Items filtered by date: September 2014

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Hangzhou

Thousand Island Lake

Some 160 kilometers from downtown Hangzhou, the lake is located in the Fuchun-Xin’an river reigon, a state-level scenic spot. There are 1,078 is lands of various sizes on the upper reaches of the Xin’an River, hence the name.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Hangzhou

Linyin Temple

The temple, lying at the foot of Mt. Linyin, is one of the most famous ancient Buddhist temples in China.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Hangzhou

China Silk Museum

A national institution, the China Silk Museum tells the story of the Chinese silk industry over the last 5,000 years.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Hangzhou

Hu Qingyu’s Hall

It is the only museum of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs in China. Highly experienced experts are invited for clinical consultation.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chongqing

Dazu Grottoes

Situated 168 kilometers from downtown Chongqing, the Dazu Grottoes is another outstanding example of later Chinese grotto art. There are more than 100 cliff carvings containing 60,000 sculptures.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Chongqing

The Three Gorges

The 193 kilometers long Three Gorges area on the Yangtze River goes from BaidiCheng of Fengjie County in the west to Nanjinguan of Yichang City in the east.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Guilin

Li River

The 83 kilometers of the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo forms an outstanding feature of the beautiful landscape in Guilin.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Guilin

Yangshuo

Yangshuo County is enhanced by beautiful natural landscape. Hence the saying, ‘the landscape of Yangshuo is unmatched in Guilin’.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Guilin

Reed-Flute Rock

The Reed-Flute Rock is a wonderful limestone cave with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites, stalacto-stalagmites, rocky curtains, and cave corals.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Guilin

Elephant-Trunk Hill

The Elephant-Trunk Hill looks very much like a giant elephant drinking water with its trunk. It is the symbol of the city of Guilin.