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Huangshan(Yellow Mountain)

Mount Huang, also known as Huangshan, is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China, located in Huangshan City, Anhui Province, across the city Yi County, Xiuning County and Huangshan District, Huizhou District. It is said that Sunrise, grotesque rocks, dramatic pines and seas of clouds, thermal spring are the "five matchless things of Huangshan" and all of them are marvelous to both local and overseas visitors. Huangshan Travel Guide


Huangshan( Yellow Mountain) in China

Plan a trip to Huangshan(Yellow Mountain):

3 Day Yellow Mountain and Hongcun Village Tour $391
5 Day Huizhou Culture and Yellow Mountain Exploration Tour $664

Li River

Li River runs out of Cat Mountain which is located in Xing’an County in north of Guilin. And about the origin of Li River, there is an interesting geography phenomena we have to talk about. Li River Travel Guide


Li River in Guilin

Longji Terraced Fields

The Longji Terraced Fields are located in the Heping town in Longsheng, about 2 hours drive from Guilin. The terraced fields, like great ladders or ribbons, wind from the bottom of mountains to the top. They are distributed at an elevation between 300m-1100m (984.25ft -3,608.92ft) of Longji Moutain, covering a total area of 66 square kilometers in southeast Longsheng. Longji Terraced Fields Travel Guide


Longji Terraced Fields in Guilin

Jiuzai Valley

Covering over 700 sq km, Jiuzhai Valley is part of the magnificent Min Shan mountains on the edge of the Tibetan plateau, north of Sichuan Province. Jiuzhai Valley first became a Park in 1978, and 14 years later,it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. In 1997 it is awarded the status of UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve, and has since received many other, well-deserved listings.
Jiuzhai valley literaly means ‘Valley of the Nine Villages’, and the nine villages remain spread around the valley within the Park, home to about 110 Tibetan and Qiang families. More than 100 gorgeous lakes are dotted in the park, which differ from others by having a high concentration of calcium carbonate. Waterfalls are the essence of the scenery in Jiuzhaigou. They are created between lakes on different levels with water flowing down the cliffs covered with trees.

 


Jiuzaigou in Chengdu

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

As one of the most important tourism cities in China, Zhangjiajie is located in the northwest part of Hunan province, which is 390 kilometers (242 miles) from Changsha City and 300 kilometers (186 miles) from the Three Gorges in the Yangtze River, and it 167 kilometers (104 miles) long from west to east and 96 kilometers (60 miles) wide from south to north, covering an area of 9,653 square kilometers (3,727 square miles) with Yun-Gui Plateau in the west, Dongting Lake in the east and Xuefeng Mountain in the south. Zhangjiajie Travel Guide


Zhangjiajie in Hunan

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Mount Emei

Mount Emei, located in the southwest of Emeishan City of Sichuan Province with 160 kilometers (99 miles) from Chengdu, the province capital of Sichuan Province, covers an area of 154 square kilometers (59 square miles). The main peak in Emei Mt. is Wanfo Top with 3,099 meters (10,167 feet) above the sea level. Mount Emei is one of the four mountain ranges in China that Buddhists considere sacred together with Wutai Mt. in Shanxi Province, Putuo Mt. in Zhejiang Province and Jiuhua Mt. in Anhui Province. Emei Travel Guide


Emei in Chengdu

Wuyi Mountain

Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area with an area of 60 square kilometers, located in Wuyishan City in Fujian Province, stretches itself to the northernmost boundary neighboring with Jiangxi Province, including Wuyi Mountain scenic spots and the natural reserve, which is praised as “the legendary miracle belittling southeast of China”. Wuyishan Travel Guide


Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province

Yamdrok Lake

Yamdrok Lake means “the jade lake in the upper pastureland” or “swan lake” in Tibetan. Lake Yamdrok Yumtso is 130 kilometers long from east to west and 70 kilometers wide from north to south，covering an area of 638 square kilometers. It is considered as holy lakes with Lake Namtso in North Tibet and Lake Manasarovar in Ali. With an altitude of 4,441 meters, it is a continental lake supplied with rain, thawing snow and icebergs . Lhasa Travel Guide


Yamdrok Lake in Lhasa, Tibet

Mount Everest

Mt Everest, standing for “holy mother” in Tibetan language, 8848 meters above the sea level, is the highest peak in the world. It locates on the boundary between China and Nepal, in the south of the town of Tingri in the Shigatse area.


Mount Everest

Huangguoshu Waterfalls

Huangguoshu Waterfalls Scenic Spot Area is located in Zhenning County in Anshun District of Guizhou Province with 150 kilometers (93 miles) away from Guiyang City, and there are Dian-Qian Railway (from Yunnan Railway Station to Guizhou Railway Station) and No. 320 National Road running through this area.


Huangguoshu Waterfalls

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