To better understand today's China,

Zach Dijkwald recommends you explore the city within a city

in its megacized urban areas.

For contrast, take the train out into the countryside.

Travel from a city like Sujo out towards the farmland

is as much akin to time travel as it is to actual physical travel.

He recommends how you can connect with the people of China.

While the pandemic has canceled this year's Mardi Gras parties,

let's celebrate the season by exploring the origins

of the old-world traditions for Carnival in Venice.

There's gorgeous costumes full regala,

palace parties.

It's the greatest people watching period of the year.

And in the right land of Germany,

Carnival and Protestant regions is boring on non-existent

because only the Catholics know how to do it.

And get to love the many types of cheese they make in France.

It was really a wonderful thing to see that cheese start being born.

It's a virtual party in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

Hey, I'm Rick Steves.

I love art.

And in my new book, Europe's Top 100 Masterpieces,

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