Hikers walk along rice terraces in the Xuefeng Mountains, in Hunan province, in China. Photo: Tessa Chan
China’s first world-class hiking trail mapped out in Hunan’s Xuefeng Mountains
- The route is made up of existing rural paths and ancient walkways long forgotten by locals
- The team behind the venture hope to bring international adventurers – and their tourist dollars – to a little-seen but highly scenic corner of the country
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Asia travel
Hikers walk along rice terraces in the Xuefeng Mountains, in Hunan province, in China. Photo: Tessa Chan
A mountaintop temple in Dengfeng county, Henan province, China. Photo: Alamy
Beyond Shaolin: in search of the kung fu masters of China’s Henan province
- These remote experts have slipped through the net of the government-funded kung fu revival
- Ageing and poor, practitioners are dying out along with their own unique skills
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Martial arts
A mountaintop temple in Dengfeng county, Henan province, China. Photo: Alamy