Starting from Shanghai

Waking up in the morning with the sound of water flowing beneath bridges and fresh air fills the surroundings.

Starting from Beijing: route 1

Beijing – Tangshan – Qinhuangdao – Panjin – Shenyang – Fengcheng – Dandong (900 km in total)

Starting from Beijing: route 2

Beijing – Datong–Xinzhou–Taiyuan –Qixian–Pingyao (750 km in total)

Road less traveled: Beijing Art Museum of Stone Carvings

Popular tourist sites in Beijing are probably not the best destinations to visit during the National Day holiday.

Where locals go: Chengdu

In Chengdu's western suburb, there's a wonderland called Floraland that magically mixes Disneyland-style theme park with local flavor.

Where locals go: Tianjin

Tianjin is a good choice if you want to spend the National Day holiday exploring the lesser-known yet charming places.

Savoring Chinese micro-towns: Guizhou

Everything in Libo appears green, from the karst hills to the Shuichun River that passes the town, and the gown of women from Shui ethnic group.

Savoring Chinese micro-towns: Tibet

Zhangmu is only 90 km from Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, which explains why the shops are full of Nepalese goods.

Jinxi: the sleeping maiden

Jinxi, an ancient water town, is a popular tourist site within Jiangsu province.

Down the rocky road

It's isolated from the outside world, free from the turmoil of war and conflicts. Many poets have dreamed of such an enclave.

Yangshuo

As the old saying goes, "Guilin scenery is the most beautiful in the world, Yangshuo scenery overshadows that of Guilin".

Red Beach in NE China

The Red Beach scenic zone in Panjin, Liaoning is a marshland covered with saline seepweed, which turns purplish red in autumn.

Climb, play and pray: Mount Taishan, Shandong province

According to many ancient Chinese creation myths, Taishan was the point from which the world originated.

Climb, play and pray: Shaolin

As the birthplace of Chinese martial arts and Zen Buddhism, Shaolin Temple boasts a wealth of cultural relics.

Climb, play and pray: Nedong County, Tibet

Nedong County in Tibet autonomous region, is an oasis of tranquility.

Eat like a local: Beijing

Some of China's most popular tourist destinations are also well-known for their treasured food traditions.

Bars and restaurants in Dalian

Most of the people of Dalian are descendants of the people of Shandong. Therefore, Dalian cuisine, to some extent, belongs to Shandong cuisine.

Fujian food fantasies

It was beginning to seem like there was nothing to do in Xiamen but eat.

Getting into hot water: Lhasa

Besides the myths that surround them, hot springs in Tibet play an important role in traditional Tibetan medicine.

Getting into hot water: Taiwan

Get a good soak during the holidays and let the steaming hot water soothe away all the stress of the daily grind in the cities.

Boiling springs in SW China

Visitors look at a "boiling pot", or a hot well, in Rehai boiling springs in Tengchong county, southwest China's Yunnan province.