Where are the 50 places rated by National Geographic as places to visit in a lifetime?

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Unofficial "The Fifty Most Worthy Places for Foreigners to Visit in China" selection event for 8 days It was announced in the afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing that 50 scenic and cultural places in China, including the Forbidden City in Beijing, Mount Everest, Hong Kong and Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan, were finally determined by this selection to be the most worthy places for foreigners to visit after coming to China.

The other 46 places evaluated this time are: Anhui Huangshan, Jiuhua Mountain, Xidi Hongcun; Beijing Badaling Great Wall; Fujian Gulangyu-Wanshi Mountain, Taining Global Geopark; Gansu Dunhuang Mo Gao Grottoes and Kongtong Mountain; Kaiping Diaolou in Guangdong; Yangshuo West Street and Huangyao Ancient Town in Guangxi; Shuanghe Cave Scenic Area in Guizhou; Wuzhizhou Island in Hainan; Beiji Village Scenic Area in Mohe, Heilongjiang; Shennongjia in Hubei; Tianmen Mountain and Hengshan Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan; Badain Jaran Desert and Aershan in Inner Mongolia; Huaguoshan Scenic Area and Zhouzhuang in Lianyungang, Jiangsu; Lushan, Jingdezhen, Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi; Yigong Sanling in Liaoning; Petroglyphs in Helan Mountain, Zhongwei Shapotou in Ningxia; Qinghai Lake in Qinghai; Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang in Shaanxi , Huashan, Forest of Steles Museum, Huaqing Pool Scenic Area; Mount Tai in Shandong; Zhujiajiao in Shanghai; Ancient City of Pingyao, Huamen Temple of Yao in Shanxi; Jiuzhaigou and Sanxingdui in Sichuan; *** Namtso; Kanas, Kashgar and Urho Devil City in Xinjiang; Banna in Yunnan Wild Elephant Valley, Meili Snow Mountain, Stone Forest Global Geopark; Zhejiang Putuo Scenic Area.

This selection event was co-sponsored by China's "Globe and Mail" and 31 urban newspapers in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the mainland. There are two stages of selection" and final voting on the Internet, SMS and newspapers. In the end, the organizing committee, which includes foreign envoys to China, will select 50 scenic spots from nearly 200 shortlisted scenic spots after comprehensive voting and the opinions of the jury.

After the results were announced, some people on the scene expressed regret that *** Potala Palace, Hangzhou West Lake and other shortlisted scenic spots were not selected. Some people even expressed their regrets about places such as Lijiang in Yunnan, Shangri-La and Lugu Lake in Sichuan. It feels incredible not to be shortlisted. No one from the organizers responded positively to this. They said that this selection is "a model for Greater China's tourism to move towards international marketing" and that this result will be a "reference value" and "wind vane" for foreigners traveling to China.

The Ambassador of Zimbabwe to China and other officials from many countries in China issued trophies and certificates of selection to representatives from fifty places. The Ambassador of Zimbabwe, on behalf of the envoys in China, said that the results of this selection will provide foreign tourists with It provides convenience for visiting and traveling in China, and also allows other countries to better understand China.