China

Regional field key

1. 01 TibetTibet resists spiritual shorthand. Lhasa, Barkhor circuits, Potala walls, Jokhang pilgrims, Yarlung Tsangpo valleys, Shigatse roads and high passes ask for patience, permits, acclimatization… →
2. 02 XinjiangXinjiang is too large for one travel mood. Tian Shan pastures, Tarim oases, Turpan vineyards, Kashgar streets, Hotan craft, Urumqi rail links, desert highways and border approaches make move… →
3. 03 QinghaiQinghai is the plateau before the plateau becomes a headline. Xining, Qinghai Lake, Amdo towns, Kumbum Monastery, salt basins, Golmud and Sanjiangyuan turn altitude into water, rail logistic… →
4. 04 SichuanSichuan is a province of hinges: Chengdu’s basin life, teahouses and kitchens on one side; Aba, Ganzi, Kangding, Min and Dadu valleys, panda reserves and high roads on the other. Travel here… →
5. 05 GansuGansu reads as a long corridor with people at work. Lanzhou handles Yellow River traffic; Zhangye fields, Jiayuguan gates, Dunhuang markets and Mogao cave tickets show how a dry passage stil… →
6. 06 YunnanYunnan is southwest China in layers: Kunming streets, Dali courtyards, Lijiang lanes, Shaxi markets, Pu’er tea hills, rice terraces, Mekong, Salween and Jinsha gorges, and border roads towar… →
7. 07 Inner MongoliaInner Mongolia stretches across north China with grassland, coal towns, dairy markets, border memory, desert edges and long east-west transfers. The region makes sense through herder calenda… →
8. 08 Hong KongHong Kong is MTR transfers, tram bells, wet-market mornings, harbour ferries, temple courtyards, hiking steps, island piers and New Territories villages. Its scale is small, yet every slope,… →
9. 09 GuangdongGuangdong is the south in motion: Pearl River channels, Cantonese markets, factory towns, ferry piers, Shenzhen speed and Guangzhou memory. The province makes sense through meals, workshops,… →
10. 10 Beijing →
11. 11 Shanghai →
12. 12 ShaanxiShaanxi begins with Xi’an but spreads through the Wei River plain, Muslim Quarter lanes, tomb roads, Huashan routes, loess villages and train stations. Early state power still lives inside m… →