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Things to do in China
The Great Wall unspooling across mountain ridges, ancient dynasties layered under hyper-modern megacities, and landscapes — karst peaks, high plateaus, bamboo forests — too varied for one trip to cover.
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Walk the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall
AdventureA restored, less-crowded stretch outside Beijing with cable car access and watchtowers spaced along a genuinely dramatic ridgeline.
See the Terracotta Army in Xi'an
CultureThousands of life-sized clay soldiers buried to guard China's first emperor, discovered by farmers digging a well in 1974 and still being excavated.
Explore the Forbidden City in Beijing
CultureNearly 1,000 buildings across 180 acres, home to Chinese emperors for five centuries — book tickets online in advance, as walk-up sales are limited.
Cruise the Li River past karst peaks near Guilin
NatureLimestone pinnacles rising straight out of the water between Guilin and Yangshuo, the landscape that's appeared on the back of the 20-yuan note.