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A camel resting in the Gobi Desert

24 Hours in Xi’an

If you only have 24 hours in Xi’an to take in the city’s historic sites, you’re in luck. Though you could easily linger for two more days and absorb all the magnificent details of this...
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

Discovering Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter on Foot

 Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter is as old as the ancient Silk Road, the path that brought trade goods and new religions from the west into China. Today the Muslim Quarter is a bustling district of this...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

Ningxia: A look at China’s Peaceful Northwest

Ask someone where Ningxia province is and they might be hard pushed to place it on China’s sprawling map. This region may not be as famous as Yunnan or Sichuan but what lies within its...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

A winter visit to the Yungang Grottoes

Earlier this month, WildChina travel consultant Sherry Duo packed her bags and hopped on the train for a short weekend adventure in northern China.  Sherry is originally from Datong, a city of +3 million in...
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Buddhist sculpture and art

Autumn destinations: Pingyao

The rapid modernization of China’s cities has amazed the world with its scale and speed, but it has come at a great cultural cost, especially when considering the one thing that almost all Chinese cities...
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