Places to visit in China

China is too large for a simple list of places so what I’ve done is display the places I’ve written about on this interactive map. Just click on the icon to see the page. I have also broken down the places by type and by region below and you can click on the links to visit the relevant page.

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China Provinces
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China Markers

(the links in green on the map and in red below are working, the rest of the pages are in progress)

Cities

North China

  • Beijing
  • Tianjin
  • Baoding
  • Pingyao
  • Datong
  • Hohhot

Northeast China


Northwest China

  • Xi’an
  • Yinchuan
  • Xining
  • Zhangye
  • Jiayuguan
  • Dunhuang
  • Turpan
  • Urumqi
  • Kashgar

South China

  • Wuhan
  • Yichang
  • Changsha
  • Fenghuang
  • Guilin
  • Sanya
  • Guangzhou
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau

East China

  • Jinan
  • Tianjin
  • Nanjing
  • Suzhou
  • Shanghai
  • Hangzhou
  • Jingdezhen
  • Xiamen

Southwest China

  • Chengdu
  • Songpan
  • Guizhou
  • Lhasa
  • Chongqing
  • Kangding
  • Litang
  • Daocheng
  • Shangri-La
  • Lijiang
  • Dali
  • Kunming

Areas of Natural Beauty

North China

  • The Great Wall
  • Yungao Grottoes
  • Hengshan (North)

Northeast China

Northwest China

  • Huashan
  • Chaka Lake
  • Mogao Grottoes
  • Rainbow Mountains
  • Tianchi Lake

South China

  • Shaolin Temple
  • Songshan
  • Three Gorges Dam
  • Zhangjiajie National Park
  • Tianmen Mountain
  • Hengshan (South)
  • Yangshuo & Xingping

East China

  • Taishan
  • Huangshan

Southwest China

  • Langmusi
  • Huanglong & Jingdezhen
  • Dazu Rock Carvings
  • Leshan Giant Buddha
  • Emeishan
  • Yading National Park
  • Tiger Leaping Gorge
  • Shilin Stone Forest

Region Articles

  • Visiting Tibet
  • Security in Xinjiang