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Wudang Mountains in Hubei province, known for their Taoist monasteries as well as spawning a martial arts style popular the world over, are worth days of exploration, writes Raymond Zhou in the China Daily article Wudang epiphany. In the further article Brush up on history with Kingdom of Chu excursion he writes that a trip to Wudang Mountains can be preceded or followed by side trips into other parts of Hubei province, which will be a journey into the heart of China as well as into a time when the place was known as the Kingdom of Chu.

Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), known as the “Father of Modern China”, was a physician and a forebear of the Chinese revolution, which overturned the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), China’s last monarchy. If you are visiting Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, the mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen is a must-see. Read more in the China Daily Holiday Travel article Special treat in Nanjing.

An hour’s drive from downtown Shanghai is Zhujiajiao, a 1,000-year-old town built around Dianpu Creek, a branch of the Huangpu River. Read more in the China Daily Holiday Travel article Day trip to water town.

Hemudu Cultural Site Museum, Zhejiang Province, reveals the life of a tribe active 7,000 years ago. Read more in the China Daily Holiday Travel article Hemudu site: Living exhibit of Neolithic Age.

Archeologists in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province are about to open an ancient tomb in a southern suburb of Xi’an that dates back some 2,000 years. Find out more in the CNTV story 2000-Year-Old West Han Tomb Opened.