I had never heard of Nanxun before planning this trip. But when I discovered that there were numerous ancient water towns between Suzhou and Hangzhou—two of our main destinations—I became…

Before visiting Hangzhou, I had often heard about the beauty of its tea fields and West Lake. There is a well-known Chinese proverb—“Above there is heaven; below there is Suzhou…

My time in Suzhou felt like two totally separate trips. There is ancient Suzhou with its canals, gardens and traditional architecture and then there is new Suzhou with glass towers…

Shanghai was not on the top of my list of places to visit in China. I've heard how modern it is and I wondered if it would feel too much…

As a kid, I remember watching a Top Gear episode set in what they called “the largest city you’ve never heard of.” That city was Chongqing. The episode stuck with…