Shangri-La (formerly Zhongdian County) is the capital of the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan’s far northwest, bordering Tibet and Sichuan. It sits 315 km north of Dali and 659 […]
Dali Ancient City dates to 1382, during the Ming Dynasty, and has been listed among China’s top historical cities since 1982. Sitting between Erhai Lake and Cangshan Mountain, it was […]
History The town was built between the end of the Southern Song (1127–1279) and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368), at the place where the Jade River splits into […]
Not every great story in Beijing has a happy ending — and the Yuanmingyuan Gardens are proof of that. Once considered one of the most breathtaking imperial gardens ever built, […]
Few structures on Earth capture the imagination quite like the Great Wall of China. Snaking across mountains, deserts, and grasslands, it wasn’t built as a single wall at a single […]
If the Forbidden City was where China’s emperors *worked*, the Summer Palace was where they went to unwind. Tucked into the northwest suburbs of Beijing, this sprawling 290-hectare garden estate […]
