20 Must-Visit Attractions in China

By SACBU | Jun 9, 2021
Asia > China

In a busy world, basically, everyone is looking forward to traveling. Five thousand years of Chinese civilization and its natural and wonderful craftsmanship have attracted many foreigners to China. Next, take stock of some must-visit tourist attractions in China.

Chaka Salt Lake


As Chinese"mirror of the sky", Chaka Salt Lake can clearly reflect oneself when walking on a calm lake. You can enjoy many salt lake scenery by taking a sightseeing train.

Aden, Daocheng, Sichuan


Aden, Daocheng, Sichuan, is known as the last pure land on the blue planet, including snow-capped mountains, glaciers, grand canyons, mountains, grasslands, and lakes. In addition to the scenery, there are also people living here in daily life. They make the world easier and simpler. Guarding a piece of pure land, a life that is not polluted by the environment.

Fujian Tulou


Fujian Tulou Yongding Hakka Tulou is a unique and wonderful residential building in mountainous areas all over the world. It is famous for its long history, diverse types, magnificent structure, colorful characters, and perfect functions. It is called "the bright pearl of Xiuzhen engineering architecture".

Xiapu, Fujian


The tides are surging throughout the seasons, and seagulls often cross the golden sands and deep brown reefs. The shadows of telephone poles on the sea look strange and mysterious. Here is the fairytale Xiapu, Fujian, just like its name "China's Most Beautiful Beach Place"-Xiapu.

Hongcun, Anhui


Hongcun is one of the miracles of today's society, history and cultural heritage. Because of its unique water design scheme, the small blue tiles on the whitewashed wall are arranged in an orderly manner, and the blue sky and white clouds fall into the water like a long scroll of mountains and water, which is called pastoral in Chinese paintings.

Huangshan, Anhui


Huangshan City, as the world's most wonderful mountain, is known for its "five unique": strange pine, strange rock, cloudscape, hot spring and winter snow. Xu Xiake visited Huangshan twice and praised: "Huangshan City has no mountains, so you can't see it! " Whether it is sunny or cloudy, you will find unexpected beauty in Huangshan City!

Qiandao Lake, Zhejiang


"You can't see the islands without Meifeng, but you don't know the true colors of the Thousand Islands. " The 1,078 islands are like jade plates, with strange blue seas and various forms of the Thousand Islands. Of course, the scenery is beautiful, and the ecological environment is also very good.

Zhagana, Gansu Province


Zhagana Village is a meticulous and pure natural "stone city", not only like a majestic super large castle, but also like a meticulous ancient capital constructed of pure natural cliffs.

Zhangye, Gansu


The most colorful Danxia in China, speaking of Zhangye, old drivers are not unfamiliar. This is a must-pass for many classic routes in the Northwest. The colorful Danxia here was once rated "Top Ten Amazing Geographical Wonders of the World", Be sure to take a look if you have the opportunity.

Xinghuagou, Xinjiang


China's biggest apricot blossom. This is the largest primitive wild apricot forest left from the Middle Ages, has repeatedly appeared on the cover of "Chinese National Geographic". Between the green mountainside valleys in the early spring, clusters of pink apricot blossoms spread. The beauty is magnificent.

Yangshuo, Guangxi


In Yangshuo, Guilin, you can stroll the East Street and see Sanjie Liu, drifting along the Li River in the Yulong Snow Mountain. The picturesque scenery will surely make you memorable. Shili Gallery, Guzhai Stone City, the scenery along the way slowly receded, and my heart was completely confused!

Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou


The water from the starry sky poured down, and the water was magnificent. There are 18 waterfalls of unique sizes, creating a huge waterfall "big family". Water and the four seasons alternate with many beautiful and moving wonders.

Qiandongnan, Guizhou


There are the largest Miao Village and the largest Dong Village in the world, as well as distinctive Diaojiaolou, Fengyuqiao and Nanjing Drum Tower. Like a Dong Dage, embroidered with dazzling patterns, silver ornaments and batik. It has its own cultural industry management system, and everyone lives a quiet life without desire.

Longji Terraces in Guilin


Longji terraces are often very famous, depending on its majestic spirit. Its business scale is magnificent and magnificent, like a chain like a belt, winding from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, with hillsides like snails and mountains like towers, overlapping and uneven.

Saint Sophia Cathedral, Harbin


The larger Orthodox Church in the Far East is located in Harbin, the most Russian city in China. The magnificent Saint Sophia Church is also the historical time proof of the Russian invasion of Northeast China, and it is a key and precious trace of the scientific research of modern history in Harbin.

Enshi, Hubei


Thousands of miles of cliffs, thousands of miles of waterfalls, single mountains, native forests, and ancient legends are dazzling. Enshi Grand Canyon has 150-meter-long stone pillars with a diameter of only 4 meters. The wind blows gently, but the rain cannot beat. This is a miracle of the world.

Hunan Phoenix


Phoenix years are like a dream, when I refuse to wake up. A sticky wind blows from the river, and stilts hang on the river bank. The lighting effects in the house are bright and dark, which look like an ink and wash landscape painting from a distance.

Zhangjiajie


Compared with the majestic Shandong Taishan, the steep Huashan, the beautiful Hengshan, the tranquil Hengshan and the majestic Songshan, the uniqueness of Zhangjiajie in Hunan lies in the "timely sandstone mountain". "Avatar" and "A Bamboo in the Southern Sky" have been handed down as the prototype of "Hallelujah Mountain", which is unique in the movie and is an illusion.

Crescent Spring


Crescent Spring, a dream-like sacred spring, has not been swallowed by quicksand since ancient times, nor is it scarce because of drought. There is this spring in the endless desert, this water in the black wind and river sand, and this scene in the desolation everywhere. Qian Kun's rhythm and wonderful achievements are intoxicating.

Changbai Mountain


Changbai Mountain Tianchi is a crater lake formed by precipitation, frost and underground spring water after volcanic eruption. In winter, the top of the mountain is covered with silver. In spring and autumn, the grass by the pond is covered with peach blossoms and colorful flowers. In summer, it is green and covered with mountains and plains. Sometimes I wonder if I will meet a young man.

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