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Travel in Asia during monsoon season

In | By Shawn Low, Lonely Planet

Tropical storm, Guangzhou, China Advice for travelers visiting the regions affected by severe flooding and landslides this summer, and a status update on what has happened there thus far. Read more…

Whistle-stop Shanghai on business

In | By Amelia Thomas, Lonely Planet

Yuyuan, Shanghai If you have down time in Shanghai between business meetings, making the most of it might not come easy. Depending, however, on when you find yourself with a few spare hours, there are plenty of worthy diversions. Read more…

Colourful festivals of Asia

Saraswati festival in Bali From Jaipur's Holi Festival of Colours to Thailand's Songkran festival, colourful festivals from around Asia. Read more…

The Hakka earth buildings of Fujian

In | By Damian Harper, Lonely Planet

The Hakka roundhouses of Fujian The colossal Hakka earth buildings (Kejia tulou) are a unique vestige of an ancient, but slowly disappearing way of life in China. Read more…

Nanjie Cun: The village that time forgot

In | By Damian Harper, Lonely Planet

China's last collective A radical community - defiantly out of step with the rest of China - survives at the heart of slow-moving Henan province. Nanjie Cun is China’s last collective: it is an anachronism, a throwback, and a village in a permanent state of denial. Read more…

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