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See China, slowly

Attractions, hiking routes and stays across China. Places worth walking to, routes with honest numbers, and days that move slowly.

Places across China, organised by region and season.

Routes with a start, a finish and a way out.

Places to stay long enough that they start to feel ordinary.

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Quartz-sandstone pillars that look like an unfinished ink painting when the mist lifts.

The quietest stretch of Huangshan. Steep, but worth it when the sea of clouds sits below you.

Rice fields and bamboo rafts outside the window. Worth three nights or more.