Tourist+Sites

=Tourist sites =

Local and famous tourist sites in China are the following:


 * The Great Wall of China is a very famous and well know tourist site

- In Beijing there are many, but here are only a few: Beijing (the city) is a well known shopping and tourist area
 * The Forbidden City- The world's largest and best-preserved imperial palace complex with 9,999 rooms
 * Summer Palace- a famous classic imperial garden with breathtaking beauty
 * The Temple of Heaven- the largest group of structures in the country dedicated to rituals that pay homage to heaven

- In Dunhuang:
 * The Mogao Caves (Magao Grottoes)- were constructed over a millennium ago, represents the height of Buddhist art and the world's richest treasure house of Buddhist sutras, murals, and sculptures
 * Lunar Lake
 * Singing Sand Mountain

- In Hetian:
 * Capital city of the ancient kingdom of Yustian- lying about 10 km from Hetian and covering about 10 square km
 * The ancient city of Niya- another Pompeii-like city on the Silk Road
 * Hetian Museum- displays large quantities of artifacts, clay figurines, and more

- In Kashgar:
 * Tomb of Abakh Khoja- the powerful ruler of Kashgar in the 17th century who was referred as a prophet
 * "Three immortal buddist caves- caves from the 2nd or 3rd century, ranking it as the earliest Buddhist caves in Western China

- In Korla:
 * Tiemen Pass- lies at the mouth of a 14 km long valley
 * The ancient city of Loulan- was found in the 2nd century with rich water network
 * Bosten Lake- largest freshwater lake in Xinjiang

- In Turpan:
 * The Karez- underground irrigation system is worth visiting
 * Astana- Tang-Dynasty burial ground
 * Grape Valley- a unique world of vineyards and fruit trees

- In Urumqi:
 * Red Hill- a landmark of the city with its emerald greenery
 * Heavenly Lake- covered with firs, pines, cypresses, and white snow

- In Xi'an:
 * The Big Wild Goose Pagoda- one of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in China
 * Qianling- the tomb of the Emperor Tang Gaozong and Empress Wu Zetian (only Empress in chinese history)
 * Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses- In 1974, a group of peasants dug a well finding fragments of life sized Terra Cotta Warriors, this revealed thousands of more warriors and horses, an army that is designed to follow its emperor into the eternity

Map of China, showing the cities or provinces from above: