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sichuanDujiangyan Guide: The 2,000-Year-Old Waterworks Near Chengdu
How to visit Dujiangyan, the ancient irrigation works that made the Chengdu plain fertile: what to look at, how it works, and where to eat afterwards.
Updated Aug 2026
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gansuGannan Guide: Labrang Monastery, Langmusi and Tibetan Gansu
Gannan in southern Gansu offers Amdo Tibetan life without the crowds: Labrang Monastery, open grassland, the village of Langmusi, and the loop from Lanzhou.
Updated Aug 2026
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zhejiangXixi Wetland Guide: Hangzhou's Quiet Water Maze Beyond West Lake
A practical guide to Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou: rowed boats through reed channels, persimmon orchards, literati villas and how to see it in half a day.
Updated Aug 2026
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anhuiHongcun and the Huizhou Villages: A Guide to Anhui's Water Village
A guide to Hongcun and Xidi in southern Anhui: the ox-shaped water village, its Ming and Qing merchant houses, the seasons and dodging the coach crowds.
Updated Aug 2026
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guizhouLibo Guizhou Guide: Small Seven Arches Waterfalls and Karst
A working guide to Libo in southern Guizhou: walking the Small Seven Arches gorge, Large Seven Arches, karst villages, seasons, food and what to skip.
Updated Aug 2026
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xinjiangNorthern Xinjiang Road Trip: The Kanas and Ili Loop Explained
How to plan the northern Xinjiang road loop through Kanas, Hemu, Sayram Lake and the Ili grasslands, with route order, seasons, food and honest advice.
Updated Aug 2026
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