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Visit China

  • Architecture

    With some of the most recognisable buildings and monuments in the world, from the ancient Forbidden City to the ultra-modern skyscrapers of Shanghai and Pudong, a trip to China is must for anyone interested in city and rural architecture.

    Architecture
  • City life

    China is awash with enormous cities, arguably the three most famous being Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. All three cities are excellent places to watch the world bustle along around you, whilst of course being some of the top cities to shop and dine.

    City life
  • Communist history

    The portrait of Chairman Mao that stands proud on the front of the Forbidden City is just one of the countless examples of the influence that the Communists have had on this country.

    Communist history
  • Local cuisine

    Surely one of the top worldwide cuisines, each region of China is famous for different delicacies. Sichuan hot pot, Hong Kong dim sum, and of course Peking duck, all dishes to get the taste buds going.

    Local cuisine
  • Minority groups

    In some of the more rural parts of the country ethnic minority groups can be found in large numbers. Many of the same tribes that are found in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand have also settled in Yunnan province and also in Guizhou and Guangxi. Many still wear there traditional dress and so a visit to these regions is often a colourful one!

    Minority groups
  • Views & scenery

    The different regions of China boast a myriad of different fascinating and beautiful landscapes, the limestone karst mountains in the Guilin area and the high plains crossing over into Tibet to name a couple.

    Views & scenery

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Visit Urumqi, China

Urumqi is a product of China’s recent boom, is the regional transport hub and a useful base for exploring the surrounding region. There is also a handsome museum of local history in the city.

Karamay

Urumqi

China

This new city, a product of China’s recent boom, is the regional transport hub and a useful base for exploring the surrounding region.

There is a handsome museum of local history in the city, but otherwise it is as it seems: big, brash and brand new.

Around Urumqi

Xinjiang's northern half extends for 1000 kilometres, right up to the borders of Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia, encompassing the western end of the Gobi Desert, vast grasslands along the Mongolian border, huge areas of deciduous forest and Hanas Hu, a marvellous alpine lake set amongst the Altai Mountains.

The nature reserve here is one of China's most pristine natural environments, home to more than 100 species of birds. At the northern tip of the reserve is Mount Belukha, 4,506 metres high and permanently snow-capped.

The desert far below also has its scenic highlights and the cities of Karamay and Qitai are home to amazing mudstone and shale formations formed by wind erosion and encircled, high above, by eagles and falcons.

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