A valley in the mountains of northern Sichuan with lakes of astonishing blue and green, waterfalls and Tibetan villages, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Boardwalks lead past the Five Flower Lake and the Nuorilang Falls; buses link the sights.
Autumn is the most beautiful season. Visitor numbers are limited; book ahead. Fly to Jiuzhai Huanglong airport. Nearby Huanglong has terraced travertine pools.
A research and breeding centre for giant pandas in a large bamboo park in Chengdu, where you can see adult pandas, cubs and red pandas.
The world's largest stone Buddha, 71 m tall, carved into a red sandstone cliff where three rivers meet, in the 8th century.
The most complete ancient city wall in China, a 14 km Ming dynasty rampart with gates and towers, wide enough to cycle around; bikes are for hire on …
Thousands of life-sized clay soldiers, archers, horses and chariots, each with an individual face, buried to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's…
Hills striped in bands of red, orange, yellow and green, the 'rainbow mountains', formed by layers of sandstone and minerals over millions of years.
A deep gorge where the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) races between the Jade Dragon and Haba snow mountains, up to 3,900 m deep.
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