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Fenghuang
A photogenic county town in western Hunan, set among the Wuling Mountains near the Guizhou border, with a walkable centre along the Tuojiang River full of ca…
Lincang
A multi-tiered pagoda rises above a green lakeside park at the heart of this sprawling southwest Yunnan city, where traditional architecture meets a modern s…
Sanqing
This Taoist sacred mountain in Jiangxi Province, Mount Sanqing takes its name from its three main summits — Yujing, Yushui, and Yuhua — representing the Taoi…
Nanxun
A well-preserved water town in Zhejiang province, Nanxun grew wealthy during the Ming and Qing dynasties as a centre of silk production and trade, with merch…
Quanzhou
Once the world's busiest port under its Arabic name Zaiton, Quanzhou was praised by both Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta as among the greatest trading cities on e…
Chizhou
Mount Jiuhua, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism, sits within Chizhou's boundaries in southern Anhui Province, making this large Yangtze-si…
Gulangyu
This UNESCO World Heritage island off the coast of Xiamen, Gulangyu is a pedestrian-only zone where cars, motorcycles, and bicycles are banned — making it qu…
Zhouzhuang
Zhouzhuang is a canal town in Jiangsu province whose architecture dates back more than 900 years, with around 60 original brick archways and 100 original cou…
Yongchun
Yongchun White Crane Kung Fu, a martial art founded in the 17th century, traces its origins to this county in western Quanzhou, Fujian province, which remain…
Tsaparang
Tsaparang, the ruined capital of the ancient Guge kingdom in western Tibet's Ngari Prefecture, rises on a pyramid-shaped rock at the end of a narrow spur abo…
Linhai
County-level city on the banks of the Lin River in eastern Zhejiang province, Linhai is one of China's designated National Historic and Cultural Cities.
Zherong
Zherong, known historically as Zhùyáng and also called Liucheng, is a mountain county in the northeast of Fujian province, bordering Zhejiang to the north an…
Zhujiajiao
A water town on the outskirts of Shanghai, Zhujiajiao was established around 1,700 years ago and served as a trading hub for the surrounding countryside.
Zhangzhou
A large coastal city in Fujian facing the Taiwan Strait, Zhangzhou pairs a working harbour dense with fishing boats and pleasure craft with historic churches…
Qujing
A large Chinese city on the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau, where a grand historic gate tower with traditional curved rooflines anchors a broad boulevard cutting thr…
Guiyang
Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province in southwest China, sits on the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau at high elevation, surrounded by mountains and forests, with…
Leshan
The Leshan Giant Buddha — carved into a clifftop at the confluence of the Dadu, Min, and Qingyi rivers during the Tang dynasty — draws visitors to this large…
Guigang
This large city in eastern Guangxi known historically as "Distinguished Harbour," Guigang sits where the Yujiang and Qianjiang rivers meet to form the Xunjia…
Hongcun
A UNESCO World Heritage village in southern Anhui Province, Hongcun preserves the architecture and canal-laced layout of a rural feudal Chinese settlement wi…
Zhaotong
Zhaotong is a large city in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, where the Jinsha River forms the boundary with Sichuan and several other rivers cut thro…
Longyan
Longyan is a large city in south-western Fujian Province designated as a national Hakka cultural heritage conservation zone, where Hakka and southern Fujian…
Baoshan
A large city in western Yunnan with a walkable centre and a dense café and restaurant scene, Baoshan sits on the southern edge of the Hengduan Mountains, whe…
Hanzhong
Hanzhong, a large city in southwest Shaanxi, gave its name to the Han dynasty — China's first imperial golden age and the origin of the name for the country'…
Wenling
This coastal city in southeastern Zhejiang facing the East China Sea, Wenling sits where mountains meet a shoreline of some 170 islands and extensive tidal f…
Lüshun
Lüshun, on the southern tip of Liaoning Province's Liaodong Peninsula, carries one of northeast Asia's most contested military histories: the port changed ha…
Tongren
Fanjingshan (Mount Fanjing), the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2018, lies within this prefecture-level city in…
Jingdezhen
Porcelain has defined Jingdezhen for at least a thousand years, earning this Jiangxi city its reputation as China's ceramics capital.
Mianyang
The Fu River (Fujiang) runs through the heart of this large city in northern Sichuan, China's second-largest prefecture-level city in the province and the co…
Shantou
A large coastal city on the eastern shore of Guangdong, Shantou was one of the treaty ports opened to Western trade in the 19th century and later became one…
Pingxiang
A southern Guangxi border city where a colonnaded colonial-era building amid palm trees and forested hills signals an intriguing mix of architectural heritag…
Wuzhou
This large city in eastern Guangxi with more than 2,000 years of history, Wuzhou sits at the confluence of the Xijiang and Guijiang rivers and serves as the…
Diaoyucheng
Diaoyu Fortress, a walled stronghold on Diaoyu Mountain in Hechuan District, Chongqing, is known as the site where Song dynasty forces killed the Mongol Grea…
Zhuhai
One of China's original special economic zones, established in 1980, Zhuhai sits where the Pearl River meets the South China Sea on Guangdong's southern coas…
Yuhuan
Seafood, beaches, and working fishing ports define this island city on the southeast coast of Zhejiang Province, where the surrounding sea accounts for the g…
Shaoguan
This large city in northern Guangdong Province where the Zhenjiang and Wujiang rivers meet, Shaoguan has a walkable centre with a real café and restaurant sc…
Wuyishan
Wuyishan, in the northwest of Fujian province, is home to a UNESCO dual World Cultural and Natural Heritage site — one of the few places in China to hold bot…
Yuxi
This city in central Yunnan known as the heartland of China's tobacco industry — earning the regional title "homeland of Yunnan tobacco" — Yuxi also carries…
Liuzhou
Karst peaks rise around Liuzhou, a large industrial city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with minority villages — Zhuang, Miao, Yao, and D…
Panzhihua
Sitting at the confluence of the Jinsha and Yalong Rivers in far southern Sichuan, Panzhihua is the only city in China named after a flower, and its tropical…
Jiaozuo
Jiaozuo, a large city in northwestern Henan on the northern bank of the Yellow River, is the birthplace of tai chi and the hometown of the Three Kingdoms str…
Nanyang
Nanyang, in southwest Henan Province, is a large Chinese city historically associated with four celebrated figures: Zhang Heng ("sage of science"), Zhang Zho…
Nanchong
The Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze, runs through the heart of this large city in northeastern Sichuan, shaping its geography as it flows south thr…
Shuangqiao
The central district of Chengde, Hebei, Shuangqiao sits alongside water with mountain scenery in the surrounding area and a small core of cafés and restaurants.
Jingzhou
Jingzhou, on the banks of the Yangtze River in southern Hubei, holds one of China's longest-continuously-occupied ancient city sites — a walled historic cent…
Pu'er City
Pu'er, a large city in southern Yunnan Province, China, is the source of Pu'er tea — a dark, aged tea that has shaped the region's economy and identity for c…
Qinyang
This county-level city in northern Henan where a well-preserved traditional courtyard complex with grey-tile roofs and red-lacquered halls sits amid everyday…
Huizhou
Large city in eastern Guangdong designated as a national historic and cultural city in 2015, Huizhou has been known since ancient times as a prominent seat o…
Guiping
Sitting at the confluence of the Qian and Yu rivers — the two primary tributaries of the Xi River — Guiping is a large city in eastern Guangxi where water de…
Dingxi
Dingxi, a large city in central Gansu province, sits at the junction of the West Qinling mountains and the Loess Plateau, where the Tao River runs through it…
Zhuji
Known across China as the "hometown of pearls," Zhuji is a city in Zhejiang province that has long been a major freshwater pearl producer.
Zaozhuang
The 1938 Battle of Taierzhuang, one of the major engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War, took place in this large city in southern Shandong Province, an…
Yichun
A forest city on the Songhua River in northern Heilongjiang, Yichun sits along a stretch of the Amur River that forms the border with Russia.
Guilin
Guilin's karst landscape — rivers threading between limestone peaks — has made this large city in Guangxi one of China's most visited destinations for centur…
Liaoyuan
A broad riverside promenade lined with stone balustrades leads the eye toward a wooded hill crowned by a multi-tiered pagoda, with a cable-stayed bridge and…
Sanming
Sitting along the Shaxi River between the Wuyi and Daiyun mountain ranges in western Fujian Province, Sanming is a large Chinese city that serves as an impor…
Hengyang
Straddling the Xiang River at the foot of Mount Heng in central Hunan, Hengyang is a large city in southern China known historically as "Wild Goose City" — a…
Ya'an
Mengding Mountain, within Ya'an's territory, is recorded as the earliest site in the world where tea was cultivated, making this large Sichuan city a signifi…
Yulin
Large city in northern Shaanxi where the Maowusu Desert meets the Loess Plateau, Yulin sits along several tributaries of the Yellow River and served as one o…
Xikou
Xikou, a town in Zhejiang province west of Ningbo, is the birthplace and ancestral home of Chiang Kai-shek, former President of the Republic of China, and of…
Datong
One of China's nine ancient capitals, Datong served as the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty and later as a secondary capital under the Liao and Jin dynast…
Simataicun
A section of the Great Wall of China northeast of Beijing, Simatai runs between two watchtower clusters divided by Yuanyang Lake, with mountains visible acro…
Jieyang
Jieyang is a large city in eastern Guangdong where the Rongjiang River winds through the urban centre before reaching the South China Sea, historically signi…
Chenzhou
This large city in southern Hunan Province where several rivers meet mountain terrain at the junction of Hunan, Guangdong, and Jiangxi provinces, Chenzhou si…
Thames Town
Thames Town is a Shanghai satellite development built to resemble a British market town, with cobbled streets, Victorian terraces, corner shops, and red tele…
Yichang
Yichang is a large city in western Hubei Province where the Yangtze River cuts through the Three Gorges, marking the boundary between the river's upper and m…
Ji'an
Ji'an sits on the Yalu River across from North Korea, making it one of China's three major border crossings into the country.
Guangyuan
Sitting on the upper Jialing River at the northern edge of the Sichuan Basin, Guangyuan is a large city in northern Sichuan that serves as the main gateway b…
Hegang
One of China's principal coal-producing cities, Hegang sits in Heilongjiang Province where the Lesser Khingan Range meets the Sanjiang Plain, with the Songhu…
Yangzhou
Designated a UNESCO "Creative City of Gastronomy" for its Huaiyang cuisine tradition, Yangzhou is a large historic city on the north bank of the Yangtze in c…
Nanning
This large subtropical city in southern China known as the "Green City" for its lush foliage, Nanning is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region…
Chamdo
Sitting at the confluence of the Jinsha, Lancang, and Nu rivers in eastern Tibet, Chamdo is a large city traditionally known as the "Pearl of Eastern Tibet"…
Baishan
Prefecture-level city in southeastern Jilin Province, Baishan sits in the heart of the Changbai Mountain region, with the Yalu River forming its southern bor…
Jiamusi
Sitting on the Songhua River in the far northeast of Heilongjiang Province, Jiamusi is a large Chinese city that faces Russia across the Ussuri River and the…
Shiyan
Wudang Mountain, one of the four great sacred peaks of Taoism and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rises within Shiyan's boundaries in northwestern Hubei — maki…
Chang'an, Tang Empire
The imperial capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties, Chang'an was at its height one of the largest cities in the world — a cosmopolitan metropolis that drew d…
Chek Lap Kok
Chek Lap Kok is a largely artificial island in Hong Kong's western waters, created through major land reclamation between 1992 and 1996 and now home to Hong…
Longzhou
This riverside county in southwestern Guangxi, China, Longzhou sits at the junction of the Xun and Gui rivers in a circular valley, with mountains visible fr…
Luohe
Luohe, a large city in central Henan province, is China's leading food-processing hub, home to major brands including Shuanghui (meat products), Weilong (sna…
Liupanshui
This sprawling Chinese city in western Guizhou where dense urban blocks are dramatically ringed by steep, forested karst peaks, earning it a reputation as a…
Shanwei
A coastal resort city in eastern Guangdong, Shanwei faces the South China Sea along a long shoreline dotted with hundreds of islands, with the Lianhua mounta…
Tai'an
Mount Tai, revered as the greatest of China's Five Sacred Mountains and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rises within the boundaries of this large Shandong city…
Xinyang
Xinyang, in southeastern Henan Province, is the birthplace of Xinyang Maojian, one of China's ten most celebrated teas, and sits at the upper reaches of the…
Chengde
Chengde, a city in Hebei Province northeast of Beijing, is best known for the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial palace and garden complex that served as the Q…
Huangshan
Home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites — the granite peaks of Mount Huangshan and the ancient villages of Xidi and Hongcun — this city in southern Anhui Pro…
Suining
This large city in eastern Sichuan, Suining sits along the Fu River as it flows south through the Sichuan Basin, joined by several tributaries along the way.
Shaoxing
Shaoxing, a large city in northeastern Zhejiang, is one of China's classic Jiangnan water towns, its centre threaded with traditional bridges, canals, and wo…
Jinhua
Jinhua ham, China's most celebrated dry-cured ham, originates in this large city in central Zhejiang Province, where the Jinhua River runs through a basin ri…
Tianshui
Tianshui, Gansu's second-largest city, sits along the upper Wei River at the boundary of the Loess Plateau and the Qinling Mountains, and is home to the Maij…
Jiangyin
This large port city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province, Jiangyin sits at one of the more significant crossings of the lower Yangt…
Jiujiang
Sitting on the southern bank of the Yangtze River with Poyang Lake — China's largest freshwater lake — within its borders, Jiujiang is a large port city in n…
Siping
A large Chinese city on the Songliao Plain in Jilin Province, where a landscaped riverside walkway with wooden boardwalks, sculpted public art, and tree-line…
Shuangyashan
This large coal-mining city in eastern Heilongjiang Province, Shuangyashan sits along the Ussuri River, which forms the border with Russia's Khabarovsk and P…
Ruili
Ruili, in western Yunnan Province, is China's busiest border crossing with Myanmar, a status that has made it a hub for jade and rosewood furniture trading.
Zhaoqing
Large city on the West River in Guangdong Province, Zhaoqing draws weekend visitors from Guangzhou and Shenzhen for its fresh air, scenic mountain surroundin…
Linjiang
A county-level city in Jilin Province sitting directly on the Yalu River, Linjiang borders North Korea and has a border crossing and bridge connecting the tw…
Qinhuangdao
A coastal city in northern Hebei on the Bohai Sea, Qinhuangdao is home to the scenic areas of Shanhaiguan and Beidaihe, sits near UNESCO World Heritage sites…
Ye
Ye (Yecheng) is an ancient city site in Hebei's Linzhang County whose ruins span the banks of the Zhanghe River, straddling the border with Henan province.
Lintong
Lintong District, on the eastern edge of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, is where the Terracotta Army and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor were discovered i…
Changzhou
Changzhou, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, is the birthplace of Zhou Youguang, who created the pinyin romanization system.
Xidi
Xidi and the nearby village of Hongcun together form the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as "Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui," recognised in 2000 for the…
Xuchang
Xuchang, a large city in central Henan Province, is known for attractions including Baling Bridge and Chunqiu Tower, and has earned recognition as one of Chi…
Lishui
A city in southwestern Zhejiang province whose name translates as "Beautiful Waters," Lishui sits among the rivers and mountain ranges of the Ou River's uppe…
Shaowu
County-level city in the Wuyi Mountains of northwestern Fujian province, Shaowu sits along the river with mountain views on the horizon and borders Jiangxi p…
Baise City
Baise, in the western reaches of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is best known as the site of the 1929 Baise Uprising led by Deng Xiaoping, which gives the…
Huaibei
This large city in northern Anhui Province known historically as Xiangcheng, Huaibei rose to prominence through coal mining and is also recognized for produc…
Linyi
Large city in southeastern Shandong whose name literally means "close to the Yi River," Linyi has expanded along that river in recent years, adding recreatio…
Jiaxing
Sitting on the Grand Canal in northern Zhejiang, Jiaxing is a historic water city with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, reachable in under an…
Suifenhe
This border city in southeastern Heilongjiang province where the old Chinese Eastern Railway crosses into Russia, Suifenhe serves as China's main gateway to…
Heyuan
Heyuan, a city in northeastern Guangdong, China, has been officially designated China's "Hometown of the Dinosaur" following the unearthing of thousands of d…
Jixi
This coal-mining city in southeastern Heilongjiang Province, Jixi sits on the Muling River close to the Russian border, with the Ussuri River marking the bou…
Zipingpu
A dramatic river gorge in Sichuan's upland country, where a large dam and reservoir meet steep, terraced hillsides, crossed by a vivid red arch bridge above…
Zunyi
Zunyi, a large city in northern Guizhou province, is best known as the site of the 1935 Zunyi Conference, where Mao Zedong first rose to leadership of the Ch…
Changde
The Changde Poetry Wall — a flood wall along the Yuan River lined with ancient Chinese poems and listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest…
Jilin City
The Songhua River — known historically as the Sungari, meaning "white river" — winds through much of Jilin City, earning this large city in northeast China t…
Yarkhoto
Built on a leaf-shaped plateau between two deep river valleys, Yarkhoto — also known as the Jiaohe ruins — is the remains of a city founded before the 2nd ce…
Nantong
Sitting where the Yangtze River meets the East China Sea, Nantong is a large port city in southeastern Jiangsu with a long history as a textile centre and a…
Baiyin
Named "White-Silver" after a Ming-dynasty government mining office established here, Baiyin is a mid-sized city in northeastern Gansu province whose identity…
Anqing
Huangmei opera, a style of Chinese opera that rose to national prominence from the 1950s onward, originated in this large Yangtze River port city in southwes…
Bijie
This large city in northwestern Guizhou Province where the Wu River has its source, with the Wumeng Mountains running through its territory and a landscape s…
Xincheng
This urban district in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province in northwest China, covers part of the city's historic walled centre and holds a concentration of c…
Weifang
Known as the "Kite Capital of the World," Weifang is a large city in central Shandong Province with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants.
Suqian
Birthplace of Xiang Yu, the Chu-Han warlord known as the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, Suqian is a large city in northern Jiangsu Province with more than 2,70…
Lianjiang
Coastal county on the eastern shore of Fujian Province, Lianjiang sits along the Taiwan Strait with a modest central core of cafés and restaurants.
Xiangyang
One of the oldest intact city walls in China stands in Xiangyang, a large city in northern Hubei Province where the Han River divides the historic southern d…
Yinchuan
Once the imperial capital of the Western Xia (Tangut) dynasty from 1038 to 1227, Yinchuan is now the large capital city of China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Reg…
Fuyang
A large city in northwestern Anhui Province where the Ying River runs through the urban centre before joining the Huai River to the south, Fuyang holds sever…
Qitaihe
A coal-mining city in eastern Heilongjiang Province, Qitaihe sits where the Woken River crosses the terrain between the Wandashan ranges to the north and the…
Pingliang
Pingliang, a large city in eastern Gansu province, is best known for the Kongtong Mountains on its doorstep — a range sacred to Taoism and traditionally iden…
Jiyuan
Mid-size Chinese city in northwestern Henan where a canal-lined boulevard cuts through a skyline of high-rise towers, offering a base for exploring the surro…
Xingning
Xingning, a county-level city in northeastern Guangdong Province, has been a settlement since 331 AD and carries a long-standing reputation as a homeland of…
Baoji
Baoji, in western Shaanxi Province, sits where the Wei River crosses the Guanzhong Plain, with the Qinling Mountains rising to the south.
Anshun
Anshun is a large city in southwestern Guizhou Province, best known as the base for visiting Huangguoshu Waterfall, China's tallest, along with the Long Gong…
Beihai
This large port city on the Gulf of Tonkin in southern Guangxi, Beihai has served as a gateway for international trade since ancient times — including as a d…
Chaoyang
Known as China's "fossil city," Chaoyang in western Liaoning Province has yielded some of the most significant Early Cretaceous paleontological finds on reco…
Danzhou
This coastal city on the northwest shore of Hainan Island, Danzhou faces the Beibu Gulf and sits within reach of the island's interior hills.
Zigong
Salt has shaped Zigong for roughly two thousand years, earning this large Sichuan city the nickname "Salt Capital of a Thousand Years" — a history explored i…
Yinxu
Yinxu, on the outskirts of Anyang in northern Henan, is the archaeological site of Yin, the final capital of China's Shang dynasty, occupied from around the…
Yunfu
Known across China as the "stone capital," Yunfu is a large city in western Guangdong province with a long history of marble production and stoneworking indu…
Ganzhou
Known in Chinese as the "cradle of the Hakka people," Ganzhou is a large city in southern Jiangxi Province where the Zhang and Gong rivers meet, with mountai…
Puyang
This large city on the northern bank of the Yellow River in northeastern Henan, Puyang sits at the junction of Henan, Shandong, and Hebei provinces and serve…
Hunchun
At the junction of China, Russia, and North Korea, Hunchun is a county-level city in Jilin Province's Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture with a walkable ce…
Bazhong
Large river city in north-eastern Sichuan, Bazhong lines its broad waterfront with mid-rise and high-rise blocks, small ferries crossing the calm green river…
Tangshan
Hailed as China's "cradle of industrialization," Tangshan is a large coastal city in Hebei Province where coal mining, begun in the 1870s, gave rise to the c…
Xianyang
Xianyang, in Shaanxi Province, served as the political capital of the Qin state and the Qin dynasty from 350 BCE, when Duke Xiao relocated the court here and…
Hebi
A large city in Henan Province sitting directly on the water, with independent-traveller appeal and convenient access to several UNESCO World Heritage sites…
Anhai
Waterfront town in southeastern China with a striking density of churches for its size, Anhai sits within a region ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites and…
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