Visitors enjoy boating in Puzhehei scenic spot in Qiubei County, Yunnan Province, July 11, 2011. As summer vacation comes, a great quantity of tourists will visit the Puzhehei Karst scenic spot.
Hangzhou is in the news after its West Lake scenic region was listed under UNESCO's Cultural Heritagesites.But there is a less-known but no less picturesque attraction in Hangzhou.
Already well known for its winter tourism, Harbin city in northeast Heilongjiang Province is trying to tap its reserve of wetlands to develop a summer tourism industry, local authorities said.
In the high mountains of southwest China's Yunnan Province, three rivers – the Jinsha, Nujiang and Lancang – all originated from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, run roughly parallel, north to south for some 170 km.
To usher in the summer, the Beijing Concert Hall will stage concerts for young audiences.
This is an ancient village untouched by war and chaos, and beautiful in its tranquility. Tan Zongyang visits Hongcun, a village in Anhui that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Pingyao is a small town in central Shanxi Province whose history goes back 2,700 years.The city wall stretches for about six kilometers.The old town of Pingyao went on the list of world cultural heritage in 1997.
Naryn State, Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan, famous for its mountain and valley scenery with 90 percent of its territory more than 1,500 meters above sea level, is called "Switzerland in central Asia".
On any given night, the tiny square south of Central known as Lan Kwai Fong is packed with people ranging from office workers to tourists looking for a fun time. Further up the hill in Soho, or south of Hollywood Road, couples walk hand in hand as they bar hop from pub to sake bar.
Located to the southeast of Sanya, Yalong Bay is a 7.5-km crescent-shaped bay. Also known as the Yalong Bay National Resort, it is one of the most famous scenic spots in Hainan Province.
Shennongjia Nature Reserve in the western part of Hubei Province lies between Daba and Wudang Mountains. It has an attractive landscape with a lofty mountains and boundless forests.
Eulogized as a world of magical fairytales, Jiuzhai Valley has for years enchanted tourists with its mountains and luxuriant forests, colorful lakes, gushing waterfalls and abundant wildlife.