Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, the small cities along the Yangtze. Walking-paced routes that earn the time spent.
Chongqing isn't walked across — it's climbed into. A weekend route that reads the river city by elevation, from the water's edge up through its endless stairs. CN: 徒步重庆：一级一级爬上的山城
Nanjing's Ming city wall still runs for twenty-five kilometres. The only honest way to see it is to walk one stretch — from a fortress gate to a lake. CN: 沿明城墙步行一日，从中华门到玄武湖
A two-day rail-and-river route between Wuhan and Yichang that trades the cruise ship deck for street level — ferry docks, riverside tea stalls, and a gorge entrance most visitors only see from above. CN: 从武汉到宜昌：慢车沿江行
Zigong built its wealth on brine wells two thousand years ago. The lanterns and the fossils came later. A walking-paced itinerary for a city most visitors skip. CN: 自贡三日：盐、灯与恐龙的城市