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China
39.90° N · 116.40° E · China
Asia

China

Older than empire.

The Great Wall at dawn, 8,000 clay faces, a river ship between gorge walls.

Ideal seasonApr–May · Sep–Oct
Days made ofHistory & Culture · Food & Wine
PaceBalanced

The days.

01 / 04
Ramparts before the crowds.
The wall

Ramparts before the crowds.

Mutianyu · early morning
An army holds its post.
The Forbidden City, early
The emperors

An army holds its post.

Xi’an · curator-led
Bamboo, at arm’s length.
The keepers

Bamboo, at arm’s length.

Gorge walls slide past.
The river

Gorge walls slide past.

Yangzi Explorer · Three Gorges

China, then.

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Or perhaps

Japan

Four centuries deep.
Or perhaps

South Korea

Morning calm, amplified.