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White River hike
Hike down to the White River and head downstream on trails, gravel tracks, and dirt roads by the riverside, passing below tall cliffs. Great for summer and winter.
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Silver Pagoda Loop
Follow a trail through the Changping countryside, passing villages, quarries, and a local shrine on the way to the Silver Pagodas, a set of five well-preserved 600-year-old pagodas that are all that remains of a big Buddhist temple.
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Cuandixia ‘Ming Village’ day trip
Spend the day out in Cuandixia, a Ming Dynasty-era village in the mountains west of Beijing – first a walk in the hills near the village, then a good look about the old courtyards, temples, and narrow lanes of the village itself.
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Gubeikou Great Wall
Enjoy a moderately difficult Great Wall hike on mostly unrestored ‘wild’ Great Wall, with photo opportunities for postcard-perfect shots of long stretches of wall and towers.
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Tengger Desert Lakes, Inner Mongolia
Travel by foot and jeep through the desert, visit desert lakes, ride camels, camp in the desert, and more.
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Lijiang and Shangri-La, Yunnan Province
See the highlights of Lijiang and Shangri-La: cobbled streets and watercourses of ancient towns, Naxi and Tibetan culture, plus views of snow-capped mountains. A five-day trip with a cultural focus, nothing too strenuous.
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