https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/hero.jpg Beijing — 北京 Palace, long wall, heaven's altar, lake garden, incense lanes, hill panorama — then the red gate, north lake, drum alley, and factory-shed galleries in Dashanzi. https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/gugong https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/gugong.jpg Forbidden City — 故宫 Hall of Supreme Harmony rising on the white marble terrace along the Forbidden City axis https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/changcheng https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/changcheng.jpg Great Wall — 长城 Ming-era Great Wall snaking along mountain ridges https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/tiantan https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/tiantan.jpg Temple of Heaven — 天坛 Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, triple blue-glazed roof rising from its round marble terrace https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/yiheyuan https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/yiheyuan.jpg Summer Palace — 颐和园 Longevity Hill and the Tower of Buddhist Incense rising above Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/yonghegong https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/yonghegong.jpg Lama Temple — 雍和宫 Yellow-glazed roofs and red walls of Yonghe Temple gate along the incense lane https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/jingshan https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/jingshan.jpg Jingshan Park — 景山公园 Panoramic view of the Forbidden City from the summit of Jingshan Park https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/tiananmen https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/tiananmen.jpg Tiananmen Gate — 天安门 Gate of Heavenly Peace with red walls and portrait facing Tiananmen Square https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/beihai https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/beihai.jpg Beihai Park — 北海公园 White Dagoba on Qionghua Island with Yongan Bridge spanning Beihai Lake https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/nanluoguxiang https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/nanluoguxiang.jpg Nanluoguxiang — 南锣鼓巷 Crowded pedestrian hutong spine with grey brick shops and red lanterns at Nanluoguxiang https://vibehanzi.com/city/beijing/qiqiba https://vibehanzi.com/images/beijing/qiqiba.jpg 798 Art District — 798艺术区 798 Art District plaza with industrial brick sheds, outdoor sculpture, and brick chimney https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/hero.jpg Chengdu — 成都 Qing twin lanes and courtyard tea, a Three Kingdoms shrine, Du Fu’s cottage, Panda Base glass, Jinli’s night snack timber, Chunxi’s neon mall canyon, Dujiangyan’s fish-mouth roar, then Qingcheng’s mist-pine Daoist hush — eight Chengdu nameboards. https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu/kuanzhaixiangzi https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/kuanzhaixiangzi.jpg Kuanzhai Alley — 宽窄巷子 Gray-brick Qing courtyard lane with wooden gates along Kuanzhai Alley’s Wide Alley https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu/wuhouci https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/wuhouci.jpg Wuhou Shrine — 武侯祠 武侯祠 gate plaque and red lanterns at Chengdu’s Wuhou Shrine entrance https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu/dufucaotang https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/dufucaotang-2.jpg Du Fu Thatched Cottage — 杜甫草堂 Reconstructed thatched cottage among bamboo at Chengdu’s Du Fu Thatched Cottage https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu/xiongmaojidi https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/xiongmaojidi.jpg Panda Base — 熊猫基地 Giant panda hanging in leafy trees at Chengdu Panda Base enclosure https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu/jinli https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/jinli.jpg Jinli — 锦里 Night timber lane with red lanterns and snack steam along Chengdu’s Jinli street https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu/chunxilu https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/chunxilu.jpg Chunxi Road — 春熙路 Night pedestrian Chunxi Road with carved 春熙路 wall characters, crowd flow, and a giant LED mural on the right https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu/dujiangyan https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/dujiangyan.jpg Dujiangyan — 都江堰 Fish-mouth diversion tip on the Min River at Dujiangyan with whitewater splitting the current https://vibehanzi.com/city/chengdu/qingchengshan https://vibehanzi.com/images/chengdu/qingchengshan.jpg Qingcheng Mountain — 青城山 Jianfu Palace Daoist gate and temple steps in mist-pine rain on Qingcheng Mountain https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/hero.jpg Chongqing — 重庆 Cliff stilts, porcelain-port lanes, a Liberation stele, a Yangtze cable cabin, a train through a hillside tower, pier wind at the two-river mouth, Shibati’s steep stone stairs, then Nanshan’s hilltop river-bowl overlook — eight Chongqing nameboards. https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing/hongyadong https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/hongyadong-2.jpg Hongyadong — 洪崖洞 Hongyadong cliff-stacked stilts glowing gold above night traffic in Chongqing https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing/ciqikou https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/ciqikou.jpg Ciqikou — 磁器口 Steep layered stone lane lined with timber shopfronts and snack banners in Ciqikou, Chongqing https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing/jiefangbei https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/jiefangbei.jpg Jiefangbei — 解放碑 People's Liberation Monument rising above Jiefangbei pedestrian plaza in Chongqing https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing/changjiangsuodao https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/changjiangsuodao.jpg Yangtze Cableway — 长江索道 Yangtze River Cableway cabin hanging over the river between Chongqing banks https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing/liziba https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/liziba.jpg Liziba — 李子坝 Chongqing Line 2 monorail carriage piercing a hillside residential building at Liziba Station https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing/chaotianmen https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/chaotianmen.jpg Chaotianmen — 朝天门 Red 朝天门 characters on the gate-mouth plaza building at Chongqing’s Chaotianmen tip https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing/shibati https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/shibati.jpg Shibati — 十八梯 Crowded steep stair street through rebuilt Shibati old-town roofs toward Chongqing’s river skyline https://vibehanzi.com/city/chongqing/nanshanyikeshu https://vibehanzi.com/images/chongqing/nanshanyikeshu.jpg Nanshan One Tree — 南山一棵树 Daytime hilltop river-city bowl of Chongqing photographed from Nanshan — ridges, rivers, and dense peninsula towers under storm-heavy sky https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/hero.jpg Shanghai — 上海 Folk temple, gold hush, stone bank, glass spit, pleasure garden, neon mile, shady villa road — plus polished Xintiandi plazas, shikumen studios, and a canal town day trip. https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/chenghuangmiao https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/chenghuangmiao.jpg City God Temple — 城隍庙 Red lanterns and temple roofs at City God Temple bazaar https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/jingansi https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/jingansi.jpg Jing'an Temple — 静安寺 Main gate of Jing'an Temple on West Nanjing Road, Shanghai https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/waitan https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/waitan.jpg The Bund — 外滩 Stone embankment of The Bund with historic bank façades along the Huangpu River https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/lujiazui https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/lujiazui-v2.jpg Lujiazui — 陆家嘴 Lujiazui across the Huangpu at golden hour — Oriental Pearl, Shanghai Tower and the glass trio https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/yuyuan https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/yuyuan.jpg Yu Garden — 豫园 Yu Garden pavilion roofs at golden hour with Shanghai Tower rising behind https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/nanjinglu https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/nanjinglu.jpg Nanjing Road — 南京路 Neon pedestrians and shop fronts on Nanjing Road https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/wukanglu https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/wukanglu.jpg Wukang Road — 武康路 Wukang Mansion ship-shaped corner at golden hour, framed by plane trees https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/tianzifang https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/tianzifang.jpg Tianzifang — 田子坊 Shikumen lane entrance with red-brick studios and cafe signs at Tianzifang https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/xintiandi https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/xintiandi.jpg Xintiandi — 新天地 Xintiandi shikumen plaza with outdoor dining and towers rising behind grey brick https://vibehanzi.com/city/shanghai/zhujiajiao https://vibehanzi.com/images/shanghai/zhujiajiao.jpg Zhujiajiao — 朱家角 Canal boats and whitewashed houses along Zhujiajiao water town lanes