Silver screen China: a movie buff's travel guide
4 min read • Oct 5, 2012
China has a rich history going back thousands of years, its heritage serves to inspire and drive modernity... but you know what else? China looks great on…
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China
- BBeijing trip planner
3 min read • Sep 3, 2012
Beijing is a city of incredible contrasts. Imperial palaces and ancient alleyways teeming with life mingle with cutting-edge architecture and new shopping…
- Five Chinese expressions you should know
3 min read • Jul 30, 2012
If you're only starting to explore China, these phrases will help to reveal a lot about the Chinese mindset.
- A guide to the eateries of Hong Kong
8 min read • May 25, 2012
How many kinds of restaurants are there in Hong Kong? How much time do you have? How big is your appetite? What is your gastronomic interest? Getting the…
- WWhere three great Asian rivers meet
2 min read • Apr 20, 2012
Far away from the smog and crowds of China’s east coast cities is Yunnan Province. Though it has a few cities of its own, the southwestern province is…
- Chow down in China
4 min read • Jan 19, 2012
Like the huge range of awe-inspiring landscapes that lies within its vast boundaries, China is also home to an incredible diversity of people. The Han are…
- SShanghai's coolest hotels
6 min read • Dec 21, 2011
With a seemingly endless array of hotels and new ones springing up all the time, it can be hard work searching for a decent room in Shanghai. Below is a…
- SShanghai post World Expo
3 min read • Dec 20, 2011
Anyone who visited Shanghai between May and October 2010 would have encountered a sea of human traffic surging along the Huangpu River. Drawing a record…
- SShanghai’s top five museums
3 min read • Dec 20, 2011
A time-lapse movie of the Shanghai skyline would be a fascinating study in urban development, but how do you come to grips with a city that swaps faces…
- Tracing China’s ancient Tea-Horse Road
3 min read • Oct 26, 2011
From the steamy, subtropical lowlands of Xishuangbanna (“shee-shwang-bah-na”), to the crisp highlands of the Tibetan plateau, China’s Yunnan province has…
- 5 top tips for China first-timers
5 min read • Sep 26, 2011
Despite the fact that it seems to be in the news almost every day of the week, China - impossibly vast and fascinatingly diverse - remains a travel…
- TThe story of duck
2 min read • Jun 8, 2011
Most people would agree that Peking (or Beijing) duck is the capital’s most famous dish. Once imperial cuisine, now the legendary duck dish is served at…
- Rocking out in Beijing
3 min read • Jun 3, 2011
Think of Asian rock and traditionally, it is Japanese bands that have had the biggest profile in the West. China, though, has been undergoing its own…
- Beijing by night
4 min read • Jun 3, 2011
A city more than 3,000 years old, Beijing is known for its epic palaces and ancient temples, co-existing happily alongside neon billboards and ultra…
- TTravel tech: snagging a deal in Hong Kong
3 min read • May 15, 2011
Electronics – are they really cheaper in Asia? Yes…to a point. Hong Kong is undoubtedly the cheapest place to snag a bargain – just look at prices on eBay…
- The Dai water-splashing festival: where China meets Southeast Asia
3 min read • Mar 21, 2011
Walk through Jinghong, the capital of the Xishuangbanna region in the far southwest of China, in the middle of April and you’re likely to get wet, very…
- What to do if you accidentally crash a Chinese wedding
6 min read • Feb 10, 2011
I’ve found myself in the perplexing position of wedding guest for total strangers several times in Taiwan and China - and if tales related by fellow…
- Can I get a cappuccino with those dumplings? What the Chinese eat for breakfast.
4 min read • Jan 17, 2011
Unplug your toaster, finish that cup of coffee and leave those bacon cravings behind; you're in China now, where breakfast is like nothing you've tasted…
- On the road: Lonely Planet authors around the world
3 min read • Jan 13, 2011
Lonely Planet authors are constantly travelling the globe, researching in order to update our guidebooks. Each month Lonely Planet Magazine asks them to…
- Beijing on ice: 5 ways to cross a frozen lake in style
3 min read • Jan 11, 2011
Winters in Beijing can be brutal, with temperatures commonly dropping to minus 10 degrees Celsius or worse. It doesn't stop the locals, though. Rather…
- Chill out in China: Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
3 min read • Dec 1, 2010
Temperatures that can dip to -30° C, ferocious winds that howl down from Siberia and a distinct lack of sunlight from the mid-afternoon on might not sound…
- The cave dwellers of 21st-century China
3 min read • Sep 6, 2010
Cave dwellers' dwellings. Image by Daniel McCrohan / Lonely Planet.