China | 101 Experiences

#001 · Mountains & trailsWalk the Great Wall from JinshanlingLuanping County, Hebei

#002 · Culture & heritageFollow the imperial axis through the Forbidden CityBeijing

#003 · Culture & heritageMeet the Terracotta Army in archaeological contextLintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi

#004 · Water & coastTravel the Li River through karst countryGuilin and Yangshuo, Guangxi

#005 · Nature & wildlifeWalk among Wulingyuan’s sandstone pillarsZhangjiajie, Hunan

#006 · Nature & wildlifeTrace the coloured lakes of JiuzhaigouAba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan

#007 · Culture & heritageRead the Potala Palace with Tibetan contextLhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region

#008 · Culture & heritageEnter the painted worlds of the Mogao CavesDunhuang, Gansu

#009 · Cities & architectureRead Shanghai across the BundShanghai

#010 · Mountains & trailsTraverse Huangshan above the cloudsAnhui

#011 · Water & coastCircle West Lake through designed landscapeHangzhou, Zhejiang

#012 · Nature & wildlifeObserve panda conservation at first feedingChengdu, Sichuan

#013 · Culture & heritageSee the Leshan Buddha from river and cliffLeshan, Sichuan

#014 · Mountains & trailsHike between villages in the Longji terracesLongsheng County, Guangxi

#015 · Mountains & trailsHike the high trail above Tiger Leaping GorgeNorthwestern Yunnan

#016 · Culture & heritageWatch dawn move across the Hani terracesYuanyang County, Yunnan

#017 · Mountains & trailsClimb the pilgrimage paths of Mount EmeiSichuan

#018 · Mountains & trailsClimb Mount Tai before dawnTai’an, Shandong

#019 · Mountains & trailsCross the granite ridges of Mount HuaHuayin, Shaanxi

#020 · Mountains & trailsFollow Daoist architecture through WudangHubei

#021 · Mountains & trailsWalk and float through the Wuyi MountainsFujian

#022 · Nature & wildlifeRead the coloured strata of Zhangye DanxiaGansu

#023 · Nature & wildlifeWalk the high valleys of YadingDaocheng County, Sichuan

#024 · Mountains & trailsAscend from Lijiang to Yulong Snow MountainLijiang, Yunnan

#025 · Nature & wildlifeApproach the crater lake of ChangbaishanJilin

#026 · Nature & wildlifeFollow the forests and water of KanasAltay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

#027 · Roads & rail journeysTravel slowly across the Hulunbuir grasslandsInner Mongolia

#028 · Water & coastSail the Yangtze through the Three GorgesChongqing to Yichang

#029 · Water & coastCycle a quiet section of Qinghai LakeQinghai

#030 · Water & coastStand above the force of Hukou FallsShanxi–Shaanxi border

#031 · Nature & wildlifeWatch cranes on the winter margins of PoyangJiangxi

#032 · Cities & architectureClimb to Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak on footHong Kong

#033 · Water & coastCross Victoria Harbour on the Star FerryHong Kong

#034 · Cities & architectureWalk Macau’s layered historic centreMacau

#035 · Cities & architectureExplore Beijing’s hutongs with a resident guideBeijing

#036 · Culture & heritageRead ritual space at the Temple of HeavenBeijing

#037 · Culture & heritageCross the gardens and water of the Summer PalaceBeijing

#038 · Culture & heritageMove through Chinese history at the National MuseumBeijing

#039 · Cities & architectureRead industrial reuse at Beijing’s 798 Art DistrictBeijing

#040 · Cities & architectureWalk Shanghai’s plane-tree streetsShanghai

#041 · Culture & heritageCompare three classical gardens in SuzhouSuzhou, Jiangsu

#042 · Culture & heritageWalk the great brick wall of NanjingNanjing, Jiangsu

#043 · Culture & heritageBear witness at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial HallNanjing, Jiangsu

#044 · Culture & heritageStay overnight inside Pingyao’s wallsShanxi

#045 · Culture & heritageCycle between Kaiping’s diaolou villagesGuangdong

#046 · Culture & heritageEnter the communal architecture of Fujian tulouFujian

#047 · Culture & heritageFollow Lijiang’s waterways before dawnLijiang, Yunnan

#048 · Culture & heritageLearn Bai craft between Dali and ErhaiDali, Yunnan

#049 · Culture & heritageWalk a surviving reach of the Tea Horse RoadShaxi, Yunnan

#050 · Culture & heritageWalk Kashgar with Uyghur cultural contextKashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

#051 · Culture & heritageGo underground into Turpan’s karez systemTurpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

#052 · Cities & architectureRead Qingdao’s hills, roofs and seafrontQingdao, Shandong

#053 · Cities & architectureNavigate Chongqing as a vertical cityChongqing

#054 · Cities & architectureWalk Guangzhou’s arcades to the Pearl RiverGuangzhou, Guangdong

#055 · Cities & architectureCross Shenzhen through planned urbanismShenzhen, Guangdong

#056 · Culture & heritageRead Wuhan from Yellow Crane TowerWuhan, Hubei

#057 · Cities & architectureWalk Tianjin’s Five Great AvenuesTianjin

#058 · Culture & heritageStudy the sculpted sequence at YungangDatong, Shanxi

#059 · Culture & heritageWalk the river cliffs at LongmenLuoyang, Henan

#060 · Culture & heritageRead Buddhist stories in the Dazu carvingsChongqing Municipality

#061 · Culture & heritageTrace early writing and kingship at Yin XuAnyang, Henan

#062 · Culture & heritageEncounter the radical forms of SanxingduiGuanghan, Sichuan

#063 · Culture & heritageSeparate Shaolin history from spectacleDengfeng, Henan

#064 · Culture & heritageWalk the Confucian landscape of QufuQufu, Shandong

#065 · Culture & heritageFollow porcelain from clay to kiln in JingdezhenJingdezhen, Jiangxi

#066 · Culture & heritageTrace the world port of Song–Yuan QuanzhouQuanzhou, Fujian

#067 · Culture & heritageCross Chaozhou through craft and waterChaozhou, Guangdong

#068 · Cities & architectureWalk the car-free lanes of KulangsuXiamen, Fujian

#069 · Festivals & traditionsEnter Harbin’s ice city after darkHarbin, Heilongjiang

#070 · Festivals & traditionsSee Luoyang during peony seasonLuoyang, Henan

#071 · Festivals & traditionsFollow Dragon Boat traditions in MiluoMiluo, Hunan

#072 · Festivals & traditionsExperience the Yi Torch Festival in ChuxiongChuxiong, Yunnan

#073 · Festivals & traditionsAttend Naadam on the Inner Mongolian grasslandsInner Mongolia

#074 · Festivals & traditionsJoin a Beijing Spring Festival temple fairBeijing

#075 · Festivals & traditionsSpend an evening with Sichuan operaChengdu, Sichuan

#076 · Festivals & traditionsHear Kunqu in its Jiangnan settingSuzhou, Jiangsu

#077 · Food & drinkTaste Xi’an through the Muslim QuarterXi’an, Shaanxi

#078 · Food & drinkBuild a Chengdu hotpot meal from the marketChengdu, Sichuan

#079 · Food & drinkFollow Beijing roast duck from oven to tableBeijing

#080 · Food & drinkLearn the rhythm of Shanghai xiaolongbaoShanghai

#081 · Food & drinkTake morning tea in GuangzhouGuangzhou, Guangdong

#082 · Food & drinkCook Yunnan mushrooms with expert guidanceKunming, Yunnan

#083 · Food & drinkTaste Longjing tea at its sourceHangzhou, Zhejiang

#084 · Food & drinkFollow rice wine through ShaoxingShaoxing, Zhejiang

#085 · Adventure & activeLearn to surf at Riyue BayWanning, Hainan

#086 · Adventure & activeClimb limestone with a Yangshuo guideYangshuo, Guangxi

#087 · Roads & rail journeysFollow the Nujiang canyon road northNujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan

#088 · Adventure & activeWalk the volcanic landscape of TengchongTengchong, Yunnan

#089 · Adventure & activeTraverse the cliffs of Enshi Grand CanyonHubei

#090 · Nature & wildlifeEnter the high forests of ShennongjiaHubei

#091 · Adventure & activeCross Zhangjiajie’s glass bridge with a canyon routeZhangjiajie, Hunan

#092 · Roads & rail journeysRide the Qinghai–Tibet Railway onto the plateauXining to Lhasa

#093 · Roads & rail journeysCross eastern China by high-speed railBeijing to Shanghai

#094 · Roads & rail journeysFollow the Karakoram Highway to TashkurganXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

#095 · Roads & rail journeysCircle Hainan by coastal high-speed railHainan

#096 · Roads & rail journeysTrace the Grand Canal through JiangnanHangzhou to Suzhou, Zhejiang and Jiangsu

#097 · Roads & rail journeysRide the rails through Guizhou karstGuizhou

#098 · Wellness & reflectionSlow down on Mount QingchengSichuan

#099 · Wellness & reflectionRest in Sanya’s tropical hot springsSanya, Hainan

#100 · Wellness & reflectionBegin quietly at Lingyin TempleHangzhou, Zhejiang

#101 · Nature & wildlifeEnter Xishuangbanna’s tropical forest with a naturalistYunnan

#102 · Nature & wildlifeWatch migration across Yancheng’s tidal wetlandsJiangsu

#103 · Nature & wildlifeWatch red-crowned cranes at ZhalongHeilongjiang