Shanghai:-
Shanghai, on China’s central coast, is the country's biggest
city and a global financial hub. Its heart is the Bund, a famed waterfront
promenade lined with colonial-era buildings. Across the Huangpu River rises the
Pudong district’s futuristic skyline, including 632m Shanghai Tower and the
Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with distinctive pink spheres. Sprawling Yu Garden has
traditional pavilions, towers and ponds.
Beijing:-
Beijing, China’s massive capital, has history stretching
back 3 millennia. Yet it’s known as much for its modern architecture as its
ancient sites such as the grand Forbidden City complex, the imperial palace
during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Nearby, the massive Tiananmen Square
pedestrian plaza is the site of Mao Zedong’s mausoleum and the National Museum
of China, displaying a vast collection of cultural relics.
Hong Kong:-
Hong Kong is an autonomous territory, and former British
colony, in southeastern China. Its vibrant, densely populated urban centre is a
major port and global financial hub with a skyscraper-studded skyline. Central
(the business district) features architectural landmarks like I.M. Pei’s Bank
of China Tower. Hong Kong is also a major shopping destination, famed for
bespoke tailors and Temple Street Night Market.
Kunming:-
Kunming, the modern capital city and transportation hub of
China’s southern Yunnan province, has a large student population and a
temperate year-round climate. Bridges and pavilions cross the islands of Cui Hu
(Green Lake), a park designed in the 17th century. Nearby is Yuantong Si. A
temple founded by Buddhists in the 8th century, it features a statue hall and a
pond with an ornate stone bridge.
Guilin:-
Guilin is a city in southern China known for its dramatic
landscape of limestone karst hills. At its center are 2 lakes, Shanhu (Cedar)
and Ronghu (Banyan), remaining from a medieval-era moat that once surrounded
the city. Boats travel through these and other lakes via connected rivers. On
Cedar Lake’s shore, twin pagodas, the Sun and Moon, light up the sky at night.
Chengdu:-
Chengdu is the capital of southwestern China's Sichuan
province. Chengdu's history dates back to at least the 4th century B.C., when
it served as capital for the Shu Kingdom. Artifacts from that dynasty are the
focus of the Jinsha Site Museum. The city is also home to the famous Chengdu Research
Base of Giant Panda Breeding, a conservation center where visitors can view
endangered giant pandas in a natural habitat.
Guangzhou:-
Guangzhou is a sprawling port city northwest of Hong Kong on
the Pearl River. The city features avant-garde architecture such as Zaha
Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House (known as the “double pebble”); the carved
box-shaped Guangdong Museum; and the iconic Canton TV Tower skyscraper,
resembling a thin hourglass. The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, a temple complex
from 1894, also houses the Guangdong Folk Arts Museum.
Macau:-
Macau is an autonomous region on the south coast of China,
across the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong. A Portuguese territory until 1999,
it reflects a mix of cultural influences. Its giant casinos and malls on the
Cotai Strip, which joins the islands of Taipa and Coloane, have earned it the
nickname, "Las Vegas of Asia." One of its more striking landmarks is
338m-high Macau Tower, with sweeping city views.
Yangshuo:-
Yangshuo, a county and resort town in southern China’s
Guangxi region, is known for its dramatic karst mountain landscape and outdoor
recreation. The town is set amid pinnacles like Bilian Feng (Green Lotus Peak),
which has a hiking trail to the top. Tour boats offer cruises on the Li River
past picturesque countryside from the town of Guilin to the north.
Xi’an:-
Xi’an is a large city and capital of Shaanxi Province in
central China. Once known as Chang’an (Eternal Peace), it marks the Silk Road’s
eastern end and was home to the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties' ruling
houses. At archaeological sites in Xi’an’s surrounding plains are the famed
Bingmayong (Terra Cotta Army), thousands of life-size, hand-molded figures
buried with China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.Source:-wikipedia
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