More than three hours’ drive from Chengde City in China’s Hebei Province, Saihanba was part of Mulan Paddock, a royal hunting place of the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911).

The Chinese Museum of Women and Children in Beijing opened to the public in 2010. It is the country’s first national museum focused on women, children and social changes that impact them.

Situated in Xibei Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum is a large integrated museum and centre for the collection and study of cultural relics discovered in the region.

Located in Kubuqi Desert, Dalad Banner of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, Whistling Dune Bay is a mega comprehensive desert resort where you can sightsee or just relax.

Urban parks, with ecological, leisure and entertainment functions, play an essential role in the city’s ecosystem and everyday life.

Hoh Xil, also Kekexili, is a place as romantic as its name suggests – “a beautiful girl” in Mongolian.

A puppy-shaped 3D purse, Chinese mask slippers, egg-tart shaped earrings and coin-featured silver rings, all these unusually artsy products can be found in HKTDC Design Gallery at Oriental Plaza Mall in Beijing.

If you are one for the less trodden road and exotic architecture that both stands out and blends into its natural surroundings, an ancient Chinese town called Zhaji should pique your interest.

About 4.3 kilometers to the east of the Qingdao Railway Station is a palette of architecture and vegetation that is worlds away from the former’s hectic scenes.

The best-preserved part of the Han Great Wall can be found five kilometers west of Yumenguan, and 90 kilometers to the north west of the city of Dunhuang.