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Barkam (Ma'erkang) 马尔康
Sichuan · Aba · Barkam
Capital of the Gyarong Tibetan valleys
Bazhong 巴中
Sichuan · Bazhong
Cliff grottoes in the northern hills
Chaozhou 潮州
Guangdong · Chaozhou
Ancient Teochew town of fine crafts
Chengdu 成都
Sichuan · Chengdu
Pandas, hotpot and teahouse calm
Dali 大理
Yunnan · Dali
Lakeside Bai towns and easy days
Datong 大同
Shanxi · Datong
Buddhist grottoes and a hanging temple
Dazhou 达州
Sichuan · Dazhou
Hill country on Sichuan's eastern edge
Deyang 德阳
Sichuan · Deyang
Bronze mysteries of Sanxingdui
Dongguan 东莞
Guangdong · Dongguan
The world's factory floor
Foshan 佛山
Guangdong · Foshan
Cradle of Cantonese kung fu and ceramics
Fuzhou 福州
Fujian · Fuzhou
Banyan city of lanes and hot springs
Guang'an 广安
Sichuan · Guang'an
Hometown of Deng Xiaoping
Guangyuan 广元
Sichuan · Guangyuan
Plank roads and an empress's birthplace
Guangzhou 广州
Guangdong · Guangzhou
Cantonese food capital of the south
Guilin 桂林
Guangxi · Guilin
Karst scenery and the Li River
Hangzhou 杭州
Zhejiang · Hangzhou
West Lake poetry and green tea
Harbin 哈尔滨
Heilongjiang · Harbin
Ice city with a Russian soul
Heyuan 河源
Guangdong · Heyuan
Dinosaur eggs, hot springs and lakes
Huizhou 惠州
Guangdong · Huizhou
West Lake calm and an easy coast
Jiangmen 江门
Guangdong · Jiangmen
Heartland of overseas Chinese
Jieyang 揭阳
Guangdong · Jieyang
Teochew temples and jade trade
Kangding 康定
Sichuan · Garze · Kangding
Tea Horse Road gateway to Tibet
Kashgar 喀什
Xinjiang · Kashgar
The Silk Road's great oasis bazaar
Leshan 乐山
Sichuan · Leshan
Home of the world's largest Buddha
Lhasa 拉萨
Tibet · Lhasa
Roof-of-the-world pilgrim city
Lijiang 丽江
Yunnan · Lijiang
Naxi old town beneath snow mountains
Longyan 龙岩
Fujian · Longyan
Hakka homeland of the great tulou
Luoyang 洛阳
Henan · Luoyang
Ancient capital of peonies and Buddhas
Luzhou 泸州
Sichuan · Luzhou
The wine city of the Yangtze
Maoming 茂名
Guangdong · Maoming
Lychee groves and a long coast
Meishan 眉山
Sichuan · Meishan
Hometown of the Su literary family
Meizhou 梅州
Guangdong · Meizhou
World capital of Hakka culture
Mianyang 绵阳
Sichuan · Mianyang
Sichuan's science city and Li Bai's home
Nanchong 南充
Sichuan · Nanchong
Silk city and Three Kingdoms lore
Nanjing 南京
Jiangsu · Nanjing
Solemn capital of six dynasties
Nanping 南平
Fujian · Nanping
Mountains, rivers and Wuyi tea
Neijiang 内江
Sichuan · Neijiang
Sweet city of painters and sugar
Ningde 宁德
Fujian · Ningde
Mudflat sunrises and sea cliffs
Panzhihua 攀枝花
Sichuan · Panzhihua
Sunshine steel city of the south
Putian 莆田
Fujian · Putian
Birthplace of the sea-goddess Mazu
Qingdao 青岛
Shandong · Qingdao
Beaches, beer and red-roofed hills
Qingyuan 清远
Guangdong · Qingyuan
River gorges and bamboo-raft rafting
Quanzhou 泉州
Fujian · Quanzhou
Medieval emporium of the world
Sanming 三明
Fujian · Sanming
Karst caves and ancient villages
Sanya 三亚
Hainan · Sanya
China's tropical beach resort
Shantou 汕头
Guangdong · Shantou
Teochew port of flavour and diaspora
Shanwei 汕尾
Guangdong · Shanwei
Quiet bays and fishing-port faith
Shaoguan 韶关
Guangdong · Shaoguan
Red cliffs and the cradle of Zen
Shenzhen 深圳
Guangdong · Shenzhen
China's instant tech metropolis
Suining 遂宁
Sichuan · Suining
Guanyin temples by the Fu River
Suzhou 苏州
Jiangsu · Suzhou
Classical gardens and silk canals
Turpan 吐鲁番
Xinjiang · Turpan
Grape oasis below sea level
Xi'an 西安
Shaanxi · Xi'an
Where the Silk Road began
Xiamen 厦门
Fujian · Xiamen
Island city and colonial Gulangyu
Xichang 西昌
Sichuan · Liangshan · Xichang
Moon city, rockets and Yi culture
Ya'an 雅安
Sichuan · Ya'an
Rainy city of pandas and tea
Yangjiang 阳江
Guangdong · Yangjiang
Silver beaches and a sunken treasure ship
Yibin 宜宾
Sichuan · Yibin
Where the Yangtze begins and baijiu flows
Yunfu 云浮
Guangdong · Yunfu
Stone-carving hills and a Zen patriarch
Zhangjiajie 张家界
Hunan · Zhangjiajie
The floating sandstone pillars
Zhangye 张掖
Gansu · Zhangye
Rainbow mountains of the Hexi Corridor
Zhangzhou 漳州
Fujian · Zhangzhou
Tulou roundhouses and flower country
Zhanjiang 湛江
Guangdong · Zhanjiang
Seafood capital of the south coast
Zhaoqing 肇庆
Guangdong · Zhaoqing
Crags, lakes and a sacred forest
Zhongshan 中山
Guangdong · Zhongshan
Hometown of Sun Yat-sen
Zhuhai 珠海
Guangdong · Zhuhai
Garden coast and island gateway
Zigong 自贡
Sichuan · Zigong
Salt wells, dinosaurs and lanterns
Ziyang 资阳
Sichuan · Ziyang
Giant Buddha and lotus lakes
Counties & towns
Daocheng Yading 稻城亚丁
Sichuan · Garze · Daocheng
The last pure land of blue planet
Dujiangyan 都江堰
Sichuan · Chengdu · Dujiangyan
A 2,200-year-old irrigation marvel
Dunhuang 敦煌
Gansu · Jiuquan · Dunhuang
Desert oasis of the Mogao Caves
Fenghuang 凤凰
Hunan · Xiangxi · Fenghuang
Stilt houses over the Tuojiang River
Huanglong 黄龙
Sichuan · Aba · Songpan · Huanglong
Travertine pools of gold and turquoise
Jiuzhaigou 九寨沟
Sichuan · Aba · Jiuzhaigou
Turquoise lakes and tiered waterfalls
Kaiping 开平
Guangdong · Jiangmen · Kaiping
Watchtower country of the diaolou
Langzhong 阆中古城
Sichuan · Nanchong · Langzhong
One of China's best-kept ancient cities
Mount Emei 峨眉山
Sichuan · Leshan · Emeishan
Sacred Buddhist peak in the clouds
Nan'ao Island 南澳岛
Guangdong · Shantou · Nan'ao
Guangdong's only island county
Pingyao 平遥
Shanxi · Jinzhong · Pingyao
A walled Qing-era banking town
Wuyishan 武夷山
Fujian · Nanping · Wuyishan
Red-cliff peaks and rock-oolong tea
Xiapu 霞浦
Fujian · Ningde · Xiapu
China's most photogenic mudflats
Yangshuo 阳朔
Guangxi · Guilin · Yangshuo
Karst peaks and lazy rivers
Yongding Tulou 永定土楼
Fujian · Longyan · Yongding
Earthen castles of the Hakka clans
Villages
Dapeng Fortress 大鹏所城
Guangdong · Shenzhen · Dapeng
A Ming garrison by the sea
Gulangyu 鼓浪屿
Fujian · Xiamen · Gulangyu
Car-free island of villas and pianos
Hongcun 宏村
Anhui · Huangshan · Yi County · Hongcun
A 900-year-old village shaped like an ox
Shawan Ancient Town 沙湾古镇
Guangdong · Guangzhou · Panyu · Shawan
800 years of Lingnan town life
Tianluokeng Tulou 田螺坑土楼
Fujian · Zhangzhou · Nanjing · Tianluokeng
'Four dishes and a soup' tulou cluster
Wuzhen 乌镇
Zhejiang · Jiaxing · Tongxiang · Wuzhen
Canal water town of black tiles
Xidi 西递
Anhui · Huangshan · Yi County · Xidi
Huizhou village of carved archways
Zhaoxing Dong Village 肇兴侗寨
Guizhou · Qiandongnan · Liping · Zhaoxing
Drum towers of the Dong people
Zili Village 自力村
Guangdong · Jiangmen · Kaiping · Zili
Diaolou towers in the rice paddies