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48 destinations

Magnificent karst landscapes

03 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Guilin

Slow down among the mountains and rivers

Read destination guide Mountains stretching layer upon layer amid the mist

05 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Yunnan

Mountain villages, markets, and distant roads

Read destination guide Travelers walk through vast natural landscapes

07 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Gansu

Traveling far away in a vast and quiet way

Read destination guide Layered ridges shrouded in clouds and mist

11 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Huangshan

Granite peaks, pine trees, and weather worth waiting for

Read destination guide Sandstone peaks rise in the Green Valley

12 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Zhangjiajie

The scale of the peak pillars takes time to read

Read destination guide Travelers among the mountains and forests

13 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Jiuzhaigou

The rhythm of clear lakes, forests, and alpine valleys

Read destination guide Changbai Mountain's Tianchi Blue Lake and surrounding volcanic rocks

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Changbai Mountain

Tianchi and the northeastern peak of the primeval forest

Read destination guide Wuyuan Jiangling rapeseed flower terraces and Huizhou-style ancient villages

25 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Wuyuan

Rapeseed flowers and Huizhou style in China's most beautiful countryside

Read destination guide The peaks and waterfalls of Lushan shrouded in mist

26 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Mount Lu

Kuanglu is a scenic beauty, a famous summer retreat mountain shrouded in clouds and mist

Read destination guide The steps of the Southern Heavenly Gate of Mount Tai and the sunrise over the sea of clouds

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Mount Tai

The foremost of the Five Great Mountains, the sunrise peak where emperors perform the Fengshan ceremony

Read destination guide The primeval fir forests and alpine meadows of Shennongjia

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Shennongjia

The Roof of Central China, primeval forests, and legends of wild men

Read destination guide Coconut grove beach and clear seawater in Sanya, Hainan

34 · Flavor and the human world

Hainan

A tropical resort island in the South China Sea

Read destination guide The blue waters of Qinghai Lake and the rapeseed flowers along the shore

35 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Qinghai

Plateau Blue Lake, Chaka, and Qilian Mountains

Read destination guide The Hulunbuir grassland and winding rivers in Inner Mongolia

37 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Inner Mongolia

Grasslands, deserts, and border towns

Read destination guide The Tianshan grasslands and snow-capped mountains in Xinjiang

39 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Xinjiang

Three Mountains and Two Basins, the most expansive Chinese scenery

Read destination guide Daocheng Yading Snow Mountain, Haizi, and Golden Meadow

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Daocheng Yading

The last pure land on the blue planet

Read destination guide On Mount Emei's Golden Summit, the Ten Directions Samanhadhadra and the Sea of Clouds

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Mount Emei

Samantabhadra Temple, Golden Summit and the Monkey Pack

Read destination guide Steep stone steps of Mount Hua and the long-open plank road

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Mount Hua

The most perilous mountain under heaven

Read destination guide Peach blossoms in Nyingchi and Namcha Barwa Snow Mountain

48 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Nyingchi

Jiangnan, Tibet, peach blossoms and snow-capped mountains

Read destination guide Distant views of Erhai Lake and Cangshan in Dali

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Dali

Wind, flowers, snow, and moon—the slow life between Cangshan and Erhai

Read destination guide Tropical plants of Xishuangbanna and Dai bamboo houses

52 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Xishuangbanna

A tropical rainforest and a secret southern realm with Dai ethnic charm

Read destination guide Songzanlin Temple in Shangri-La and the grasslands

53 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Shangri-La

Snow mountains, meadows, and the cloud-like pure land of Tibetan temples

Read destination guide The temple atop the Wutai Mountain terrace and the alpine meadow

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Mount Wutai

Manjushri Sanctuary and the Pure Sanctuary's Sanskrit Chants

Read destination guide Wudang Mountain's Golden Summit and ancient architectural complex

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Wudang Mountain

The Taiji ancestral temple and the golden summit of the sea of clouds, a Taoist immortal mountain

Read destination guide Enshi Grand Canyon and Yunlong Ground Rift

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Enshi

The canyons, cracks, and Tujia customs of the secret realm in western Hubei

Read destination guide Huangguoshu Waterfall, water curtain, and rainbow

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Huangguo tree

The thunder and rainbow of Asia's largest waterfall

Read destination guide The Ili grasslands and snow-capped mountains

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Ili

Beyond the Great Wall, Jiangnan, deep in the Tianshan Mountains, apricot blossoms and grasslands

Read destination guide Snowy scenery and aurora in the northern desert northern village

68 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Mohe

The Chinese Arctic, the end of aurora and snow

Read destination guide Leshan Giant Buddha and Min River

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Leshan

The mountain is a Buddha, a great Buddha at the confluence of three rivers

Read destination guide Jilin Changbai Mountain and rime

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Jilin

The snowy plains of Changbai Mountain and the rime northern land

Read destination guide Heilongjiang Snow Town and Forest

75 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Heilongjiang

The northernmost snow, forests, and boundary rivers

Read destination guide Anhui Huipai Ancient Village and Huangshan

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Anhui

Southern Anhui, where ancient Huizhou-style villages and famous mountains intertwine

Read destination guide Jiangxi's mountains and ancient villages

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Jiangxi

The porcelain capital, famous mountains, and Wuyuan's sea of flowers in Ganpo

Read destination guide Guangxi's karst landscapes

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Guangxi

Guilin's mountains and waters and the Zhuang homeland of the border coast

Read destination guide Sichuan's landscapes and pandas

87 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Sichuan

The Land of Abundance: pandas, delicious food, and extreme mountains

Read destination guide Sacred Lake of Tibet

88 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Tibet

The Roof of the World, the sacred mountain and sacred lake, a sacred sacred lake, a sacred sacred land of faith

Read destination guide Hongcun, Moonlit Pond, and Horse-Head Wall

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Hongcun

Picturesque countryside, ink-wash Huizhou with a bull-shaped water system

Read destination guide Putuo Mountain Nanhai Guanyin

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Mount Putuo

The Buddhist land of the sea and sky, the tranquility of the Guanyin sanctuary

Read destination guide Jiuhua Mountain Temple and Peak

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Jiuhua Mountain

The Kṣitigarbha Temple, the bells and chimes of the Lotus Buddha Kingdom

Read destination guide The Nine-Bend Stream of Wuyi Mountain and Danxia

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Wuyi Mountain

Clear waters and red mountains, the aroma of rock tea fills the world heritage site

Read destination guide Namtso Lake and snow-capped mountains

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Namu Cuo

Tianhu, the blue under Nianqing Tangula

Read destination guide Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse and Everest

96 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Shigatse

The center of Houzang, the gateway to Everest

Read destination guide Turpan's Grape Valley and Flaming Mountain

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Turpan

Huozhou Grape Valley and the Old City of Jiaohe

Read destination guide Hemu Village and morning mist

98 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Hemu

The God's Backyard, a fairytale village of the Tuvans

Read destination guide Volcanic rocks and sea on Weizhou Island

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Weizhou Island

Volcanic islands, slow islands of coral and sunset glow

Read destination guide Danxia Mountain's red peak forest

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Danxia Mountain

The place named Danxia, the red cliffs as red as red as Wodan

Read destination guide The waters at Yuzui at Dujiangyan divide the water

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and made his capital at Jiangyan

A millennium of water conservancy, the legend of the damless riverbank on the Min River

Read destination guide Sedar Larong Five Sciences Buddhist College

103 · Mountains and rivers and vast wilderness

Seda

Red faith, a sea of monks' dwellings in the valley

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