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Wuxi |
Wuxi, the famous tourist
city in Jiangsu Province, is one of the 15 economic central cities
in China called as "homeland of fish and rice". Taihu Lake, the
third largest freshwater lake in China, has many islets which have
now become the main tourist destinations for visitors. The Three
Kingdoms City, built in 1993 to film the famous historical TV serial
- the Romance of Three Kingdoms, which is one of the four most
famous novels in China, was totally in Han Dynasty style. So when
you enter the Three Kingdoms City and sometimes see lots of people
wearing ancient costumes, don't be so surprised, it's only a scene
for filming actually.
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Located in the southern part of the Yangtze
River delta, Taihu Lake is the third largest freshwater lake in
China. With a surface area of about 2,338 square kilometers (about
902 square miles), Taihu Lake is a famous scenic spot in China and
is famed for its lake, its hills and its splendid man-made scenery.
Taihu Lake is just like a bright pearl set in the Yangtze River
delta. It crosses Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, where 48 islets of
different sizes and 72 peaks and peninsulas along the lake combine
to form a panorama of great natural beauty. The best place to view
the beautiful Taihu Lake is on the Turtle Head Islet.
 Turtle Head
Islet is an islet stretching into the lake, whose shape is really
like the head of a turtle protruding from the water. Taihu Lake and
the surrounding magnificence will bewitch your eyes when you climb
onto Turtle Head. When the soft breezes blow, waves roll and the
hills in the distance look like an overlapping landscape painting.
The scene is really captivating. Turtle Head Islet Park is mainly
made of the natural landscape, augmented by man-made additions.
Flowers and trees can be seen everywhere. Various kinds of
architecture are strategically placed among the trees and shrubs.
All conspire to make the park graceful and elegant.
 Besides the natural scenery of Taihu Lake, there are many ruins of
historic sites, such as the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty
(581-618), the Islets in the lake along with the coastal places in
the east, the north and the west both of which are the cradle land
of the culture of Wuyue (this culture touches on traditions that
flow from or refer to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the southeast part of
Anhui Province today) and so on.
Taihu Lake is an abundant source of fish. Traveling there, you can
taste the famous delicious food known as 'Taihu Lake Three Whites',
including white shrimp, whitebait and whitefish. The feast is
generally prepared in the boat as one floats on the placid waters of
Taihu Lake. It is very well worth a visit.
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Beijing
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It
covers 17,000 square kilometers, most of which is mountainous,
accounting for 62% of the city's landmass. The rest, 6400 square
kilometers or 38% of the total are flat. The municipality
governs 14 urban districts and 4 rural counties. Beijing is home
to the Peking Man, one of the earliest human species that
existed some 500,000 years ago. Historic records and
archeological findings prove that as a city, Beijing dates back
more than 3,000 years ago.
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Xi'an
Xi'an, formerly called Chang'an, is one of the six
ancient capitals in China and also one of the four great ancient
capital cities of the world (the other three are Aden, Cairo and
Rome). It served as the earlist capital and is the longest
serving capital (though intermittent). During Xian's 3,100 years
of development, 13 dynasties such as Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang,
held it as their capitals. Here we have the historic site of
Lantian Apeman approximately 800,000 years ago, Banpo--the
historic remains of 6,000 years ago Neolithic matriarchal clan
community, the most wonderful archeological found--the
terra-cotta warriors and horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang. click here for more
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Shanghai
Shanghai,
the largest city in China, is an amazing mix of the ancient and
hi-tech western civilization. It is a multi-cultural metropolis
with both modern and traditional Chinese features. The city,
whose name literally means "on the sea", is located on the East
China coast just to the south of the mouth of the Yangtze River.
It has a status equivalent to a province, and reports directly
to the central government. Serving as the largest base of
Chinese industrial technology, one of the most important
seaports and China's largest commercial and financial center,
shanghai draws the attention of the whole world. A cultural,
prosperous city, Shanghai offer visitors some of the world’s
grandest sights. click here for more
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Xiamen
Xiamen, the second largest city in Fujian province next to
the capital Fuzhou, covers a total area of 1,516 square meters.
As one of the five earliest special economic zones, with heavy
investment from Taiwan and Hong Kong, it has been a city growing
in strength. Despite its fame as an industrial powerhouse, this
port city has not lost much of its charm, and as a sightseeing
haven has become one of the best areas to visit in Fujian and
for good reason: With good food, some great architecture and a
mild to hot climate, Xiamen is hard to beat.
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