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Feasting on the Great Wall under the stars is the stuff of dreams for many visitors to Beijing.
As summer's heat begins to turn to pleasant autumn weather, what better way to enjoy the cooler temperatures and clearer skies than to spend some time outdoors?
Shanxi is well known for its abundant coal production. But the province of 34 million people and 156,000 square kilometers in area offers much more than natural resources.
Climbing the Great Wall is a major part of everyone's itinerary when visiting China.
Song Dynasty Renaissance man Su Dongpo spent just four years in Hubei province's Huanggang city but left it with an enduring legacy.
Pairs of shoes - one leather and one straw - hang above classroom doors in the high school of Huanggang city, which produces the country's top college entrance exam scorers, despite its poverty.
Built 13 km to the south of Luoyang, Henan province, these grottoes contain more than 100,000 statues in 1,300 caves, dating from 494 AD to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).
Maijishan is another famous Buddhist grotto just south of Tianshui, the hometown of Fuxi, one of the legendary founders of China. From 384AD to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), ancient artists built scaffolds along the cliffs and chiseled hundreds of caves out of the 142-m tall mountain. There are 194 caves with 7,200 sculptures and 1,300 sq m of murals.
Hangzhou, one of the seven ancient capitals of China, served as the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom during the Five Dynasties (AD 907-960) and the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Today the city still offers a myriad of historic legacies.
When John Woo scouted for a location for the premiere of Red Cliff, Asia's most expensive movie, he settled on the Temple of the Marquis of Wu in Chengdu.
When ancient people 3,000 years ago carved characters and recorded events on oracle bones in Anyang of Henan province, they probably never imagined their magic would pass on to modern times.
Yangzhou is full of beautiful gardens and ancient sites, but few tourists, Bian Yi reports.
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