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Kaiping Diaolou

Fortified towers built by returning emigrants a century ago, standing among rice paddies, a World Heritage Site.

Photo: Stefan Fussan · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Why Go

Fortified towers built by returning emigrants a century ago, standing among rice paddies, a World Heritage Site.

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Guangxi
About 252 miles away

Limestone peaks rising from rice fields, and the Li River's bamboo rafts.

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About 506 miles away

Giant sandstone pillars that inspired Avatar's floating mountains.

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Shenzhen

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About 97 miles away

A fishing village turned high-tech megacity next to Hong Kong, with a soaring skyline, theme parks and seaside walks.

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