Monthly Pick

每月推荐

One place in China, chosen each month after seeing it on the ground — with the route we would take, the details we would plan around and the reason to go now.

Qinghai LakeQinghai · Northwest ChinaHigh summer

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A rider crossing summer rapeseed fields near Qinghai Lake beneath a wide blue sky

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2026

Cover story · Qinghai Lake / 青海湖

From the editor

A recommendation with a return ticket behind it.

Most destination lists are built from the same familiar names. This one starts differently: I travel somewhere in China, come home, and turn the useful parts of that trip into one focused monthly issue.

The first issue heads northwest to Qinghai Lake — immense blue water at plateau height, summer fields in flower, and a road trip that feels far bigger than the number of days it takes.

— Charles Liu, editor

The archive

One new field issue every month

August 2026 · No. 01

Qinghai Lake 青海湖

Blue water, yellow fields and a horizon wide enough to reset your sense of scale.

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