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Pínglè Old Town
A popular subject of paintings for Chinese art students, this ancient river village began as a way-station on the southern Silk Road more than 2000 years ago. Many of the wooden buildings have been rebuilt, but some date to the Ming and Qing dynasties and locals still live amongst
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Tung Chung
Before 1994 Tung Chung, on Lantau’s northern coast, was still an inaccessible farming village. Less than four years later, it was transformed into a new town and a new airport was added to nearby Chek Lap Kok. Today Tung Chung has the largest population on the island with a 760-hec
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Samding Monastery
Near the shores of Yamdrok-tso, about 10km east of Nangartse, Samding Monastery is situated on a ridge that separates two smaller lakes that are encircled by the northern and southern arms of Yamdrok-tso. Its a great detour off the southern Friendship Hwy and a nice place to overni
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Wútún Sì
This complex of two monasteries is the place to head if you’re interested in Tibetan art. The Upper (Yango) Monastery (吾屯上寺, Wútún Shàngsì) is closest to Tóngrén, while the Lower (Mango) Monastery (吾屯下寺, Wútún Xiàsì) is larger and may offer the chance to see monks painting. The mon
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The Three Gorges
Few river panoramas inspire as much awe as the Three Gorges. Well-travelled Tang dynasty poets and men of letters have gone weak-kneed before them. Voluble emperors and hard-boiled communist party VIPs have been rendered speechless. Flotillas of sightseers have mega-pixelled their
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Tài Shān
Southern Chinese claim myriad mountains, rivers and geniuses while Shāndōng citizens smugly contest they have one mountain, one river and one saint, implying they have the last word on each: Tai Shan (the most revered of Chinas five sacred Taoist peaks, and the most climbed mountai
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Mògāo Caves
The Mògāo Caves are considered one of the most important collections of Buddhist art in the world. At its peak, the site housed 18 monasteries, more than 1400 monks and nuns, and countless artists, translators and calligraphers.Excellent English-speaking guides are available (and i
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Pelyul Gompa
If you cant make the long trek to Sèdás Larung Gar Buddhist academy, you can get a semblance of the spectacle through a visit to Báiyù Sì (Baiyul; 3150m), a small monastery village of striking beauty. Wander the temples and observe the 200 monks living here, then explore the maze o
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Shèxiàn
Shèxiàn is 25km east of Túnxī and can be visited as a day trip. The town was formerly the grand centre of the Huīzhōu culture, serving as its capital. Today, the Old Town (徽州古城, Huīzhōu Gǔchéng) is the town’s main sight. From the Shèxiàn bus station, cross the bridge over the river
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Huánglóng National Park
A trip to Huánglóng National Park is essentially a five-hour, moderate hike up and down one small valley. The valley, however, is stunning, with exquisite terraces of coloured limestone ponds in blues, greens, oranges, yellows and white. The best time to come is May to October, ide
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Sānxīngduī Museum
The Sānxīngduī Museum, 40km north of Chéngdū in Guǎnghàn (广汉), exhibits relics of the Shu kingdom, a cradle of Chinese civilisation dating from 1200 BC to 1100 BC. Some archaeologists regard these artefacts, which include stunningly crafted, angular and stylized bronze masks, as ev
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Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy
Of all the Buddhist sights in western Sìchuān, there is none as striking as Larung Gar. The future of Tibetan Buddhism is contained here in this school, the largest of its kind in the world, cradled in a valley some 170km northeast of Gānzī. Some 10,000 students study here, dedicat
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Summer Palace of the Panchen Lamas
Though it ranks far below Tashilhunpo, if you have extra time in Shigatse, pay a visit to this walled palace complex at the southwestern end of town. The palace was built in 1844 by the seventh Panchen Lama, Tenpei Nyima, and is a strange blend of Buddhist temple and Victorian-era
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Bāshā
Visiting historic Bāshā is like stepping back in time to the Tang or Song eras. The local men wear period clothes with daggers secured to their belts and, when not farming, hunt with antique rifles. Meanwhile, the women parade in full Miao rig with their hair twisted in a curl on t
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Victoria Peak
Standing at 552m, Victoria Peak is the highest point on Hong Kong Island. The Peak is also one of the most visited spots by tourists in Hong Kong, and it’s not hard to see why. Sweeping views of the vibrant metropolis, verdant woods, easy but spectacular walks – all reachable in ju
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Tsaparang
The citadel of Tsaparang, 18km west of Zanda, has been gracefully falling into ruin ever since its slide from prominence in the 17th century. The ruins seem to grow organically out of the hills in tiers and are crowned by a red Summer Palace atop a yellow cockscomb-like outcrop. It
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Luótiáncūn
The rarely visited, 1100-year-old village of Luótiáncūn, its uneven stone-flagged alleys etched with centuries of wear, provides a history-laden rural escape from urban Nánchāng.A lazy amble around the village will take you through a tight maze of lanes, past hand-worked pumps, anc
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Zhāng Garden
It’s hard to not be impressed by the beautiful shíkùmén architecture of Zhāng Garden, down Taixing Rd, off West Nanjing Rd and west of Shimen No 1 Rd. What you see in Zhang Garden today – mainly shíkùmén housing, a mix of two- and three-bay villas with tall entrance-ways, handsome
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Fishing Town Fortress
Famed throughout China for being one of the great ancient battlefields, this 700-year-old fortress is surrounded by rushing rivers on three sides and perched on top of a 300m-tall rocky mountain. This was the last stand of the Southern Song dynasty and famously, in the 13th century
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Ancient Petroglyphs
In 1985 prehistoric rock carvings, or petroglyphs, were found at several sites in Rutok County. This was the first time such discoveries had been made in Tibet, although similar finds have since been made at numerous other sites. Rumudong The extensive collection of rock carvings a
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