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Western Film Studios
This film studio is where the famed Chinese movie Red Sorghum was shot, as well as countless other films and TV shows. Hugely popular with Chinese tour groups, who swarm all over it in the summer, it’s fun to explore the fake fortress and recreations of old Ming and Qing streets. T
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Imperial Examinations History Museum
Not far from the Fūzǐ temple complex, this museum is a recent reconstruction of the building where scholars once spent months – or years – in tiny cells studying Confucian classics in preparation for civil-service examinations. The exhibition provides valuable insights into the ove
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Fēixiá
The admission fee to the monastery at Fēixiá, 4km upstream from Fēilái, includes an eight-minute ride (every 15 minutes) to the Taoist relics uphill. Cángxiá Ancient Cave (藏霞古洞; c 1863) is a maze of whispering shadows, abandoned courtyards and crumbling alleys connected by arboured
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Dūnhuáng Museum
Outside of town on the road to the dunes is this newly opened museum that takes you on an artefact-rich journey through the Dūnhuáng area (from prehistoric to Qing-dynasty times) via hallways designed to make you feel as if you were in a cave. You can easily walk here in 15 minutes
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Casa Garden
Sitting quietly east of the Luís de Camões Garden is this beautiful colonial villa built in 1770. It was the headquarters of the British East India Company when it was based in Macau in the early 19th century. Today its the headquarters of the Oriental Foundation, and includes a ga
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Kumarajiva Pagoda
Located 400m north of Wenhua Guangchang off Bei Dajie, this pagoda is a brick structure originally dating to 488. Dedicated to the great translator of Buddhist sutras (whose tongue was buried beneath the pagoda), the pagoda was toppled during the great earthquake in 1927 and rebuil
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Xiǎngǎng Village
Fifteen kilometres southeast of downtown Zhàoqìng, Xiǎngǎng village, founded in the Ming dynasty, is a large and lively bāguà village, and has a market at its entrance. Its 16 ancestral halls, some opulent, only open on the first and 15th day of the lunar month. Board bus 308 (¥10
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Yāntái Museum
The sparkling new museum traces the historical development of the Jiāodōng peninsula, where Yāntái currently stands, from the prehistoric age and successive kingdoms to the present day. There’s a display on the Shell Mound culture (a glimpse at a neolithic civilisation’s trash) and
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Sūzhōu Art Museum
Theres a dazzling use of daylight and design in this brand new museum, creating a seemingly infinite white space hung with contemporary landscapes, calligraphy and modern art. The interior composition includes a lovely courtyard, sprouting bamboo. Its an element of a large complex
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Ancient Culture Street
Ancient Culture Street is stuffed with vendors flogging Chinese calligraphy, paintings, tea sets, paper cuts, clay figurines, chops and goods from all over China. The fascinating Tiānhòu Temple , Tiānjīn’s version of the shrine dedicated to the goddess of sailors that is found in e
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Serti Gompa
This small monastery with golden- and silver-roofed halls dates from 1748 stands on the Gānsù side of White Dragon River and is simply referred to as the Gānsù Monastery. The best chance of seeing sky burials is in the morning (6.30am to 8am and 11am to 1pm) and late afternoon (6pm
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Nánfēng Ancient Kiln
Shíwān (石湾), 2km from downtown Fóshān, was once China’s most important ceramics production centre. Much of the Ming-dynasty pottery you see at museums comes from here (those in shops nearby, however, are mass-produced copies). Two ancient ‘dragon kilns’ of more than 30m length are
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Green Lake Park
Come here to people-watch, practise taichi or just hang with the locals and stroll. The roads along the park are lined with wannabe trendy cafes, teahouses and shops. In November, everyone in the city awaits the return of the local favourites, red-beaked seagulls; it’s a treat watc
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Běijiǔshuǐ Scenic Area
This canyon area at the north end of the Láo Shān park is mostly flat and takes a couple of hours to traverse. The path winds beside and across clear, blue streams before reaching Cháoyīn Waterfall (潮音瀑), which in the wet season roars like the ocean tide. (In drier months, the wate
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Mínshēng Art Museum
Although sponsored mainly by the Mínshēng Bank, this edgy art space also counts the Tate, Centre Pompidou, MoMA and Guggenheim among its partners, so it should come as no surprise that the exhibits (about three per year) are generally excellent. Adding to its street cred is artisti
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Midui Glacier
This quiet and picturesque glacier is reached by first driving 7km off the main highway to a car park. From here its a two-hour horse ride or walk to Midui Village (Mǐduī Cūn; 米堆村). The glacier is a further 2km and, depending on current regulations, you may be able to approach clos
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Luòjiāshān
The very small island of Luòjiāshān southeast of Pǔtuóshān makes for a fun expedition. The ferry (¥68, 25 minutes, 7am, 8am and 1pm, return trip 9am, 10am and 3pm) from the wharf east of the main ferry terminal on Pǔtuóshān includes the entrance fee to the island. Ferry schedules l
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Splendid China
Reverse roles at the adjacent Splendid China, home to miniature replicas of Chinas own famous sights. Included in the admission is China Folk Culture Village , which has two-dozen faux minority villages complete with minority-culture demonstrations. A mini-monorail run by the Shenz
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Hong Kong Space Museum & Theatre
This golf-ball-shaped building on the waterfront houses two exhibition halls and a planetarium with a large screen on the ceiling. The museum has a dated feel, but the Omnimax films, the virtual paraglider and the ‘moon-walking’ simulator hold a timeless fascination for kidults. Th
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Jǐluè Huáng Temple
The highlights here are the ancient Cháozhōu woodcarvings decorating the walls and thresholds. The art form is famous for its rich and subtle details, intricate designs and exquisite craftsmanship. Born 1000 years ago, it flourished during the Qing dynasty, which was also when this
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