With a story as winding as the Great Wall itself, China is the past, present and future all at once, a place of endless intrigue.

This is the land of dragons and dim sum, of old imperial capitals and booming tech hubs. Wherever the road leads, sights come thick and fast: few are left unawed by Xi’an’s Terracotta Army or the haunting majesty of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Shanghai’s skyline is something from the space age, whilst Hong Kong dances with cosmopolitan cool, a high-rise jumble of East and West. China is a world in microcosm, a steaming hotpot of cultures and faiths, landscapes and lore. Chengdu is the gateway to the bamboo forests, chomping ground of giant pandas. Tibet stands as the ceiling of the world, its sacred Himalayan skies fluttering with Buddhist prayer flags. Smart riverboats ply the Yangtze, the lifeblood of a nation with over a billion souls… and counting. It is a fool’s errand to see the world’s third largest country in one go – but China rewards generously those who try.