What are the 50 places selected by National Geographic magazine for a lifetime?

National Geographic has selected 50 places that China must visit in his life: Shangri-La, Jiuzhaigou, Xishuangbanna, Yangshuo, West Lake, Erhai, Daocheng, Wuyuan, Yili, Zhalong, Daxing 'anling, Wolong, Hulunbeier Grassland, Huangguoshu Waterfall, Hukou Waterfall, Mingsha Mountain, Wuerhe Ghost Town, Shilin, Taishan Mountain, Huangshan Mountain, Lushan Mountain, Namco, etc.

Gongga Mountain, Meili Snow Mountain, Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, Shennongjia, Tengchong, Siguniang Mountain, Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Nujiang Grand Canyon, Old Town of Lijiang, Wuzhen, Pingyao Ancient City, Zhouzhuang, Fenghuang Ancient City, Anhui Folk House, Fujian Tulou, Kaiping Diaolou, Wan Li Great Wall, Beijing Forbidden City, Dujiangyan, Suzhou Garden, Potala Palace, Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes, Dada Palace.

Shangri-la 1

Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province governs county-level cities, which means "the sun and moon in my heart" in Tibetan. Located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, in the hinterland of Hengduan Mountain area of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, at the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces. Shangri-La appeared in the novel The Lost Horizon by British writer james hilton in 1930s, and was admired by the world. Shangri-La Tibetan area has a long history and beautiful natural scenery, including Pudacuo National Park, Dukezong Ancient City, Gadansong Zanlin Temple and Tiger Leaping Gorge.

2. Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou is located in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Located in the transition zone from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Western Sichuan Plateau and mountainous areas to Sichuan Basin, it is more than 300 kilometers away from Chengdu in the south. It is a ravine with a depth of more than 50 kilometers, with a total area of 64,297 hectares and a forest coverage rate of over 80%. Nine Tibetan villages, including Shuzheng Stockaded Village, Ye He Village and Zechawa Village, are located in this mountain and lake group.

3. Shennongjia

Shennongjia Forest Region, located in the northwest of Hubei Province, was established with the approval of the State Council. It is the only administrative division named after "forest area" in China, directly under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. Shennongjia forest region is located in the tourist belt consisting of Wudang Mountain and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, bordering Baokang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province in the east, Wushan County, Chongqing City in the west, Xingshan and Badong in the south, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in the north and overlooking Wudang Mountain Scenic Area in the north.

4. The Forbidden City in Beijing

The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of China in Ming and Qing Dynasties, formerly known as the Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing's central axis. The Forbidden City in Beijing is centered on three halls, covering an area of about 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of about10.5 million square meters. There are more than 70 palaces and 9000 houses. The Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. 1987 is listed as a world cultural heritage.

5. Dazu stone carving

Dazu Stone Carving is located in Dazu District, Chongqing. There were chisels in the Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, and they continued to be chiseled in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Now it is a world cultural heritage and one of the eight largest grottoes in the world. Dazu stone carvings are distributed in 23 sections in the southwest, northwest and northeast of the county. Among them, the cliff statue of Baodingshan is the largest and most exquisite. In addition to Buddha statues and Taoist statues, there are statues of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in the same cave, among which Buddhist statues account for the largest proportion.