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* Aksu |
Yes |
Outline |
Empty
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* Aletai |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Ali - AKA Sengge Khambab, The prefecture capital, a small town of no interest for the tourist, other than to stock up on supplies and have a hot shower. |
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* Anshan (鞍山; Ānshān) - third largest city in the province. A heavy industry area but contains Qianshan National Park and other major tourist sites. |
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Usable |
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* Anshun - tourist center and home of the Huangguoshu Waterfalls |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Anyang — economic and cultural center during the Shang dynasty |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Arxan (阿尔山; Ā'ěrshān) |
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* Baicheng (白城; Báichéng) |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost usable
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* Baishan (白山; Báishān) |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Baoding |
Yes |
Outline |
Empty
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* Baoji |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost empty
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* Baoting - toward the South, in the hills |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost empty
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* Baotou (包头; Bāotóu) |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost usable
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* Bayan Nur (巴彦淖尔; Bāyànnào'ěr) |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Bayanhot (巴彦浩特; Bāyànhàotè) |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost empty
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* Bayi |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Beihai (北海) - on the coast |
Yes |
Usable |
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* Beijing |
Yes |
Usable |
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* Bengbu |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Benxi (本溪; Běnxī) - once a heavily polluted industrial town but now cleaned up. Contains Benxi Water Caves National Park. |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Benzilan — located in Diqing Prefecture |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost usable
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* Binzhou |
Yes |
Outline |
Empty
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* Bo'ao - on the East coast |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost usable
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* Burqin |
Yes |
Outline |
Basic info
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* Chamdo - the prefectural capital. |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost empty
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* Changchun (长春; Chángchūn) — subprovincial city and capital of Jilin Province. |
Yes |
Usable |
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* Changde - A city bordering the west side of Dongting lake |
Yes |
Outline |
Almost usable
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* Changsha - capital of Hunan. |
Yes |
Usable |
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* Changshu |
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* Changzhi |
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* Changzhou |
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* Chaoyang (朝阳; Cháoyáng) |
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* Chaozhou |
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* Chengde |
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* Chengdu - the capital of Sichuan has 2,000 years of history, the southeastern part is encircled by small mountains and to the north east is Chengdu Campagna. |
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* Chenggong |
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* Qiemo |
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* Chifeng (赤峰; Chìfēng) |
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* Chongqing Municipality is administratively separate, but culturally and historically still Sichuanese. See List of Chinese provinces and regions. |
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* Chongwu, a lovely old walled town, with excellent beaches nearby, near Quanzhou |
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* Chongzuo (崇左) - |
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* Dali |
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* Dalian (大连; Dàlián) - sub-province-level port city, and popular holiday destination. Formerly Japan and Russia at different times. |
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* Damzhung - A busy transport oriented town, with lots of restaurants and shops, it's the closest town with public transport to Nam Tso (lake). You can usually arrange a jeep to the lake here, or trek to the lake from here in two or three days. |
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* Dandong (丹东; Dāndōng) - border city with North Korea |
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* Daqing - a city famed for the nearby oilfields |
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* Datong — home of the Yungang Grottoes (UNESCO World Heritage Site). |
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* Dege - home to an amazing Tibetan library. |
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* Deqin — the capital of Diqing Prefecture |
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* Detian |
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* Dezhou |
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* Dongguan - center for the garment trade, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen |
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* Dongsheng (东胜; Dōngshèng) |
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* Dongying |
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* Dram - town located at Nepal border |
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* Drongpa |
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* Dunhuang - Buddhist grottoes, colossal treasure trove |
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* Ergun (额尔古纳; É'ěrgǔnà) |
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* Erlian (二连浩特; Èrliánhàotè) |
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* Fenghuang - A beautiful historic city closed by the river |
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* Fengzhen (丰镇; Fēngzhèn) |
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* Foshan - industrial city near Guangzhou, to the southwest |
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* Funing - near the border to Guizhou |
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* Fushun (抚顺; Fǔshùn) - several famous Chinese people have come from here including Lei Feng, making this a site of national pilgrimage. |
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* Fuxin (阜新; Fùxīn) |
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* Fuzhou, the provincial capital. Population 1.2 million in the city itself, 6.6 million for the prefecture |
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* Ganzhou- in the deep south of the district, rich in revolutionary sites, Ruijin is the most prestigious one. |
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* Ganzi - rough Tibetan town and launching point for exploring local monasteries. |
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* Genhe (根河; Gēnhé) |
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* Golmud - second largest city in Qinghai, start of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway |
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* Guangnan - an old trading town |
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* Guangzhou - the capital of the province, largest city, economic and cultural center, the prefecture includes Zengcheng, Conghua and Xinjiao |
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* Guilin (桂林) - popular tourist destination |
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* Guiyang - the capital |
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* Guyuan - resting place of a Maitreya Buddha which is 62 ft high |
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* Gyantse - the fourth largest city in Tibet. Home to a famous stupa. |
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* Gyatsa |
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* Haikou - in the North, the capital |
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* Hailar (海拉尔) |
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* Hami |
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* Handan |
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* Hangzhou - Zhejiang's capital, former capital of China, China's busiest destination for domestic tourism, famous for tea, silk and the great West Lake. |
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* Hanzhong |
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* Harbin - capital of Heilongjiang Province and a city with Russian influence and a winter snow festival |
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* Hefei - the capital |
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* Heihe - a port on the Black Dragon River facing Blagoveshchensk |
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* Hengshui |
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* Hepu - A small village on the Ganden-Samye trek. |
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* Heyuan (河源; Héyuán) - small city sourrounded by rain forest |
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* Heze |
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* Hohhot (呼和浩特; Hūhéhàotè) |
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* Huai'an |
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* Huaihua - important railway center in western Hunan |
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* Huaiyang — named Chenzhou in ancient times,a famous city of long history. |
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* Huanggang |
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* Huangzhong - home of the famous Kumbum Monastery |
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* Huludao (葫芦岛; Húludǎo) |
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* Huzhou - includes the historic district of Anji |
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* Jiamusi |
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* Jiangmen - port city in the western part of Pearl River Delta, the prefecture includes Kaiping and Taishan Cities |
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* Jiayuguan - Fort at the western end of the Great Wall, nicknamed "Last Fort Under Heaven" |
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* Jieyang |
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* Jilin City (吉林; Jílín) — home of the Rimmed Trees of Jilin, one of the four major natural wonders of China |
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* Jimei, on the mainland opposite Xiamen island |
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* Jinan - the capital of Shandong Province. |
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* Jincheng |
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* Jingdezhen - famous for porcelain, known as "Capital of Porcelain", enjoys a great reputation in China and abroad. |
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* Jinghong - the capital and main airport of Xishuangbanna (when booking a plane ticket, if there is no flight to Jinghong it may be listed as Xishuangbanna instead) |
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* Jingzhou |
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* Jining (集宁; Jíníng) |
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* Jining |
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* Jinjiang, across the river from Quanzhou |
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* Jinning |
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* Jinzhong |
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* Jinzhou (锦州; Jǐnzhōu) - gateway to the West Liaoning Corridor |
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* Jiujiang - lies by the Changjiang River, famous for Lushan, a world heritage site. |
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* Jiuquan |
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* Jixi - an industrial city in the east of the province |
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* Jiyuan — small city home to Wulongkou Scenic Area |
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* Kaifeng — former capital during the Northern Song dynasty |
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* Kaili - gateway to the Miao and Dong minority regions |
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* Kangding - gateway to western Sichuan's Tibetan region. |
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* Karamay |
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* Karghilik |
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* Kashgar (Kashi) |
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* Khotan (also known as Hotan) |
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* Korla |
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* Kunming |
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* Kuqa |
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* Laiwu |
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* Laiyang |
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* Langmusi - beautiful Tibetan border town sitting in both Gansu & Sichuan, with two monasteries, horse trekking opportunities and a sky burial site. |
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* Langzhong - ancient town in north-east Sichuan |
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* Lanzhou - 2000 years of history, the capital of Gansu Province |
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* Ledu |
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* Leshan - home of the largest stone carved Buddha in the world. |
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* Lhasa - The only real city, is a major tourist destination, and never stops being fascinating. |
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* Lhatse - a minor town with little tourist interest, but important as a transportation hub as it is final destination for all public transportation in the direction of Mount Kailash and Nepal. There are a few guest houses and several shops. |
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* Lianyungang |
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* Liaocheng |
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* Liaoyang (辽阳; Liáoyáng) - has a number of historical sites, including the White Pagoda (Baita), that dates to the Yuan Dynasty. |
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* Liaoyuan (辽源; Liáoyuán) |
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* Lijiang — the capital of Lijiang Prefecture |
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* Linfen |
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* Linxia - colorful market town |
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* Linyi |
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* Liuzhou (柳州) - major industrial city with beautiful karst countryside |
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* Longsheng (龙胜) - home of the famed "Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces" |
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* Longxi |
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* Longyan in the West of Fujian, 192,000 / 2.8 million |
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* Longzhou (龙州) - a rural town untouched by tourism. |
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* Luoyang — site of the Longmen grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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* Manzhouli (满洲里; Mǎnzhōulǐ) |
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* Maoming |
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* Markham |
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* Mawei, Changle and Fuqing, suburbs of Fuzhou |
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* Meizhou (梅州; Méizhōu) - in the far northeast of Guangdong, home to the Hakka minority |
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* Menling |
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* Mohe |
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* Mudanjiang - gateway to Eastern Heilongjiang Province |
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* Nagqu - The prefecture capital of the same name. Has little of interest to the tourist, other than practicalities like restaurants, shops and a few internet cafes. |
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* Nanchang - the capital of Jiangxi province |
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* Nang Dzong |
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* Nangchen |
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* Nanjing - the capital of Jiangsu Province and capital to 6 Chinese Dynasties as well as the Republic of China. |
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* Nanning (南宁) - provincial capital |
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* Nanping up the Min river from Fuzhou, 236,000 / 3 million |
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* Nantong - major river port near Shanghai |
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* Nanyang — southern city |
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* Ningbo - former treaty port, clean and compact with interesting islands nearby, Putuoshan and Zhoushan. |
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* Ningde on the coast, North of Fuzhou, 125,000 / 3.2 million |
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* Nyalam - site of 'Milarepa's cave'. |
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* Nyingchi |
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* Panjin (盘锦; Pánjǐn) |
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* Pasho |
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* Pingba |
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* Pingdingshan — coal-mine central |
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* Pingliang |
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* Pingxiang (凭祥) - border town - gateway to/from Vietnam |
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* Pingyao — site of Pingyao Ancient City (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Nearby are Shuanglin Temple, Zhenguo Temple, and many Shanxi merchant family compounds. |
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* Pomda |
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* Pome |
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* Putian between Fuzhou and Quanzhou, 170,000 / 3.2 million |
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* Qingdao - the largest city, former German concession, home of Tsingtao Brewery. |
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* Qingtongxia - home of the 108 Dagobas |
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* Qingyuan (清远; Qīngyuǎn) - tourist city north of Pearl River Delta sourrounded by mountains |
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* Qinhuangdao |
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* Qiqihar |
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* Quanzhou, a historic port, 330,000 / 6.5 million |
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* Qujing - capital of Qujing Prefecture |
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* Riwoche |
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* Rizhao |
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* Ruili |
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* Rutok |
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* Ruzhou |
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* Sakya - a large village with an important old monastery. |
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* Samye. Location of the famous Samye Monastery. |
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* Sanjiang (三江) - scenic area, good for getting out to see the countryside. Such as to the Dong minority villages of Chengyang |
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* Sanmenxia |
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* Sanming up in the mountains, 207,000 / 2.7 million |
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* Sanya - in the South, main tourist destination |
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* Shanghai |
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* Shangrao - in the east, Sanqingshan Mount is listed in World Heritage Sites in 2008. |
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* Shangrila — also known as Zhongdian |
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* Shantou |
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* Shanwei |
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* Shaoguan (韶关; Sháoguān) - in the far north of Guangdong, home to an important temple |
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* Shaoxing - traditional Chinese cultured city |
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* Shaoyang - a very beautiful city of southwest Hunan. |
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* Shaxi |
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* Shelkar - launching point for the landrover trip to Qomolangma National Nature Reserve. |
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* Shenmu - garrison town on the Great Wall of China in the time of the Ming dynasty |
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* Shenyang (沈阳; Shěnyáng) - sub-province-level city, the provincial capital and Liaoning's largest city. |
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* Shenzhen - boom town on border with Hong Kong, SEZ |
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* Shihezi |
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* Shijiazhuang — the capital |
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* Shiyan |
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* Shizuishan - Helan Shan and Shahu Lake |
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* Shuangyashan (双鸭山) |
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* Shunde - famous for its many criss-crossing waterways, one of the most prosperous towns in the region |
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* Siping (四平; Sìpíng) |
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* Sok Dzong |
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* Songpan - base camp for exploring Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve and the Amdo Tibetan culture. |
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* Songyuan (松原; Sōngyuán) |
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* Suifenhe |
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* Suqian |
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* Suzhou - famous for its classic gardens, a major tourist destination |
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* Tai'an |
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* Taiyuan — the capital city of Shanxi Province. |
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* Taizhou |
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* Tangshan |
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* Tashkurgan |
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* Tengchen |
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* Tianjin |
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* Tianshui - more Buddhist grottoes, 194 cave shrines, nicknamed "Gallery of Oriental Sculpture" |
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* Tieling (铁岭; Tiělǐng) |
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* Tingri - the closest town on the "highway" to Nepal and Mount Everest. It offers a wide, but simple choice of accommodation and is a good place to view Mount Everest. With camping equipment, it's also possible to trek to Everest back camp - a journey of about four days. |
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* Tongbai |
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* Tongchuan |
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* Tonghua (通化; Tōnghuà) |
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* Tonglia (通辽; Tōngliáo) |
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* Tongren - known as Rebkong in Tibetan. |
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* Tsamda |
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* Tsethang. The regional headquarters of Shannon prefecture |
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* Turpan |
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* Ulanhot (乌兰浩特; Wūlánhàotè) |
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* Urumqi - the capital |
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* Weifang |
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* Weihai |
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* Weixi |
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* Weizhou (涠洲岛) - volcanic island |
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* Wenchang (文昌市) - in the north-east coast of Hainan Island |
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* Wenshan - capital of Wenshan Prefecture, once known as Kaihua |
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* Wenzhou - major industral center, near the sea and Fujian border |
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* Wuhai (乌海; Wūhǎi) |
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* Wuhan - the capital - Spread across the Han and Yangtse Rivers |
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* Wuhu |
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* Wuwei - former garrison town on the Great Wall of China |
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* Wuxi - industrial city near Suzhou |
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* Wuyuan - central city to a series of traditional villages and charming countryside. |
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* Wuzhishan - in the central highlands |
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* Xiahe - a little piece of Tibet for those who cannot make the trek to Tibet |
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* Xiamen, port city and special economic zone, 700,000 / 1.3 million |
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* Xian - Capital city of Shaanxi Province, the start point of ancient Silk Road, most famed for its army of terracotta warriors. |
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* Xiangcheng- On the high-road to Yunnan |
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* Xiangfan |
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* Xianyang |
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* Xiaochang |
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* Xiaogan |
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* Xiapu, on the coast up North near the Zhejiang border |
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* Xigatse - the capital, and the only real city in the prefecture. |
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* Xilinhot (锡林浩特; Xīlínhàotè) |
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* Xining - the capital city, on the Qinghai-Tibetan Railway |
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* Xinlong |
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* Xinxiang |
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* Xinyu - site of the Fairy Lake |
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* Xuchang |
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* Xuzhou - Jiangsu's largest city |
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* Yakeshi (牙克石; Yákèshí) |
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* Yan'an - center of Chinese revolution in 1937, nicknamed the "Cradle of the Revolution" |
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* Yancheng |
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* Yangjiang |
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* Yangquan |
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* Yangshuo (阳朔) - famous scenic town with karst mountains, accessible from Guilin |
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* Yangzhou |
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* Yanji — in Yanbian (延边朝鲜族自治州; Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu; Korean: 옌볜조선족자치주), which is a Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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* Yantai |
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* Yarkand |
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* Yichang - the gate way to Three Gorges and the location of the world's largest dam,Three Gorges Dam. |
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* Yichun |
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* Yichun - in the west of the province, the city has Mingyue Mount (Bright Moon Mount) and rich Zen Buddhism Cultures. |
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* Yinchuan - capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region |
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* Yingkou (营口; Yíngkǒu) |
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* Yining |
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* Yiwu - vibrant with Middle Eastern flavour due to large Islamic business community. |
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* Yizhou (宜州) - less crowded alternative to Yangshou with equally beautiful karst formations |
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* Yulin - garrison town on the Great Wall of China in the time of the Ming dynasty |
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* Yuncheng — location of Yongle Palace and Guan Di Temple. |
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* Yunfu (云浮; Yúnfú) - city in the moutains northwest of Zhuhai |
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* Yushu - known as Jyekundo in Tibetan |
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* Zaozhuang |
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* Zhalantun (扎兰屯; Zhālántún) |
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* Zhangjiakou |
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* Zhangye - former garrison headquarters on the Great Wall of China |
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* Zhangzhou inland, Southwest of Xiamen, 250,000 / 4.5 million |
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* Zhanjiang |
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* Zhaoqing (肇庆; Zhàoqìng) - famous for its fresh air and the sourrounding environment |
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* Zhaotong - capital of Zhaotong Prefecture |
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* Zhengzhou — provincial capital |
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* Zhenjiang - a major tourist attraction for its temples and museums |
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* Zhongshan - center for furniture trade, just inland of Zhuhai |
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* Zhongwei - trapped between the desert and the Yellow River |
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* Zhoukou |
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* Zhoushan |
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* Zhouzhuang |
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* Zhuhai - fast growing town on border with Macau, SEZ |
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* Zhuzhou - an important industrial city in Hunan Province and one of the five busiest railway centers in Mainland China. |
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* Zibo |
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* Zunyi - Communist pilgrimage site |
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