The Forbidden City
Beijing
The world's largest imperial palace complex — 9,999 rooms at the heart of Beijing.
UNESCO Sites
Discover the best unesco sites experiences across China.
The Great Wall at Mutianyu
Beijing
The most scenic restored section of the Great Wall, with toboggan runs and far fewer crowds.
Summer Palace
Beijing
A vast imperial garden of lakes, pavilions, and covered walkways northwest of Beijing.
Leshan Giant Buddha
Chengdu
The world's largest stone Buddha, carved from a clifftop where three rivers meet.
Dazu Rock Carvings
Chongqing
UNESCO-listed cliff sculptures of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian scenes carved over 1,000 years.
West Lake
Hangzhou
A UNESCO World Heritage lake of causeways, pagodas, and mist — the soul of Hangzhou.
Stone Forest Kunming
Kunming
A vast field of towering limestone formations rising like a petrified forest from the earth.
Potala Palace
Lhasa
The iconic white and red winter palace of the Dalai Lama, rising above Lhasa at 3,700m.
Ruins of St Paul's
Macau
The iconic baroque facade of a 17th-century cathedral — Macau's most photographed landmark.
Humble Administrator's Garden
Suzhou
The largest and most celebrated classical garden in Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Terracotta Warriors
Xi'an
One of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever — 8,000 life-size soldiers buried with Qin Shihuang.
Lingering Garden
Suzhou
Canglang Pavilion
Suzhou
Senado Square
Macau
A UNESCO-listed square of Portuguese mosaic pavements surrounded by pastel colonial buildings.
Yuanjiajie Avatar Mountain
Zhangjiajie
The pillar that inspired Avatar's Hallelujah Mountain — rising 1,080m above the forest.
A-Ma Temple Macau
Macau
Macau's oldest temple, dedicated to the sea goddess who gave the city its name.
Lion Grove Garden
Suzhou
Tianzi Mountain
Zhangjiajie
The highest peak in Zhangjiajie — a sea of quartzite pillars emerging from the clouds.
Jokhang Temple
Lhasa
Tibet's most sacred temple, drawing pilgrims who prostrate themselves around its circuit.
Retreat & Reflection Garden
Suzhou
Built flush to the water so its halls appear to float, this is the finest garden in the canal town of Tongli — and one of the nine UNESCO Classical Gardens of Suzhou.
Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty
Suzhou
Tiny, but its Ge Yuliang rockery is considered the masterpiece of the craft — a whole landscape of ravines and peaks in one courtyard. One of the nine UNESCO Classical Gardens of Suzhou.
Couple's Retreat Garden
Suzhou
An intimate garden of two halves — east and west — ringed by water and reached by lane or boat, named for the scholar and wife who retired here. One of the nine UNESCO Classical Gardens of Suzhou.
Garden of Cultivation
Suzhou
A small, little-restored 16th-century scholar's garden — pond, plum trees and a quiet you won't find at the headline gardens. One of the nine UNESCO Classical Gardens of Suzhou.