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Last updated: May 8, 2008

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Historical Relics	Mountains	Waters	Temples and Monasteries
Natural Scenes	Mausoleums	Gardens	Towers and Pagodas
Ethnic Group Flavors	Museums	Ancient Cities and Towns
Grottoes and Caves	Local Resident Houses

Historical Relics

The Great Wall
Qin Terra-cotta Army in Shaanxi
Banpo Village Remains in Shaanxi
Peking Man Site in Beijing

Sanxingdui Remians in Sichuan
Ancient City of Loulan in Xinjiang
Dawenkou Remains in Shandong
Ruins of Guge Kingdom in Tibet

Silk Road
Yin Ruins in Henan
Forbidden City in Beijing
Yuanmingyuan in Beijing

Mountain Resort of Chengde in Hebei
Ancient City of Jiaohe in Xinjiang
Erlitou Remains in Henan

Mountains

Five Most Famous Mountains :

Mt. Taishan in Shandong
Mt. Hengshan in Hunan
Mt. Hengshan in Shanxi

Mt. Huashan in Shaanxi
Mt. Songshan in Henan

Four Buddhist Holy Mountains :

Mt. Jiuhuashan in Anhui
Mt. Putuoshan in Zhejiang

Mt. Emeishan in Sichuan
Mt. Wutaishan in Shanxi

Famous Taoist Holy Mountains :

Mt. Wudangshan in Hubei
Mt. Qingchengshan in Sichuan

Mt. Longhushan in Jiangxi
Mt.Qiyunshan in Anhui

Other Famous Mountains in China :

Mt. Huangshan in Anhui
Mt. Yandangshan in Zhejiang
Mt. Laoshan in Shandong
Mt. Tianshan in Xinjiang
Mt. Qingxiu in Guangxi
Mt. Tiantaishan in Zhejiang

Mt. Lushan in Jiangxi
Mt. Wuyishan in Fujian
Mt. Maijishan in Gansu
Mt. Jingganshan in Jiangxi
Mt. Fanjingshan in Guizhou
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Yunnan

Waters

Rivers :

Yangtze River
Li River in Guangxi
Nanxijiang River in Zhejiang
Qin Huai River in Jiangsu

Yellow River
Grand Canal
Fuchunjiang River in Zhejiang

Lakes :

Dongting Lake in Hunan
Taihu Lake in Jiangsu
Shouxi Lake in Jiangsu
East Lake in Hubei
Jingpo Lake in Heilongjiang

Poyang Lake in Jiangxi
West Lake in Zhejiang
Qinghai Lake in Qinghai
Qiandaohu Lake in Zhejiang

Beaches :

Beidaihe Beach in Hebei
Beihai Silver Beach in Guangxi
Dadonghai Beach in Hainan

Qingdao Beach in Shandong
Yalong Bay in Hainan

Springs :

Baotu Spring in Jinan
Hupao Spring in Zhejiang
Baisha Spring in Hunan

Huishan Spring in Jiangsu
Huaqing Hot Springs in Shaanxi
Loubao Spring in Guizhou

Waterfalls :

Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou
Dalongqiu Waterfall in Zhejiang

Hukou Waterfall in Shaanxi
Nuorilang Waterfall in Sichuan

Temples and Monasteries

White Horse Temple in Henan
Jinci Temple in Shanxi
Huayan Monastery in Shanxi
Famen Temple in Shaanxi

Dongguan Mosque in Qinghai
Labrang Monastery in Gansu
Songzanlin Monastery in Yunnan
Confucius Temple in Shandong

Id Kah Mosque in Xinjiang
Fuxi Temple in Gansu
Xiangguo Temple in Henan
Potala Palace in Tibet

Drepung Monastery in Tibet
Sakya Monastery in Tibet

Shaolin Temple in Henan
Baoguo Temple in Zhejiang
Yonghe Lamasery in Beijing
Hanshan Temple in Jiangsu

Po Lin Monastery in Hong Kong
Guiyuan Temple in Hubei
Lingyin Temple in Zhejiang
Hanging Monastery in Shanxi

Bright Filial Piety Temple in Guangdong
Qingyang Palace in Sichuan
Ta'er Monastery in Qinghai
Jokhang Temple in Tibet

Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet

Natural Scenes

Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area in Sichuan
Yellow River Scenic Area in Henan
Zhangjiajie Scenic Area in Hunan
Beidaihe Scenic Area in Hebei

Mt. Jiuhua Scenic Spot in Anhui
Mt. Wuyishan Scenic Area in Fujian
Mt. Emeishan Scenic Area in Sichuan

Huanglong Scenic Area in Sichuan
Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Hunan
Stone Forest in Yunnan
Mt. Lushan Scenic Area in Jiangxi

Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area in Anhui
Mt. Taishan Scenic Area in Shandong
Huangguoshu Scenic Area in Guizhou

Mausoleums

Mausoleum of Yandi Emperor in Hunan
Mausoleum of Yu the Great in Zhejiang
Maoling Mausoleum in Shaanxi
Zhaoling Mausoleum in Shaanxi

Ming Tombs in Beijing
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum in Jiangsu
Tomb of Wang Jian in Sichuan
Fuling Tombs in Liaoning
Zhaojun Tomb in Inner Mongolia
Hairui Tomb in Hainan
Tomb of Huo Qubing in Shaanxi
Tombs of Prince Jingjiang in Guangxi

Mausoleum of Huangdi in Shaanxi
Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang in Shaanxi
Tomb of Crown Yide in Shaanxi
Qianling Tomb in Shaanxi

Tomb of Princess Yongtai in Shaanxi
Tomb of Crown Prince Zhanghuai in Shaanxi
East and West Mausoleums of Qing Dynasty in Beijing
Mausoleum of Genghis Khan in Inner Mongolia
Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in Jiangsu
Mausoleum of General Yue Fei in Zhejiang

Gardens

Summer Palace in Beijing
Mountain Resort of Chengde in Hebei
Grand View Garden in Beijing
Garden of the Master of the Nets in Jiangsu
Li Garden in Jiangsu

Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Canglang Pavilion in Jiangsu

Lion Grove in Jiangsu

Garden for Lingering in Jiangsu

Humble Administrator's Garden in Jiangsu

Towers and Pagodas

Yellow Crane Tower in Hubei
Tengwang Pavilion in Jiangxi
Daguan Pavilion in Yunnan
Wangjiang Tower in Sichuan

Mapang Drum Tower in Guangxi
Big Goose Pagoda(Dayanta) in Shaanxi
Haibao Pagoda in Ningxia
Six Harmonies Pagoda in Zhejiang

Iron Pagoda in Henan
Yan'an Pagoda in Shaanxi

Yueyang Tower in Hunan
Zhenhai Tower in Guangdong
Jiaxiu Tower in Guizhou
Wenchang Tower in Guangxi

Dongpo Pavilion in Guangxi
Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Shaanxi
Wooden Pagoda in Ying County in Shanxi
Three Pagodas of Saintly Worship in Yunnan
Wanbu Huayanjin Pagoda in Inner Mongolia
Longhua Pagoda in Shanghai

Ethnic Group Flavors

Mapang Drum Tower in Guangxi
Baimian Yao Village in Guangxi
Longsheng Yinshui Dong Village in Guangxi
China Folk Culture Villages in Guangdong

The Ethnic Relics Center in Guangxi
Chengyang Winds & Rain Bridge in Guangxi
National Ethnic Group Park in Yunnan

Museums

Chongqing Museum
Hebei Provincial Museum
Hubei Provincial Museum
Jilin Provincial Museum

National Museum of Chinese History in Beijing
Shaanxi Provincial History Museum
Shanghai Museum
Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum in Henan

Zhaoling Tomb Museum in Shaanxi
Banpo Village Remains Museum in Shaanxi
Ming Tombs Museum in Beijing
Sanxingdui Remains Museum in Sichuan

Beijing Art Museum
Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses in Shaanxi
Western Han Nanyue King Tomb Museum in Guangdong

China National Silk Museum in Zhejiang
Museum of Ceramic History in Jiangxi
Macau Grand Prix Museum
Macau Wine Museum

Gansu Provincial Museum
Hotan District Museum
Hunan Provincial Museum
Nanjing Museum

Palace Museum in Beijing
Shandong Provincial Museum
Xinjiang Regional Museum
Luoyang Stone Carving Museum in Henan

Qianling Tomb Museum in Shaanxi
Xianyang Terra-cotta Museum in Shaanxi
Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Shaanxi
Dalian Natural Museum in Liaoning

Beijing Natural History Museum
China National Tea Museum in Zhejiang
Aquatic Products Exhibition Center in Guangxi
Macau Maritime Museum
Hong Kong Space Museum

Ancient Cities and Towns

Tongli Town in Jiangsu
Luzhi Town in Jiangsu
Wuzhen Town in Zhejiang
Nanxun Town in Zhejiang
Pingyao Old City in Shanxi
Xidi Village in Anhui

Zhouzhuang in Jiangsu
Mudu Town in Jiangsu
Xitang Town in Zhejiang
Jingdezhen in Jiangxi
Lijiang Old Town in Yunnan
Dali Old Town in Yunnan

Grottoes and Caves

Mogao Caves in Gansu
Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi
Dazu Grottoes in Chongqing
Binglingsi Thousand Buddha Caves in Gansu

Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan
Longmen Grottoes in Henan
Maiji Caves
Three Immortals Buddhist Caves in Xinjiang
Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves in Xinjiang

Local Resident Houses

Qiao's Compound in Shanxi
Siheyuan Courtyard in Beijing
Wang's Compound in Shanxi
Cao's Compound in Shanxi
Yongding Hakka Earth Building in Fujian
Ancient Residential House in Shexian County in Anhui

Chang's Compound in Shanxi
Cave-house in Northern Shaanxi
Qu's Compound in Shanxi
Naxi Residential House in Yunnan

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