Destination: China
Photo You Must See: Troop Train in China
by World Hum | 01.05.10 | 1:38 PM ET
Paramilitary police recruits wave goodbye to family before leaving a railway station in Changzhi, China.
The Best Travel Videos of 2009
by World Hum | 12.31.09 | 11:14 AM ET
We watched a lot of travel videos this year to come up with these: the 12 most hilarious, moving and memorable
World Travel Watch: Air Travel Woes in Canada, Volcano Tourists in the Philippines and More
by Larry Habegger | 12.30.09 | 1:08 PM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
Photos: The World’s Most Architecturally Interesting Subway Stations
by Michael Yessis | 12.09.09 | 11:02 AM ET
As compiled by designboom. The gallery includes shots from Stockholm, Bilbao, Shanghai and Munich (pictured), among others. (Via Coudal)
Video You Must See: Snow Sculptures in China
by Eva Holland | 11.25.09 | 11:09 AM ET
Photo You Must See: The Thin Yellow Line in Chongqing
by World Hum | 11.19.09 | 4:29 PM ET
Yellow cabs line a viaduct in Chongqing, China, while waiting to get their tanks filled during a shortage.
Photo You Must See: Snow-Frosted Forbidden City
by World Hum | 11.18.09 | 11:54 AM ET
A snowy scene in Beijing’s Forbidden City, photographed several days ago.
World Travel Watch: Protests in Nepal, Tensions in Nicaragua and More
by Larry Habegger | 11.05.09 | 7:47 AM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
Photo You Must See: 32 Meters of Mao
by World Hum | 11.04.09 | 11:34 AM ET
A 32-meter (or 105-foot) statue of a youthful Chairman Mao is under construction in Hunan province, China.
Photo You Must See: Wedding on the Great Wall
by World Hum | 10.19.09 | 1:07 PM ET
Actually, we’re not sure there was a wedding—but at the very least, a woman in a bridal gown poses for photos on a section of the Great Wall of China.
Fallows: ‘How I Survived China’
by Michael Yessis | 10.19.09 | 9:58 AM ET
The Atlantic’s former China correspondent reflects on the health issues he faced as an expat amid the “ochre skies and suspect sanitation of China.” The air quality there can be so bad, one doctor told Fallows, “I encourage people with children not to consider extended tours in China. Those little lungs.”
What will future air quality be like in China? In Beijing, at least, it’s already improving.
Photo You Must See: Ice Restaurant in China
by World Hum | 10.15.09 | 11:24 AM ET
Diners sit at a table in an ice restaurant in Harbin, in north east China. The temperature in the restaurant is about 25 degrees.
Photo You Must See: A Forbidden View in Beijing
by World Hum | 10.13.09 | 11:25 AM ET
Tourists look south over the Forbidden City from Beijing’s Jingshan Park.
Photo You Must See: Flying Before the Shanghai Sun
by World Hum | 10.07.09 | 11:52 AM ET
A passenger jet cruises past the setting sun in Shanghai yesterday.
Video You Must See: China’s 60th Anniversary
by Michael Yessis | 10.05.09 | 2:31 PM ET