Inner Mongolia Drive: Grasslands, Gers, and the Gobi Edge
An Inner Mongolia drive covers Hohhot’s grasslands to Hulunbuir. Here are the routes, the gers, the Naadam festival, and the best summer months to visit.
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Hunan Museum: The 2,000-Year-Old Lady of Mawangdui
Hunan Museum in Changsha holds Lady Xin Zhui, a 2,000-year-old preserved body, plus Han silks and lacquer from the Mawangdui tombs. How to visit in Changsha.
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Hunan Chili Cooking: Smoke, Sour, and Pure Burn
Hunan chili cooking uses fresh, dried, and pickled peppers with no numbing mask. Here are the dishes, the smoke and sour notes, and how it differs from Sichuan.
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Hubei Provincial Museum: Bells and a 2,500-Year Sword
Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan holds 65 bronze bells from 433 BC and the untarnished Sword of Goujian. Free entry, how to visit, and what to see inside.
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Hubei Food: Wuhan’s Noodles and the Land of Fish and Rice
Hubei food centers on freshwater fish, lotus root soup, and Wuhan’s hot dry noodles. Here is what to eat, where to find it, and what a good meal costs.
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Henan Museum: Zhengzhou’s Underrated Treasure House
Henan Museum in Zhengzhou holds an 8,000-year-old bone flute and China finest bronzes, with none of Beijing crowds. Here is how to visit and what to see.
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Henan Food: The Central Plains Table
Henan food, Yu cuisine from the Central Plains, centers on hui mian noodles, hu la tang soup, and Kaifeng dumplings. Here is where and what to eat on a trip.
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Guizhou Sour Soup: The Fermented Hot Pot of the Southwest
Guizhou sour soup is the fermented signature hot pot of the Miao and Dong minorities, built on sour broth, fish, and the infamous fish-mint herb zhe’ergen.
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Harbin Ski Resorts
Harbin’s Yabuli resort has FIS-grade slopes two hours south of the ice festival. Learn ticket prices, train access, gear rental, and the best winter dates
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Harbin Food Streets: Red Sausage, Sauerkraut, and Winter
Where to eat in Harbin: red sausage queues on Central Street, the Daowai old street, guobaorou, sauerkraut stews, night markets, and what dishes cost in 2024.