55 Places to Go in a Lifetime

by yan64txue on 2012-03-07 16:21:47

1. Xi'an - A Millennium Ancient Capital

2. Nanjing - The Powdery Land of Six Dynasties, the State of Jinling Emperors

3. Beijing - Peerless Royal Architecture Worldwide

4. Suzhou - The Best Gardens Under Heaven

5. Dali - The Land of Flowers, Snow, and Moon; The City of Mountain Light and Water Colors

6. Macao - The "Las Vegas" of the East, a Famous Cultural Town

7. Lijiang - There's a Time Called Lijiang

8. Tengchong - The First City at the Far Edge

9. Kashgar - The Pearl of Silk Road

10. Yili - Jiangnan Beyond the Frontier

11. Huizhou - Elegant Picturesque Countryside, Corridor of Huizhou Ancient Architecture

12. Phoenix - The Border Town in Shen Congwen's Pen

13. Shigatse - The Most Auspicious and Beautiful Manor

14. Shaoxing - The Hometown of Waterways, Bridges, Wine, Orchids, Calligraphy, and Notables

15. Three Confucian Sites in Qufu - The Source of Confucianism, the Root of Confucian Religion

Wild Adventures:

16. Kanas - The Tribe Among Clouds

17. Ali - The Apex of Thousands of Mountains, the Source of Ten Thousand Rivers

18. Taklamakan Desert - Mysterious Vast Sea

19. Hailuogou - Glacier Forest Park Hot Spring

20. Sanjiangyuan - The "Mother" of Mother Rivers

21. Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon - The Last Secret Realm for Humanity

22. Nu River - The Mysterious Oriental Grand Canyon

23. Detian Falls - China's Most Beautiful Waterfall

24. Qiandongnan - Genuine Mountains, Genuine Waters, Sincere Feelings

25. Shennongjia - The Place Where Wild Men Appear

26. Hukou Falls - The Yellow River's Water Comes from the Heavens, Flowing to the Sea Never to Return

Heaven on Earth:

27. Shangri-La - Utopia Beyond the World

28. West Lake - The Pearl of the Orient

29. Tashikuergan - Guests from the Ice Mountains

30. Danba - The Valley of Beauties

31. Nyingchi - Tibet's Jiangnan that Surpasses Jiangnan

32. Daocheng-Yading - The Color of Paradise

33. Huangyao - Poetic Homeland

34. Southern Bamboo Sea - The Greenest Bamboo Sea in Southern China

35. Yangshuo - The Tourist Paradise Between Heaven and Earth

36. Gan'nan - The Place That Cleanses One's Soul

37. Hakka Tulou - The Legendary Architecture in the Southern Chinese Mountains

38. Wuyuan - The Confucius of Jiangnan, the Scholarly Village in the Mountains

Man-Made Marvels:

39. Shannan - The Cradle of Tibetan Civilization

40. Jiuzhaigou - A Beautiful Fairy Tale World

41. Qinghai Lake - A Tear Drop on Earth

42. Huitengxile Grassland - Where the Wind Blows Low Over the Grass Revealing Cattle and Sheep

43. Changbai Mountains - The First Mountain of Northeast China

44. Lugu Lake - The Oriental Kingdom of Women

45. Huashan - The Most Perilous Mountain Under Heaven

46. Huangshan - After Returning from the Five Sacred Mountains, No Other Mountains Are Worth Seeing; After Returning from Huangshan, No Other Peaks Are Worth Viewing

47. Mount Siguniang - The Alps of the East

48. Three Gorges - Once Having Seen the Sea, No Other Water Can Compare; Except for the Clouds of Wu Mountain, No Other Clouds Exist

49. Yalong Bay - After Returning from Sanya, No Other Seas Are Worth Seeing; Except for Yalong Bay, No Other Bays Exist

Wonders of Civilization:

50. Dege - A Brilliant Cultural Pearl in Tibetan Areas

51. Dujiangyan - The Source of the Prosperity of "Heavenly Country"

52. Lhasa - The Symbol of Tibet

53. Western Xia Imperial Tombs - The Eastern Pyramids

54. Yungang Grottoes - The Treasure House of Eastern Art

55. Dunhuang - The Pearl of Eastern Art