Guangzhou - A Mere Jumping-off Point?

Like Shenzhen, Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, may not be on your list of must-go if you have limited time to explore China......

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Shenzhen - Sampling China's City Life

Shenzhen is a chaotic (or dynamic, one may say) and polluted city. The city is truly 'people mountain people sea'......

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From China to North-East Asia

Japan and Korea have been significantly influenced by the Chinese culture (well, historically at least)......

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From China to South-East Asia

The official travel websites of South-East Asian countries:......

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Getting Around in Hong Kong

Public transport in Hong Kong is very efficient and not expensive by Hong Kong standard......

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Taiwan Strait - Jaw or War

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Chinese Search Engines

If you know Chinese you may want to use the following China-focused search engines for your pre-trip planning......

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Politics - The People's Republic of China (Beijing)

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China's Economy

China has been an agricultural country for centuries. After decades of economic disaster in Mao Zedong's era, Deng Xiaoping, the de facto leader of China in the 1980s and the early 1990s initiated a series of economic reforms in the communist state. Since then the country has experimented market economy and embraced capitalism. Nowadays industry has a dominant role and made-in-China has become a global phenomenon. China has experienced persistent and impressive growth since the 80s but the wealth gap between the rich / urban / coastal area and the poor / rural / interior has been widening......

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Chinese Media

Media in the mainland China is still tightly controlled by the party state......

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China's Ethnic Minorities

It is said that over 90% of the Chinese population are Han Chinese and that there are 55 ethnic minorities in the country. See the website of China's Ethnic Affairs Commission.

Last Updated on 28.5.2005

China World Heritage

A good starting point for research is China World Heritage Website, though the design of the English version is not quite attractive. For background information, see also UNESCO, particularly the website of World Heritage Centre of UNESCO ......

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Dazu rock carvings in Chongqing
Dujiangyan in Sichuan
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Emeishan (Mount Emei) in Sichuan
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Great Wall
Gugong (Forbidden City) in Beijing
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Huanglong in Sichuan
Huangshan (Mount Huang) in Anhui
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Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan
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Koguryo culture in Liaoning and Jilin
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Lijiang in Yunnan
Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan
Longmen Grottoes in Henan
Lushan (Mount Lu) in Jiangxi
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Mogaoku (Mogao Caves) in Gansu
Mountain Resort, Chengde in Hebei
Mingxianling (Ming Xian Tomb) in Hubei
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Pingyao in Shanxi
Potala Palace (Budalagong) in Tibet
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Qingchengshan (Mount Qingcheng) in Sichuan
Qingdongling (Eastern Qing Tombs) in Hebei
Qingxiling (Western Qing Tombs) in Hebei
Qufu in Shandong
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Suzhou gardens in Jiangsu
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Taishan (Mount Tai) in Shandong
Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Shaanxi
Three Parallel Rivers in Yunnan
Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) in Beijing
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Wudangshan (Mount Wudang) in Hubei
Wuyishan (Mount Wuyi) in Fujian
Wulingyuan in Hunan
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Xidi and Hongcun in Anhui
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Yiheyuan (Summer Palace) in Beijing
Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi
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Zhoukoudian in Beijing

China's Weather

Check it out......

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Land Boundaries of China

Land boundaries of China (clockwise from North to West) - the official travel guides of countries surrounding China......

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Official Travel Guides to China

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China in England

Ancient China
The Silk Road
Both websites are presented by the British Museum.

International Dunhuang Project (IDP)

Highlights

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Cultural Heritage
Natural Heritage

About China

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Culture
Economy
Politics

Destinations

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Destination: Anhui
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Destination: Beijing
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Destination: Chongqing
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Destination: Fujian
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Destination: Gansu
Destination: Guangdong
Destination: Guangxi
Destination: Guizhou
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Destination: Hainan
Destination: Hebei
Destination: Heilongjiang
Destination: Henan
Destination: Hong Kong
Destination: Hubei
Destination: Hunan
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Destination: Inner Mongolia
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Destination: Jiangsu
Destination: Jiangxi
Destination: Jijin
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Destination: Liaoning
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Destination: Macao
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Destination: Ningxia
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Destination: Qinghai
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Destination: Shaanxi
Destination: Shangdong
Destination: Shanghai
Destination: Shanxi
Destination: Sichuan
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Destination: Taiwan
Destination: Tianjin
Destination: Tibet
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Destination: Xinjiang
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Destination: Yunnan
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Destination: Zhejiang

Facts for Independent Travellers

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Facts for Independent Travellers

Transport

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Getting Around
Getting There

VisaS

Visas and travel documents in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan......

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A Rather Bureaucratic Starting Point

'China isn't a country - it's a different world.' (Lonely Planet). The blogger of Discover China is wondering whether this statement is still correct - look at Hong Kong or Shanghai one may come to a somewhat different conclusion......

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About Discover China

Written For Independent Travellers By An Independent Traveller
I have to confess that I have an inexplicable passion for, or, more precisely, obsession with, doing travel research – from history to hostels and philosophical thoughts to public transport......

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One China, Two Palace Museums

The Palace Museum, Beijing
National Palace Museum, Taipei

Links:
Destination: Beijing
Destination: Taiwan

Last Updated on 28.7.2005