Travel

China changes every few hours by train. Follow the duck from neon megacities to mountain villages and the roads in between.

A Mountain at Your Back: A Small Detail in Suzhou’s GardensIn a Suzhou garden hall, a chair, the console behind it and one scholar’s rock turn the Chinese idea of kàoshān—a source of support—into a visible arrangement.How to Travel Around China Without Speaking ChineseFrom airports and mobile payments to local restaurants, high-speed trains and a dead phone: nine practical situations for traveling independently in China without Mandarin.