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Cities, landed.

Five cities get the full treatment — arrival, payment, transport and the sights, checked and written up. Every other city we cover starts from its guides.

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Plane-tree-lined street in the former French Concession, ShanghaiCITY GUIDE / 9 GUIDESShanghaiSkyscrapers, lane houses and the Bund after darkThe Forbidden City moat and northwest corner tower, BeijingCITY GUIDE / 7 GUIDESBeijingHutong lanes, palace gates and the Wall beyondThe Jinjiang River waterfront and Chengdu skyline at nightCITY GUIDE / 5 GUIDESChengduTeahouses, pandas and slow afternoonsXi'an's illuminated city wall and gate tower at duskCITY GUIDE / 6 GUIDESXi’anA Ming wall, terracotta ranks and Muslim Quarter snacksA Line 2 monorail train passing through the Liziba residential building above the viewing platformCITY GUIDE / 6 GUIDESChongqingA mountain city stacked between two rivers

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