Hefei, Lord Bao's City of Science — editorial illustration
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Hefei

Lord Bao's City of Science

Editorial illustration · not a site photograph
  • 2 daysparks, museums and the Sanhe water town
  • Apr–Octbest months for the parks and lanes
  • By raila high-speed crossroads of eastern China
  • Springboardfast trains on to Huangshan and Hongcun

Hefei, Anhui's capital, is China's honest middle child — no world- famous skyline, no imperial palace, and all the better for it. What it has is real: the tomb and temple of Judge Bao, the incorruptible official of a thousand operas; the park where a Three Kingdoms general beat an army ten times his size; the residence of the most controversial statesman of the late Qing; a water-town day trip; and a science establishment that now builds the country's quantum future. Two unhurried days fit it like a glove.

Hefei, Lord Bao's City of Science editorial travel scene
Hefei, Lord Bao's City of Science · editorial illustration

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