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The pleasant climate, blue sky, white clouds, rolling grass, wandering flocks and herds, hard-working herdsmen and fine delicacies of China’s grasslands can provide a summer getaway to remember. To find out more about some great grassland destinations see these Shenzhen Daily articles:

• Summer trip to grasslands (I)
• Summer trip to grasslands (II)

Read Wang Yuanyuan’s Shenzhen Daily article Some quiet and cool ancient towns to find out how to visit some ancient towns that are little known and quiet and offer cool relief from the summer heat – Heijing in Yunnan, Huangyao in Guangxi and Anchang in Zhejiang .

In August I will return for another trip to Shenzhen – it will be great to be back! This time I will fly direct to Shenzhen Airport on one of Hainan Airlines new international flights to Shenzhen. As well as enjoying the hospitality of the five-star Hainan Airlines, traveling directly to Shenzhen saves time over my previous visits where I have had to fly to Hong Kong airport and then travel across the Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region) boundary to Shenzhen. From Shenzhen Airport there is then easy access to locations across Shenzhen following the opening of the extension of Metro Line 1 to Shenzhen Airport and other new lines and line extensions.

The high-speed rail service linking Beijing and Shanghai has opened, extending China’s world leading high-speed rail network to nearly 10,000 km – read more in the China Daily article High-speed train on fast track to success.

China offers a fascinating array of museums showcasing aspects of Chinese culture and history. Coinciding with International Museum Day, CNTV has been presenting a great series of stories about an interesting selection of these museums:

• Tang Dynasty Arts Museum
• Suzhou Embroidery Museum
• Tianjin Theater Museum
• China Numismatic Museum
• Sichuan Cuisine Museum
• “China House” tells extraordinary story
• China Calligraphy Museum
• Traditional Medicine Museum in Hangzhou
• Costume Museum
• China Printing Museum
• China National Tea Museum
• Bazhou China Bicycle Museum
• Camel Xiangzi Museum in Qingdao