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Breathtaking views of the world’s highest mountain extend from the head of the Dzakar Chu valley, where the whitewashed chorten of Rongbuk Monastery stands against a wilderness wind-blown dust and eternal snow.
Enfolded by snow-capped mountains, the fan-shaped Turquoise Lake of Yamdrok Tso ranks among the most sublime natural spectacles of the Tibetan Plateau.
Gyangtse, in the far south of Tibet on the “Friendship Highway” connecting Lhasa and Kathmandu, is the TAR’s third city – visited above all for its monastery, home of the fabulous Kumbum chörten.
If the Potala Palace is Tibet’s most iconic landmark, then the Jokhang represents the country’s beating heart – its holiest shrine and a great melting pot of mountain culture.
Crossed at various passes by the Silk Road, the ‘Celestial Mountains’ dividing Kyrgyzstan from the Chinese province of Xinjiang rank among the highest and wildest ranges on earth.
A half-hour’s drive out of the oasis city of Dunhuang in Gansu province, the Mogao Caves contain some of the world’s finest surviving examples of ancient Buddhist art.
The great Mongol warlord Timur, aka ‘Tamerlane’, made Samarkhand the site of his capital in 1370 – and the monuments he erected still rank among the finest in the entire Islamic world.
Five-thousand years of history are encompassed by the monuments of Bukhara, the most secretive and fanatical of the caravan cities on the Silk Road, and the cultural heart of Central Asia.
Five-thousand years of history are encompassed by the monuments of Bukhara, the most secretive and fanatical of the caravan cities on the Silk Road, and the cultural heart of Central Asia.
The great Mongol warlord Timur, aka ‘Tamerlane’, made Samarkhand the site of his capital in 1370 – and the monuments he erected still rank among the finest in the entire Islamic world.
A half-hour’s drive out of the oasis city of Dunhuang in Gansu province, the Mogao Caves contain some of the world’s finest surviving examples of ancient Buddhist art.
One of the great things about Hong Kong is that it’s easy to escape. Just jump on a local ferry, metro train or cable car to one of the islands dotted around the harbour for a seafood lunch with a view.
Victoria Harbour presents one of the world’s most iconic views – of a skyline quite unlike any other.
Hop on the historic tram for the climb up the impossibly steep flanks of Hong Kong’s highest mountain – a superb vantage point surveying the entire city.
A street circuit with a challenging combination of tight turns and fast straights, Macau’s Guia motor racing track is regarded as among the toughest in the world – and a stepping stone to greater things.
Built by Portuguese Jesuits in the late-16th century, the Church of St Paul is the symbol of Macau.
Built in 1488, the A Ma temple is dedicated to the Taoist Goddess of the Sea, and remains the focus of intense ritual activity, with visitors and local fisherman streaming through the leave offerings.
Dali is only marginally less frequented than nearby Lijiang – its colourful history, antique buildings and splendid setting near Er Hui lake attracting streams of visitors in summer.
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