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Journeys in China

15 pieces in China, newest first. Every one ends with the trips that go there.

China travel guide

Culture

Shanghai, the Bund and the water towns on its doorstep

4 min read

History

Xi'an beyond the warriors: the city wall and the Muslim Quarter

4 min read

Walking

Leshan and Emei Shan, the giant Buddha and the holy mountain

4 min read

Journeys

Zhangjiajie, the stone pillars that look made up

4 min read

Journeys

China to Vietnam overland, by Yunnan's rice terraces

4 min read

Journeys

Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang and the road towards Shangri-La

4 min read

History

Dunhuang and the Mogao caves, at the western end of the wall

4 min read

Culture

Beijing's hutongs, the city inside the ring roads

4 min read

Solo travel

China on your own account, in company most of the way

4 min read

First time

Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, a first week in China

3 min read

Walking

Walking the wall, one dynasty at a time

4 min read

Cruise

Down the Yangtze, through gorges the dam rewrote

3 min read

Wildlife

Chengdu, and the bears bred back from the brink

4 min read

Slow travel

The Li River, by bike, between the karst hills

4 min read

History

The army a farmer found digging a well

4 min read