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Travel planning

Start with a high-resolution map of China, and you'll see the provinces like a giant jigsaw puzzle that spells out the outline of the country. Remember the location and shape of key provinces, such as the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia in the north, the tropical islands of Hainan in the south, the coastal provinces and cities in the east, and the vastness of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west.