a corrupt luxury of the upper classes and outlawed. It was re
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Mengding Mountain
Mengding Mountain China is known for its tea, which comes straight from Mengding Mountain. Considered the birthplace of the worlds tea culture, as well as being home to the earliest plantations, Mengding Mountain is located on the Tibetan Plateau in northwest Sichuan Province. More than 2,000
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The Legend of Kung Fu Show
The Legend of Kung Fu Show The Legend of Kung Fu at Beijing’s Red Theater tells the story of a young monk who dreams of one day becoming a Kung Fu master. The boy’s story is told through Kung Fu, dance and Chinese acrobatics staged by the leading stage production company in the country.The best Ku
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Xingping Village
Xingping Village Just up the Li River from Yangshuo sits the tiny ancient fishing village of Xingping. While Yangshuo has a lively international community of Chinese, expatriates and travelers passing through, Xingping offers a quieter, more authentic and rural Chinese experience. Nestled amidst t
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Mount Qingcheng
Mount Qingcheng At a user friendly height of only 1,290 meters (4,234 feet), Mount Qingcheng is one of the best day trekking options surrounding Chengdu. Due to its lush green surroundings, numerous waterfalls and 36 peaks which stretch towards the sky, Mount Qingcheng has historically been referr
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Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Dujiangyan Irrigation System Despite being constructed in 256 BC, the Dujiangyan Irrigation System continues to serve residents of the fertile Chengdu Plain. A marvel of ancient engineering, the irrigation system was built in response to destructive springtime flood waters. It was commissioned&nbs
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Jinli Ancient Street
Jinli Ancient Street When Qin Dynasty traders started selling baldachin cloth on Jinli Street in 220 B.C. they set in motion a chain of events which would turn Jinli into the busiest commercial hub in the city of Chengdu. Known as “The First Street of the Shu Kingdom” for its commercial activity d
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Drum Tower (Gulou)
Drum Tower (Gulou) The Drum Tower - or Gulou - was built during the Ming Dynasty, just a few years before the neighboring Bell Tower. It is largely in the same style as that building, though in a rectangular rather than a square format. From here sunset was marked by the beat of the drum, sunrise
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Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King
Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King Considered one of the best museums anywhere in China, the Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King (sometimes called the Museum of the Southern Yue Royal Mausoleum) houses the contents of the royal tombs of the Nanyue-ruler Zhao Mo.The tomb was discover
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Chen Clan Academy
Chen Clan Academy The Chen Clan Academy, also called the Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family, is to Guangzhou what the Forbidden City is to Beijing. The complex consists of 19 traditional southern Chinese buildings that were erected by the Chen Family in the late 1800s as a place for the members o
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Nine Dragon Screen at the Palace Museum
Nine Dragon Screen at the Palace Museum During a 1773 renovation of a northeastern section of the Forbidden City, a Nine Dragon Screen was added to provide privacy for Emperor Qianlong’s retirement villa. Such screens can be found throughout China in palaces and gardens, each depicting nine differ
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Great Wall from Jinshanling to Simatai
Great Wall from Jinshanling to Simatai Jinshanling and Simatai are two of the most remote and least restored portions of the Great Wall near Beijing. Visitors craving a more natural Great Wall experience, without the buses and crowds of domestic tourists posing for photos at every step, should pla
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Yichang
Yichang Located east of the Three Gorges Dam, Yichang is the embarkation point for passengers cruising up the Yangtze River toward Chongqing. With a population of around four million people, Yichang is small by Chinese standards and quite clean and quiet.If you’re in Yichang, you’re probably there
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West Lake (Xi Hu)
West Lake (Xi Hu) Impeccably landscaped and almost poetic in its beauty, Hangzhou’s West Lake (Xi Hu) is stunning in its beauty and sprawls over an expanse of 1,404 acres. Originally an inlet which was once connected to the sea, the shifting of silt ultimately created a shallow lake which now make
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Three Little Gorges
Three Little Gorges Of all the side trips available when cruising the Three Gorges, a trip through the Three Little Gorges along the Daning River (the largest tributary of the Yangtze) offers the most impressive scenery. From the entrance of the Wu Gorge, the river winds 31 miles (50 kilometers) t
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Three Gorges Dam Five-Step Ship Lock
Three Gorges Dam Five-Step Ship Lock The Three Gorges Dam project was completed in 2009, bringing dreams to fruition for Chinese leaders from as early as the 1920s who wished to harness the power of the Yangtze River. While the Three Gorges Dam was a feat of engineering all on its own, the freight
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Three Gorges Dam (Sanxia Daba)
Three Gorges Dam (Sanxia Daba) The Three Gorges Dam (Sanxia Daba), completed in 2009, is the biggest dam in the world. It required the largest volume of man power and building materials (over 10 million pounds of cement) and drastically changed the landscape and lifestyles along the Yangtze River.
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Three Gorges
Three Gorges The Yangtze River winds through Hubei Province in the heart of China and through some of the country’s most spectacular scenery. Along a 75 mile (120.7 kilometer) stretch of the river sits the Three Gorges: an area famous not only for its stunning scenery but also for its numerous arc
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Fengdu Ghost Town
Fengdu Ghost Town Located a few hours north of Chongqing on the north banks of the Yangtze sits one of the most bizarre (and bizarrely popular with Chinese tourists) sites in China: Fengdu Ghost Town. Ancient Chinese literature often dips into the realms of ghosts and the supernatural, and Fengdu
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