Tengwang Pavilion Nanchang: The Tower Beside the River
Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang is one of China’s Three Great Towers, famous for a Tang poem and a wide Gan River view. Here is how to visit and what to expect.
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Ming Tombs: The Underground Palace and the Sacred Way
The Ming Tombs north of Beijing pair a stone-lined Sacred Way with Dingling’s open underground palace. Learn which tombs to enter and how to get there.
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Longji Rice Terraces: The Dragon’s Backbone Fields
Longji Rice Terraces in Guangxi are 600-year-old Zhuang and Yao paddies carved into dragon-scale ridges. Here is when to go and which villages to pick.
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Libo Zhangjiang: Karst, Waterfalls, and Seven Small Arches
Libo Zhangjiang guide: the uncrowded Guizhou karst, the Seven Small Arches bridge, wade-able streams, how to get there, season, and costs versus Guilin.
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Dunhuang Travel Guide: Caves, Desert Camp, and Camel Tracks
Dunhuang is the Silk Road oasis in Gansu where the Mogao Caves meet the desert. Here is how to reach it, see the caves, ride the dunes, and plan a night in camp.
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Qufu: Confucius Temple, Mansion, and Cemetery
Qufu is the Shandong hometown of Confucius, home to his temple, the Kong family mansion, and the walled cemetery. Here is how to visit all three on a day trip.
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Zongzi Recipe: Sticky Rice Packets for the Dragon Boat Festival
How to fold, fill, and boil zongzi, the sticky rice packets of China’s Dragon Boat Festival, sweet or savory, with the folding method that holds.
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Zhouzhuang Water Town: The Original Canals of the Yangtze Delta
Zhouzhuang, the Yangtze Delta’s oldest canal town, centers on the famous Double Bridge, the Shen Wansan halls, and braised pork knuckle, an easy half-day from Suzhou.
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Zhangye Travel Guide: Rainbow Mountains and Willow Temples
Zhangye travel guide: the rainbow danxia hills, the 34.5-metre reclining Buddha at the Giant Buddha Temple, the Mati Si cliff grottoes, and how to reach the Hexi Corridor by rail.
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Zhangjiajie Travel Guide: Getting to the Park Without the Queue
Zhangjiajie is the Hunan park of sandstone pillars that inspired Avatar. Here is how to reach the park, beat the tour-bus queues, and pair it with Fenghuang and Tianmen.
