Two Chinese sites make magazine's global Top 100

While some parents have been racking their brains about where to take their children for the long summer holiday, two options have jumped to the forefront: a seaside escape from home or a relics exploration.

The seaside community of Aranya in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, and the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan province, were recently listed as two of "the world's greatest places of 2024 — 100 extraordinary destinations to explore" by Time magazine.

The Aranya community, about 2.5 hours from Beijing by high-speed train, is luring young Chinese visitors with its minimalistic design and otherworldly serenity, Time said in an article published on July 25.