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  • Baked to perfection

    2009-07-23 10:30

    The most fitting introduction for a trip to Turpan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is to take a hard-sleeper bus there. Inside the standard coach are three rows of adult-sized cradles, with barely enough wiggle room to move in each half-reclining compartment.

  • Custom-made culture

    2010-08-05 09:39

    Tourism has helped the Miao ethnic group preserve their culture and traditions and brought a new awareness of their cultural identity.

  • A haven discovered in Hongluo Temple

    2010-08-11 09:41

    As the summer sun casts short shadows onto packed streets, METRO has the low-down on how to escape.

  • Illuminating history

    2010-08-12 09:27

    Ningxia's desert sun shines light on the ancient secrets of its shadowy past.

  • Rediscovering the sage

    2009-08-18 15:11

    I arrived at the south entrance to the Temple of Confucius in Qufu while it was drizzling. By the time I reached the Family Mansion to the east of the temple, it was a downpour. The small street outside the complex was so flooded I had to wade through it.

  • Dunhuang: a cultural oasis in the desert

    2008-02-22 15:58

    The largest Dunhuang art exhibit is currently on display at the National Art Museum. It is a nice chance to see its Buddhas and frescoes. But what was left behind in those Gansu Province caves that the exhibit couldn't capture?

  • Discovering new highs in Hangzhou

    2008-05-04 16:50

    Hangzhou is a picturesque and popular tourist destination within easy reach of Shanghai residents - but there is much more to the place than just beautiful West Lake.

  • Guangxi goodness

    2008-05-28 14:12

    One of the great pleasures of traveling around China is coming across unfamiliar ingredients and unusual cooking techniques.

  • Ethnic culture brings ancient city to life

    2008-06-10 10:12

    What fascinates tourists from home and abroad about the ancient city of Lijiang? Its ethnic culture offers the answer.

  • Lijiang balances protection and modernization

    2008-06-10 10:16

    In 1997, the city of Lijiang in southwest China's Yunnan province became the first city in the country to be formally registered on the UNESCO World Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites list.

  • Inner Mongolia's blue city of temples

    2008-05-26 10:15

    Hohhot, which means the "blue city" in Mongolian, is also known as the city of temples for its dozens of places of worship. A local Hohhot saying goes, "There are eight big temples, seven small temples and 55 simple temples in Hohhot."

  • Why Emperor Qianlong called it China's No 1 Village

    2008-06-19 09:42

    Although it has been a town for hundred of years, Zhoucun, a jurisdiction of Zibo in Shandong province, is still called a village.

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