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The Great Wall climbing a forested ridge in afternoon light, its walkway empty of visitors

BEIJING

The Great Wall, on the section without the crowds

A classical Suzhou garden at sunset: timber halls and an upswept pavilion roof mirrored in still water

SUZHOU

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou, World Heritage Sites

A stone arch bridge over still water at Lizhuang Ancient Town, with tiled timber halls behind

si'chuan

Lizhuang Ancient Town, on the section without the crowds

The Hongyadong stilt houses lit gold at night above the road in Chongqing

chong'qing

Stilt Houses on the Cliff, A Magical Time at Hongyadong

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Sliced Peking duck on a patterned plate, with a bowl of pancakes beside it

Peking duck

Beijing
Cubes of red-braised Dongpo pork belly in a clay pot

Dongpo's braised pork

hang'zhou

 Braised pork balls in brown sauce on a white plate

Braised Pork Ball in Brown Sauce

jiang'su
Stacked bamboo steamers of dim sum on a wooden table

Morning dim sum

Guangzhou

 Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish in sweet-and-sour sauce on a white platter

Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish

su'zhou
A hotpot spread on a dark wooden table, ringed by small dishes

Hotpot

Chengdu

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