Top 10 China Attractions for foreigners

This top 10 attractions is must-see for most of the foreigners when they are the first time or second time to visit China according to my experience.  Here I emphasize for foreingers, cause some of the attractions here are not quite attractive for Chinese people, like Panda in Chengdu. Foreigners have to visit these attractions because they know them or at least hear them before they go to China.

Forbidden City

No.1 Forbidden City in Beijing
Forbidden city,also call the Palace Museum or Gugong, is home to the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynastiers. You can not only see the great tradtional palace architectue in the world,but also  enjoy thousand of the national treasure collected from all over China.It is worth spending whole days wondering in Forbidden city.
Forbiden City Offical Website: http://www.dpm.org.cn/shtml/2/@/8797.html

 

Great Wall

No.2 Great Wall in Beijing
He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man. As the longest man-made architechure, it is exaggerated said that the great wall is the only object can been seen from  moon. There are many sections of Great Wall in Beijing. the most famous three sections are Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall and Jinshanling Great Wall.As jinshanling Great Wall is cliffy, people who like hiking love it very much.
Badaling Offical Website: http://www.badaling.gov.cn/language/en.asp
Mutianyu Offical Website: http://www.mutianyugreatwall.com/mty_3/index_en.asp
Jinshanling Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinshanling

 

Terracotta Warriors

No.3 Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an
Terracotta Warriors has been considered as the 8th World wonder since the moment it was discovered by a local peasant in 1974. These Terracotta Warriors is the mortuary objects of emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China from 210B.C to 259 B.C. People are astonished by the lifelike figures made thousands of years ago. The Mausoleum of  First Qin Emperor is still un-excavated. It is said that the underground of the tomb is full of mercury which makes the mausoleum more mysterious.
Terracotta Warriors Official Website: http://www.bmy.com.cn/template/gzb/index_en.aspx

 

Potala Palace

NO.4 Potala Palace in Lhasa
This magnificent building is once the seat of Tibet government and the winter palace of Dalai lamas. The layout of the Potala palace includes the white palace,used for the living quarters of the Dalai Lama, and the red palace,used for religious functions. THe most stunning chapels of the red palace house the jewel-bedecked chorten tombs of previous Dalai Lama.
Potala Palace Wikipedia :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potala_Palace

 

Yu Garden

NO.5 Yu Garden in Shanghai
Yu Garden was once a private Garden own by an officer in Qing Dynasty. He built this garden for his father to spend his later years life. Now Yu Garden is the few traditional Chinese garden that is well preserved in the modern city center of Shanghai. It is a good place to let you escape from the fast-paced life.
Yu Garden Mart http://www.yuyuantm.com.cn/yuyuan/En/Index/

 

Li River Cruise

NO.6 Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo
Cruising along Li river from Guilin to Yangshuo  and appreciate the spectacular limestone karst landscape is on e of the unique experience that you must do in China.  Perhaps,it is the most scenic cruise on the earth.

 

 

 

Giant Panda

No.7 Giant Panda in Chengdu
Giant Panda, the national treasure of China,  only reside in Sichuan Province. Lovely as it is, Panda is also a successful diplomat so that it let panda well known by foreigners. They are interested in learning how giant panda live in their hometown.
Chengdu Reseach base of Giant Panda Breeding website:http://www.panda.org.cn/

 

Jiuzhaigou Valley

No.8 Jiuzhai valley in Chengdu
More than just spectacular scenery, Jiuzhai Valley National Park is home to nine Tibetan villages, over 220 bird species as well as a number of endangered plant and animal species. It is best known for its fabled blue and green lakes, spectacular waterfalls, narrow conic karst land forms and its unique wildlife.
Jiuzhai valley website:http://www.jiuzhai.com/language/english/index.html

 

Yangtze River Cruise

No.9 Yangtze River cruise
Yangtze River is the longest river across China.It is  not only just famous for the stunning landscape along the riverside, but also the largest dam in the world– Three Gorges Dam,though the dam is remain controversial. The normal route of Yangtze River cruise is from Chongqing to Yichang and vice versa.

 

 

Huangshan Mountain

No.10 Huangshan Mountain in Anhui
Also called Yellow Mountain,it is well known for the odd-shape stones, Grotesque rock, Sea of Clouds and hot springs. Huangshan Mountain ,also call Yellow Mountain is considered the first beautiful mountain in China. It is the first mountains that list as world heritage.
Huangshan Mountain Website:http://www.tourmart.cn/english/default.htm

 

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