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At this time of year, most people try to keep away from the cold and bunker down in a cozy indoor nook. But winter also brings a good reason to throw on the thermals and get outdoors, and not just for skiing.
Beijing's favorite playground on ice is not just for kids. Grownups outnumbered the children at Houhai on Saturday afternoon, circling the famous city tourist attraction's frozen lake on ice skates and - my new favorite - ice-bikes.
The northwestern Sichuan Plateau is noted for its picturesque natural beauty. One of its best scenic areas is Jiuzhaigou, or Jiuzhai Valley, located in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.
Sichuan's damp air and overcast skies help explain this mountain-locked province's famed mind-blowing spicy cuisine. Chitralekha Basu and Guo Shuhan report.
We set off from Pai Village, known as the springboard of the harsh trek to our destination: Motuo (Metok), the remotest county in southeast Tibet and currently the only county in China inaccessible by modern vehicles.
For aficionados of Chinese classical literature, a trip to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, can be an emotional experience.
This is a lake of great beauty and mystery. In its depth, an ancient city sleeps, and UFOs and mythical creatures are believed to rise from its waters occasionally. Pauline D Loh visits Yunnan's Fuxian Lake.
While most are bundling up against Beijing's brisk winter winds, one group of hearty adventurers has taken to trekking one of China's greatest monuments, despite the chill.
In China's northeast Jilin province, there is an unfrozen river, even in cold winter, running through the province, called Songhua River, both of whose banks are decorated with beautiful Snow Willow, the natural wonder representative of Jilin.
In the Forbidden City, a retired ruler made a refuge for himself which is now being lovingly restored
Nestled at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baisha is a small village on the plain 10km north of Lijiang in the vicinity of several old temples.
Irtysh River is the only river in China to flow east to west is the Irtysh River, which begins in the glaciers on the southwestern slopes of the Altay Mountains in Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region.
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