The former winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, a huge red and white building rising up the Red Hill above Lhasa, at 3,700 m, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visits follow a set route through chapels, golden tombs and halls, with a time limit.
Foreigners need a Tibet Travel Permit and must travel with a licensed guide on an organised tour. Take time to acclimatise to the altitude. The Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor pilgrim circuit are the other highlights of Lhasa.
A classic trek of about 80 km over 4 to 5 days, linking two of Tibet's most important monasteries.
A deep gorge where the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) races between the Jade Dragon and Haba snow mountains, up to 3,900 m deep.
An old town of the Naxi people, with cobbled lanes, wooden houses and canals, at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage S…
Nearly 500 Buddhist cave temples carved into a cliff in the desert near Dunhuang, an oasis on the Silk Road, with murals and statues painted over a t…
The world's largest stone Buddha, 71 m tall, carved into a red sandstone cliff where three rivers meet, in the 8th century.
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.
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