East (China)

Suzhou

Go for: Gardens

6 experiences: Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Lingering Garden, Garden of the Master of the Nets, Humble Administrator's Garden (Zhuozheng Yuan), Lion Grove Garden. 1 more »

Shanghai

Shanghai represents modernity in China – the city is a hotbed for technological and cultural advancement that is unmatched in any other part of the country.

Go for: Museums, Squares, Streets & Urban Spaces, Shopping, Gardens, Churches & Abbeys

8 experiences: Nanjing Road, Beijing Opera Costumes, Children's Palace, Xujiahui Cathedral, Shanghai Museum. 3 more »

Zhenjiang

The Chinese began carving jade more than six thousand years ago, finding it to be highly workable compared to other types of stone. Colours range through blue, violet and pink as well as the more common green and white, and although its use in the...

Go for: Visitor Attractions

1 experience: Yizheng Jade Factory.

Wuxi

Wuxi was first a mining town, but after it ran out of tin it became a centre for art and culture, famous for it’s silk production and for the clay figurines popular with artists in the area. The 1920’s and 30’s were the boom years for Wuxi silk...

Go for: Historic Cities &Towns

1 experience: Wuxi for silk and moist views.

Nanjing

Covering an area of 80,000 square meters (about 20 acres), Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum is located in the Zhong Mountain Scenic Area in the east suburb of Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

Go for: People

1 experience: Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum.

Huangshan

Perhaps China’s most celebrated beauty spot, the granite spires of Huangshan, decorated with graceful bonsai-like pines, form the template for many a...

Go for: Mountains

Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)

As well as being the longest river in Asia, the Yangtze is of great religious and historical significance to the region. Archaeologists have...

Go for: River Trips