Top Things to Do in South-central China

Sichuan Daxue Bowuguan (Sichuan University Museum)

Construction of a new provincial museum is underway, but it will be hard to match Sichuan University's...

Ciqikou

This small neighborhood with cobblestone streets in the Shaping District is popular with travelers who...

Hunan Sheng Bowuguan (Hunan Provincial Museum)

Between 1972 and 1974, the family plot of the chancellor to the prince of Changsha (which was in the...

Tengwang Pavilion （East Gate）

Taoci Wenhua Bolanqu (Pottery Culture Exhibition)

Although run down and desperately in need of a new coat of paint, this is still the best of several exhibitions...

Bei Shan

The problem with visiting Bei Shan after Baoding Shan is that it's a bit of a letdown. If you visit it...

Emei Shan

Come here for scenic hiking and active Buddhist shrines and monasteries (where the monk and nun population...

Baohu Daxiongmao Ziran Zhongxin (Giant Panda Protection and Research Center)

The pandas are housed either in enclosures or in seminatural habitats -- if they're being prepared to...

Hubei Sheng Bowuguan (Hubei Provincial Museum)

"When the Master was in Qi he heard the Shao [ceremonial music] and for three months was oblivious to...

Xiongmao Jidi/Daxiongmao Fanzhi Zhongxin (Panda Research Base/Giant Panda Breeding Center)

This research base, which has elements of a veterinary lab, a park, a panda habitat, and a zoo, is one...