China - Offscale Massiveness Reloaded
Non-cliched travel destinations in China
Vast landmass of pretty much everything you can imagine; towering peaks, thrilling architecture, spectacular waterfalls, diversed ethnic group, ethereal fairyland mountains, vivid lakes and endless variety of food
Xinjiang Province
Xinjiang in Chinese means “a new border” and it has had its name since the 18th century during the Qing dynasty. Located in the North West of China, Xinjiang does not only have beautifully chromatic desert, blue sky with elegant white clouds or all year round snow capped mountains.
This is the only place in China where you see both Turkic-looking Uyghurs, blond blue-eyed Tajiks, mosques and Zoroastrian temples coexisting alongside each other.
Enormous variety of culinary, cultural and geological opportunities.
Multicultural Reload at it’s Best
Around Kashgar, Southern Xinjiang
Around Kuqa, Central Xinjiang
Around Turpan, Northern Xinjiang
Sichuan Province
Bordered by Qinghai from the North and Yunnan and Guizhou from the south/east, a fascinating province in the south west of China, that once was a kingdom, and where locals still view themselves as semidetached from China.
Dramatic landscapes, fertile plains, gorgeous lakes and that world famous spicy food.
Almost Tibet
Jiangxi Province
“enjoy the azaleas in the spring on Jinggang Mountain, seek the coolness in the summer at Lushan Mountain, go for adventure tours in the autumn at Sanqing Mountain and admire the migrating birds in the winter in Poyang Lake.
A Touristically Underrated Wondrous Province
Guangxi Province
Karst landscapes, majestic mountains, beautiful waters, and fertile land home of one of the finest green teas in China, approximately 6 hours drive towards north west from China’s tech hub, Shenzhen.
Enjoy the Karst Landscape
Guizhou Province
Place stuck between Sichuan and Guangxi Province, where minorities preserve their customs and traditional ways of life amidst a backdrop of waterfalls, rhododendrons and karst mountains.
The Hidden Province
Guangdong Province
Beauty and great dim sums that fly under the radar when it comes to travelling in China. This southern province of China is mainly known of its two big cities; Shenzhen and Guangzhou but if you happen to travel a bit north you would be surprised what is up there.
Shenzhen
China’s Ultimate High-Tech Centre
Yunnan Province
Diversity in the South West of China
Hello,
My name is Katalin and I have been traveling in China (on and off) for three years now. I mainly focus on border provinces as I am more fascinated by exploring the life of minorities. I can’t stand travel agencies - totally disagree with their principle of keeping the “secret of how to travel” to themselves.
My favourite way of traveling is by public transport, I do it usually with minimal planning and just let the locals “drive” me to the spots.
This site is my experience of how to travel with no agency, by yourself taking local transport to these majestic places in China.
If I am not exploring you can find me hiking somewhere in the mountains / bushes or taking photos. Oops, wait a second that’s exploring too!
The Tallest Natural Rock in Earth