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Museums & culture in China

Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

indigenous settlement

Aoluguya Ewenki Reindeer Village

Inner Mongolia
rural county

Bama

Guangxi
village

Bamei Village

Yunnan
village

Basha Village

Guizhou
fishing festival

Chagan Lake Winter Fishing

Jilin
historic city

Chaozhou Ancient City

Guangdong
historic village

Chengkan Village

Anhui
martial arts village

Chenjiagou

Henan
traditionChinese Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy

Nationwide
traditionChinese Shadow Puppetry

Chinese Shadow Puppetry

Shaanxi, Gansu and Hebei
historic quarter

Ciqikou Ancient Town

Chongqing
historic village

Cuandixia Village

Beijing
art district

Dafen Oil Painting Village

Guangdong
festival

Dai Water-Splashing Festival

Yunnan
historic town and lake

Dali Old Town and Erhai Lake

Yunnan
valley villages

Danba

Sichuan
historic village

Dangjiacun

Shaanxi
printing house

Dege Sutra Printing House

Sichuan
miao village

Dehang Miao Village

Hunan
riverside town

Fenghuang Ancient Town

Hunan
riverside town

Furong Ancient Town

Hunan
museum

Gansu Provincial Museum

Gansu
tradition

Gongfu Tea and Teahouse Culture

Nationwide
island

Gulangyu Island

Fujian
village

Hemu Village

Xinjiang
museum

Henan Museum

Henan
historic town

Heshun Ancient Town

Yunnan
historic village

Hongcun

Anhui
historic town

Huangyao Ancient Town

Guangxi
museum

Hubei Provincial Museum

Hubei
museum

Hunan Museum

Hunan
historic town

Jianshui

Yunnan
traditionJingdezhen, the Porcelain City

Jingdezhen, the Porcelain City

Jiangxi
tea landscape

Jingmai Mountain

Yunnan
museum

Jinsha Site Museum

Sichuan
historic city

Kaifeng

Henan
town

Kangding

Sichuan
historic quarter

Kashgar Old City

Xinjiang
historic quarter

Kazanqi Quarter

Xinjiang
monastery town

Langmusi

Sichuan and Gansu
historic town

Langzhong Ancient City

Sichuan
fortified villages

Longnan Hakka Walled Villages

Jiangxi
craft town

Longquan

Zhejiang
flower festival

Luoyang Peony Festival

Henan
museum

Nanjing Museum

Jiangsu
historic alleys

Nanluoguxiang and the Hutongs

Beijing
canal town

Nanxun Water Town

Zhejiang
museum

National Museum of China

Beijing
village

Nuodeng

Yunnan
traditionPeking Opera

Peking Opera

Nationwide, originally Beijing
river port town

Qikou Ancient Town

Shanxi
museum

Shaanxi History Museum

Shaanxi
town and monastery

Shangri-La

Yunnan
canal city

Shaoxing

Zhejiang
market town

Shaxi Ancient Town

Yunnan
traditionSichuan Opera and Face Changing

Sichuan Opera and Face Changing

Sichuan
tradition

Silk and Embroidery in Suzhou

Jiangsu
walled town

Songpan Ancient Town

Sichuan
museum

Suzhou Museum

Jiangsu
galleryThe 798 Art District, Beijing

The 798 Art District, Beijing

Beijing
observatoryThe Ancient Observatory, Beijing

The Ancient Observatory, Beijing

Beijing
festivalThe Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival

Nationwide, strongest in the south
festivalThe Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

Heilongjiang
festivalThe Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival

Nationwide
museumThe Shanghai Museum

The Shanghai Museum

Shanghai
garrison village

Tianlong Tunbao

Guizhou
historic library

Tianyi Pavilion

Zhejiang
canal town

Tongli Water Town

Jiangsu
art town

Tongren

Qinghai
irrigation system

Turpan Karez Wells

Xinjiang
kite city

Weifang

Shandong
acrobatics town

Wuqiao

Hebei
village district

Wuyuan

Jiangxi
historic village

Xidi

Anhui
village

Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village

Guizhou
canal town

Xitang Water Town

Zhejiang
historic town

Xizhou

Yunnan
historic town

Yangliuqing Ancient Town

Tianjin
historic town

Yaoli Ancient Town

Jiangxi
historic academy

Yuelu Academy

Hunan
village

Zhaoxing Dong Village

Guizhou
historic town

Zhenyuan Ancient Town

Guizhou
archaeological site

Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site

Beijing
historic village

Zhuge Bagua Village

Zhejiang
canal town

Zhujiajiao Water Town

Shanghai
industrial city

Zigong

Sichuan

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