Famous Places to Visit in China

China is a beautiful country that is so large and has a long and interesting history. It has so many famous places to travel during a vacation that sometimes it can be hard to choose among them. Vacation times are really valuable and sometimes they can be just a brief one. If you are looking to visit China, here are the top famous places that you cannot afford to miss.

Beijing

Beijing is the capital of China and no trip to China would be complete without a tour to the Capital that has a large number of monuments, palaces and mausoleums to offer for tourist inspection. The Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Ming Tombs are among the most famous places to visit in Beijing.

Xi'An

Xi'An used to be the capital of China long time back. This place is famous for the Tomb of Emperor Qin. There are other popular travel places including Xi'An's Bell Tower, Shaanxi Museum of history, Big Goose Pagoda, Terra-cotta Army, Xi'An Great Mosque, Huaqing Hotspring and Banpo Museum that makes this destination a must visit when you are holidaying in China. Xi'An is also popular for its historical importance.

Guilin

Guilin is also one of the most popular travel places in China. Located on the Li River banks, it is famous for its scenery, unique rockeries, various caves, stones, verdant mountains and crystal water. The top attractions to see in this beautiful city of china are the Li River, Elephant Trunk Hill, Solitary Beauty Hill, The Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park, Longji Terraced Field and many more.

Shanghai

Shanghai is located in the central eastern part of China and is the largest city of the country. The best places to travel to and the major attractions in Shanghai include the Shanghai Bund, Shanghai Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum, Huangpu River, Oriental Pearl TV Tower and many more.

Lhasa Tibet

Tibet is one of the famous places in China. It is a lonely place which comprises of winding hills of the Himalayas and the high plateau. These days, it is easy to travel to this destination with the use of jet aircrafts and even in trains. Lhasa is the cultural and political capital of Tibet which means the "land of gods". The many famous places to visit here are the Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Nobulingka Drepung, Ganden Monastery and the Jokhang Temple.

These are some of the places that make China one of the best tourist destinations in the world.  Yuriy M