Mysterious China Blog

Indochina holidays bring a rewarding experience with a range of beautiful scenery, diverse culture and super-friendly people.  Indochina is made up of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.  Each country is unique in flavour and can satisfy even the most experienced of travellers. If you are thinking about an Indochina holiday ...

Capital of Xinjiang since the 19th century, Urumqisits amidst beautiful scenery, with the snow-laden Tianshan Mountains to the east. Today a growing metropolis with a population of one million, Urumqiis a modern Chinese city, with designer stores and high-rises. ...

This oasis city on the northern Silk Road lies in the Turpan depression – one of the lowest areas on earth – and is largely a Uighur settlement. The Uighur descended from nomadic Siberian tribes who united in the 7th century and settled in the region in the 9th century. ...

Although blessed with very few sights, Qinghai’s captial, Xining, is home to a city mix of minority peoples, mostly Hui Muslims and Tibetans with a sprinkling of Kazakhs and Mongols. From the 16th century, it served as a stopover ...

In the far west of Qinghai Province, Golmud is perched at 3,000 m in the forlorn Tibetan plateau. The only sizable city for several hundred miles, it is the second largest city in the Qinghai province after Xining, with ...

A large industrial city and Gansu Province’s capital, Lanzhou has for long been the key transport link between the Chinese heartlands and the Northwest. It was an important stop on the Silk Road at the beginning of the Hexi Corridor, and is thus culturally closer to the Northwest than to ...

Mount Wudang is located in Danjiangkou City of Hubei Province of China. It is said Taoism was founded by Zhang San Feng here. The graceful scenery and grandiose Taoism palace form unique Mount Wudang Tourist Attraction....

Mount Taishan is located in the middle of Shandong Province of China. A lot of emperors came to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to Heaven in ancient times, so this improved the status of Mount Taishan....

Grand Mount Tianshan is located in Xinjiang of China. The climate here is cold, so Mount Tianshan is covered by the ice and snow throughout the year. Moreover, here is the biggest glacier area in China. The peaks liking ...

A small oasis city, Dunhuang once prospered as the last stop on the Silk Road before it split north and south to skirt the Taklamakan Desert. It is a pleasant settlement that has achieved a certain level of prosperity, ...