A complete self-drive guide along the 435km Karakoram Highway (G314) from Kashgar to the Khunjerab Pass on the Pakistan border. Covers every stop with...
A comprehensive guide to Kashgar, the legendary Silk Road city in southern Xinjiang. Explore the maze-like Old City, the raw earth Gaotai Residential ...
An in-depth guide to Dunhuang in the off-season: Mogao Caves, Yulin Grottoes, Crescent Lake, Yangguan Pass, Yumen Pass, and...
Jiayuguan — the ...
After six years, seeing Xining again. Xining is a wonderful place, its name meaning ...
This is a travel account written a full year late. A travel debacle jointly staged by gray haze, ticket assassins, and food poisoning. Last winter, al...
As a child, my favorite thing was flipping through the family photo album, studying where my parents had been. One photo stood out — a group shot with...
Great joy and celebration! After 4 years of construction and a total investment of 4.4 billion RMB, the three major cultural buildings of Beijing's Ci...
In the movie ...
A 4km CityWalk route around the Forbidden City visiting Zhongshan Park's ginkgo avenue, Beihai Park's White Dagoba, and Jingshan Park's panoramic view...
After winter sets in, Beijing becomes much less interesting. Strong winds and smog appear frequently. If you catch a fine, sunny day, don't waste it —...
A comprehensive 8-day guide to Kyoto's autumn maple leaf season, covering famous temples like Tofuku-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, and Arashiyama. Experience the...
A personal story of volunteering at Beijing's ancient Fire God Temple after leaving a job. Learn about Daoist temple traditions, the volunteer process...
A business trip to Liuzhou reveals a city with much more to offer than its famous snail noodles. From riverside sunsets at...
A 5-day family itinerary through Japan's Kansai region covering Nara's sacred deer, Kasuga Taisha, Todai-ji Temple, Kobe's Arima Onsen hot springs, an...
Ranwu Lake, a stunning alpine lake along the famous Sichuan-Tibet Highway 318. With scenery rivaling Switzerland, this hidden...
A two-day hiking adventure to Daocheng Yading, the last pure land on the blue planet. Trek to Pearl Sea at 4,060m on day one, then push to Milk Sea an...
A 730km drive from Jiuzhaigou to Serta in search of the world's largest Buddhist academy and the sacred sky burial ceremony. Though pandemic closures ...
A spring journey to Jiuzhaigou, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Sichuan known as a fairy tale world. A 28-hour drive from Beijing through three stunni...
A day trip to Uji, the matcha capital of Japan near Kyoto. From the best matcha ice cream to the UNESCO World Heritage Byodoin...
A hidden handmade jewelry shop in Kyoto called CRAFY, where you can design your own unique accessories or even craft your own...
A walk through Bangkok's sacred heart — the Emerald Buddha in the Grand Palace, the 46m Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, the 8.5-ton Golden Buddha, and the Golden Mount's panorama of gilded spires. Plus the Marble Temple and practical temple-visiting tips.