Provincial Attraction Guides

Rime Island near Jilin City: one of China's four great natural wonders, December-February season, sunrise photography, and the trending rime rafting experience.

China Snow Village (120 yuan incl. shuttle) and Yabuli (55 slopes, 380-480 yuan): snow-mushroom cottages, kang homestays, skiing, hot springs and the classic Harbin route.

Zhangjiajie in winter: January snow probability 40-55%, rime ice on Tianmen Mountain (288 yuan), the silver Tianzi peaks, crampon tips and quiet-season planning.

Visit Lugu Lake on the Yunnan-Sichuan border: the Mosuo matrilineal culture, Lige Island, the Grass Sea, pig-trough boat rides and practical travel tips.

Explore Langshan in southwest Hunan: the UNESCO Danxia peaks, Bajiao Village 'whales in the clouds', Tianyi Alley, Camel Peak and rafting on the Fuyi River.

Visit Moganshan near Shanghai and Hangzhou: the bamboo sea, Sword Pool, 200+ historic villas, tea terraces and China's best designer guesthouses.

Discover Chaozhou: the Guangji boat bridge, 23 memorial archways, Kaiyuan Temple, Chaozhou cuisine, Kung Fu tea culture and how to plan a visit.

Visit the Lama Temple in Beijing: the five halls, the 26-meter sandalwood Maitreya Buddha, incense etiquette, hours and how to get there.

Explore Beijing's 798 Art District: the converted factory galleries, UCCA exhibitions, industrial architecture and how to plan a visit.

Walk the ruins of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing: the 1860 destruction, the Western Mansions, the memorial hall and how to visit.

See Beijing's autumn colors at Fragrant Hills Park: the red leaves, Incense Burner Peak, cable car, temples and practical visiting tips.

Visit Meizhou Island in Fujian: the birthplace of Mazu, the ancestral temple, the 14m goddess statue, beaches and the Mazu Birthday Festival.

Photograph the Xiapu mudflats in Fujian: the tidal flat mirrors, bamboo pole forests, best viewpoints at Beidi and Xiaohao, and when to go.

Explore Taimu Mountain near Fuding: the World Geopark of bizarre granite formations, rock mazes and caves, sea views and how to climb it.

Discover Pingtan Island in Fujian: the blue tears bioluminescence, stone-house villages like Beishi, beaches and the cross-sea bridge.

Walk the historic hill station of Guling near Fuzhou: 300 stone villas of the old summer colony, the friendship story, trails and the lake.