China's largest province, Xīnjiāng (新疆) is the homeland of the Muslim Uyghurs and a fast-changing region where ancient and modern clash against each other in surprising ways.

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Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. North-Central Vietnam. Designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2003, the remarkable Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park contains the oldest karst mountains in Asia, formed…

How popular is this time-locked place? Lijiang’s (丽江, Lìjiāng) maze of cobbled streets, rickety (or rickety-looking, given gentrification) wooden buildings and gushing canals suck in over eight million people a year.

Xīnjiāng 新疆 © Lonely Planet Publications POPULATION: 20.3 MILLION HIGHLIGHTS Try your luck bargaining for camels and carpets along the ancient Silk Road ( p836 ) Intoxicate yourself in the dramatic scenery of the Karakoram Hwy ( p834 ) Stroll the alleys in the timeless Uighur village of Tuyoq ( p827 ) near Turpan, with a break

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Yangon (ရန္ကုန္), Myanmar's largest city, is by far the most exciting place in the country to be right now, as former political exiles, Asian investors and foreign adventurers flock in.

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From the nomadic steppes of Kazakhstan to the frenetic streets of Hanoi, Asia is a continent so full of adventure, solace and spirituality that it has fixated and captivated travelers for centuries.

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