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 thousand years, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visits are by guided tour of a selection of caves, after films at the visitor centre.
Tickets are limited; book ahead. Photos aren't allowed in the caves. Nearby, the Crescent Lake lies among huge sand dunes; ride a camel at sunset.
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 valley in the mountains of northern Sichuan with lakes of astonishing blue and green, waterfalls and Tibetan villages, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A classic trek of about 80 km over 4 to 5 days, linking two of Tibet's most important monasteries.
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 Si…
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 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 …
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