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China: The Karsts of Yangshuo
Climbing Karsts in Yangshuo Yangshuo County, near Guilin City in Guangxi Province, is one of the most famous scenic spots in southern China. More than 65,000 karst limestone towers are scattered along...
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Mountain Climbing in China: Conquering the Five Great Mountains
Mount Tai. Photo credit: kanegen via Flickr. Opportunities for mountain climbing in China abound, but for many Chinese outdoors-enthusiasts, climbing the five sacred Taoist mountains is a lifelong...
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Christmas in China
Christmas parade at Hong Kong Disney. Photo courtesy of Quiltsalad via Flickr. Christmas in China is a rather unusual affair. The primarily Buddhist population doesn’t actually celebrate the holiday as...
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Winter in China
The Great Wall after a snow storm. Photo courtesy of numb3r via Flickr. While winter in China is the off season, with cold temperatures deterring many visitors, winter travel offers many benefits as...
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Skiing in China
Huaibei Ski Resort. Photo courtesy of Marc van der Chijs via Flickr. China’s mountains may not live up to the European Alps or the North American Rockies when it comes to snow sports, but that doesn’t...
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Jiuzhaigou National Park
Five Colored Lake. Photo courtesy of B_cool via Flickr. The province of Sichuan has some of the most dramatic scenery anywhere in China, and Jiuzhaigou National Park is one of the area’s most...
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Climbing Emei Shan, a Holy Buddhist Mountain
Temple at the top of Mount Emei in Sichuan, China. Photo courtesy of Cory M. Grenier via Flickr. Chengdu serves as the jumping off point for climbing Emei Shan (Mount Emei), one of China’s four sacred...
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Visiting the Louguantai National Forest Park
Find tranquility at the Louguantai Forest Park. Photo courtesy of Caitriana Nicholson via Flickr. Head out of the city center and get some fresh air by visiting the Louguantai National Forest Park...
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A Weekend in Flower Town
Primulas flowers at Flower Town Just 30 minutes outside of the Chengdu city center is San Sheng Xiang, or as the locals call it, ‘Flower Town’. This area began as a project to create jobs and to...
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Parks and Gardens in Xi’an
The Xi’an Botanical Garden hosts popular tulip exhibitions. Photo courtesy of Caitriana Nicholson via Flickr. Slow down your pace with a stroll around one of many parks and gardens in Xi’an, which...
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