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Culture, everyday life and a closer look at China — from Beijing’s palace courtyards to Sichuan’s teahouses.
Places & culture
Huangshan to Hongcun: Granite and White Walls
From the pines and granite of Huangshan to Hongcun’s white walls and reflective water, a journey in southern Anhui becomes an exercise in looking slowly.
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Libo: where forest meets water
In southern Guizhou, Libo brings water, wooded hills and karst rock into close conversation. A slower way to look at a much-photographed landscape.
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Dujiangyan: a river given room
Beyond the ribbons of Anlan Bridge, Dujiangyan reveals a culture of sharing water, making space for floods and keeping an ancient idea at work.
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Guanyinge: a teahouse kept in use
In Pengzhen, outside central Chengdu, kettles, bamboo chairs and a timber roof offer a way to look at heritage through the people who use it.
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Huanglong, a landscape written in water
Turquoise pools, pale mineral edges and autumn woodland: a closer look at Huanglong, with room for the quieter details of a Sichuan mountain journey.
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Guangzhou, the city beneath the eaves
Read Guangzhou through its rooflines: Chen Clan Academy’s intricate craft, shaded arcade streets, morning tea and the Pearl River after dark.
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