China

China moves between ancient history and modern scale in a way few places can. The Great Wall stretches across misty mountain ridges, while Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors still stand guard thousands of years later. In Shanghai, glass towers and neon lights rise above the river in one of the world’s fastest-moving cities. Travel here might mean wandering Beijing’s narrow hutong lanes by bike, taking high-speed trains across the country, or watching giant pandas laze around in Chengdu’s conservation parks. Further south, limestone cliffs tower over the rivers of Guilin and the Yangtze winds through dramatic gorges.