China

China is one of the oldest civilisations in the world and one of the most populous countries in the world, stretching from the deserts of the Silk Road to the tropical south. Beijing holds the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the nearby Great Wall.

Xi'an guards the Terracotta Army, Shanghai combines a colonial waterfront with a futuristic skyline, and the karst peaks of Guilin and Zhangjiajie look like ink paintings. Tibet, Yunnan and Sichuan add mountains, monasteries and giant pandas. High-speed trains link the major cities in a few hours.

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