China isn't a country - it's a different world. Unless you have
a couple of years and unlimited patience, it's best to follow a
loose itinerary here, such as following the Silk Road, sailing
down the Yangzi River, or exploring the Dr Seuss landscape of
Guangxi Province.
From shop-till-you-drop metropolises to the
desert landscapes of Xinjiang, China is a land of cultural and
geographic schisms. It's not that it has completely done away
with its Maoist past - it's more that the yin of revolutionary
zeal is being balanced by the yang of economic pragmatism.