Chengdu at €488 rtn

Forget the giant pandas (for a second!) and let's talk about the giant Buddha!

Did you know, just a 2-hour train ride from Chengdu, sits one of the world's largest Buddhas? He's around 71 metres tall, dates back to the 8th century and is carved into an enormous cliff face in Leshan.

Oh, and juuust in case pandas or Buddhas don't quite do it for you, you could always spend an afternoon perusing this mind-boggling bookshop.