13 articles to prepare your trip
Facing Chongqing's People's Assembly, the Three Gorges Museum traces 3,000 years of local history, from Ba Shu civilization to the landscapes of the Yangtze.
Located 35 km from Xi'an, the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang houses thousands of terracotta soldiers buried since 246 BC and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987.
Housed in a former Confucian temple in Xian, the Beilin Museum brings together 2,300 engraved stelae that trace two millennia of Chinese history.
In Xi'an, the Shaanxi History Museum traces Chinese civilization from the Zhou to the Tang through 37,000 relics unearthed in the province.
In Kunming, the Yunnan Province Museum houses Yuanmou fossils, ancient bronzes and ethnographic collections from the 25 ethnic minorities of Yunnan.
Discovered in 1972 near Changsha, the Mawangdui Han Tombs yielded the mummy of Lady Dai and over 3,000 relics from the Han Dynasty.
Grand Bouddha de Leshan
The world's largest rock-carved Buddhist statue, the Leshan Grand Buddha has dominated the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers since 803. A UNESCO site in Sichuan.
In Chengdu, the Jinsha Ruins reveal the 3,000-year-old capital of the Shu kingdom. Museum, excavations and over 5,000 exhumed objects.
In Hohhot, the Inner Mongolia Museum brings together fossils, Xiongnu treasures and collections on the peoples of the steppes, spread across four floors.
Listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1999, the Dazu grottoes house more than 50,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into rock between the 7th and 13th centuries, 100 km from Chongqing.
Pingliang
Nestled at the foot of the Liupanshan Mountains, Pingliang safeguards memories of the Silk Road and is home to Kongtong Shan, one of the birthplaces of Chinese Taoism.
Anyang
A forgotten capital of the Shang dynasty and birthplace of Chinese writing, Anyang is home to Yinxu, a major UNESCO site in Henan. Our complete guide to visiting.
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