This travel guide tours many places of historical interest in China from the well known sites, such as the Forbidden City and the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, the Great Wall of China, the Terracotta Army in Xi'an, the Bund in Shanghai, and the Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou City, to the lesser known sites, such as the Putuo Zongcheng, Puning and Xumi Fushou Temples of the Eight Outer Temples in the Chengde Mountain resort, the Longmen Grottoes, the well-preserved historical town of Tong-li near Suzhou city, and the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, to the almost unknown sites, at least outside China, such as Li Bing’s Dujiangyan Irrigation System in Sichuan Province, the Royal Gongyi Grottos and the Imperial Mausoleums in Gongyi City, and Turtle Head Island (Yuantouzhu) Park near the city of Wuxi.

China also has some incredible natural scenery such as the Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong "Yellow Dragon" scenic areas in Sichuan Province, Slim West Lake in Yangzhou, Jingbo or Mirror Lake in Wandashan Mountains, and the Li River and caves near Guilin.