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"A Man who asks is fool for only FIVE MINUTES.
A Man who never asks is a fool for LIFE."

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Best Tourist Places

Ever since the world first discovered China through the writings of adventurer Marco Polo more than 700 years ago, this large Asian country has come to be regarded as the embodiment of all that is mysterious and exotic. Even now, after decades of economic growth, this vast country has lost none of its fascination. Indeed, the contrast between China's ancient customs and the new ultra-modern state that is developing has only increased the fascination with a culture that dates back many millennia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. It is a unified multi-ethnic country with the Han nationality as the main nation. China is one of the four earliest civilizations nations in the world with Yellow River and Yangtze River as its base and cradles.

The Great Wall of China

"Nobody can be a true hero unless he has been on the Great Wall".
The Great Wall of China is an ancient wall in China. The wall is made of cement, rocks, bricks, and dirt. It was finished in 1878 and it was meant to protect the north of the empire of China from enemy attacks. It is the longest structure humans have ever built.


Location: Huairou District, China

The Forbidden City & the Imperial Palace

The Forbidden City is a rectangle, measuring 961 metres (3,153 ft) from north to south and 753 metres (2,470 ft) from east to west. It consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,886 bays of rooms. The layout of the Forbidden City activated and protected the imperial code of ethics as a physical installation.


Address: 4 Jingshan Front St, Dongcheng, Beijing, China

The Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.


Address: Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

The Summer Palace

The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. It was an imperial garden in the Qing dynasty. Inside includes Longevity Hill Kunming Lake and Seventeen Hole Bridge.


Address: 19 Xinjiangongmen Rd, Haidian District, China

The Yangtze River and the Three Gorges

The Yangtze River (or, "Changjiang" in Chinese, literally, the "long river"), is the longest river in China, running 6,300 kilometers (3915 miles). It is also the third longest river in the world.

The Potala Palace

The Potala Palace is a dzong fortress in the Lhasa, Tibet, China. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, has been a museum since then, and has been a World Heritage Site since 1994. The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.


Address: 35 Central Beijing Road, Lhasa, Tibet, China

Hangzhou's Historic West Lake

West Lake is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China. It is divided into five sections by three causeways. There are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and natural/artificial islands within the lake.

Leshan Giant Buddha

It is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. It is over 4 km from the Wuyou Temple. The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.


Address: 2345 Lingyun Rd, Shizhong District, Leshan, Leshan, Sichuan, China

The Hong Kong Skyline

Hong Kong Skyline, equipped with thickly dotted skyscrapers, is reputed as the Most Beautiful Skyline in the World. City brimmed with seduction, romantic Victoria Harbor with rock nightlife and viaduct bridges winding into the deep urban jungle, the skyline just resembles a colorful painting unfolding in Hong Kong.