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Chinese door in Hutong alley

Adventures on the Tibetan Plateau: No Permit Required

Summer is the perfect time for an adventure on the Tibetan Plateau. But you don’t have to go through the process of getting special permits to Tibet in order to experience the richly spiritual and...
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Top 5 China Experiences – For the Return Visitor

You’ve seen the Forbidden City, walked along Shanghai’s Bund at night, stared those famous Terracotta Warriors straight in the face – and now you’ve caught the China bug. So what’s next? Here are some ways...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

Norlha: An Innovative Workshop On The Tibetan Plateau

On the high-altitude plains of the Tibetan Plateau, just outside the monastic city of Xiahe, is a small workshop that produces a product made nowhere else on earth. Here, luxury and sustainability meet in the...
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Buddhist sculpture and art

Travel Tip: This Summer, Escape China’s “Three Furnaces”

Many parts of China can get quite hot in the summertime. But, did you know that there are three cities that are notorious for their heat? Meet China’s “Three Furnaces” (三大火炉): Wuhan (capital of Hubei...
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