Every China Beyond Travel journey is designed to go beyond conventional sightseeing.
We thoughtfully bring together iconic sights and landscapes, authentic local life, and meaningful cultural experiences — creating journeys that allow travelers not only to see China, but to experience it.
2 daysShanghai
A full city introduction, followed by a slower day in a water town.
From US$415 per personBased on 2 travellers. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal. Accommodation not included.Explore this journey
3 daysBeijing
The imperial city, the Great Wall and the quieter rhythm of old Beijing.
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4 daysBeijing
Keep the classic landmarks and add a full day for lakeside palace gardens.
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2 daysXi’an
Meet the terracotta warriors, then explore the living city within and beyond its walls.
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2 daysLuoyang
Buddhist sculpture, temple courtyards and the atmosphere of an old capital.
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3 daysWulingyuan · Zhangjiajie
Two days among the forest pillars and a separate day for Tianmen Mountain.
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4 daysWulingyuan · Zhangjiajie
Add the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge without cutting the forest park short.
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2 daysChengdu
A gentle introduction to pandas, tea and Chengdu street life.
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Half-day experienceZhangjiajie · Yongding District
A city-based craft visit in Yongding, separate from Zhangjiajie’s full-day mountain visits. Discover Xilankapu and choose one guided making activity.
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3 daysChengdu
Chengdu’s pandas and neighbourhoods, with a dedicated Giant Buddha day.
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2 daysChongqing
A vertical city of riverfront lights, monorails and old neighbourhoods.
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1 dayChongqing · Dazu
Read the carved stories at Baodingshan, with Beishan as an optional deeper chapter.
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3 daysChongqing
Pair the city’s dramatic skyline with a full day beneath natural stone bridges.
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5 daysSiguniangshan · Danba · Tagong · Xinduqiao · Chengdu
A compact circuit through mountain valleys, Tibetan villages and Tagong grasslands.
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7 daysKangding · Xinduqiao · Shangri-La Town, Yading · Chengdu
A longer road journey through Kangding and Litang, with two days around Yading.
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5 daysDali · Lijiang
Lake shores, old towns and mountain scenery without changing hotels every day.
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7 daysDali · Lijiang · Shangri-La
Follow northwest Yunnan from lakes and Naxi old towns towards Tibetan highland culture.
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An energetic first look at three very different Chinese cities.
Explore this journey9 daysBeijing · Xi’an · Zhangjiajie · Shanghai
A brisk introduction to Beijing, Xi’an, Zhangjiajie and Shanghai, combining historic landmarks with two full days in the sandstone mountains.
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12 daysBeijing · Xi’an · Zhangjiajie · Shanghai
A first journey across China: Beijing, Xi’an, Zhangjiajie and Shanghai, with time for both cultural landmarks and mountain scenery.
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4 daysLhasa
A gentle arrival and two days of Lhasa landmarks and monasteries.
From US$1,200 per personBased on 2 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
5 daysLhasa
A slower Lhasa visit with a day for Ganden Monastery and Drak Yerpa.
From US$1,435 per personBased on 2 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
5 daysLhasa
Lhasa culture followed by a full-day excursion around Yamdrok Lake.
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5 daysNyingchi · Lulang · Bomi · Lhasa
A seasonal Nyingchi route combining flowering valleys, Lulang and Basum Tso.
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5 daysNyingchi · Lulang · Ranwu · Lhasa
A Nyingchi circuit linking Lulang, Ranwu Lake, Laigu Glacier and Basum Tso.
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6 daysLhasa · Shigatse
Lhasa’s main cultural sites, Yamdrok and Karola on the way to Shigatse.
From US$1,550 per personBased on 2 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
6 daysLhasa · Damxung / Namtso area
Three nights in Lhasa before a two-day Namtso Lake circuit.
From US$1,540 per personBased on 2 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
7 daysLhasa · Damxung
A Lhasa-based journey with Yamdrok and a separate overnight approach to Namtso.
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7 daysLhasa · Gyantse · Shigatse
Connect Lhasa with Yamdrok, Gyantse and the monastery city of Shigatse.
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7 daysLhasa · Shigatse
Lhasa culture, a Namtso day, Yamdrok and Shigatse, then a final Lhasa day.
From US$1,580 per personBased on 2 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
8 daysLhasa · Shigatse · Everest area
Lhasa, Yamdrok and Shigatse before an overnight journey to Everest.
From US$1,765 per personBased on 2 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
8 daysLhasa · Shigatse · Damxung / Namtso area
Combine central Tibet’s monasteries and glacier route with Namtso Lake.
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8 daysLhasa · Nyingchi · Shannan
A varied eastern Tibet route through Nyingchi, Shannan, Lhasa and Yamdrok.
From US$1,795 per personBased on 4 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
9 daysLhasa · Nyingchi · Shannan
The eastern Tibet circuit with an extra Namtso Lake day.
From US$1,965 per personBased on 4 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
10 daysLhasa · Shigatse · Rongbuk area · Damxung
Extend the Everest loop with a separate journey to the northern plateau and Namtso.
From US$2,250 per personBased on 2 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
10 daysLhasa · Nyingchi · Shannan · Shigatse
Nyingchi and Shannan culture, central Tibet’s glacier road, and Namtso.
From US$2,140 per personBased on 4 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
10 daysChengdu · Yajiang · Cuopu Valley area · Markam · Basu · Bomi · Nyingchi · Lhasa
Travel overland from Chengdu through the G318 mountain corridor to Lhasa.
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Chengdu to Lhasa overland, with a Yading visit before the G318 crossing.
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12 daysLhasa · Nyingchi · Shannan · Shigatse · Everest area
A fuller eastern and central Tibet circuit reaching Everest before Namtso.
From US$2,490 per personBased on 4 travellers sharing in upper-range hotels. Indicative starting price; your final price is confirmed in your personal proposal.Explore this journey
15 daysLhasa · Shigatse · Everest area · Saga · Darchen · Driapuk area · Dzultripuk area · Gyirong · Tingri
A specialist high-altitude journey with the three-day Kailash circuit.
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17 daysLhasa · Shigatse · Everest area · Saga · Darchen · Guge area · Driapuk area · Dzultripuk area · Gyirong · Tingri
Everest, western Tibet’s Guge heritage and the Mount Kailash circuit.
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1 daySuzhou
Pair the Humble Administrator’s Garden with Pingjiang Road in one Suzhou day, exploring framed views, water and old-city lanes without adding Tongli.
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2 daysSuzhou · Tongli
Explore Suzhou’s classical garden and Pingjiang canals, then spend a separate day in Tongli, with transfers and time to compare city lanes and water-town life.
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1 dayWuxi
Old lanes and garden scenery at the foot of Huishan.
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2 daysWuxi
Bring together Huishan’s heritage and a day by Lake Taihu.
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1 dayNanjing
Explore a selected Ming city-wall section and the Qinhuai riverside in one Nanjing day; keep the wooded Ming Xiaoling mausoleum for a longer stay.
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1 dayYangzhou
A focused introduction to Slender West Lake and He Garden.
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2 daysYangzhou
Give the lake, two different gardens and Yangzhou food their own time.
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1 dayQufu
Read the temple and mansion as two parts of one cultural landscape.
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2 daysQufu
Visit Qufu’s Confucius Temple, Kong Family Mansion and family cemetery over two days, following ritual, family life and remembrance at an unhurried pace.
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2 daysNanjing
Connect Nanjing’s Ming city wall and Qinhuai riverside with a separate day at Ming Xiaoling, allowing time for the wooded approach and stone figures.
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1 dayQingzhou
A museum-led day with time for the Qingzhou Smile and the old city.
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2 daysQingzhou
Stay overnight in Qingzhou, then choose Yunmen Mountain or a gentler garden day.
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2 daysGuoqing Temple · Shiliang Waterfall · Tiantai Mountain
Meet the Hanshan–Shide story at Guoqing Temple, then give the mountain landscape its own day.
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1 dayShaoxing · Orchid Pavilion
An unhurried introduction to Wang Xizhi, writing and the Shaoxing landscape.
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1 dayXinchang · Dafo Temple
Use Dafo Temple as an introduction to Xinchang and the Tianmu Mountain literary landscape.
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6 daysHangzhou · Xixing · Shaoxing · Shengzhou · Xinchang · Tiantai
Follow the historical cultural corridor from Hangzhou and Shaoxing by way of Shengzhou and Xinchang to Tiantai.
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3 daysHangzhou · Fuyang · Tonglu · Yan Ziling Fishing Terrace
Connect Huang Gongwang in Fuyang with river scenery and Yan Ziling Fishing Terrace in Tonglu.
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2 daysTonglu · Fuchun River · Yan Ziling Fishing Terrace
A shorter river chapter with time for the fishing terrace and its literary history.
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1 dayHangzhou
A classic introduction to West Lake and Lingyin’s Buddhist heritage.
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2 daysHangzhou
Spend two days with West Lake, Lingyin Temple and Longjing tea country, keeping the village tasting separate from the lake-and-temple day.
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1 dayJingdezhen
An introduction to the porcelain city, from imperial kiln heritage to contemporary makers.
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2 daysJingdezhen
Take another day to follow the making process and leave room for your own creative interests.
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1 dayShangrao
A full mountain day among granite peaks and forested ridges.
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2 daysShangrao · Sanqingshan · Wuyuan
Pair a mountain walk with a separate day in Huangling’s hillside village.
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1 dayHuangshan · Hongcun · Xidi
Compare Hongcun’s water-shaped lanes and Xidi’s gateways in one Huizhou village day, with a local lunch and no Mount Huangshan climb.
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2 daysHuangshan
Stay on the mountain for more time among granite ridges and pines.
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3 daysHuangshan · Hongcun · Xidi · Mount Huangshan
Combine Hongcun and Xidi with two days on Mount Huangshan, including a mountain overnight and realistic time for cableways, steps and transfers.
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2 daysDunhuang
Give Mogao’s cave art and the Crescent Lake dunes separate days in Dunhuang, shaped around reserved cave access, weather and your walking pace.
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3 daysDunhuang · Yumen Pass · Yardang
Go beyond the oasis to Yumen Pass and the sculpted landscapes of the western desert.
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1 dayZhangye
A city temple and a striking introduction to the colourful hills.
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2 daysZhangye
Add cliffside Buddhist caves and Qilian foothill scenery to the Danxia landscapes.
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1 dayDatong
Compare Yungang Grottoes and Huayan Temple in a focused Datong day, with transfers and a lunch break between cave sculpture and timber halls.
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2 daysDatong · Hunyuan · Yingxian
Add cliffside architecture and the great timber pagoda to Datong’s Buddhist heritage.
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1 dayTaiyuan
A focused introduction to Shanxi through historic temple grounds and museum collections.
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1 dayPingyao
Walk through the lanes, courtyards and commercial stories of a historic walled town.
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2 daysPingyao
Add Shuanglin and Zhenguo to an unhurried exploration of the old town.
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7 daysDatong · Hunyuan · Yingxian · Wutai County · Taiyuan · Pingyao
Travel south from Datong through Yingxian, Wutai County and Taiyuan to Pingyao, comparing cave art, timber temples, painted sculpture and merchant streets.
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1 dayXi’an
A full day on Xi’an’s eastern imperial corridor.
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3 daysXi’an
Combine imperial archaeology, museum collections and the illuminated Tang quarter.
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4 daysXi’an
Allow time for the museum, pagoda district and Tang Paradise as well as the warriors.
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5 daysXi’an · Huashan
Four relaxed cultural days and a dramatic mountain extension.
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6 daysXi’an · Huashan · Fufeng
An Xi’an-based journey through imperial history, a sacred mountain and Buddhist heritage.
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1 dayXi’an · Huayin
Cable cars and a tailored walk among the granite peaks.
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2 daysHuayin
Stay near the mountain before a full day of summit scenery.
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1 dayXi’an · Fufeng
Follow the story of Tang Buddhist patronage west to Fufeng County.
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2 daysBaoji · Fufeng
Explore Baoji’s ritual bronzes on one day and Famen Temple’s Buddhist heritage on the next, with time for the road to Fufeng.
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2 daysXi’an · Zhongnan Mountains · Louguantai
Step beyond Xi’an into a landscape of wooded slopes, Buddhist discipline and Daoist thought.
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15 daysDengfeng · Nanjing · Yuexi · Qianshan · Huangmei · Shaoguan · Guangzhou
Explore the places associated with China’s six Chan patriarchs, from Mount Song through Nanjing, Anhui and Huangmei to Shaoguan and Guangzhou, with neighbouring sites grouped into regional chapters.
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1 dayLanzhou
A museum introduction to Gansu and a walk beside its great river.
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17 daysKuqa · Turpan · Dunhuang · Zhangye · Wuwei · Lanzhou · Tianshui · Xi’an · Luoyang
A 17-day west-to-east journey connecting Buddhist cave art, translation centres and living temple sites from Kucha to Luoyang.
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1 dayWuwei
Leitai and Confucian courtyards in the eastern Hexi Corridor.
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1 dayJiayuguan
Take time to explore the gateways and ramparts of the famous fortress.
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2 daysTianshui
Buddhist sculpture on a cliff face and the courtyards of Fuxi Temple.
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9 daysLanzhou · Wuwei · Zhangye · Jiayuguan · Dunhuang
Follow the classic Silk Road corridor from the Yellow River to the caves and dunes of Dunhuang.
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1 dayMount Lu
A flexible first look at the mountain’s scenery and cultural layers.
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1 dayYandangshan
A measured introduction to two of Yandangshan’s best-known landscapes.
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1 dayMount Tai
Explore the mountain’s imperial and pilgrimage history at a manageable pace.
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1 dayMount Heng (Hunan)
Temple culture and a mountain walk on China’s southern Great Peak.
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1 dayMount Heng (Shanxi)
A northern mountain day with the Hanging Temple as a nearby extension.
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1 dayMount Wutai
An introductory temple day for travellers with limited time.
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1 dayMount Emei
A gentle introduction to Emei’s lower-mountain Buddhist landscape.
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1 dayMount Jiuhua
Explore temples around Jiuhua Street in a focused Mount Jiuhua day, with optional gentle walking and time to understand Ksitigarbha pilgrimage traditions.
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1 dayMount Putuo
Temples and island scenery in a carefully paced day.
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1 dayGuangzhou
Carved halls, Xiguan streets and time for a Cantonese tea table.
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2 daysGuilin · Yangshuo
Follow the Li River, then slow down in the Yulong countryside.
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1 dayXiamen
A walking day through the architecture, gardens and lanes of Gulangyu.
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2 daysQingdao
Follow the bay from old-city streets to the quieter lanes of Badaguan.
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2 daysShenyang
An early Qing palace and a second day among the imperial tomb landscape.
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1 dayHarbin
A season-aware city walk around Saint Sophia, Central Street and the river.
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2 daysHohhot
Dazhao, the Five Pagoda Temple and time for the city around them.
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1 dayOrdos
A desert day shaped around scenery, light and your preferred level of activity.
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1 dayHailar
A gentle first encounter with meadow landscapes and the Morigele area.
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2 daysZhengzhou · Dengfeng
Connect Henan Museum’s ancient objects with Dengfeng’s living traditions.
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1 dayZhengzhou · Dengfeng
Temple history and Chinese kung fu in the landscape of Dengfeng.
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4 daysZhengzhou · Dengfeng · Luoyang
A westward journey from Zhengzhou through Dengfeng to Luoyang.
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1 dayKunming
Lakeside mornings, older streets and regional food make Kunming more than a transport stop.
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1 dayDali
Dali brings together Bai cultural traditions, old-town lanes and the open shore of Erhai.
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1 dayLijiang
Follow the channels through Lijiang’s old town, then look beyond the busy lanes towards Naxi cultural histories and the surrounding mountain landscape.
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1 dayShangri-La
Monastery halls, plateau light and the lanes of Dukezong give Shangri-La a different character from lower-altitude Yunnan.
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1 dayJinghong · Xishuangbanna
Jinghong is a gateway to a warmer, greener Yunnan, where Dai cultural traditions, Buddhist temples and tropical gardens shape a very different journey from Dali or Lijiang.
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1 dayQuanzhou
Quanzhou’s maritime past is visible in religious buildings, stonework and streets that still carry everyday life.
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1 dayFuzhou
Fuzhou invites a slower reading of traditional urban life.
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1 dayWuyishan
Wuyishan connects a striking river landscape with rock-tea traditions and the history of Chinese thought.
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1 dayShenzhen
Shenzhen offers a window onto contemporary urban China: a changing skyline, public parks and neighbourhoods shaped by rapid growth.
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1 dayFoshan
Foshan brings lion dance, martial-arts histories and Lingnan craft traditions into the same conversation.
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1 dayChaozhou
Chaozhou rewards attention to small rituals: a carefully poured cup, a carved detail and the sound of an old street.
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1 dayShaoguan
Shaoguan provides a natural base for Nanhua Temple and the northern Guangdong landscapes around it.
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1 dayHaikou
Haikou offers an urban introduction to Hainan before the beach.
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1 daySanya
Sanya offers room to pause: a beach morning, a regional meal and a day without a crowded checklist.
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1 dayTianjin
Tianjin combines riverfront perspectives with streets of varied architecture and a lively local food culture.
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3 daysChengde
Three unhurried days linking the Mountain Resort with Puning, Putuo Zongcheng and Xumi Fushou, each with its own story.
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1 dayChengde
Chengde brings the Qing court into a setting of lakes, gardens and surrounding temples.
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1 dayShijiazhuang & Zhengding
Shijiazhuang is a gateway to important temple landscapes in central Hebei.
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1 dayGuiyang
Guiyang brings together riverside landmarks, a varied food culture and a practical gateway to Guizhou’s landscapes.
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1 dayAnshun
Anshun is a base for Huangguoshu’s waterfall landscape and for cultural visits that reveal another side of central Guizhou.
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1 dayAnshun · Dragon Palace
Follow a karst landscape from an open-water entrance into Dragon Palace’s boat-accessed caves, with a route chosen for the day’s conditions.
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1 dayLibo
Libo is a landscape destination where forest, streams and limestone belong together.
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1 dayKaili & Qiandongnan
Kaili is a gateway to the cultural landscapes of Qiandongnan.
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1 dayChangchun
Changchun offers a serious historical chapter alongside parks and everyday city life.
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1 dayChangbai Mountain
Changbai Mountain brings forest, volcanic scenery and the possibility of a view across Tianchi.
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1 dayÜrümqi
Ürümqi is a place to begin understanding Xinjiang’s scale and cultural variety before travelling farther.
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2 daysXingyi · Wanfenglin · Maling River Canyon
Give Wanfenglin’s fields and villages one day, then explore the waterfalls and cliff paths of Maling River Canyon.
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1 dayTurpan
Turpan connects desert-edge landscapes with the history of oasis settlement.
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2 daysZhenyuan · Wuyang River
Stay in the historic river town to explore merchant lanes, Qinglongdong and Zhusheng Bridge in daylight and after dark.
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1 dayKashgar
Kashgar invites exploration through streets, workshops and food.
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1 dayYining & Ili
Ili rewards a journey with several nights, beginning with Yining’s neighbourhoods and continuing towards selected grassland landscapes.
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1 dayAltay & Kanas
Northern Xinjiang asks for a different journey from the southern oases.
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1 dayXining
Xining is a useful cultural and practical beginning for Qinghai.
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1 dayHaixi · Chaka & the Qaidam
Haixi is a broad region of salt lakes, desert landscapes and long roads.
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1 dayYinchuan
Yinchuan offers an introduction to Ningxia through its urban life, regional food and the historic landscapes beyond the city.
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1 dayZhongwei
Zhongwei brings together the Yellow River and the edge of the Tengger Desert.
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1 dayWuhan
Wuhan is shaped by its rivers and by the distinct histories of its urban districts.
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1 dayYichang
Yichang connects a river journey with a close look at the landscape and infrastructure of the Yangtze.
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1 dayChangsha
Changsha combines intellectual history with a lively contemporary food scene.
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1 dayFenghuang
Fenghuang’s riverside townscape is best explored at a slower hour, when there is room to notice its building details and everyday rhythms.
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1 dayJinan
Jinan’s water gives its public spaces a distinctive character.
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1 dayDalian
Dalian offers sea air, broad urban spaces and a coastal rhythm distinct from inland northeastern cities.
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1 dayJiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou’s lakes and wooded valleys reward time, changing light and a route matched to your walking ability.
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1 dayNanning
Nanning offers a relaxed urban beginning for southern Guangxi, with green spaces, regional food and a chance to understand the province before travelling farther.
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1 dayBeihai
Beihai combines a historic trading-street setting with coastal downtime.
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1 dayNingbo
Ningbo adds a literary and maritime chapter to Zhejiang.
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1 dayLhasa
Lhasa brings together major monuments and the everyday religious life around them.
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1 dayShigatse
Shigatse is a distinct cultural stop on a wider Tibet journey, with Tashilhunpo Monastery as its principal focus.
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1 dayNyingchi
Nyingchi introduces a greener Tibetan landscape of wooded slopes, valleys and changing mountain light.
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1 dayWanning
Wanning offers a coastal stay between Hainan’s main city gateways.
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1 dayZhangzhou & Nanjing Tulou
Zhangzhou opens a route from southern Fujian’s urban life towards the tulou settlements of Nanjing County.
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1 dayZhuhai
Zhuhai brings a softer coastal rhythm to a journey through Guangdong.
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3 daysQinhuangdao & Shanhaiguan
From Shanhaiguan’s frontier history to Beidaihe’s shore and an optional contemporary-art day on the Aranya coast.
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5 daysHaikou · Wanning · Sanya
Travel down the east coast from Haikou through Wanning to a relaxed stay in Sanya.
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3 daysGuangzhou · Foshan
Cantonese food, ancestral halls and a closer look at Foshan’s martial and craft traditions.
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5 daysQuanzhou · Xiamen · Zhangzhou & Nanjing Tulou
Quanzhou’s port-city heritage, Xiamen’s island lanes and a night near the tulou.
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4 daysYinchuan · Zhongwei
Begin with Yinchuan’s cultural setting, then move south to Zhongwei and Shapotou.
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1 dayTengchong
Tengchong opens a quieter chapter of western Yunnan: Heshun’s courtyards, a history of migration and trade, and a landscape shaped by volcanoes and geothermal water.
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1 dayNanchang
Nanchang makes a useful cultural beginning to Jiangxi, pairing the Gan River and Tengwang Pavilion with museums, neighbourhood food and stories of a changing China.
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1 dayWuyuan
Wuyuan deserves its own pause among northeastern Jiangxi’s villages, where white walls, dark tiles and fields give the landscape its changing seasonal character.
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1 dayGanzhou
Ganzhou brings southern Jiangxi into view through riverfront walls, historic lanes and the wider world of Hakka communities.
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1 dayYingtan & Longhushan
Yingtan is the base for Longhushan, where red sandstone cliffs, the Luxi River and Daoist traditions belong to the same landscape.
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1 dayPingxiang & Wugongshan
Pingxiang is the starting point for Wugongshan’s open ridges and high meadows, a more active counterpoint to Jiangxi’s towns and villages.
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1 dayYixian · Hongcun & Xidi
Hongcun and Xidi reward a stay beyond a quick excursion from Huangshan: ponds, lanes and merchant homes reveal the social world of historic Huizhou.
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1 dayShexian · Historic Huizhou
Shexian offers a closer look at Huizhou’s old civic heart, where archways, courtyards and scholarly crafts connect prosperity with education and family memory.
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1 dayHefei
Hefei gives an Anhui journey an urban introduction: regional collections, the memory of Bao Zheng and lively streets where the province’s food traditions come into focus.
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1 dayAnqing & Tianzhushan
Western Anhui brings together Tianzhushan’s granite scenery and the religious history around Qianshan, with Anqing serving as a wider regional gateway.
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1 dayXi’an · Louguantai · Xi’an
An unhurried cultural day from Xi’an, with one temple area and time to read the landscape.
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1 dayXuancheng & Jing County
Xuancheng’s appeal lies in the meeting of literary memory and tangible craft: poetry, Xuan paper and the waterside settlements of Jing County.
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1 dayPu’er & Jingmai Mountain
Jingmai Mountain offers a tea journey shaped by forests and communities, where cultivation is part of a living cultural landscape rather than simply rows of plantation bushes.
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1 dayHonghe · Jianshui & Yuanyang
Honghe pairs the architecture of Jianshui with the agricultural landscape of Yuanyang, offering a rich southern-Yunnan journey beyond the familiar western circuit.
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1 dayWeihai
Weihai combines sea air and coastal walks with the maritime history of Liugong Island.
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1 dayYantai & Penglai
Yantai links coastal city life with Penglai’s pavilions and maritime legends.
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1 dayYanji & Yanbian
Yanji is a compelling introduction to Korean Chinese life through language, food and the cultural traditions of Yanbian.
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1 dayMohe
Mohe offers a journey into the far north, with forest roads and river villages that feel quite different in summer and winter.
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1 dayQinhuangdao & Shanhaiguan
Qinhuangdao pairs the eastern Great Wall’s coastal setting with seaside time around Beidaihe.
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1 dayKaifeng
Kaifeng adds a different historical chapter to Henan: memories of the Northern Song capital, Buddhist landmarks and lively food culture.
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1 dayEnshi
Enshi opens western Hubei’s dramatic karst country, where high cliffs and deep valleys frame a journey with strong regional identity.
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1 daySuzhou · Xuanmiao Temple · Classical Gardens
A living Daoist temple, classical garden design and the old city at a relaxed pace.
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1 dayTongren & Fanjingshan
Tongren provides a gateway to Fanjingshan, where forest, distinctive rock forms and Buddhist associations create a memorable mountain journey.
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1 dayChongzuo
Chongzuo extends Guangxi beyond Guilin, with karst countryside, the Detian waterfall landscape and Zhuang cultural connections.
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1 dayAlxa · Desert Journeys
Alxa introduces another Inner Mongolia: desert journeys where huge dunes and unexpected lakes replace the familiar image of grassland.
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1 dayJiaxing · Wuzhen & Xitang
Jiaxing’s water towns offer canal-side lanes, bridges and a slower evening between Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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1 dayHuzhou · Nanxun & Moganshan
Huzhou brings together the merchant architecture of Nanxun and the greener retreat landscapes around Moganshan.
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1 dayZhenjiang
Zhenjiang makes a thoughtful addition to a Jiangsu journey through hilltop temples, river history and distinctive food traditions.
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1 dayXuzhou
Xuzhou rewards travellers who want to look deeper into Han history, through tomb architecture, sculpture and regional museum collections.
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1 dayShantou
Shantou adds a port-city chapter to Chaoshan: arcaded streets, overseas connections and an exceptionally rewarding food culture.
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1 dayNingde · Fuding & Xiapu
Northeastern Fujian pairs Taimu Mountain’s granite formations with the tidal landscapes around Xiapu and tea traditions around Fuding.
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1 dayShennongjia
Shennongjia offers a forest-led journey in western Hubei, with mountain scenery and remarkable ecological diversity.
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1 dayLeshan
Leshan deserves a clear place on a Sichuan journey, with its monumental riverside Buddha and a rewarding local food culture.
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2 daysYuncheng · Ruicheng · Yongle Palace
Time for Daoist mural art, Tang timber architecture and southern Shanxi at a slower pace.
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1 dayKucha
Kucha is a key cultural stop in Xinjiang for travellers interested in Buddhist art and the histories of the Silk Roads.
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1 dayShannan
Shannan opens a deeper chapter of Tibetan cultural history through the Yarlung Valley and the monastery of Samye.
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1 dayNgari · Kailash & Guge
Ngari is a demanding journey through western Tibet, where Kailash, Manasarovar and the remains of Guge belong to a vast high-altitude landscape.
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2 daysChengdu · Mount Qingcheng
A lower-mountain introduction followed by a flexible temple walk, with time to settle into the landscape.
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2 daysShiyan · Wudang Mountains
An introduction to the mountain complex, followed by a summit or lower-mountain day.
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1 dayShanghai
Spend an unhurried day at Shanghai Museum East in Pudong, choosing bronze, ceramic or painting galleries and leaving time for breaks and discussion.
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1 dayNanjing
History and a chosen second theme, with time to read objects rather than rush six halls.
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1 daySuzhou
Collections and I. M. Pei’s architecture, followed by an easy introduction to the old city.
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2 daysHangzhou
Two different collections on two separate days, with room for Hangzhou beyond the galleries.
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1 dayChengdu · Guanghan · Chengdu
A focused archaeology day from Chengdu, centred on the extraordinary Sanxingdui collections.
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