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From Wulingyuan, it's a four-hour taxi ride to Fenghuang, costing about $120.
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Leave Fenghuang from Tongren Airport, an hour away, where you can get direct flights to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.
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Alamy A 14th-century wall encloses the ancient banking center of Pingyao One of the many taxis that hang out in the Wulingyuan parking lots will make the trip to the city of Fenghuang.
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We headed for three other historic sites -- Pingyao, in north-central China, which has been designated a Unesco World Heritage site; Fenghuang in Hunan province; and the old German quarter of Qingdao on the northern coast.
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Initially, Fenghuang may seem like another characterless, somewhat grimy Chinese city.
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Stan Sesser/The Wall Street Journal The combination of mist rising from the river, looming darkness and old boats make Fenghuang a photographer's delight.
Another China 2008
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Stan Sesser/The Wall Street Journal Many buildings in Fenghuang perch right on the edge of the Tuojiang River, where ethnic minority women stoop on steps, washing their clothes in the water.
Another China 2008
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In Pingyao, Quingdao and Fenghuang, Stan Sesser discovered exceptionally well-preserved cities.
Another China 2008
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Stan Sesser/The Wall Street Journal The old section of Fenghuang, in Hunan Province, is still a working, living city, with few facilities for tourists.
Another China 2008
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But for a couple of miles along the Tuo River, which cuts through the heart of the city, Fenghuang moves back to previous centuries.
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