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King Wen

The Founder of the Zhou Dynasty

Travel on Horse and Playing the Hu Instrument

Mural painting in tomb of Lou Rui, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province.
Mogao Polychrome Sculptures

Housing over 3,000 polychrome statues spanning 900 years from the Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439) to the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368), these caves chronicle the evolution of Buddhist sculpture in China.
Getting 'Haute' in Heilongjiang

Couture comes in from the cold as fashion week dazzles, report Zhou Huiying and Tian Xuefei in Harbin.
Three Chinese Traditional Sports You Must Know

Ancient China developed over 200 unique sports.

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Beijing

Beijing has a long history and splendid culture. It is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, one of the four ancient capitals of China, and the city with the most world cultural heritage sites.

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Tianjin

Tianjin, abbreviated as Jin, means "the ferry where the Emperor passes", and is also known as Jingu and Jinmen. It is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the PRC, and one of the first batch of coastal open cities.

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Shidiao: the Opera that Brings Reputation to Tianjin as “City of Folk Arts”

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Tianjin's Canal Culture: A Vital Hub of the Grand Canal System

Hebei

The Great Wall’s backbone—kiln-fired bricks from Xuanhua fuse with shadow puppetry tales of Yan-Zhao warriors.

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The Enchanting World of Tangshan Shadow Puppetry

Chengde Summer Resort: a Royal Wonderland Beyond Time

Shanxi

Where ancient Buddhist whispers echo through Yungang Grottoes and Wutai Mountain’s sacred peaks, blending Tang Dynasty grandeur with coal-mining grit—a land of terracotta warriors, Pingyao’s time-capsule walls, and flavors that dance on the Silk Road.

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The Shanxi Merchants: A Commercial and Financial Legend of China

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Inner Mongolia

Where endless grasslands birth nomadic equestrian culture, Naadam festivals celebrate archery and wrestling, and throat singing reverberates under eternal blue skies.

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Mongolian Medicine: a Timeless Tradition of Healing

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Liaoning

Where ancient Manchu empires whisper through Shenyang’s Imperial Palace ruins, while Dalian’s seaside charm dances with industrial grit—a crossroads of Qing Dynasty grandeur, Korean-Japanese fusion flavors, and the mystique of Fushun’s war history.

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Finger Painting: A Dynamic and Expressive Form of Chinese Art

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Shell Carving: A Pearl by the Sea, Illuminating the Land

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Jilin

Jilin captivates with winter’s ethereal rime ice, Changbai Mountain’s mythical peaks, and the lively pulse of Yanbian’s Korean corridors. In this land, frost-covered forests cradle Manchu legends, and sizzling Korean BBQ ignites the soul.

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The Automotive Culture: the Firstborn of the Republic

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Heilongjiang

Helongjiang

Where ice meets indigenous wisdom, blending the frozen symphony of Harbin’s ice sculptures with the ancient rhythms of Hezhen fish-skin art and Ewenki deer dances—a testament to nature’s raw beauty and human creativity.

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The Origin of the Jin Dynasty: Birthplace of a Prominent Minority Regime in Northern China

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Shanghai

From longtang to skyscrapers kissing the clouds, Shanghai brews a heady mix of Jazz Age glamour and AI-powered futures—savor xiaolongbao in alleyways, marvel at the Bund’s Art Deco ghosts, and dance where East meets Wall Street.

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Shanghai Qipao: a Timeless Symphony of Silk, Scissors, and Cultural Alchemy

Jiangsu

Where classical gardens mirror water towns' poetry, Kunqu Opera melodies blend with digital silk weaving, inviting global explorers to a timeless yet tech-forward cultural odyssey.

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Huaiyang Culture: Chinese State Banquet

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Zhejiang

Zhejiang, a place where longjing tea pickers murmur Tang poetry beneath mist-hung hills, while Alibaba’s servers hum in Hangzhou’s silicon forest.

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The Longjing Tea: a Liquid Chronicle of Hangzhou’s Cultural Soul

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Anhui

Huangshan Mountain, the architectural poetry of Huizhou courtyards, and the centuries-old craftsmanship of Xuan paper and Hui ink weave into a living legacy where nature and human ingenuity dance in timeless harmony.

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Xuan Paper: the Immortal Canvas of Chinese Civilization

The Merchant-mandarins: How China’s Huizhou Traders Built an Empire of Silk, Salt, and Scholarship

Fujian

A place where tea mountains meet Hakka Tulou and coastal charm unfolds, a land of authentic flavors and timeless traditions.

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The Sea’s Daughters: How Fujian’s Three Iconic Fishing Women Became Global Cultural Treasures

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The Rattan Shield: When War Dance Becomes Living DNA

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Jiangxi

Jingdezhen’s kilns birth porcelain as translucent as Lushan’s waterfalls, where Communist revolutionaries once plotted in mountain mists.

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Beneath the Blossoms: the Living Legacy of Jiangxi's Apricot Grove Healers

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Shandong

From Confucius’ hometown to Mount Tai’s dawn-lit spirituality, Shandong brews a symphony of Confucian wisdom, seafood-laden coastal winds, and the bold bite of Peking duck’s humble cousin—their legendary ‘pancakes rolled like spring rolls’ wrap millennia of pride.

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Henan

The soul of China: where Shaolin monks channel inner peace through kung fu, Luoyang’s peony blooms mirror imperial glory, and the Yellow River’s floods forged a civilization that still sizzles with Henan stew’s hearty soul.

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Yin Shang Culture: Yinxu, Oracle Bones and Bronze Ware

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Longmen Grottoes: The Peak of Chinese Stone Carving Art

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Hubei

Hubei is China’s cultural heartland, where the Yangtze River carves mythic gorges, ancient chime bells echo through time, and fiery street food fuels modern adventures.

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The Three Gorges Culture: A Unique Cultural Gem in the Yangtze River Basin

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The Legend of Zhiyin: Hubei’s 2,500-Year-Old Ode to Friendship

Wudang Mountain: A Cultural and Historical Treasure

The Tea Road: A Historic International Trade Route

Hunan

Hunan, where jagged Zhangjiajie peaks pierce the clouds, fiery chili oils ignite street food stalls, and ancient phoenix-shaped towns guard Miao minority legends—a living scroll of China's wild heart.

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Meishan Culture: Where Shamans, Spirits, and Mountain Ballads Keep Ancient Chu Alive

Hunan Flower Drum Song: Where Folk Tales Dance to the Beat of the Xiang River

The Mawangdui Han Tombs: a 2,000-year-old Time Capsule Unearthed in Hunan

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Guangdong

Guangdong, where the resilient spirit of Hakka heritage and the maritime soul of Teochew culture dance beneath the neon-lit skylines, scripting China’s past and future in one pulsating rhythm.

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Cantonese Opera: Where Tradition Whispers through Neon Lights

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Dim Sum Culture: Where Steamed Baskets Brew Stories

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Chaoshan Culture: a Symphony of Heritage, Flavor and Global Resonance

Guangxi

Guangxi, where dragon-back limestone peaks cradle Zhuang songlines and chili-laced river snails simmer beside Vietnam-border night markets.

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Guilin: Where Karst Peaks Meet Global Reach

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Hainan

where tropical beaches embrace Li brocade heritage & island flavors, blending centuries-old traditions with coastal vitality.

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Hainan’s Nanyang: Where Southeast Asia Meets China’s Southern Coast

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Chongqing

Towering mountains cradle this river city where spicy hotpot bubbles like revolution-era fervor—navigate neon-lit staircases, ride glass elevators through karst caves, and decode the Sichuanese ethos of ‘ma la’ in every bite.

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The Wu Culture: Wuxi and the Culture Around It

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Sichuan

where ancient pandas nap among bamboo whispers, Sichuan simmers with Sichuan peppercorn magic—stir-frying mapo tofu’s numbing heat, brewing tea-house philosophies, and guarding the mystic Sanxingdui bronzes that defy time’s gaze.

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Guizhou

where nature carves its identity into karst caves and Miao silver threads—where Huangguoshu’s thunderous falls drown out time, Dong villages preserve bronze-drum rhythms, and big data hubs hum beneath mountains that brew sour-soup fish with cloud-picked herbs.

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Yunnan

where 26 ethnic tongues hum against karst cliffs, Yunnan stitches monsoon forests to Tibetan plateaus—a mosaic of Dai waterfalls, Naxi Dongba scripts, and Lijiang’s moonlit old town where Silk Road caravans still dance in cobblestone dreams.

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Xizang

located in the southwest of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, it not only boasts the unique geological landforms and distinctive natural scenery of the "Roof of the World", but also features a unique social and cultural landscape.

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Tibetan Buddhist Culture: The Spirit of the Himalayan Region

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Shaanxi

From terracotta warrior guards of Qin empires to Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter’s lamb skewers, Shaanxi layers imperial grandeur with Silk Road spices—a land where Huangshan’s peaks cradle revolutionary echoes and Peking duck’s ancestors took flight.

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Yao Dong: Characteristic dwellings of the Loess Plateau

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Gansu

where the Silk Road whispers tales of ancient caravans through echoing Mogao Caves, rainbow-hued Danxia cliffs defy earthly logic, and snow-capped Qilian Mountains cradle deserts that bleed into oasis valleys, a living atlas of China’s past and primordial wonders.

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Qinghai

Nestled on the Tibetan Plateau, it enchants visitors with its breathtaking natural wonders like the crystalline Qinghai Lake and rainbow-hued Danxia landforms, while its multicultural tapestry – blending Tibetan Buddhist serenity at Kumbum Monastery, vibrant Hui Muslim traditions, and nomadic Tibetan grassland heritage.

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Ningxia

Desert dunes cradle Silk Road echoes and Hui Muslim traditions intertwine with the lost splendor of the Western Xia Empire.

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Xinjiang

Where the Tianshan Mountains cradle Silk Road legacies, Kazakh eagle hunters race across emerald grasslands, and Uyghur bazaars hum with the aroma of cumin and centuries of cultural fusion.

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