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Tia

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Tia is an English teacher who enjoys writing and travelling. For China Detours, she writes about China’s cities, food, cultural traditions and slower journeys, bringing a love of language and a curious eye to the details along the way.

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Ochre houses and tiled roofs climb a wooded hillside in Yangjiatang village.

Stays

A Mountain Village Stay in Songyang

Gate towers rise above Xi’an’s brick city wall and green trees.

Culture

Xi’an Beyond the Terracotta Army

Folded clothes, sunglasses and patterned shoes sit inside an open pink suitcase.

Slow Travel

Packing for Two Weeks in China

The Yangtze River runs between Wushan’s waterfront and the slopes at Wu Gorge.

Slow Travel

The Three Gorges by Boat: Choosing the Journey

A hotel building sits among steep granite peaks and pine-covered slopes on Huangshan.

Stays

Sleeping on Huangshan: What a Mountain Hotel Changes

Painted beams and red columns recede along the east corridor of Kaiyuan Temple.

Culture

Photographing Quanzhou With One Lens

Water falls over a broad rock edge into a pool at Huangguoshu under a blue sky.

Outdoors

Huangguoshu Without Rushing the Waterfalls

Green plants surround a tiled courtyard with red columns at Courtyard 7 in Beijing.

Stays

Choosing a Courtyard Stay in Beijing

Stone arches carry Gongchen Bridge over the Grand Canal in Hangzhou.

Road Trips

Following the Grand Canal by Road, Hangzhou to Huai’an

An escalator and stairs descend between buildings towards a street junction in Central, Hong Kong.

City Guides

Hong Kong, From Harbour to Hillside

Karst peaks rise around a broad bend of the Li River near Yangshuo.

Outdoors

Guilin in the Cooler Months: What Changes

A white train stands beside a broad platform beneath a steel station roof in Beijing.

Slow Travel

Train or Plane in China: Count the Whole Journey