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Around Guilin
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The Longsheng Rice Terraces
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The Longsheng Rice Terraces are located in Longsheng County about 2 hours drive from Guilin. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountain top, the highest part being 880 m in elevation while the lowest part 380 m in elevation. The coiling line that starts from the mountain foot to up to the mountain top divides the mountain into layers of water glittering in the sun in spring, layers of green rice shoots in summer, layers of golden rice in fall, and layers of silvery frost in winter. The terraced fields were mostly built during the Ming Dynasty about 500 years ago. |
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Hunan Province
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Zhangjiajie
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The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is a unique national forest located in Zhangjiajie City in northern Hunan Province. The most notable geographic features of the park are the pillar-like formations that are seen throughout the park. The weather is moist year round, and as a result, the foliage is very dense. Much of the erosion which forms these pillars are the result of expanding ice in the winter and the plants which grow on them. These formations are a distinct hallmark of Chinese landscape, and can be found in many ancient Chinese paintings. |
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Inner Mongolia
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The Bashang Grasslands
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The Bashang Grasslands,the nearest prairie destination from Beijing, have long been one of the ideal sites to escape the city's summer heat. Horse riding, camping, watching local wrestling competitions, or staying in farmers' Mongolian yurts to eat roast whole sheep and other plain foods, are the main attractions for visitors. Vast lakes, and sunrises and sunsets over the grasslands provide great views for city dwellers who've grown tired of the urban sprawl. |
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North East China
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Changbaishan
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The Changbai Mountains or Baekdu Mountains are a mountain range on the border between China and North Korea. The range extends from the Northeast Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning to the North Korean provinces of Ryanggang and Chagang. Most peaks exceed 2,000 metres in height, with the highest mountain being Baekdu Mountain (Changbai Mountain). The Changbai Mountains, particularly Baekdu Mountain, has been worshipped by the surrounding peoples throughout history. Both the Koreans and Manchus consider it the place of their ancestral origin. |
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Namtso is renowned as one of the most beautiful places in the Nyainqêntanglha mountain range. Its cave hermitages have for centuries been the destination of Tibetan pilgrims. A surfaced road across Largen La at 5186 m was completed to the lake in 2005, enabling easy access from Lhasa and the development of tourism at the lake. The lake lies at an elevation of 4,718 m, and has a surface area of 1,870 square kilometres. It is the highest salt lake in the world, and largest salt lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. |
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Yunnan Province
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Tiger Leaping Gorge
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Tiger Leaping Gorge is a canyon on the Yangtze River located 60 km north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site. Tiger Leaping Gorge is a contender for the title of the world's deepest river canyon. The inhabitants of the gorge are primarily the indigenous Naxi people, who live in a handful of small hamlets. Their primary subsistence comes from grain production and foreign hikers. The hiking path ("the high road") is well-maintained and marked, although sometimes narrow, and is used by the Naxi as part of everyday life. |
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Sichuan Province
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Emei Shan
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Mount Emei is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western Chin and one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. The site has approximately seventy Buddhist monasteries of the Ming and Qing period, most of them located near the mountain top. The monasteries demonstrate a flexible architectural style that adapts to the landscape. The buildings of Qingyinge are laid out in an irregular plot on the narrow piece of land between the Black Dragon River and the White Dragon River. The site is large and the winding foot path is 50 km, taking several days to walk. There are cable cars to top level of the mountain. |
