The best places to travel in China in May

The best places to travel in China in May are as follows:

1. Gulangyu Island in Xiamen.

Gulangyu Island is known as the "Garden on the Sea". The island has a pleasant climate and is like spring all year round. There is no noise of cars and horses, and birds and flowers are everywhere. It is like a bright "Pearl on the Sea" embedded in the blue sea of ??Xiamen Bay. Among the green waves.

Gulangyu Scenic Area is a national civilized scenic tourist area, a national 5A tourist area, a national scenic spot, an ISO14000 national demonstration area, one of the 35 trump card scenic spots in the country, and the first of the "Top Ten" scenic spots in Fujian.

2. Hangzhou West Lake.

Hangzhou West Lake is a national 5A tourist attraction, a world cultural heritage, a famous tourist attraction in China, and also known as paradise on earth. West Lake is located in the center of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and is divided into Hubin District, Huxin District, Beishan District, Nanshan District and Qiantang District.

The height of the mountains in the scenic area does not exceed 400 meters, and they are located on the south, west and north sides of the West Lake. Among them, Wushan Mountain and Baoshishan Mountain are like two arms, one in the south and one in the north, extending towards the urban area. , forming a beautiful spatial outline of Hangzhou.

The total area of ??the scenic spot is 49 square kilometers, of which the lake surface is 6.5 square kilometers, with the lake as the main body. It was formerly known as Wulinshui, Qiantang Lake, and Xizi Lake. It was first called West Lake in the Song Dynasty.

3. Wuzhen, Jiaxing.

Wuzhen is part of Tongxiang City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, bordering Huzhou City to the west and Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province to the north. It is located in the Jiangnan Water Town and is the junction of two provinces, three prefectures and seven counties. Wuzhen, formerly known as Wudun and Qingdun, has a long history of more than 6,000 years. It is one of the country's 20 Golden Week forecast attractions and one of the six ancient towns in Jiangnan. At the same time, Wuzhen is "China's last waterside home."

Wuzhen is a typical ancient water town of the Han people in the Jiangnan region. It is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice and the House of Silk".

The earliest tourism:

The pioneers of tourism were merchants, and the first people to travel were the Phoenicians, a sea people. Travel as a social behavior has existed since ancient times. China is one of the ancient civilizations in the world. The rise of travel activities is also at the forefront of the world. China has it as early as the 22nd century BC. The most typical traveler at that time was probably Dayu. He visited great rivers and mountains in order to dredge the eighteen rivers in Jiujiang.

After that, there were Laozi and Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. I preached and rode a green ox to the west. Confucius traveled around the world giving lectures. During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian was sent as an envoy to the Western Regions, reaching as far away as Persia, present-day Iran and Syria. During the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang went to India for Buddhist scriptures. During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He made seven voyages to the Western Ocean, reaching as far as the coast of East Africa. The great traveler Xu Xiake also wrote a travelogue.