"China's top ten scenic spots" refers to the 1985 by the China Tourism News Agency initiated and organized by the people of the whole country on September 9 of that year, the Great Wall of China, Guilin landscape, Hangzhou West Lake, the Forbidden City in Beijing, Suzhou Gardens, Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province, the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges, Taiwan, the Sun Moon Lake, Summer Resort, Qinling Terracotta Warriors and other ten scenic spots.
The Great Wall
Introduction to the monuments
The Great Wall is the name given to the vast military projects built by ancient China at different times to defend itself from the invasion of nomadic tribal alliances in the northern part of the country. The Great Wall stretches for tens of thousands of miles from east to west, and is therefore also known as the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Miles. The existing remains of the Great Wall are mainly the Ming Great Wall built in the 14th century, starting from Jiayuguan Pass in the west to Hushan Mountain in Liaodong in the east, with a total length of 8,851.8 kilometers, with an average height of 6 to 7 meters and a width of 4 to 5 meters. The Great Wall is a great miracle created by the ancient laboring people of China, and is the witness of China's long history. Together with Tiananmen Square and the Terracotta Warriors, it is regarded by the world as the symbol of China. Meanwhile, the Great Wall was listed in December 1987 as a World Heritage Site. The Great Wall of China, a great military construction, is so vast that it is regarded as one of the great wonders in the history of ancient human construction. The Great Wall belt composed of the north and south of the Great Wall as the intermediary of the majestic northern land of China, crossing the present Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, and Jilin, Heilongjiang, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions) of a considerable part of the region, also including the historical period in the present Mongolian people **** and the country and the Korean Peninsula in a number of areas. Its scope of the north and south about hundreds of kilometers wide and even thousands of kilometers, east and west is about thousands of kilometers long.
Major Landscapes
The major landscapes of the Great Wall of China are: Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall, Simatai Great Wall, Shanhaiguan, Jiayuguan, Hushan Great Wall, and Jiumen Great Wall. Badaling Great Wall: Badaling Great Wall located in Yanqing County of Beijing is the best-preserved and most representative section of the Ming Great Wall. It is the outpost of Juyongguan Pass, an important pass, with an altitude of 1015 meters above sea level and a dangerous terrain, which has always been a place where soldiers must fight. Climbing the Great Wall here, you can enjoy a magnificent view of the lofty mountains. So far, more than 300 celebrities, including Nixon and Margaret Thatcher, have visited this place. Mutianyu Great Wall: Located in Huairou District of Beijing, the Great Wall has been a place of war since ancient times, and there are 22 enemy platforms here. The natural scenery here is beautiful, green and pleasant in all seasons. Simatai Great Wall: Located in Miyun County, Beijing, and built under the supervision of Qi Jiguang, Simatai Great Wall is the only Great Wall in China that retains the original appearance of the Ming Dynasty, and has been recognized by UNESCO as the "Original Great Wall". ***There are 20 enemy platforms, which are still well preserved. Shanhaiguan - The First Pass in the World: Located in Qinhuangdao, Shanhaiguan is the starting point of the eastern end of the Great Wall, which was built in 1381 A.D. (during the reign of Ming Dynasty's Hongwu Emperor), and is known as the "First Pass in the World". The city is 14 meters high and 7 meters thick, and the defense system is quite complete. Climbing up to the city tower, you can see the blue sea and the meandering Great Wall, with a majestic view. Jiayuguan Pass: The westernmost starting point of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, built in 1372 A.D. (the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty's Hongwu era), Jiayuguan Pass is the best-preserved city pass, the first pass on the west side of the river, with the reputation of being the most powerful pass in the world, and also an important stop on the Silk Road. The city pass, on the other hand, is a complete military defense system consisting of an inner city, an outer city and a city trench. The city passes we see now are mainly the inner city, which is made of loess rammed into the outer city and wrapped with city bricks, which is strong and majestic. The walls at both ends of the city pass cut across the Gobi, where you can experience the bleakness of a lonely city in the desert.
Two Guilin Landscapes
Introduction to Sights and Attractions
Guilin landscapes are the best in the world. Guilin City in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is a world-famous scenic city and a famous city of history and culture, located in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southwest of the Nanling Mountain System, with a longitude of 109°45''-104°40''E, and a latitude of 24°18''N-25°41''N. With an average elevation of 150 meters above sea level, it is a typical "karst" mountainous area. "The average altitude is 150 meters, and it is a typical karst landform. The limestone rocks all over the city have been weathered and eroded for hundreds of millions of years, forming a unique landscape with thousands of peaks, a water embracing the city, and strange holes and rocks, which is known as "Guilin has the most beautiful landscapes in the world". The city governs Xiufeng, Xiangshan, Qixing, Fancai, Yanshan five urban areas and Lingchuan, Xing'an, Quanzhou, Lingui, Yangshuo, Pingle, Lipu, Longsheng, Yongfu, Gongcheng, Resources, Guanyang twelve counties, with a total area of 27809 square kilometers of administrative area, of which the urban area of 565 square kilometers. Guilin is an ancient city of culture. Its history of more than two thousand years has given it a rich cultural heritage. After Qin Shi Huang unified the country and thought, he set up Guilin County and dug the Lingqu River to communicate Xiangjiang and Li River. Since then, Guilin has become an important town connecting the sea in the south and reaching the Central Plains in the north. After the Song Dynasty, it has been the center of Guangxi's politics, economy and culture, and was called "the capital of Southwest China" until the establishment of New China. In the long years, Guilin's marvelous mountains and beautiful water attracted countless literati, making them write many popular poems and articles, carved more than 2,000 pieces of stone carvings and wall books, in addition, history has left many monuments and sites here. These unique humanistic landscapes have made Guilin praised as "visiting mountains is like reading history, and seeing mountains is like watching paintings". During the Anti-Japanese War, Guilin became a famous cultural city in China, where many patriotic writers and artists gathered to write a new chapter of anti-Japanese culture. The long history of this ancient and beautiful land has bred a rich culture. For thousands of years, Guilin has been a treasure place for people to travel and sightsee. A scenic area centered on Guilin City and encompassing 12 surrounding counties has been formed.
Major Scenic Spots
Inside Guilin: Guilin Seven Stars Park, Elephant Mountain Park, Guilin Folding Color Mountain, Guilin Fubo Mountain, Guilin Two Rivers and Four Lakes, Ludiyan, Yao Mountain, Yushan Park, Guilin Shanshui Golf, Qixia Temple, Liu Sanjie Scenic Garden, Jingjiang Wangcheng City, Guilin Ocean World, Xionghu Resort and Villa, Yuzhi Paradise, Scenes of Guilin Downtown, Guilin Tomb of King Jingjiang, and Guilin West Mountain Park, Camel's Peak, Guilin Pagoda Mountain, Guilin Qifeng Town, Guilin Shanshui Golf Complex, Piercing Mountain Park, Fantasy Li River, Nanxi Mountain Park; Xing'an Scenic Spot: Guilin Lemandi Golf, Lingqu, Cat's Nest, Century Glacier Grand Cave, Guilin Lemandi, Lingqu's New Look, Sixian Ancestral Temple, Xiangjiang Martyrs' Memorial Monument Park, Forgotten Valley, Transcendent Pie Vacation Resort; Li River Scenic Scenic Spot: Elephant Hill Park, Qingshitan Reservoir, Guilin Fubo Mountain, Li River Li River, Guilin Li River Xingping, Li River Scenery Jiu Ma Painted Mountain, Mopan Mountain Pier, Yangdi Scenery, Li River Halong, Zhujiang Pier, Xingping River - Fishing Village, Li River Ultra-Luxury Cruise; Yangshuo Scenic Spot: Moon Mountain, Yangshuo Jinbao River, Yangshuo West Street, Yangshuo Bilian Peak, Butterfly Springs, The World's Paradise, Yangshuo Xiaohebiao, Yangshuo Gautian Scenery, Yangshuo Big Banyan Tree, Yangshuo Scenery around the Bridge, Yangshuo Short Mountain, Yangshuo scenery, Xingping Xianggong Mountain, Xingping Rangsheng, Xingping Huangbutan, Xingping Chaobanshan backcountry, Baisha Encounter Dragon River, Julongtan, Qishi Palace, Lotus Rock, Donglang Mountain, Stone City, Shanshui Park, Xingping Fishing Village, Guilin Shoutong Mountain; Longsheng Scenic Spot: Longji Terrace Fields, Longsheng Dragon Ridge, Huangluo Yaozhai, Quiren Cave, Longsheng Hot Springs, Jinzhu Stronghold, Jingkeng Dazhai, Yingshui Dongzhai; Lingchuan Scenic Spot: Daxuiguotown, Guanyan Guilin Gudong Waterfall, Qingshitan Reservoir, Jiuya Jiangtou Village Cultural Monuments, Township Bar Island, Jinshan Zen Temple, Shenlong Valley, Ocean Ginkgo Forest, Dongjiang River Rafting; Resources Scenic Spot: Bajiaozhai, Baoding Waterfalls, Zijiang River Rafting, Wuliang River Rafting, Baihuu Valley, Langtian Yaozhai; Gongcheng Scenic Spot: Gongcheng Dalingshan Peach Blossom Garden, Gongcheng Wensheng Temple, Martial Arts Temple, Sheishan Eco-Village, Zhouwang Temple; Lipu Scenic Spot: Lipu Wenta, Changtan River Swimming Area Lipu scenic area: Lipu Wenta, Changtan River Tourist Area, Xiuren ancient banyan, Bagua Villa, Dali Gudong Forest Park, Yinziyan, Sanbaoping Yaozhai, Dajiang Lake Scenic Spot, Sigong Gorge Scenic Spot, Goeling Temple, Tianhe Waterfalls, Lipu Fengyuyan; Quanzhou Scenic Spot: Bird's Nest Building, Three Rivers Mouth, Tianhu Lake, Yanjing Hot Spring, Xiangshan Temple; Lingui Scenic Spot: Yijian Rim, the site of the Flying Tigers, Nine Beaches Waterfalls, Li Zongren's former residence, twelve beaches drifting, Chiripeng Scenic Spot, Chen Hongmou Ancestral Temple, Xiongsen Xionghuo Mountain Resort; Guyang Scenic Spot: Yueling Ancient Residence, Wenshi Stone Forest, God's Palace, Qianjia Cave; Yongfu Scenic Spot: Kirin Mountain Scenic Spot, Baishouyan Scenic Spot, Banxia Lake Scenic Spot; Pingle Scenic Spot: Dongtian Stone Forest, Pingle Hot Springs, Rongjin Ancient Banyan; Other Areas: Sanjiang Dong Village.
Travel Guide
Guilin's latitude is relatively low, and it has a humid monsoon climate in the central subtropics. Overall, Guilin has a mild climate with four distinct seasons and favorable climatic conditions. The average annual temperature is 19.3 ℃, "three winters with little snow, four seasons with flowers". The best season to travel to Guilin is from April to October every year, during which there will be two golden weeks, "May Day" and "November", which is also the peak period of tourism, and there will be a lot of tourists in Guilin with a suitable climate, and the booking of rooms and transportation will also enter into a climax, and the price will be higher than usual. The price is higher than usual, so it is best to avoid this time, choose an off-season trip, savor the beauty of the world.
Three Hangzhou West Lake
Introduction of attractions
Hangzhou West Lake is located in the western part of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou city center, the old name of the Wulin water, Qiantang Lake, Xizi Lake, the Song Dynasty began to call the West Lake. The lake is 3.3 kilometers long from north to south and 2.8 kilometers wide from east to west, with an original surface area of 5.64 square kilometers, including 6.3 square kilometers of islands in the lake, and a perimeter of 15 kilometers around the lake shore. The average depth of 1.21 meters, the maximum depth of 6.52 meters, the shallowest place less than 1 meter, the most muddy place has more than 5 meters. Nowadays, with the "West Lake Westward" expanding to 6.5 square kilometers, it basically reaches the area of West Lake 300 years ago. The Su Causeway and White Causeway divide the lake into five parts: Li Lake, Wai Lake, Yue Lake, Xili Lake and Xiaonan Lake. There are as many as 36 lakes named West Lake in ancient China, among which Hangzhou West Lake is the most famous, such as single called West Lake usually refers to Hangzhou West Lake. West Lake is a historic, world-famous scenic excursion, monuments all over, beautiful landscape, pleasant scenery.
The main scenic spots
West Lake has scenic spots everywhere, in addition to the historical "Qiantang Ten Scenic Spots" and "Eighteen Scenic Spots of West Lake", the most famous is the Southern Song Dynasty named "Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake" and "Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake" evaluated in 1985, and the "Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake" evaluated in 1985. The most famous are the "Ten Scenes of West Lake" named by the Southern Song Dynasty and the "Ten Scenes of New West Lake" evaluated in 1985. In the West Lake as the center of the 60 square kilometers of the garden landscape area, the distribution of the main in the scenic spots more than 40, more than 30 key cultural relics. Summarize the West Lake scenery mainly to a lake, two peaks, three springs, four temples, five mountains, six gardens, seven holes, eight tombs, nine streams, ten scenic wins. The New West Lake Ten Scenic Spots were selected in 1985 with the active participation of Hangzhou citizens and people from all over the world, and determined by the expert selection committee after repeated deliberations. ○ Yuhuang Flying Clouds ○ Wushan Tianfeng ○ Ruandun Huanbi ○ Manlong Guiyu ○ Longjing Qicha
○ Nine Streams Smoke Tree ○ Huanglong Tucui ○ Hupeng Dream Spring ○ Jewel Flow Haze ○ Yunqi Bamboo Trail
Four Beijing Forbidden City
Introduction to the monuments
Beijing's Forbidden City, also known as Forbidden City, was the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is located in the center of Beijing City. The Forbidden City is 750 meters wide from east to west and 960 meters long from north to south, covering an area of 720,000 square meters, the largest in the world; the Forbidden City's entire building is surrounded by two strong defensive line in the middle, surrounded by a 52-meter-wide, 6-meter-deep moat; followed by a perimeter of 3 kilometers of the city wall, the wall is nearly 10 meters high, the bottom of the width of 8.62 meters. The city wall opened 4 doors, south of the Wumen, north of the Shenwumen, east of the East China Gate, west of the West China Gate, the four corners of the city wall, but also towers 4 corner tower, corner tower has 3 layers of eaves, 72 ridges, exquisite, chic, for the masterpiece of China's ancient architecture. Palaces throughout the ages are "like the sky standing Palace" to indicate that the power of the monarch "ordered by the sky". As the king for the son of heaven, the son of heaven's palace as the emperor of heaven to live in the "purple palace" forbidden land, so the name of the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was built in the fourth year of the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1406), and was completed in the eighteenth year of the Yongle period (1420). Through the Ming and Qing dynasties 24 emperors. The Forbidden City is a grand scale, covers an area of 720,000 square meters, building area of more than 150,000 square meters, there are 9,999 houses, is the world's largest and most complete complex of ancient palaces. In order to highlight the supreme authority of the emperor, the Forbidden City has a north-south axis through the palace, in this axis, in accordance with the ancient system of "before the dynasty after the bedding", the arrangement of the emperor to give orders, symbolizing the power center of the three halls (Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central Harmony, Hall of Baohe) and the emperor and queen of the residence of the latter three palaces (Qianqing Palace, the Hall of JiaoTai, Kun Ning Palace). In its inner court part (north of the Qianqing Gate), left and right to form a palace where the emperor lives - Ning Shou Palace, and the palace where the consort lives - Ci Shou Palace as the center of the secondary axis, the two secondary axes and outside the dynasty to the Taihe Gate as the center, and the left side of the Hall of Mandarin, the right side of the Hall of Wuying echoed. Between the two secondary axes and the central axis, there is the Palace of Jaigong and Yangxin Hall, followed by concubines living in the east and west of the six palaces. Out of the need for defense, the periphery of these palace buildings built up to 10 meters high palace wall, the corners of the corner of the corner tower, outside the moat.
The main attractions
Taihe Palace: Taihe Palace, commonly known as the Hall of the Golden Emperor, the Forbidden City, "three halls," the first, built on a five-meter-high alabaster pedestal, the pedestal stands around the carved dragons and stone pillars. This is the largest building in the palace group. The hall is 36 meters high and 63 meters wide, with an area of 2,380 square meters. In the middle of the hall on a two-meter-high platform is a gold lacquer carved dragon throne, behind the throne is an elegant screen, and leaching powder gold lacquer dragon pillars and exquisite coiled dragon algal wells, rich and magnificent. The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties were held here for their accession to the throne, their birthdays, and the celebrations of the Spring Festival and the Winter Solstice. Hall of harmony: the Hall of harmony in the Hall of Taihe, the Forbidden City, one of the "three halls". The hall is a single-eaved square hall with a pointed roof. Each side of 21 meters, each three, corridor columns 20, yellow glazed tiles four corners of the roof, in the middle of the gilt roof. The emperor had something to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony first in this nap, accept the Cabinet, the Ministry of Rites and guards, etc., every time a variety of great rituals the day before, the emperor is also here to read the zhangzhi and toasts. Baohe Temple: Baohe Temple is located in the Hall of Peace, is the Imperial Palace, "one of the three great halls". Qing Dynasty every New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival, the emperor in this feast for princes and nobles and civil and military ministers, to the Qianlong period, the three-year examination by the Hall of Taihe Temple moved here. The hipped rooms on the east and west sides of the Bohol Hall are now converted into the Art Exhibition Hall of All Ages, displaying about 6,000 years of Chinese art treasures from the primitive society to the Qing Dynasty. Qianqing Palace: Qianqing Palace is the main hall of the inner court, the hall set up a throne, on the "great light" plaque, is the bedchamber of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties and deal with political affairs on weekdays, after the Yongzheng moved out. Every year on new year's day, festival of lights, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, winter solstice, ten thousand lifetimes and other festivals, as a rule, held in this family feast, in addition to the emperor died latticework bier parked in this hall. JiaoTai temple JiaoTai temple in qianqing palace, is the emperor of the ming and qing dynasties held birthday celebration place. Hall memory jade seal 25; West side of the display of the Qianlong years of self-tolling bell; East side of the copper kettle dripping, Shunzhi Shunzhi prohibit officials to intervene in political affairs of the Qing dynasty iron plate also stood in this hall. Kun Ning Palace Kun Ning Palace in the Ming Dynasty is the Empress's bedchamber, also known as the Palace, Shunzhi years modeled on the Shenyang Qing Ning Palace rebuilt, at the same time, the West Warming Pavilion into a place of worship to the gods, often held here, evening sacrifice, spring and autumn festivals, etc.; East Warming Pavilion is used as a wedding room of the Emperor, the Qing dynasty, Shunzhi, Kangxi, Tongzhi, Guangxu, the four emperors were held in the wedding here. Ming Yongle eighteen years (A.D. 1420) was built, the Qing Shunzhi twelve years (A.D. 1655) remodeling. Cuxiu Palace: Cuxiu Palace is the place where the consorts of the Ming and Qing Dynasties lived. Xianfeng two years (AD 1852) Cixi just entered the palace was named Lan Guiren, had lived here. Cixi, who was promoted to concubine Yi in March of the sixth year of Xianfeng, gave birth to the Tongzhi Emperor here. Guangxu ten years (AD 1884) has been living in the Changchun Palace of Empress Dowager Cixi, in order to celebrate the fiftieth birthday, moved to this palace, and remodeling of the palace, costing six hundred and thirty-three million taels of silver. Yangxindian: Yangxindian for I-shaped hall, the front hall face three, through the face of 36m wide, 3 deep, through the depth of 12m. yellow glazed tiles hysteresis roof, the bright room, the west next indirectly rolled shed holding Xia. Front gable columns, each with two square columns, the appearance of 9. Imperial Garden: Imperial Garden formerly known as the Palace Court, now commonly known as the Imperial Garden, covers an area of 12,000 square meters, there are more than 20 buildings. To Chinan Hall as the center, garden architecture using the primary and secondary, left and right symmetrical pattern, the layout is compact, classical opulence. Hall northeast of the pile of Xiushan, for the Taihu Lake stone stacked and formed, built on the Royal Pavilion, the annual Chongyang Festival, the emperor and queen here to ascend.
Five Suzhou gardens
Introduction of monuments
Suzhou gardens can be traced back to the history of the 6th century B.C. Spring and Autumn period of the King of Wu's gardens, private gardens were first documented is the Eastern Jin Dynasty (4th century) of the Paijian Garden, the successive generations of parks flourish, the famous garden day more. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Suzhou became one of the most prosperous areas in China, with private gardens spread all over the ancient city and beyond. 16th - 18th century heyday, Suzhou has more than 200 gardens, with dozens of well-preserved ones, which has made Suzhou known as the "paradise on earth".
Introduction of Attractions
The classical gardens are: The Humble Administrator's Garden, the Liouyuan Garden, the Master of the Nets Garden, the Huanxiu Villa, the Lion Grove, the Yiyuan Garden, the Canglang Pavilion, the Couple's Garden, and the Garden of Arts. [As a typical example of Suzhou classical gardens, the Humble Administrator's Garden, Liouyuan Garden, Net Shiyuan and Huanxiu Mountain Villa, arising from the heyday of the development of private gardens in Suzhou, with its far-reaching, exquisite construction, elegant art, rich in cultural connotations and become a model of many classical gardens and representatives of Suzhou. Suzhou classical garden house and garden in one, can be appreciated, can swim, can live, the formation of this architectural form, is in the densely populated and lack of natural scenery of the city, human attachment to nature, the pursuit of harmony with nature, beautify and improve their own living environment is a creation. The four classical gardens, namely, the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Liouyuan Garden, the Nets Garden, and the Huanxiu Villa, with complete architectural types and complete preservation, systematically and comprehensively display the layout, structure, shape, style, color, and various aspects of decoration, furniture, and furnishings of Suzhou's classical garden architecture, and are representative of the folk architecture of the south of China from the 14th to the beginning of the 20th centuries (during the Ming and Qing dynasties), reflecting the high degree of sophistication of the Chinese Jiangnan region during this period. It reflects the high degree of residential civilization in the Jiangnan region of China during this period, and has influenced the architectural style of the entire Jiangnan city, driving the design, conception, layout, aesthetics and construction technology of folk architecture to converge with it, reflecting the scientific and technological level of urban construction and artistic achievements at that time.