I was looking for traveling inspiration. What places do you think are must see that may or may not be off the beaten track? Please exclude Shanghai Suzhou, zheijang province and Beijing as I've been there.
1,Ganzi(west of Sichuan)
2,jiuzhaigou
3,xining (Qinghai lake,menyuan oil seed flowers,tangka museums,Ta'er temple etc)
4,Tibet
5,xishuangbanna ,Yunnan
6,Dali,tiger George,shaxi etc,Yunnan
7,dunhuang
Personaly, I enjoy the journey more than the destination. I could quite happily spend a week on a slow train going nowhere in particular.
I like Guangxi area. A 12 hour overnight train from GZ. Maybe visit the dragon back rice terrace. That is a gotta see. Very famous view. Then Yangshou for pizza and beer. World class scenery. Then a small hotel I know of across the river from Xingping. From there a walk up the riverbank to the scence on the 20RMB note.
I like this area because it is where the cormorant fishers are. When I was a kid I had a book with photos of that. Now I can go there for a weekend... and say bo yow to the cormarant fishers photo hustlers
1. Dunhuang from there you can go to Crescent Moon Pool and Mogao Caves though taking pictures inside the caves are still prohbiited :(
2. Zhangjiajie (best in late Sept, early October)
3. Mount Leshan + Mount Emei (April no rain)
4. Mount Siguniang in late September or early October (not so easy to get around, but the views are magnificent)
5. Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong (again late September and early October)
6. Guilin (bike or boat trip from Guilin to Yangshuo)
7. Pingyao ancient town
8. Datong (Yungang Grottoes + Hanging Monastery)
9. Hani Terraced Fields in late January or February (Yunnan)
10. Minority villages in Guizhou (Zhenyuan Ancient Town, Xiaohuang Dong Village, Langde)
I like jumping on buses i dont know the destination of and just seeing where i end up.
there are many places off the beaten path.
But if they are mentioned on a forum, people will flood there...
Sorry, have to protect the place, can't tell you.
Shanghai Pudong Airport
Shanghai Hongqiao Airport
Beijing International Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun Airport
Shenzhen Boaan Airport
Chengdu Airport
Dalian Airport
Qingdao Airport
The last two depends on if you consider HK and Macau to be China or not.