What to do in China —
26 things to do

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Ride a bike on the Great Wall of China in Beijing

Joan Naples

Dangerous and forbidden entertainment in one of the most famous places on the planet.

FREE15Great Wall of China

Hug a panda in Chengdu

Anna Tet

In the Chengdu Research Base, there is the largest number of pandas in the world. You can cuddle with them - it's quite good destress.

CNY 205810Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

See the Heaven's Gate in Zhangjiajie

Anna Tet

There is a good reason to call China "Celestial Empire" - the Heaven's Getaway leads from here.

CNY 25810Tianmen Mountain

Walk the Trail of Death in Weinan

Eugene Krasowski

Summon all your willpower and dare walk the Trail of Death - the narrow wooden planks at a height of more than two kilometers.

9Mount Hua

Cross the bridge of immortal in Hangzhou

Mickey Collins

Walking bridge over the Huangshan Mountains is called Fairy Bridge. A few decades earlier, only immortal could cross it...

CNY 2309Huangshan National Park

Take a ride on the world's longest cable car in Zhangjiajie

Rian Clark

Take a ride from Zhangjiajie City directly to the top of Tianmen Mountain.

CNY 2587Tianmen Mountain

Try bubble tea in Taiwan

Evgeny

Try black or green tea with milk, fruits, berries and tapioca balls in cafes of Taipei.

Walk through stone forest in Kunming

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The stone forest is considered to be the first wonder of Heaven Dynasty - forming of its landscape lasted for 270 million years.

CNY 1753Naigu Stone Forest

Sip coffee in the world's highest Starbucks in Taiwan

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The world's highest Sarbuks cafe is placed on the 35th floor of the Taipei 101 skyscraper.

CNY 442Taipei 101 skyscraper

Visit the "kingdom" of cats in Taiwan

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Over 100 stray cats laze on the streets of Houtong. Heading to this village don't forget to take food to feed "the residents". Here you'll also find shops with cat-shaped souvenirs.

FREE2Houtong Cat Village

Order meal in a toilet bowl in Taiwan

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In the theme restaurant of Taibei all dishes are served in bidet-shaped bowls, all drinks - in urinals. The restaurant is open from 11:30 till 10pm.

CNY 442Modern Toilet restaurant

Walk on a volcanic reef in Taiwan

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Come to Green Reef spot at Laomei in April or May - when the tide is low you can see and walk on the green surface of the reef.

FREE2Laomei Green Reef

Take a bike ride along one of the world's best panoramic roads in Taiwan

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Bike road goes around Sun Moon Lake.

CNY 442Sun Moon Lake

Greet the dawn on the top of Elephant Mountain in Taiwan

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Probably from here the view is even better than from Taipei 101 tower - from here you'll see the skyscraper itself.

FREE2Taipei’s Elephant Mountain

Try taro balls in Taiwan

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Traditional Taiwanese dessert that is made of mashed taro and sweet potato flour. A bowl of taro balls costs about NTD40. It is normally served with syrup cold or hot.

CNY 402Jiufen

Take a late night tea session in Taiwan

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Pop into a wooden tea houses in the evening when they're lit with lanterns. Learn on traditional types of tea here, temperature to boil water and find out how to hold a cup.

2Jiufen

Try egg custard pudding in Taiwan

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It is an egg shell filled with smooth and creamy pudding with egg and vanilla flavour. Buy the dessert for NTD30 in the bakery at the place where buses and trains from Taipei stop.

CNY 72Jiufen

Watch dragon boat racing in Taiwan

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Every year you can watch the dragon boat racing at the end of May on the Keelung River under Dazhi Bridge.

FREE2Dajia Riverside Park

Take a foot massage in Taiwan

Margaret Cain

You can find a lot of massage stalls and salons on Dihua Street in Taipei. 30-minute foot massage will cost you about NTD400 and more.

Stroll around the world's biggest ghost town in Ordos

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In Kangbashi there are apartment buildings, offices, parks, museums and a library. But the town is populated only for 2%.

FREE2Kangbashi

See the Dome of Light in Taiwan

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You can find the dome in the B1 level of Formosa Boulevard Metro Station. Come here at 11am, 3pm or 8pm to see the light show and listen to the piano.

FREE1Formosa Boulevard Metro Station

Take a cable car ride over the island's biggest lake in Taiwan

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Cable way along the eastern bank of Sun Moon Lake runs daily from 10am till 4pm.

CNY 661Sun Moon Lake

Watch Taiwanese aborigines' greeting dance in Taiwan

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You can watch the dance every morning at 9am at the entrance to the entertainment park.

FREE1Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village

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