China Tour-Top 10 tourist attractions

China is called the imminent economic giant of the world, but the history and culture of this country is in the frontage since the starting of human civilization. There are numerous tourist attractions in China, if you are planning to have a China tour I think you will look for several best places to enjoy your tour. Here I am going to introduce with top ten tourist places of china.

1. The Great Wall of China-This is not only a tourist attraction but also one of the most renowned historical structures in the world. This is the longest historical construction in the world and also called ancient Chinese defensive structure. Great wall is the biggest attraction to all people who want to have a tour in china. If you want to read more information about this historical spot visit The Great Wall of China.

Great wall

2. The Forbidden City-This historical palace located in Beijing and is preserved as historical imperial palace. This is the largest ancient palatial structure in the history of earth. This place is located near Tiananmen square which another great tombstone in China.

The Forbidden City

3.  The Temple of Heaven-This is also situated in Beijing and also a world heritage site. This is recognized as Beijing’s imperial temples. This is the masterpiece of architecture and landscape design. I think tourists who visit China will be surprised to see the architectural inventiveness of this temple. This temple is also sacred place to Chinese people.

The Temple of Heaven

4. The Yellow Mountain-This is also very popular to Chinese people as well as foreign visitors for its unique beauty. The lotus peak is the highest peak of this mountain with height of 1873 meters (6145 feet). This is also an intact nature reserve, where around 500 animal species and 1500 kinds of plants are recognized by scientists. This is also listed as world Natural Heritage sites in 1990. This place is really recommended who lover nature, basically forest, mountain and biological species.

The Yellow Mountain

5. The Potala Palace- This palace is situated on Moburi (Red) Mountain to the west of old Lhasa. This is a treasure house where ancient materials and articles are reserved from Tibetan history, religion, culture and art. This palace is world recognized for its valuable sculptures, murals, scriptures, Buddha statues, murals, antiques, and religious jewelry. This is valued for its ancient artistic creation. The world heritage organization recognized this palace as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1994.

The Potala Palace

6. Yangshuo Tourist Destination-This tourist place is popular with its crystal clear rivers, limestone and diversified vegetation, traditional Chinese structural design and civilization. If you look in Chinese classical landscape paintings and poetry you can find the use of this landscape. To me, this is one the best natural place in the world.

Yangshuo Tourist Destination

7. The Silk Road-This is also belonged long history and is actually a trade route linking Chinese and Roman Empire. This road mainly flowed through northwest of China and has history of more than 2000 years. You will be surprised to learn that that this road was on tracked from the ancient capital of Luoyang and Xi’an and ended in the Yellow River at Lanzhou and after that lengthen in the course of “Gansu Corridor” through adventurous deserts and mountains. The Silk Road conveys the ancient trade history of China. Still, this is a big mystery and attraction to millions people all over the world.

Silk Road China

8. Yangtze River of China-The length of this river is more than 3,964 miles. This is the largest river in China and placed 3^rd in the earth among all rivers. This river has great significance for the development of China. It’s originated from Qinghai Province in western China, the Yangtze River flows through 11 provinces and several cities from west to east, with Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and lastly it’s ended in Shanghai. The river creates mind-blowing natural scenery through both side of river.

Yangtze River of China

9. The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses-This is basically archeological creation in China and located in Shaanxi Province. This is considered as the best noteworthy archeological excavations of the 20th century. The palace is located around 1.5 km of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum in Lintong, Xian. This is really a big attraction to all sorts of tourist, specially archeologist and who love architectural monument. So, if you visit China, don’t forget to have a look of the great archeological tourist spot.

The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses

10. Tiananmen Square- Tiananmen Square is one of the most historically noteworthy and biggest public squares in Chinese history. This colossal square is situated in the centre of the Capital City of Beijing and was built in 1651 while there was large scale extension in 1958. This square is the eyewitness of many significant historical events of China.  At present, this is also a big attraction in Beijing. Everyday many foreigners including Chinese tourist gather to enjoy the splendor of this historical square.

Tiananmen Square

In this post, top ten tourism places of china are described in brief for travelers who are looking for China tour. However, I will elaborate them in separate blog post with details one by one and hope my readers will enjoy them. Please don’t forget to leave your comment linked to China travel and China information.