Mysterious China Blog

Of all China's great cities, Nanjing, as it was once known, is the most attractive. The capital of Jiangsu province, it is picturesquely set on the banks of the Yangzi, close to the magnificent Purple Mountain. This city of lakes is still enclosed within its grand city wall, and its ...

One of the Yangzi River delta's great cities, Yangzhou has always been known for its prosperity and culture. Its location on the Grand Canal dictated the rise and fall of its fortunes. The city declined with the fall of the Sung Dynasty and the diminished use of the canal, but ...

The highlights of a trip to Wuxi are the scenic Tai Hu (Tai Lake) and the Grand Canal. According to legend, the city was established 3,500 years ago as the capital of the Wu Kingdom and was a center ...