Tips & articles
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Chūn Jié: a guide to celebrating Spring Festival/Chinese New Year
20 January 2013
This is an excerpt from Lonely Planet’s A Year of Festivals.Location: Beijing,...
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The perfect trip to China
03 October 2012
Prepare for an epic journey through a land where modern, towering cities stand in stark relief to rural landscapes. Oliver...
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Beijing trip planner
03 September 2012
Beijing is a city of incredible contrasts. Imperial palaces and ancient alleyways teeming wi...
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Top 10 spookiest buildings around the world
22 June 2012
Have you ever visited a building that gave you the creeps? These 10 buildings around the world are guaranteed to...
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The world’s greatest bookshops
16 June 2012
Bookshops are a traveller’s best friend: they provide convenient shelter and diversion in bad weather, they’re a reliable source of...
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Top spots for a medical adventure
12 June 2012
Want it modified, enhanced, drilled out, implanted or just plain alleviated? Whatever your bodily need, there’s a place for you.IndiaWith...
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The 11 best street foods worth blowing your diet over
27 April 2012
You’re on holiday abroad exploring a local market. Suddenly an enticing aroma encircles you and makes you turn your head...
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Greatest historical journeys: part one
04 October 2011
In the first of three instalments taken from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we look at the ten greatest historical...
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Sky high: the best sights from above
16 August 2011
If you really want a memorable view of your travels, get up high for an angel’s-eye view of these breathtakers:1. ...
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The story of duck
08 June 2011
Most people would agree that Peking (or Beijing) duck is the capital’s most famous dish. Once imperial cuisine, now...
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Rocking out in Beijing
03 June 2011
Think of Asian rock and traditionally, it is Japanese bands that have had the biggest profile in the West. China,...
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Beijing by night
03 June 2011
A city more than 3,000 years old, Beijing is known for its epic palaces and ancient temples, co-existing happily alongside neon...
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On the road: Lonely Planet authors around the world
13 January 2011
Lonely Planet authors are constantly travelling the globe, researching in order to update our guidebooks. Each month Lonely Planet Magazine...
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Beijing on ice: 5 ways to cross a frozen lake in style
11 January 2011
Winters in Beijing can be brutal, with temperatures commonly dropping to minus 10 degrees Celsius or worse. It doesn’t stop...
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Shawn Low’s travel picks for 2011
30 December 2010
Wondering what the new year will bring? Here’s the word on the ground from our Asia-Pacific travel editor, Shawn.Budget airlines...
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China: travel books to read before you go
01 October 2010
This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s China guide provides a selection of literature to get you in the mood for your...
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Mini guide to Běijīng
30 September 2010
Běijīng redefines and reinvents itself constantly. Stunning historical sights rub shoulders with cutting-edge architecture as the pace of...
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Travel news: traffic jams, beaver dams and royal beaches
27 August 2010
It’s that time of the week, where we ask our worldly Lonely Planet editors what’s making travel news in their...
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Top 5 China apps
20 August 2010
Taking your iGadget to China with you? Here are five must-have apps that work offline.1. Pleco Dictionary (free)Although having a...
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Hutong alleyways: Old Beijing at its timeless best
17 July 2010
China’s capital may be racing towards the future at breakneck speed but sneak behind one of the city’s glittering, ultra-modern...
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Beijing's once Forbidden City
11 July 2010
Once home to China’s emperors, the Forbidden City was the very heart of the country for five centuries and even...
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