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Best Road Trips in China |
When to Take the Trip |
What to See |
Where to Stop |
Beijing to Shanghai |
Spring or Autumn |
The Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Suzhou Gardens, Shanghai Bund |
Tianjin, Jinan, Qufu, Nanjing, Hangzhou |
Sichuan-Tibet Highway |
Summer |
Mountains, Tibetan culture, monasteries, hot springs |
Chengdu, Kangding, Litang, Daocheng, Yading, Lhasa |
Yunnan Loop |
Spring or Autumn |
Stone Forest, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-La, rice terraces, minority cultures |
Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Yuanyang |
Silk Road |
Spring or Autumn |
Deserts, ancient cities, Silk Road history, mosques, Buddhist caves |
Xian, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar |
Guilin to Yangshuo |
Summer |
Karst mountains, Li River, rice paddies, rural villages |
Guilin, Yangshuo |
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