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Come between October and December, and check which station your train uses
Guangzhou 广州 · Panda · 1 month ago
Breakfast is mianxian hu, and you point at what goes in it
Quanzhou 泉州 · Panda · 1 month ago
Stay in the old west of the city, not among the towers
Guangzhou 广州 · Panda · 1 month ago
Book the Forbidden City the evening the slots open, seven days out
Beijing 北京 · Panda · 1 month ago
Quanzhou is a walking town, and most of its sights are free
Quanzhou 泉州 · Panda · 1 month ago
Use Xining to get used to the altitude before anything higher
Xining 西宁 · Panda · 1 month ago
Rent a bike, not a car — the good roads here are the small ones
Yangshuo 阳朔 · Panda · 1 month ago
Check when the Ice and Snow World actually opens before you book flights
Harbin 哈尔滨 · Panda · 1 month ago
Sleep in the Yulong valley, and keep West Street to one drink
Yangshuo 阳朔 · Panda · 1 month ago
Beef noodles before ten, and pick your thickness at the counter
Lanzhou 兰州 · Panda · 1 month ago
Nanjing runs on duck, and the cheap versions are the good ones
Nanjing 南京 · Panda · 1 month ago
The Drum Tower night market is the reason to stay the night
Kaifeng 开封 · Panda · 1 month ago
One district per half day is a plan, not a failure of ambition
Beijing 北京 · Panda · 1 month ago
Purple Mountain is a full day on foot — start at the top and walk down
Nanjing 南京 · Panda · 1 month ago
Lanzhou is a good one-night stop, and the stations are far apart
Lanzhou 兰州 · Panda · 1 month ago
Book Jade Dragon days ahead, and give yourself a day at altitude first
Lijiang 丽江 · Panda · 1 month ago
Buy the draft beer in a plastic bag, like everyone else
Qingdao 青岛 · Panda · 1 month ago
Order the split pot and learn to say wei la
Chengdu 成都 · Panda · 1 month ago
Changsha eats late, spicy and standing in a queue
Changsha 长沙 · Panda · 1 month ago
Walk the old town uphill from the pier and finish on Signal Hill
Qingdao 青岛 · Panda · 1 month ago