Bamboo rafts on a river near Guilin.

Where natural beauty mingles with the bizarre

The half-naked woman in the steaming hot tub is singing opera. I'm watching her through the window and feeling like a bit of a creep.

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Life on the dragon's back

Carved into mountains over centuries, the rice terraces of Ping'an are a wonder of China, writes Diane Armstrong.

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'The train can go 394.2 kilometres per hour, it's the fastest train in operation in the world,' Zhang Shuguang, head of ...

Long-haul revolution

Steve McKenna takes the rough with the super smooth on a rail epic through the Middle Kingdom.

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