Shaoxing Travel Guide: Yellow Wine and Stone Bridges
Shaoxing travel guide: Lu Xun’s hometown, working canals, East Lake’s quarried cliffs, and the yellow wine that fills Chinese kitchens, plus how to get there by rail.
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Shanhaiguan: Where the Great Wall Meets the Sea
Shanhaiguan is where the Ming Great Wall reaches the Bohai Sea, home to the First Pass gate and Laolongtou, the spot where the wall meets the open ocean.
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Shaanxi History Museum Xi’an: The Best Dynasty Run in One Hall
Shaanxi History Museum in Xi’an: free but reservation-only, with Zhou bronzes, Han goods, and Tang gold and murals, plus how to book and pair it with the city’s sites
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Sanya Travel Guide: Which Bay Actually Suits You
Sanya is China’s tropical beach resort at the tip of Hainan. Here is which bay to book, when to go for good weather, and how to dodge the seafood pricing scams.
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Sanfang Qixiang Fuzhou: Three Lanes and Seven Alleys
Sanfang Qixiang in Fuzhou: the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys historic quarter, its scholar houses, Lin Zexu, lane snacks, and how to reach it on the Fujian coast rail line
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Saint Sophia Cathedral Harbin: The Russian Brick Landmark
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin: a 1907 Russian Orthodox church turned museum, with tips on the best time to photograph it, tickets, and how it fits the old quarter
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Reading a Chinese Menu Without Panic
Learn the method characters, the fish-fragrant trap, and how to avoid pork by reading a Chinese menu, a practical system for ordering without speaking.
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Qiantang Tidal Bore: The Silver Dragon Wave
The Qiantang tidal bore near Hangzhou is the world’s largest, a meter-high wall of water that runs upriver on the lunar calendar and can be heard a minute early.
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Nanputuo Temple Xiamen: Monastery, Incense, and a Climb
Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen: a free working monastery with vegetarian food, carved rock, and a stepped climb to a sea view, plus how to get there and when to go
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Mount Wutai: China’s Sacred Buddhist Mountain
Mount Wutai is China’s foremost Buddhist sacred mountain in Shanxi, with fifty monasteries. Here is how to reach Taihuai, which temples to see, and the altitude.
