Lijiang's Old Town, also called Dayan, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that survived a 1996 earthquake that leveled most of the modern buildings in town. In the ... more >>

The Lingyin Temple (Língyǐn Sì, 灵隐寺), which literally means "where the divine rest in seclusion," has long been considered one of the mo ... more >>

Before the Terracotta Warriors were unearthed and stole the limelight, Xi'an's number one landmark was the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dàyàn Tǎ, 大雁塔) l ... more >>

Located a stone's skip from One Thousand Step Beach's northern end is the entrance Fayu Temple (Fayu Chansi). The temple complex's main building are spread out ... more >>

It may seem unlikely that one of China's most important and revealing cultural sites would be located on the dusty edge of the Gobi Desert, far from traditional ... more >>

Once running 35 km (22 mi) around central Nanjing, the ancient Nanjing City Wall (Nánjīng Chéngqiáng, 南京城墙) was one of the longest and olde ... more >>

A palace was originally built at this site in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, and even though none of that original structure remains, it's clear that the place had some ... more >>