Medical tourism in China means traveling here specifically for treatment — dental work, eye surgery, orthopedics, cancer therapy, or TCM — because it costs 30–70% less than the US or Western Europe and…
Yangshuo Silver Cave is the largest karst cave in the Guilin region — 2 kilometresbaidu.com of passages threading through twelve limestone peaks across three progressively larger sections. Development began in 1996; the cave…
Most medications you depend on at home can be brought into China — but a short list of common Western drugs will get you stopped at customs, and a few will get you…
Laozhai Hill is a free, undeveloped karst peak at the western edge of Xingping Ancient Town that puts you directly above the Li River’s first great bend. The summit is 300+ metres up,…
Damian Mountain gives you the best view of the Li River’s famous 180-degree sickle bend — and most visitors to Xingping never cross the river to find it. The summit looks straight down…
Yao Mountain (Yaoshan) is the highest peak inside Guilin’s city limits, rising to 909.3 meters southeast of downtown. An 8-minute cable car ride takes you from the city edge to a summit panorama…
Ruyi Peak is the highest point in Yangshuo, and the only spot in the county you can reach by cable car instead of your own legs. We’ve been bringing groups up here since…
Qianli Jiangshan Tu — “A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains” — is a free viewpoint on a karst hill in Putao Town, about 40 minutes from downtown Yangshuo. There’s no ticket gate…
The Lijiang sightseeing train is a 20.7-km panoramic rail line connecting Lijiang’s New Visitor Service Center to Yulong Snow Mountain. It was built specifically to ease the road congestion that used to clog…
China’s famous pandas aren’t anonymous “national treasures” — each one has a confirmed birthday, a home base, and a specific reason millions of people know their name. A few are recent returnees from…
The Zhangjiajie Ten-Mile Gallery tram costs ¥38 one-way and covers 2.5 km of valley floor in 10–15 minutes. For most fit visitors, the walk is the better choice — but knowing when the…
Yueyang Chinese Giant Panda Garden (岳阳中华大熊猫苑) sits on a wooded hillside above Nanhu Lake in Yueyang, Hunan — and it has become one of the most relaxed panda experiences we send clients to…
