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Zhejiang Coast Guide 2025: Wenzhou, Ningbo, Zhoushan Islands & Putuoshan
Beyond Hangzhou, Zhejiang's coast offers dramatic island archipelagos, the Buddhist pilgrimage island of Putuoshan, and Ningbo's ancient port city heritage.
Updated May 2026
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7 Days in Fujian: Xiamen, Gulangyu, Tulou & Wuyi Mountain
A 7-day Fujian itinerary — two days in Xiamen and Gulangyu Island, a day trip to the Fujian Tulou earthen roundhouses (Yongding or Nanjing county), the Quanzhou Maritime Silk Road Museum, and two days hiking and drinking tea in the Wuyi Mountain nature reserve.
Updated May 2026
Read →Hangzhou Day Trip from Shanghai 2026: West Lake, Longjing Tea & What to See in One Day
The Hangzhou day trip from Shanghai — HSR times and tickets, an efficient West Lake circuit (by boat or on foot), the Longjing tea village 20 minutes from the lake, the Leifeng Pagoda at sunset, and how to make the most of a single day in China's most beautiful city.
Updated May 2026
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Hangzhou Food Guide 2026: West Lake Vinegar Fish, Dongpo Pork & Longjing Tea Cuisine
Hangzhou's refined Zhejiang cuisine — West Lake Vinegar Fish (西湖醋鱼), Dongpo Pork (东坡肉) braised in Shaoxing wine, Beggar's Chicken cooked in clay, and the tea-infused dishes made with Longjing green tea. Where to eat each properly and what the tourist versions leave out.
Updated May 2026
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Jingdezhen Ceramics Guide 2026: China's Porcelain Capital
Jingdezhen (景德镇) in Jiangxi — the city that has been making China's finest porcelain for 1,000 years. The Imperial Kiln Museum, the ceramics market and artist studios, hands-on pottery workshops, how to buy genuine high-fired porcelain vs tourist junk, and combining Jingdezhen with the rapeseed flower season in nearby Wuyuan.
Updated May 2026
Read →Jiuhuashan Guide 2026: Anhui's Sacred Buddhist Mountain
Jiuhuashan (九华山) in Anhui — one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China, dedicated to the Bodhisattva Dizang (地藏). The multi-tiered temples on a dramatic mountain landscape, the cable car to the top, staying overnight to watch dawn over the Buddhist community, and how to combine it with Yellow Mountain (Huangshan) in the same trip.
Updated May 2026
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