See. Forbidden City Start in Beijing to visit this ancient imperial palace complex. Great Wall Access this iconic landmark from Beijing, a must-see historical site. Mogao Grottoes Discover China's finest Buddhist art in Dunhuang. Foding Palace Explore this enormous multi-level Buddhist palace hidden underground in Niushoushan Cultural Park.
Eat. noodles Savor this ancient staple, with a history dating back to the Eastern Han period.
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Humans have been slurping and savoring noodles for centuries, with the first recorded noodle dish recorded during China’s Eastern Han period (25–220 CE). In fact, noodles would go on to become inextricable from ancient Chinese culture, with a wheat-based version emerging as a staple of the Han dynasty. Centuries later, noodle-making would hit Europe, transforming the cuisines of Italy during th…
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The Green Gang, possibly the biggest and most influential mafia in modern China, are mostly associated with the glitz and glamour of metropolitan Shanghai in the 1920s and 30s. However, some key figures at the very top of the gang’s hierarchy have their roots in the sleepy, nearby water town of Suzhou. Just 70 miles west of Shanghai, Suzhou doesn’t have quite the rich early-20th-century gangste…
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Two climbers of Indian origin died on Mount Everest on May 22. Both had reached the top and perished while descending.
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There was a historically huge push to the top of Everest this week, but no reported deaths amid the summit bonanza.
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Kristin Harila, who holds the speed record on the 8000ers, will attempt the so-called Everest Triple Crown this spring as a personal goodbye to the mountain
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Beneath the domed summit of Niushoushan Cultural Park lies one of China’s most unexpected sacred spaces: an enormous multi-level Buddhist palace hidden completely underground. Built to echo the mountain’s Tang-dynasty religious heritage, the complex was designed to protect important relics—believed to include a fragment of the Buddha’s skull—once kept on this very peak. Descend through spiralin…
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Send snail mail from high up in the mountains or under the sea at these postal landmarks around the world.
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While most statues exist to honor an individual, these statues of Qin Hui and his wife, Lady Wang, along with two subordinates, were made for the purpose of humiliation. Presented kneeling on the ground with heads bowed in shame, these statues have been spit on, cursed, beat, and struck by shoes of visitors to this temple for centuries. But what did Qin Hui do to earn this legacy? To answer tha…
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