Visit Xiamen

Visit the Red Dot Design Museum in Xiamen, showcasing award-winning contemporary design and innovation

Kenroku-en, one of the three great gardens, a samurai district and geisha teahouses that escaped the war intact.

Where bubble tea was invented, the Rainbow Village and the National Taichung Theater.

Tea gardens, the toy train and Kangchenjunga at sunrise from Tiger Hill.

Nine Arch Bridge, the train through the tea country and the hike up Little Adam’s Peak.

'Little England' at 1,900 metres: tea estates, a golf course and a post office from 1894.

Visit Shanghai, China's largest city and global financial hub. Explore the Bund (iconic waterfront promenade with colonial-era buildings and modern skyscrapers), ascend the Shanghai Tower (632-meter skyscraper with observation decks), wander through Yu Garden (classical Chinese garden with Ming-dynasty pavilions and rockeries), and sample xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) at a local eatery.

Visit Shenzhen, a major tech hub in southern China. Explore the bustling Huaqiangbei electronics market (one of the world's largest for components and gadgets), see the modern skyline from the observation deck of the Ping An Finance Centre (China's second-tallest building at 599m), and relax at the OCT-LOFT creative park (a repurposed industrial area with art galleries, cafes, and design studios).