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shandongShandong Travel Guide 2025: Taishan Sacred Mountain, Qingdao Beer & Confucius's Birthplace
Shandong Province clusters three world-class experiences within easy reach — China's most sacred mountain, the birthplace of Confucius, and the German colonial beer city of Qingdao on the Yellow Sea.
Updated May 2026
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shanghaiYuyuan Garden Shanghai: Classical Gardens, Dumplings & the Old City Bazaar
How to visit Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai's Old City — the garden itself, the surrounding bazaar, where to eat the best xiaolongbao, and how to avoid the worst of the crowds.
Updated May 2026
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shanxiShanxi Travel Guide 2025: Pingyao Ancient City, Wutai Mountain & China's Oldest Wooden Temples
Shanxi Province preserves more pre-Ming Dynasty architecture than any other Chinese province — Pingyao's perfectly intact Ming city walls, Wutai Mountain's Tang-era temples, and the extraordinary Hanging Temple.
Updated May 2026
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shenyangShenyang & Dalian Travel Guide 2025: Manchurian Imperial History and China's Most Liveable Coast
Shenyang's Qing Dynasty palaces and Japanese colonial history alongside Dalian's European-planned boulevards, beaches, and seafood — two compelling northeastern cities often missed by visitors.
Updated May 2026
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xianHuaqing Palace & Lishan Mountain: Xi'an's Imperial Spa and Dramatic Hillside Scenery
Guide to Huaqing Palace (华清宫) near Xi'an — the imperial hot spring resort of Tang Dynasty Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Yang Guifei, plus the dramatic December 9th 1936 Site where Chiang Kai-shek was captured. Includes hiking Lishan Mountain and the famous evening show.
Updated May 2026
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henanHenan Travel Guide 2025: Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang & the Cradle of Chinese Civilisation
Henan Province is where Chinese civilisation began — the Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, Song Dynasty capital Kaifeng, and the Yellow River's ancient sites are all within easy reach.
Updated May 2026
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