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Recommended Top Ten Tourist Attractions in China

1, Lijiang: The urban area of Lijiang is 2418m above sea level. It is also known as the "four best-preserved ancient cities" with Langzhong in Sichuan, Pingyao in Shanxi and Shexian in Anhui, and it is also the second batch of national historical and cultural cities. Lijiang has been a multi-ethnic community since ancient times. There are 12 ethnic groups living in the world, including 233,700 Naxi, 20 1400 Yi and 0/06200 Lisu. Among them, the Naxi nationality accounts for 57.7% of the total population of the ancient city and Yulong County (formerly Lijiang County), and it is the old country, Lijiang in the clouds.

2. Sanya: Sanya is located at the southernmost tip of Hainan Island. Sanya River (formerly known as Linchuan Water) is named "Sanya" because there are two rivers flowing from Sanya in the east-west direction. Lingshui County in the east, Ledong County in the west, Baoting County in the north and Nanhai and Sansha City in the south, with a total land area of 1, 9 19.58 square meters. Sanya is the southernmost coastal tourist city in China, the central city and transportation hub in the south of Hainan Province, and the southernmost important foreign trade port on the gold coast line in the southeast coast of China.

3. Huangshan Mountain: Huangshan Mountain is located in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, covering yi county, Xiuning County, huangshan district and Huizhou District, with an area of 1.078 square kilometers. Huangshan is one of the three mountains in the Five Mountains. At sunrise, strange pines, strange rocks, sea of clouds and hot springs are known as the "five wonders" of Huangshan Mountain, which amazes tourists at home and abroad. Huangshan Mountain is not only famous for its beautiful scenery, but also a national-level scenic spot with rich resources, ecological integrity and important scientific and ecological environmental value.

4. Jiuzhaigou: Jiuzhaigou is famous for its strangeness, illusion and beauty. It is the only resort in China with two international laurels: World Natural Heritage and World Biosphere Reserve. Jiuzhaigou is a pearl with beautiful scenery and fantasy. When you have a bird's eye view, the emerald sea, waterfalls, colorful forests and snowy peaks are picturesque and set each other off. Sightseeing, the scenery changes step by step, and the scenery everywhere changes every day. Original natural beauty, flashing charming charm. In addition, the contrast and integration of Tibetan cultures that complement each other make people at home "competitive".

5. Guilin landscape: Guilin is a world-famous tourist city. The human landscape outlines a beautiful picture of China, floating on the Lijiang River on a bamboo raft, just like being in a hundred-mile gallery, full of poetry and painting. At the same time, it is also a world-famous scenic city, a historical and cultural city and the most important tourist city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As the third largest city in Guangxi, it enjoys the reputation of the best landscape in the world. Located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at the southern end of Gui Xiang Corridor. Hunan province borders on the east and north.

6. Gulangyu Island: Gulangyu Island is located in the southwest of Xiamen Island, formerly known as "Round Shazhou" and alias "Yuanzhouzai". It was renamed "Gulangyu Island" in the Ming Dynasty. Because there is a reef in the southwest of the island, whenever the tide rises, the waves hit the reef and sound like drums. People call it "Gulangyu Stone", hence the name Gulangyu. Gulangyu Island has many valleys and steep cliffs, beaches, rocks, cliffs and peaks, with beautiful appearance. Its streets crisscross, clean and quiet, and the air is fresh. The island is lush with flowers, and the red tiles in the small building are particularly beautiful against the green trees. Gulangyu has many sturdy European-style buildings, which are called architectural exhibition halls. Gulangyu Island is called "the cradle of musicians" and "piano island". Walking on the beach, you often hear the wonderful notes of the piano, and the sound of the piano echoes with the sound of the waves. Music has become a beautiful scenery in Gulangyu. In addition, it is also the place where Zheng Chenggong, a hero in the late Ming Dynasty, was stationed in the army.

7. The Great Wall: The Great Wall of Wan Li is a great building in ancient China and a symbol of the Chinese nation. The history of building the Great Wall can be traced back to the 9th century BC, and its main purpose is to defend against the invasion of northern nationalities. In 22 1 year BC, after Qin Shihuang unified China, he connected the Great Wall built by the warring countries in the north before reunification, forming a barrier across the mountains on the northern border, which was more than 5,000 kilometers long. It is a barrier to resist the attack of nomadic cavalry in the northern Mongolian grassland, and it is also a favorable proof of Qin Shihuang's own strength and glory. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also built the Great Wall many times, protecting Hetao and Longxi, and strengthening exchanges between the East and the West, with a length exceeding 10000 km. In the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent the remnants of the former dynasty (Yuan Dynasty) from going south, the Great Wall of the North was continuously built, with a total length of more than 7,300 kilometers, and the whole project lasted for more than 200 years. At other times in China's history, the rulers also built the Great Wall to varying degrees, with a total length of over 50,000 kilometers. Therefore, the Great Wall is a great engineering miracle of "up and down for two thousand years, hundreds of thousands of miles vertically and horizontally". On July 7, 2007, the Great Wall became one of the new seven wonders of the world.

8. Zhangjiajie: Zhangjiajie is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, China, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, in the middle and upper reaches of Lishui River, in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain, and one of the most important tourist cities in China. 1In September 1982, Zhangjiajie became the first national forest park in China.1In August 1988, Wulingyuan was included in the second batch of 40 national key scenic spots. 65438-0992 Wulingyuan Natural Scenic Area, which consists of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Suoxiyu Scenic Area and Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area, was listed in the World Natural Heritage List by UNESCO.

9. Potala Palace: Potala Palace enjoys the reputation of "the pearl on the roof of the world". With its majestic posture and status as a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, it has become a recognized symbol of Tibetans in the world. In 64 1 AD, Songzan Gambo was overjoyed when he married Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty, and built the Potala Palace for her. Since the seventh century, it has been the winter palace of the Dalai Lama, symbolizing the center of Tibetan Buddhism and past administrative rule. Potala Palace is a living treasure. Beautiful and primitive architecture, gorgeous decoration and harmony with natural beauty add a little elegance to the historical and religious characteristics of Potala Palace. A long history, mysterious legends, outstanding buildings, countless cultural relics that are still breathing, and an endless stream of pilgrims around them have jointly built the life of the Potala Palace.

10, West Lake: "There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below." Hangzhou's paradise status is mostly due to the West Lake. Tourism resources: There are ten scenic spots in the West Lake, among which Su Causeway Xiao Chun, Quyuan Fenghe, Pinghu Qiuyue, Broken Bridge Snow, Yangliu Warm, Huagang Fish Watching, Leifeng Sunset, Twin Peaks, Nanping Night Bell, Santan silver moon and "Su Causeway Xiao Chun" are the top ten scenic spots. Su Causeway was built by Su Dongpo when he was an official in Hangzhou. The embankment is covered with camphor trees and other plants, which are evergreen all year round, and peach blossoms bloom on the embankment in spring, which is refreshing. Bai Causeway named in memory of Bai Juyi is also worth seeing. It is characterized by a willow and a peach. Every spring, the peach blossoms and the willows are green, and tourists walk on the Bai Causeway as if painting. The West Lake has beautiful scenery all year round, with peaches and willows in spring, lotus flowers in summer, bright moon in autumn and cold plum in winter.