Oligo to North China
From the yellow earth to bronze totems, from the Great Wall’s spine to the heartbeat of civilizations — a thousand-year conversation between field and steppe.
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North China
Main cities
Beijing
China’s capital and a 3,000-year-old imperial city, where the Forbidden City and Great Wall echo the glory of ancient civilization. In the depths of Beijing’s hutongs, old men with birdcages mark the passage of time with quiet chess matches.
Tianjin
A northern coastal metropolis where port culture meets colonial charm and humor runs deep. The storyteller’s gavel echoes — start your day with a jianbing, Tianjin style.
Taiyuan
The ancient capital of Shanxi merchants and China’s historic financial heart — home to some of the country’s oldest temples and buildings, where nothing matters more than a good afternoon nap.
Hohhot
The capital of Inner Mongolia, whose name means ‘city of blue’ in Mongolian. A rugged grassland city with warm-hearted people, where nomadic and agrarian cultures live in harmony.Savor the roasted mutton and strong liquor, served by nomads to the world.
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Northern China sits at the very heart of the country—where imperial legacy and modern dynamism converge.
As the home of Beijing, the capital of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties and today’s modern China, the region blends millennia of history with a thriving urban pulse.
The Great Wall winds like a dragon over rugged peaks, while beneath the glazed tiles of the Forbidden City lie six centuries of imperial intrigue. In Beijing’s narrow hutongs, the steam from a bowl of zhajiang noodles mingles with the cheerful chatter of cross-talk performances in Tianjin’s teahouses.
Journey west to the Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi, where colossal Buddha carvings predate Afghanistan’s Bamiyan statues by two centuries.
From the rolling green grasslands of Inner Mongolia’s east to golden poplar forests emerging from western deserts, this is a land where nomadic vitality and agrarian elegance coexist. Watch a Daoxiaomian master shave ribbons of noodles mid-air in Datong, or stroll through the imperial artistry of Chengde’s Mountain Resort.
Deserts, palaces, grasslands—cross three worlds in one region.
Scenery you can't miss
Cuisine? Of course!
Royal Banquets × Nomadic Flavors × A Celebration of Grains
