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Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Lake Ohrid is a stunning natural wonder that provides a refuge for a wide range of local freshwater plants and animals dating back to the Tertiary period. The town of Ohrid, situated on the lakeshore, is one of the oldest human settlements in Europe. Built mainly between the 7th and 19th centuries, the town is home to the oldest Slavic monastery (St Pantelejmon) and over 800 Byzantine-style icons dating from the 11th to the late 14th century. In the shallow waters near the lakeshore, three sites attest to the presence of prehistoric pile dwellings, while the small forest peninsula is home to the remains of an early Christian church founded in the mid-6th century.
Huapiling Scenic Area
The lowest temperature in winter is -30℃, the average annual snowfall is 63.5mm, the accumulated snow is 500mm, and the snow accumulation time is as long as 150 days; the highest temperature in summer is below 20℃, and it is known as "the coldest place in the thirteen provinces in the world is Huapiling". In summer, the trees are lush, the forests are green, the sky is clear, the air is fresh, and the fields are full of fragrance. In the mountains and forests, listen to the birds singing, watch the animals playing, bathe in the natural oxygen bar, and enjoy the colorful natural life; at the same time, you can also collect pure natural green health foods such as ferns, mushrooms, yellow flowers, and golden lotus. In winter, heavy snow falls, and the snow is covered in silver, creating a spectacular scene of "northern scenery, thousands of miles of snow". Integrate into this world of ice and snow, cross the forest, cross the snowfield, feel the fusion of man and nature, experience passion, and challenge the limit.
Beijing Lifes White Dragon Pond Scenic Area
Bailongtan Scenic Area is located at the foot of the Yanshan Great Wall, in Longtan Mountain, 30 kilometers northeast of Miyun County. It is 100 kilometers away from Beijing. Since the Han Dynasty, it has been said that Yinglong can bring clouds and rain. A white dragon has lived in a deep pool for a long time, spreading drizzle and benefiting the common people. "The white dragon drinks from the pool during the day, and hangs its tail on the back wall" is a poem left by Su Che of the Northern Song Dynasty. Bailongtan Scenic Area has beautiful mountains and rivers, many peaks and strange rocks, overlapping pools and hanging brocade, and pine and cypress full of slopes. The Ten-Li Daoren Creek is surging in summer and trickling in winter, and there is wild fun at every step. Eight hundred acres of scenic forest, peach and apricot flowers bloom to herald spring, green covers the cool summer, glass red leaves dye autumn, and pine and snow warm the winter. Here, ancient pines grow on stones, ancient temples are built on stones, ancient pools surge on stones, and ancient statues are carved on stones. The four halls and eighteen pavilions are ancient buildings that were built several times in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Emperors, generals, and literati of all dynasties have visited here every year to escape the summer heat. There is a "temporary palace" here, which is a must-go place for the imperial road between Beijing and Chengde Mountain Resort. Bailongtan has high mountains and dense forests, abundant water resources, and a cool and pleasant climate. According to tests by the national environmental protection department, the water quality, air temperature, temperature, oxygen content, wind direction and other relevant data indexes here are all better than the standards of the national first-class sanatorium. In recent years, this place has been replanned, ancient buildings have been restored, and nature has been protected. A mid-range hotel with 300 beds has been built, and the garden roads have been renovated. Wanfushan Jinguan Dafu, also known as the world's first Dafu, is located in Wanfu Mountain in the scenic area. Climbing up the Bailong Pagoda, you can see the vast Miyun Reservoir, the sky and water are one color, the capital is majestic and beautiful, Simatai, the highest point of the Great Wall, is within reach, and the snow-covered Wuling, the highest peak of Yanshan, is in full view.
Beijing Jiufeng National Forest Park
Jiufeng Forest Park is located in Xiaoxishan Scenic Area, Haidian District, 18 kilometers away from the Summer Palace. It is a famous forest park in Beijing and an experimental forest farm of Beijing Forestry University. To the south is Dajue Temple and to the north is Yangtaishan Scenic Area. Jiufeng Forest Park is located in the embrace of mountains 30 kilometers west of Beijing. It is connected to Taihang Mountain in the south and Yanshan Mountain in the north, like a jewel-studded hydrangea, playing with two long green dragons. Looking at Jiufeng from a distance, the two peaks on the mountains stand opposite each other, like a vulture flapping its wings and ready to fly, lifelike, and Jiufeng got its name from this. Jiufeng National Forest Park, affiliated to Beijing Forestry University, is a national AA-level tourist attraction and a national youth science popularization activity base. The forest area is 832.04 hectares, and the average annual temperature is 12.2℃. The main peak of Jiufeng is 465 meters above sea level, and the highest peak in the park is 1,153 meters, which is the second highest peak in Haidian District. The park is divided into three major tourist attractions: Jiufeng Central Area, Zhaieryu Valley Area, and Luobadi Mountain Top Area. Among them, the Jiufeng Central Area is located in the core part of the park, mainly featuring cultural relics and natural landscapes, including the first seismic station built by China, Xiangtang Temple in the Qing Dynasty, Xiufeng Temple in the Ming Dynasty, Puzhao Temple in the Jin Dynasty, Jiufeng Villa in the Liao Dynasty, Panjingxuan, Guanyin Cave, and the Millennium Mountaineering Trail, etc. 28 scenic spots. The Zhaieryu Valley Area is mainly composed of artificial forest landscapes, ingenious stone landforms and various woody flowering plants. It is also the main incense road leading to the Miaofeng Mountain Niangniang Miao incense burning. 15 landscapes such as the Queen Mother's Palace, Eighteen Bends, Deep in the Apricot Forest, and Worship of Incense make people linger back and forth. The Luobadi Mountain Top Area is located above 900 meters above sea level, with vast forests, countless wild flowers, and alpine meadows forming a unique landscape. And 14 scenic spots such as Yang Liulang's Rotating Tower, Wushu Qingliang, Sky Garden, and Four-sided Cloud Mountain are the icing on the cake, making the trip full of magical joy. Jiufeng has many wonders, one of which is the abundance of trees. It is hard to imagine that there is such a dense forest only a few steps away from the capital. This park of more than 800 hectares is a treasure trove of green plants, with a forest coverage rate of 96.2%. There are 684 species of terrestrial plants in 110 families, 313 genera, and a natural storage place for green plants. The mountains of Jiufeng are majestic and steep, with peaks connected and embracing each other, deep ravines and dangerous gullies, and dripping faults. From a distance, the mountains are undulating like a giant dragon dancing; from a close distance, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and the paths are secluded. The view from Jiufeng is the fun of many climbers. Climbing to the top of Jiufeng, you can see the whole land of Beijing. Not far below the mountain is the Zhongguancun High-tech Park under construction, and the Sixth Ring Road also passes through here. Looking down at the capital, it is an endless plain with crisscrossing fields, winding forest belts, winding roads, and tall buildings. Coupled with the changes of wind, morning, moon and evening, it is really like a poem and a painting.
Shuangxiu Lake Xinggu Scenic Area, Yanqing District
Shuangxiu Lake Star Valley Scenic Area is located in Dazhuangke Township, Yanqing District, Beijing, and is a 1-hour drive from Beijing Deshengmen. The total area of the scenic area is 4,962 acres. It is a special park integrating red education, parent-child study, expansion experience, and rural agricultural catering activities. Shuangxiu Peak in the scenic area was formed by the uplift of the fault during the Yanshan Movement; the mountain is like a crane standing out from the crowd. There is a stone crack separating the mountain from the front, and two independent peaks merged into one from the back, forming a unique posture. Shuangxiu Lake Star Valley Scenic Area is rich in products and has excellent scenery. The forest vegetation coverage rate is more than 95%, and the temperature is about 4 degrees lower than that in Beijing all year round. Springs flow at the foot of the mountain, and the Daqin Railway runs through the mountain. The 30-acre campsite is located between mountains and rivers, with 50 acres of water surface, 6,500 square meters of alpine lawn, 30 special RVs (comparable to five-star hotels in RVs), 30 Danish white bear tent hotels, 10 country villas, 8 beautiful hiking routes, surrounded by mountains on 4 sides, 3 streams, 2 peaks with extraordinary beauty, and 1 road running through the north, south, east and west. At present, 60 million yuan has been invested, and the operation is in good condition. The park has unified signs, complete supporting facilities, and a beautiful environment.
Dresden Elbe Valley
The 18th-19th century cultural landscape of the Dresden Elbe Valley stretches along the river for about 18 kilometers, from the Übigau Palace and the Ostrach Fields in the northwest to Pillnitz Palace and the Elbe Island in the southeast. The area is characterized by low meadows, topped by Pillnitz Palace and the center of Dresden, where there are numerous monuments and parks from the 16th to 20th centuries. The area also has suburban villas and gardens from the 19th and 20th centuries and precious natural landscapes. Some of the terraced slopes along the river are still used for growing grapes, and some old villages have preserved historical buildings and elements from the Industrial Revolution, especially the 147-meter-long Blue Wonder Steel Bridge (1891-93), the monorail suspension cable car (1898-1901) and the cable car (1894-95). Passenger steamships (the oldest one, built in 1879) and shipyards (around 1900) are still in use.
Beijing Back Garden Scenic Area
Beijing Back Garden Scenic Area covers an area of 7.78 million square meters, with a main peak of 880 meters. It is located at the intersection of Zhongguancun and Yangfang, 25 kilometers away from the city. The park can be reached by Badaling Expressway, Beiqing Road, Shayang Road, Sixth Ring Road, Yiyang Road, Wennan Road and tourist trains with rail planning. Beijing Back Garden consists of 36 scenic spots and more than 500 natural landscapes, including Beijing Baihujian Forest Park, Back Garden Inn, Primitive Forest Beach Bathing Beach, Yan'an Cave Great Man Residence, Shooting Range, Prodigy High-altitude Tightrope Walking with Freehand, Global Speeding on Motorcycles, and the No. 1 Bridge in the World (Guinness World Records) under construction, Millennium Ancient City (Primitive Tribe, Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing) Resort, Media Village Longevity Village, Wild Survival Village, Ski Resort, Millennium Ancient Temple Restoration Area, Monkey Mountain, China Monkey King, and Film and Television Base. The scenic area has more than 200 existing natural landscapes that are majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful, steep and secluded, including the "Shenling Thousand Peaks" and "Huyu Huijin" two of the famous "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanping"; the peculiar Tongtian 81 Caves; the charming 18 Shentans, etc. Entering the Beijing Back Garden with its stunning scenery in all seasons, the breath of steepness and seclusion comes with the towering peaks standing in the north and south. The northern peak is called White Tiger, and the southern mountain is called Azure Dragon. The tigers and dragons are like a pair of mighty mountain gods guarding Beijing. There are surging forests, cliffs cut by knives and axes, the charming 18 Shentans, nine reservoirs with rippling waves, the majestic Shenling Thousand Peaks, 81 steep and connected Tongtian Caves, and the handwritings left by emperors, celebrities and poets of all dynasties, as well as fascinating legends. Beijing Back Garden integrates multiple functions such as tourism, vacation and health preservation, investment and financial management, and entertainment management. It is the most promising new Beijing tourism and economic development zone. There are more than 500 natural landscapes in Beijing's back garden. Since the Jin Dynasty, it has been a holy place for emperors to tour. "Shenling Qianfeng" and "Huyu Huijin", two of the famous "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanping", have made many emperors feel relaxed and happy. There are 1,400-year-old ancient temples and Taoist temples here. It was once the birthplace of Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, to build Beijing as his capital. It was also the original scene for Qiu Chuji's enlightenment and Wu Chengen's writing of "Journey to the West" when Wukong and Bajie were created. It is also the place where the foundation stones of the Forbidden City and the Great Hall of the People were mined. Emperor Zhangzong of the Jin Dynasty fell in love with this place at first sight and wrote the inscription "Zhubi" on the mountain with his own handwriting; Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty once chose the imperial mausoleum here; Emperor Kangxi wrote "Stone Drum Transmission" with his own handwriting; Emperor Qianlong gave dragon drums and dragon flags to pray for rain here, leaving behind the handwritings and beautiful stories of many emperors, celebrities and writers. Celebrities of all ages have sighed: the sacred mountain protects and is the only spiritual mountain in the world; people all praise that "after visiting the sacred mountain, there is no need to look at other mountains". Today, Beijing's back garden is a perfect combination of natural and cultural landscapes. The former imperial back garden, known as a paradise on earth, has finally opened its mysterious and noble door to distinguished guests from all over the world. The magical "Zhubi Guanri", the lush autumn forest, the amazing Huoyan Mountain, the rippling Jiulong Lake, 81 interlocking Tongtian Caves, the charming 18 sacred pools, the natural Dragon Stone, Tiger Trampling, Lion Seat, Reclining Buddha, Kangxi Statue, Xiaoping Rock, Maogong Mountain, etc., and the eye-catching peach blossoms of ten thousand mu in spring; summer retreat, mountain spring bath, and water-skiing exercise; autumn tour of the red leaf forest, mountain product picking; winter viewing of icefalls, skiing, and volcanic hot springs for health preservation, living in forest villas and Temujin's camp to experience the vicissitudes of history, "Yan'an Cave Great Man Residence", and the Central Auditorium to hold the Red Conference in a full atmosphere... Beijing Back Garden Tourism Resort is your perfect choice for cultural exchange and health vacation. Beijing Back Garden aims to be a cultural exchange industrial base that integrates international cultural exchange, health vacation and other functions, and showcases the characteristics of Boao and the World Expo. This will gather the attention and participation of high-end people such as heads of state, leaders of famous companies, business elites, and cultural heroes from all over the world. A forum-exclusive area for international cultural, economic and other exchanges and cooperation and common development hosted by non-governmental organizations - "China Forum Jiuxing Club" will be established here. Infinite scenery is in Shenling! Come to the back garden of Beijing, China, you are the master of our territory! Whether you are full of ambition, weak and brittle, or high-spirited, quiet and indifferent... Beijing's back garden is here, quietly, gracefully, and beautifully, embracing thousands of acres of scenic spots, 500 wonders, 81 caves, 18 sacred pools, and 1,000 peaks...
Mount Taishan
The sacred Mount Tai (“山” means “mountain”) has been the object of imperial worship for nearly 2,000 years, where artistic masterpieces blend perfectly with the natural landscape. It has been a source of inspiration for Chinese artists and scholars, and a symbol of ancient Chinese civilization and faith.
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Stretching for 65 kilometres, the Middle Rhine Valley, with its castles, historic towns and vineyards, vividly illustrates the long history of mankind and a magnificent and diverse natural landscape. Intimately linked to history and legend, it has exerted a powerful influence on writers, artists and composers for centuries.
Qiannanyu Ecological Tourism Area
The "Qiannanyu Ecological Tourism Area" named by He Guangwei, the former director of the National Tourism Administration, is a national 4A-level scenic spot, one of the 100 national red classic scenic spots, a national patriotism education demonstration base, a national national defense education base, one of the first 100 agricultural tourism demonstration sites in the country, a nomination for the United Nations Environmental Protection "Global Top 500", one of the top ten national soil and water conservation demonstration areas, the first national rural tourism demonstration base, a national water conservancy scenic spot, a national forest park, and a national anti-corruption education base. The mountains are beautiful and continuous, with the main peak at an altitude of 1,024 meters. The forest park has strange peaks that tower over the sky, each peak is different, and the scenery changes as you move. There are also various waterfalls, the ruins of the ancient Xingdu State 2,700 years ago, rural culture and other cultural and natural landscapes. It is the Shangri-La in North China that travelers have longed for.
Lakes of Ounianga
The site includes eighteen connected lakes covering an area of 62,808 hectares in the extremely arid Ennedi region of the Sahara Desert. It forms a beautiful natural landscape with amazing colors and shapes. The salt lakes, hypersaline lakes and freshwater lakes are fed by groundwater and are divided into two groups, 40 kilometers apart. Ounianga Kebir consists of four lakes, the largest of which, Lake Youan, covers an area of 358 hectares and is 27 meters deep. Its high salinity can only sustain algae and some microorganisms. The second group, Ounianga Serir, consists of fourteen lakes separated by sand dunes. Floating reeds cover nearly half of the surface of these lakes, reducing evaporation. Lake Telli has the largest area, 436 hectares, but is less than 10 meters deep. Due to the high quality of the fresh water, some of these lakes are home to aquatic animals, especially fish.
Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape
In the northeast of the country, the sandstone Ennedi Massif has been eroded over time by water and wind, creating a plateau with canyons and valleys, presenting a spectacular landscape characterized by cliffs, natural arches and pitons. The permanent presence of water in the largest canyons plays a vital role in the ecosystem of the massif, sustaining plant, animal and human life. Thousands of drawings and carvings are painted on the rock surfaces of caves, canyons and shelters, presenting one of the largest rock art complexes in the Sahara.
Badaling Ancient Great Wall
The Badaling Ancient Great Wall Natural Scenic Area is located in Badaling Town, Yanqing District, 10 kilometers southwest of the Badaling Great Wall Scenic Area. It is the second scenic area of the Badaling Great Wall. There are four beacon towers and a gap. Starting from the beacon tower at the gap, the two sections of the wall are in a "V" shape to the southwest and northwest, extending upward along the mountain, about 2,000 meters long. Although the wall is incomplete, its magnificent scale in the past can still be seen. "Yesterday and today in this mountain, the helmet tassels on the ancient Great Wall are red. The battlefields are no longer seen, and nature still smiles at the east wind." The ancient Great Wall is the western gate of the Badaling Great Wall defense. Not only does it have the beauty of the incompleteness of the ancient Great Wall, its natural landscape environment is equally charming. In spring, the scenic area is full of apricot flowers like butterflies and bees flying in the sea; in summer, the mountains are covered with lilac, and the fragrance is overwhelming; in autumn, the red leaves are more colorful, shining on the ancient city; in winter, it is covered with silver and the scenery is magnificent. Although there is no stream in the valley, the fragrance of flowers is everywhere, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. The breeze blows gently by your ears. The luxuriant trees and shrubs are lush and green, and the vitex is blooming with purple flowers. The unique fragrance is refreshing and refreshing. In 2002, the scenic spot was awarded the Beijing Patriotic Education Base, Yanqing District Safe Tourism Scenic Spot, and Yanqing District Minors' Ideological and Moral Education Base. In 2011, it was rated as a national AAA-level scenic spot. The ancient Great Wall is like an unborn beauty and an unpolished jade, waiting for your visit and appreciation.
Shimen Mountain Scenic Area
Shimen Mountain Development is affiliated to Beijing Xiugu Folk Hotel. It is located 12 kilometers north of Yanqi Lake in Huairou District, covering an area of 5,000 acres. The scenic area has strange mountains and rocks, springs gurgling in all seasons, waterfalls falling from the sky, flowing water cascading, and the air is hot and magnificent. There are also unique natural landscapes such as Shimen Cave, Leipi Cliff, Tongshan Iron Wall, and Sister Spring. The scenic area has unique scenery and beautiful legends, which add to the fun and mystery of the scenic area. The Shahe River passes through the scenic area, forming a water surface of several thousand meters, which can be used for tourists to play in the water, row boats, and fish. It is a natural scenic spot integrating water and mountains. Shimen Mountain was originally named Longmen Mountain, also known as Yunshan and Yunting Mountain. Because the two mountains face each other like a stone gate, it is commonly known as Shimen Mountain. Shimen Mountain is an impenetrable mountain. The magnificent natural landscape and rich cultural heritage make it full of "spirit" and unique charm. Since ancient times, Shimen Mountain has been a famous tourist and Buddhist resort. Shimen Mountain has peculiar rocks, among which Hanzhutai, Zhaoyujing, Furongyan and Gundanpo are all scenic spots with their unique rocks, and they have become an important part of the 24 scenic spots of Shimen. There are 146 species of trees in 33 families in the mountain, forming a unique "natural oxygen bar" in Shimen Mountain.
Jiulonggou
Jiulonggou Scenic Area is located at the foot of the Qingshan Mountain, 35 kilometers southwest of Shahe City, Xingtai. It is a valley-shaped landscape where nature and humanity complement each other. The main attractions include: Jiulong Temple, Jiulongtan, Houlong Pond, Hanging Corpse Cliff, Tiger Hill, Taohua Temple, Jiulong Lake and more than 20 other places.
Qibugou
Qibugou was originally named "Qipugou" because lacquer trees grew in the mountains and the people made a living by running lacquer shops. Since the Tang Dynasty, many Buddhist monks gathered here to live in seclusion, and the name was changed to "Qibugou" during the Qing Dynasty, taking the Buddhist allusion "Seven-step Lotus". The "Inscription on the Arhat Cave" written by Ren Siyin during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty praised it: "What kind of place is this? It is neither heaven, nor earth, nor the human world." "The mountains are steep and the clouds are vast, and the saints are here, where dragons and tigers hide. Don't wander, as the Buddha's heaven is so close, and you will forget yourself when you ascend this realm!" The fusion and sublimation of high-quality tourism resources have created its unique landscape of "heaven on earth": Mawu Village is full of fairy air, Arhat Cave has a great Buddhist affinity, Baipu Gorge is full of holy water, and Surprise Ridge intoxicates tourists... It is quiet and cool here, with a pleasant climate; it is lush with vegetation, with a forest coverage rate of 95%, and it can be called the plant kingdom of Taihang Mountains; it is far away from industrial pollution, with fresh air and a very high content of negative oxygen ions, and it is the "natural oxygen bar" of Taihang Mountains. In spring, the sky is yellow, the streams are flowing, and the mountain flowers are in full bloom. It is a good place to enjoy the flowers in spring. In summer, it is green, the lush primitive secondary forests, and the rich and unique waterfalls and springs are like a picture scroll. It is a summer resort that tourists yearn for. In autumn, you can watch the red leaves, the forests are dyed, and you can climb to the top of the mountain to see the autumn colors of Taihang. In winter, it is silvery white, and you can enjoy the winter sunshine and the fun of ice and snow in the ski resort. There are many mountains and peaks in the scenic area, waterfalls and springs, birds singing and flowers blooming. The natural landscapes such as Tianjing Lake, Mengxi Bay, Nantianmen, and Hongshizhai are made in heaven and beautiful. The human stories and legends and their relics such as Ma Wu's military training in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Tai Tong's seclusion, the practice of the Tang Dynasty monk Luohan Cave, and the gathering of Wuwei believers in the Ming Dynasty are mysterious and fascinating. The quietness of the valley, the beauty of the mountains, the charm of the water, and the mystery of the cave are fascinating.
Jizhou Cave
Jizhou Karst Cave Scenic Area is located at the foot of Lingqi Mountain in the north of Hongshuizhuang Village, Luozhuangzi Town, Jixian County, Tianjin. It is 12 kilometers away from Jixian County, 100 kilometers away from Beijing, 127 kilometers away from Tianjin, 220 kilometers away from Chengde, 248 kilometers away from Qinhuangdao, and 80 kilometers away from Tangshan. It borders Beijing Pinggu Jinhai Lake in the north, faces the famous Panshan scenic spot in the country across the mountain in the west, and is connected to the Huangyaguan Great Wall in the east. The Jinwei Highway passes through it. Because Jixian was once named Jizhou, it is named Jizhou Karst Cave. Jizhou Karst Cave is developed in the dolomite stratum of the Hongshuizhuang Formation of the Great Wall System of the Middle and Upper Proterozoic. It is located in the Jixian section of the Jixian National Geopark of Tianjin, and is about 1.2 billion years old. According to the survey and calculation by the national geological department, the developable space is up to one million square meters, which is the largest area in North China. The first phase of the development of Jizhou Cave covers an area of about 30,000 square meters, with a total length of 1,200 meters. In the center of the scenic area, there is a three-level horizontal cave system. There are as many as 28 most prominent landscapes. The landscape in the cave is crystal clear, varied, and gorgeous, making people linger.
Xifeng Xiongguan Dadao Folk Customs Garden
Xiongguan Dadao Folk Customs Park in Qianxi County is a national 2A-level scenic spot and a national patriotism education base. It is a multifunctional tourist area with the famous Xifengkou Great Wall Battle as the background, integrating the Great Wall culture and natural landscape, and integrating patriotism education, sightseeing, leisure and vacation as its content. It is now a cultural relic protection unit in Hebei Province.
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
The Summer Palace in Beijing was first built in 1750, mostly destroyed in the war of 1860, and restored on the original site in 1886. It is a masterpiece of Chinese garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open waters is combined with artificial landscapes such as pavilions, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious whole with outstanding aesthetic value.
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Lush natural tropical forests blend with scenic volcanic landscapes, and this national park is of great scientific interest, centered around the 1,342-meter-high Morna Trus Pitón volcano. Covering nearly 7,000 hectares, the park features steep slopes and deep valleys, 50 fumaroles, hot springs, three freshwater lakes, a "boiling lake" and five volcanoes, as well as the richest biodiversity in the Lesser Antilles, Morna Trus Pitón National Park presents a rare combination of natural landscapes with World Heritage value.
Fragrant Hills Park
Xiangshan Park is located at the eastern foot of Xiaoxishan Mountain Range in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, 20 kilometers away from the city, covering an area of 188 hectares and 575 meters above sea level. It is a famous large mountain forest park with royal garden characteristics. Xiangshan Park was built in the 26th year of Dading in the Jin Dynasty (1186), and has a history of more than 800 years. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, palaces and courtyards were built here as places for royal tours and residences. In the 10th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, pavilions, towers, palaces and corridors were built here, forming a total of 28 famous scenes in Beijing. Later, a wall was built and named "Jingyi Garden", which was listed as one of the "Three Mountains and Five Gardens" in the west of Beijing. Later, it was burned and looted by the British and French Allied Forces and the Eight-Power Allied Forces. It was opened as a people's park in 1956. After nearly half a century of construction, it has now become one of the ten famous parks in Beijing at home and abroad. Xiangshan Park is rich in precious cultural relics and historical sites, and pavilions and towers are scattered among the mountains and forests like stars. Here is one of the eight scenic spots in Yanjing, "Clear Snow on the Western Hills"; here is the "Biyun Temple" with the architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; here is the only wooden gilded "Five Hundred Arhats Hall" in China; here is the "Zongjing Dazhao Temple" where the Sixth Panchen Lama was welcomed; here is the quaint courtyard "Jianxinzhai" with Jiangnan characteristics; here is the Shuangqing Villa, the earliest place where the great man of the century Mao Zedong and the CPC Central Committee lived and worked after entering Beiping; here is the temporary resting place of the coffin of the great man of the century Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the Vajra Throne Pagoda of Biyun Temple. Xiangshan Park has steep terrain, overlapping peaks, abundant springs and lush forests. The main peak, Xianglu Peak (commonly known as Ghost Sees Sorrow), is 557 meters above sea level. There are more than 260,000 trees of various types in the park, and there are more than 5,800 ancient and famous trees alone, accounting for about a quarter of Beijing's urban area. The forest coverage rate is as high as 98%. In recent years, it has been determined by relevant departments as one of the areas with the highest negative oxygen ions in Beijing. In the park, people and nature live in harmony, with birds singing, insects chirping, and squirrels playing in the gullies and forests. It is a place with colorful flowers in spring, cool and pleasant in summer, and covered with snow in winter. Especially in late autumn, 100,000 cotinus coggygria trees are in full swing, magnificent, and have been rated as one of the "New 16 Scenes of Beijing". Xiangshan Park has complete tourist service facilities. For sightseeing, you can take a large chairlift (1,400 meters long, 431 meters high) to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the West Hill and the city walls of Beijing. For eating, the Songlin Restaurant has a beautiful environment, with insects, wild vegetables, and spring water cooking, which is unique. For accommodation, Xiangshan Villa is fully functional and is an ideal place for sightseeing, negotiation, conference, and vacation. Living here, you can take a leisurely walk to the Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Botanical Garden, and Reclining Buddha Temple. A few kilometers to the east is the world-famous Summer Palace. To the south, there are tourist attractions such as Badachu and World Park.
Qingliang Mountain
Qingliang Mountain Scenic Area in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province is located in Jingxing Mining Area, 48 kilometers east of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang. The No. 203 bus in the city departs from Dongfang Station every 5 minutes. The mining area hotel has a farmhouse hotel for the star-rated scenic area, which can accommodate tour groups of about 100 people. Qingliang Mountain Scenic Area is a unique scenic area that integrates natural landscapes, cultural landscapes, and karst cave wonders. It is an excellent place for summer vacation, leisure, vacation and adventure. The scenic area covers an area of 13.65 square kilometers, mainly consisting of 72 scenic spots in six major scenic areas such as Shuilong Cave, Baiyun Temple, Shennv Peak, and Stone Forest. Qingliang Mountain is steep and extremely cool, and it is named "Qingquan Mountain" for this reason. Billions of years of wind and rain erosion have made Qingliang Mountain both majestic and magnificent in the north and beautiful and steep in the south. The main peak of Qingliang Mountain is 888 meters high. The huge edge of the peak looks like a beautiful woman sleeping on her back, so it is named Beauty Peak. The beauty's head is 100 meters high and her body is more than 2,000 meters long, which is lifelike. The blue waves of Qinglongtan are rippling, and the lake and mountains complement each other. There are many caves and springs in Qingliang Mountain. In the 1,500-meter-long "Water Dragon Cave", stalagmites and stone flowers can be seen everywhere. The rocks are rugged and staggered. In the area of Meibu Peak, the cotinus coggygria bushes are everywhere. In late autumn, the leaves are red like fire, and the forests are dyed with colors, which is spectacular. Nantianmen and Shilin rise into the white clouds, and Haohanzhai and Beauty Peak are extremely steep. They can only be climbed by hand and foot in the stone pits carved on the cliffs. It is indeed a good place for adventure. There are also many ancient buildings on the mountain, which is a great place to visit ancient and explore the secluded.
Huyu Natural Scenic Area
Huyu Natural Scenic Area is located 9 kilometers northwest of Changping District, Beijing, on the north side of Badaling Expressway. It has natural and cultural landscapes such as Huyu Valley, Baixian Cave, Querjian, and physical development training base. A road leading to the primeval forest, with rock gullies on both sides that resemble tiger skin stripes, is 12.5 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide. It has 36 natural landscapes, including "high mountain lake", "hundred stone steps", "Tongtian Lake" through rugged mountain roads, "Jiutan Waterfall" and "primitive forest". The highest peak in the scenic area is 1,060 meters above sea level. The scenic area is full of green mountains, beautiful water and secluded valleys, deep caves, and pleasant scenery in all seasons. The famous landscape "Huyu Huijin" is one of the ancient "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanping". The highest peak of the scenic area, Mopan Mountain, is 1,060 meters above sea level. The stone walls on the mountain are staggered, and the peaks are lined up, making the natural landscape lifelike. The "Thousand-ton Stone" stands tall and looks like a rock that can be shaken; the "Master Stone" looks like an old master leaning on a cane and looking into the distance; the "Buddha Cliff" looks like a big Buddha, sitting in meditation; the "Lie Nu Peak" is a pyramid-shaped cliff more than 60 meters high; the "Sky Bridge Stone Cave" is 20 miles away from the mountain pass. A huge stone flies between two mountains, spanning more than 10 meters. The cave below is like a city gate, and there are springs under the cave. The surrounding forests are dense and lush, and flowers are blooming. There is a Huyu Red House Resort above the alpine lake in the scenic area. The resort can accommodate 200 people at the same time, with natural baths and many tourist projects such as catering, barbecue, and bonfire parties. There are shops and parking lots in the Huyu Natural Scenic Area; there is also a Peach Garden Restaurant; dozens of forest cabins in the Red House Resort in the ditch are built by the mountain and the water. The nights of camping in Huyu are mysterious and charming, with fresh air, gurgling streams, the hum of grass insects, and the embrace of mountains. You can feel the unity of man and nature. There are many tourist attractions and tourist projects in Huyu Natural Scenic Area on weekends. Most of the highlights are deep in the scenic area, which often makes tourists feel that "the deeper you go, the more secluded the scenery is. If you don't go to Tongtian (Pool), you will regret your life." You can't see it all in one day, and it is inevitable that you will miss a lot. In particular, the famous "Huyu Huijin" can only be seen when the sun is about to set. Choosing a two-day tour will give you plenty of time to enjoy the grace of nature.
Tanzhe Temple
Tanzhe Temple has a history of more than 1,700 years and is the oldest ancient temple in Beijing. The temple faces south and is backed by Baozhu Peak. It is surrounded by nine tall mountains in a horseshoe shape, as if it is supported by nine giant dragons. The tall mountains block the cold current from the northwest, so the climate here is warm and humid. The temple has towering ancient trees, pagodas, and majestic halls. The entire temple building is cleverly laid out according to the terrain, with green bamboo and famous flowers dotted in between, and the environment is extremely beautiful. Tanzhe Temple is large in scale, covering an area of 2.5 hectares inside the temple and 11.2 hectares outside the temple. Together with the surrounding forests and mountain fields under the jurisdiction of Tanzhe Temple, the total area is more than 121 hectares. The halls are built according to the height of the mountain, with staggered layout. The Forbidden City in Beijing has 9,999 and a half rooms. Tanzhe Temple had 999 and a half rooms in its heyday during the Qing Dynasty, which is like a miniature of the Forbidden City. It is said that when the Forbidden City was built in the early Ming Dynasty, it was modeled after Tanzhe Temple. Tanzhe Temple now has a total of 943 rooms, including 638 ancient halls. The buildings maintain the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the largest ancient temple building complex in the suburbs of Beijing. The entire building complex fully reflects the aesthetic principles of ancient Chinese architecture. With a central axis running through it, the left and right sides are basically symmetrical, making the entire building complex appear regular, strict, with clear priorities and clear levels. Its architectural forms include halls, halls, pavilions, halls, pavilions, pavilions, towers, altars, etc. There are many buildings and attractions outside the temple, such as the Upper and Lower Pagoda Courtyards, the East and West Guanyin Caves, the Anle Yanshou Hall, and the Dragon Pond, which are like stars holding the moon, scattered among them, forming a tourist attraction with a radius of several miles, numerous attractions, diverse styles, and different interests. Tanzhe Temple is not only rich in cultural landscapes, but also very beautiful in natural landscapes. There are beautiful scenery in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and different moods in the morning, noon, evening and night. As early as the Qing Dynasty, the "Ten Scenes of Tanzhe" were already famous in Beijing. Today's Tanzhe Temple has majestic palaces and quiet courtyards. The palaces, halls, altars and rooms are unique. The buildings, pavilions, pavilions and vegetarian rooms have extraordinary scenery. Ancient trees and famous trees, flowers and bamboos are scattered throughout the temple. The rockery is stacked with green, and the winding water flows. The red walls and green tiles, the flying eaves and corners are hidden among the green pines and cypresses. The halls are neat, solemn and magnificent. The late President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, Mr. Zhao Puchu, once wrote a couplet praising: "The air captures half of Taihang Mountain, and the land opens up Youzhou first." Tanzhe Temple not only attracts friends and tourists from all over the world with its numerous historical sites and beautiful scenery, but also has built modern tourism service facilities in recent years, and implemented a one-stop service of transportation, accommodation, catering, sightseeing, entertainment and shopping, making the scenic spot a famous tourist destination at home and abroad. In 1997, with the approval of the Beijing Municipal Government, a group of monks moved in and religious activities resumed in Tanzhe Temple.
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
The Geghard Monastery contains several churches and mausoleums, most of which are carved into the rock, and is the pinnacle of Armenian medieval architecture. The medieval complex is located in a scenic natural landscape, surrounded by towering cliffs at the entrance to the Azat Valley.
Hongyu Villa Great Wall Cave Scenic Area
Hongyu Villa Scenic Area is located in Hongyukou Village, Wuchong'an Township, Qian'an City. It is a national 3A-level tourist area. It is a place with the marble Great Wall as the support, the golden cave as the axis, and the mountains, forests, waterfalls, Qijian Peak, temples, ancient plant fossils, etc. (the area is rich in carbonaceous shale, oil shale, gold veins and manganese iron ore) natural landscapes to form a complete series of Great Wall cave tourism products. There are more than 20 scenic spots in the scenic area, including the golden cave, Yunya Lake, Yunya Temple, the turtle exploring the sea, the water gate Great Wall, Tongtian Waterfall, the two-faced Buddha, the Yangtian Buddha, the marble Great Wall, Qijian Peak, the general hat, Yunya Village, etc. The little-known marble Great Wall runs across the scenic area. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful and the scenery is pleasant. It is a treasure land for people to exercise and relax. The unique golden cave is more than 10,000 meters long and has a total area of more than 50,000 square meters. There are clear gold veins of varying thickness and a large area of ancient plant fossils on the cave wall. In the cave, there are stalactites of various shapes and colors, such as stalagmites, stone pillars, stone flowers, stone shields, stone flags, stone curtains, etc., which resemble human figures, birds and beasts, and all kinds of emotions and things in the world; there are also countless jagged stone pillars, which look like gods, immortals, and like a gathering of thousands of Buddhas, forming a dreamlike magical world.
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Classical Chinese garden design seeks to recreate the natural landscape in miniature, and the nine gardens in the historic city of Suzhou are a prime example. They are widely considered garden masterpieces. Built between the 11th and 19th centuries, their elaborate design reflects the profound metaphysical significance of natural beauty in Chinese culture.
Tianma Mountain Scenic Area
Tianma Mountain is located 10 kilometers north of Funing County, Qinhuangdao City. It belongs to the remnant of Yanshan Mountain and is 300 meters above sea level. It is named because of the huge rock on the top that looks like a horse running in the clouds. Tianma Mountain is surrounded by mountains, surrounded by green water, with steep and beautiful peaks and green pines in the rock crevices. The stone caves and rock caves are deep and shallow, hiding strange and dangerous things, and the strange peaks and rocks are lying and standing in different positions, which convey the spirit of the objects. The springs in the mountains flow with the rhythm of the piano, and the birds sing in the deep forest. The grass is thick and foxes are running and rabbits are running, and the mountain flowers are blooming and competing for beauty. It is really a fairyland created by nature and a landscape painting by God.
Badachu Park
Badachu Park is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, one of the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Beijing, and a boutique park in Beijing. It is located at the southern foot of Beijing Xishan Scenic Area. Badachu Park is a Buddhist temple garden with a long history and rich cultural heritage, and a modern urban forest closest to the city center. Badachu Park is surrounded by Cuiwei Mountain, Pingpo Mountain, and Lushi Mountain, the remnants of Taihang Mountains. It covers an area of 253 hectares, with the highest peak at an altitude of 464 meters and a vegetation coverage rate of 97.4%. The mountain is warm and windy in winter and cool and pleasant in summer. The eight ancient temples were founded in the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and have been rebuilt for generations. So far, the ancient buildings are still well preserved. The eight ancient temples and the famous "Twelve Scenes" carry the profound Chinese Buddhist culture and Chinese literati culture respectively, and also constitute the unique core tourism resources and tourist attractions of Badachu. Badachu Park is located at the southern foot of Xishan Scenic Area in the western suburbs of Beijing. The park is named "Badachu" because there are eight ancient temples (Lingguang Temple, Chang'an Temple, Sanshan Temple, Dabei Temple, Longquan Temple, Xiangjie Temple, Baozhu Cave, Zhengguo Temple). The eight ancient temples were first built in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, and were rebuilt in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Among them, Lingguang, Chang'an, Dabei, Xiangjie and Zhengguo Temples were all built by the emperor. The tooth relic of Sakyamuni Buddha was once enshrined in the Liaozhaoxian Pagoda of Lingguang Temple. Badachu Park was destroyed by the artillery fire of the Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Premier Zhou Enlai approved the construction of a new Buddha Tooth Relic Pagoda. Badachu Park is surrounded by three mountains and is famous for its natural "Twelve Scenes". The ancients praised it as "Three Mountains are like a beautiful house, Eight Temples are like antiques in the house, and Twelve Scenes are like a garden outside the house". It is also said that "The beauty of Xiangshan is artificial, and the beauty of Badachu is natural, and its natural beauty is better than the scenic spots in Xishan." There are three most worthwhile places to visit in Badachu. The first is Lingguang Temple, where there is a towering Buddha Tooth Relic Pagoda, a Thousand Buddhas Pagoda with ancient Liao Dynasty portraits, a goldfish pond with brocade scales playing, and the magnificent "Arhat Wall" and "Heart Sutra Wall". The second is Dabei Temple, where the famous Yuan Dynasty sculptor Liu Yuan sculpted the 18 Arhats in the Main Hall, which are lifelike. The third is the well-organized Xiangjie Temple, where Buddha statues and offerings are complete. Particularly noteworthy are the two dragon-headed turtle-seated imperial steles under the Main Hall, on which are engraved the writings of the three Qing Dynasty emperors Kangxi, Qianlong, and Jiaqing. Badachu Park is warm and breezy in winter and cool and pleasant in summer. The soil is fertile and the vegetation is rich. Among them, there are more than 80 kinds of trees, more than 400,000 trees, 18 kinds of precious ancient trees, 590 trees, such as the white pine in Chang'an Temple, the horse chestnut in Lingguang Temple, the ginkgo in Dabei Temple, and the Pistacia in Zhengguo Temple, all of which are over 600 years old and still full and beautiful. There are nearly 140,000 red-leaf trees such as Cotinus coggygria, Torchwood, and Acer truncatum. After the autumn frost, the forests are all dyed red.
Cangyan Mountain
Cangyan Mountain has rich and colorful landscapes. The towering peaks, jagged rocks, deep valleys, ancient trees, clear springs and lakes form a unique, quiet and beautiful natural landscape. The thousand-year-old Fuqing Temple has a long history and outstanding architectural art, which constitutes a unique and spectacular humanistic beauty, making it enjoy the reputation of "the five mountains are all in one mountain, and the peaks of Taihang are only Cangyan". Fuqing Temple was built in the early Sui Dynasty 1,400 years ago. According to the inscription, Princess Nanyang, the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, became a nun here and spent 62 years. The main buildings on the mountain include the Academy, Wanxian Hall, Qiaolou Hall, Dafo Hall, Sutra Library, Princess Temple, and Stele Pavilion. All the buildings are small and exquisite, built on broken rocks or across dangerous cliffs, with flying eaves and magnificent structures, and the clouds are steaming and the scenery is quite spectacular.
Galaxy Cave
Yinhe Cave is a national scenic spot and the backbone scenic spot of Tiangui Mountain, a national AAAA-level tourist area. It is 2 kilometers east of Tiangui Mountain. The total area is about 20 square kilometers. It is famous in North China for its natural landscapes of secluded caves, strange rocks, waterfalls and dense forests. It is named after the mysterious and magnificent Yinhe Cave. It presents a typical karst landform, with strange peaks reaching into the clouds and lush vegetation. The landscape forms integrate mountains, springs, forests, caves, bridges, etc., which are rich and varied, and extremely beautiful. The whole scenic area wins with its natural landscapes of extraordinary craftsmanship and quiet and simple natural scenery.
Akiyama
Qiushan Original Ecological Natural Scenic Area is located in Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. It is adjacent to Yanchuan Reservoir in the east, Tenglongshan Scenic Area in the west, Hengshan Lake Tourist Resort in the north, and Xiaguan Reservoir in the south. It is 60 kilometers away from the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, 30 kilometers away from Lingshou County, 30 kilometers away from Pingshan County in the south, and 35 kilometers away from the revolutionary resort Xibaipo in the west. Qiushan Original Ecological Natural Scenic Area is a high-quality original ecological natural scenic area integrating geography, forest ecology, and cultural and historical landscapes, covering an area of 8 square kilometers. Qiushan Scenic Area has distinct resource advantages, with green mountains, green forests, strange stones, clear water, cool summer, autumn flowers, winter snow, and ice waterfalls. Relying on forest ecology and geography, it presents a strange, dangerous, cool, wild, and secluded original ecological environment. Qiushan Scenic Area has a warm temperate semi-humid continental climate. Because it is surrounded by water on three sides and has a large relative height difference, the mountain climate is very obvious, with low average temperature, high precipitation, and less accumulated temperature. The average temperature at the foot of the mountain is about 11℃, and the average temperature at the top of the mountain is 5-6℃. The average temperature at the foot of the mountain is 24℃ in the hottest month of July, and the average temperature on the mountain is 20℃. The summer is cool and pleasant. Qiushan is high and deep, and the mountain vegetation is protected. A large area of natural secondary forest is well preserved, forming more than 10,000 acres of mountain forest area. The vegetation coverage rate of the scenic area is more than 95%, and the forest canopy density in one-half of the area is 98%. Qiushan Scenic Area has many types of resources, and there are natural landscapes with great sightseeing and scientific research value and historical and cultural value, such as: Tianlei Great Wall, Qiufeng Sea of Clouds, Songfeng Green Snow, Five Waterfalls Flying Red, Qinghu, Qiushan Root, Qiushan Flower Sea, Qiushan Ancient Battlefield have become several major beautiful scenery of Qiushan, and it has become the most influential tourist area in Hebei.
Marquesas Islands: The Land of Humankind
The Marquesas Islands are located in the South Pacific. Humans arrived by sea to these remote islands around 1000 AD. This mixed collection is an excellent example of this process and its development between the 10th and 19th centuries. It is also a biodiversity hotspot with an irreplaceable and well-preserved marine and terrestrial ecosystem. Characterized by steep ridges, majestic peaks and high sea-facing cliffs, the archipelago's natural landscape is unparalleled in the tropical region at this latitude. It is an important center of endemism, with rare and diverse plants, a rich variety of iconic marine species, and the most diverse population of seabirds in the South Pacific. The Marquesas waters are virtually unexplored by humans and are one of the few remaining marine wilderness areas in the world. Archaeological remains such as large dry stone structures, stone carvings and stone carvings are also preserved on the islands.
Laponian Area
The Arctic Circle region in northern Sweden is home to the Sami people. This is the world's largest (and last) region where people live an ancestral way of life based on the seasonal migration of livestock. Every summer, the Sami lead their huge reindeer herds through this still well-preserved natural landscape to the mountains, but now threatened by motor vehicles. History and ongoing geological processes can be seen in the moraines and changing waterways.
Beijing Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall Tourist Area
Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall Tourist Area is a national AAAA-level scenic spot located in Jiuduhe Town, Huairou District, Beijing. It is named after three sections of the Great Wall entering the water. It is the only Great Wall in Beijing that is connected to water. The scenic area is 70 kilometers away from downtown Beijing and 35 kilometers away from Huairou District. It is a tourist and leisure resort famous for its strangeness and beauty, integrating green mountains, clear water, the Great Wall and ancient trees. It has the reputation of "scenery outside the Great Wall, wind from the south of the Yangtze River, all in the water Great Wall". Among them, the "four wonders" here are even more fascinating and breathtaking: "Watching the Great Wall around the lake": Built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1404), the Huanghuacheng Great Wall is majestic and magnificent, circling on the mountain ridge and surrounding the Haoming Lake, with beautiful and spectacular scenery. This Great Wall is not only the northern gate guarding the capital, but also an important gateway to guard the Ming Emperor's mausoleum "Thirteen Tombs", and is the essence of the Ming Great Wall. "Watching the giant dragon exploring the water bay": The lake water naturally separates the three sections of the Great Wall, forming a unique landscape of the Great Wall playing in the water and the ancient city walls being submerged by water. It is also the unique "jade in the mountains, the Great Wall in the water" in the suburbs of Beijing. There is a poem that says: The city embraces the rippling blue waves, and the water submerges the ancient city walls; the city and the water echo each other, and the magnificence is leisurely. "Appreciating the vicissitudes of the ancient chestnut garden": The chestnut garden of the Ming Dynasty covers an area of hundreds of acres, and there are more than 200 ancient trees. The chestnut trees in the garden are intertwined and have different shapes. Such a large area of ancient chestnut garden, although it has experienced many hardships, is still deeply rooted and lush, which can be said to be a unique cultural wonder in the suburbs of Beijing. There is a poem praising: The ancient chestnuts are full of hills, and they are still calm after experiencing wind and rain; they are generous in giving out fruitful fruits, and the full grains are famous in Beijing. "Viewing the steep mountain water pool": Along the ancient road, across the wooden bridge, wading through the stream, and crossing the strange rocks, you can reach the Black Dragon Pool. On the way, the natural landscapes such as Longwei Cave, Zicui Peak, Zuinu Mountain, Shilang Valley, Qingren Peak, and Sanzhu Liantan are so dazzling that you will never want to leave. The enemy tower of the ancient city reaches the clouds, and a pool of clear water embraces the city wall; the ancient chestnut has deep roots and lush branches and leaves, and the water city and mountains are like a cave. Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall Tourist Area presents the best scenery for tourists with its simple feelings and unique charm! Beijing Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall Tourist Area is located in Jiuduhe Town, Huairou District, Beijing, 65 kilometers away from Beijing City and 35 kilometers northwest of the center of Huairou District. It is a tourist and leisure resort famous for its strangeness and beauty, integrating mountains, clear waters and the ancient Great Wall. There are flowers in three seasons and scenery in four seasons, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, birds singing and flowers fragrant. She is surrounded by mountains and lush forests, forming a gorgeous and colorful plant landscape throughout the year. Nine parts of mountains and waters and one part of fields, green mountains and clear waters are in love. From here, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, as well as the beauty of the Great Wall, accompanied by green trees and red flowers. It gives people a wonderful feeling of being away from the hustle and bustle of the city and returning to nature. The "three unique views" here are even more fascinating and breathtaking. "The first unique view" is that the Great Wall built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1404) is majestic and steep, circling on the mountain ridge and surrounding the Haoming Lake, with beautiful and spectacular scenery. This section of the Great Wall is not only the northern gate guarding the capital, but also an important gateway to guard the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum "Thirteen Tombs", which is the essence of the Ming Great Wall. "The second unique view" is that the lake water naturally separates the three sections of the Great Wall, forming a unique landscape of the Great Wall playing in the water and the ancient city wall submerged in the water. It is also a unique "mountain jasper, water Great Wall" that can be touched up close in the suburbs of Beijing, and the landscape of the three sections of the Great Wall entering the water in Huanghuacheng is truly unique in China. There is a poem that says: The city embraces the rippling blue waves, and the water submerges the ancient city walls; the city and the water echo each other, and the grandeur is leisurely. The "three wonders" chestnut garden of the Ming Dynasty, the ancient trees are intertwined and in various shapes. The body of the giant dragon playing with the pearl and the crown that covers the sky are full of praise. The soldiers who guarded the city in the Ming Dynasty spent three parts on guarding the border and seven parts on cultivating the land. They worked hard to cultivate the Daming chestnut. Such a large area of ancient chestnut garden, although weathered, is still deeply rooted and lush. It can be said to be a unique cultural wonder in the suburbs of Beijing. There is a poem praising: The ancient chestnuts are full of hills, and they are still calm after experiencing wind and rain; they are generous in giving fruitful fruits, and the grains are full of reputation in the city. Cross the wooden bridge, wade through the stream, cross the strange rocks, and follow the ancient road to reach the Black Dragon Pond. On the way, the natural landscapes such as Longwei Cave, Zicui Peak, Zuinv Mountain, Shilang Valley, Qingren Peak, and Sanzhu Liantan are even more dazzling and unforgettable. It can be said that "it is connected to the ancient Bohai Sea in the east and reflects the purple and green of Juyong in the west". The enemy tower of the ancient city reaches the clouds, and a pool of clear water embraces the stone wall; the ancient chestnut has deep roots and lush branches and leaves, and the water city and mountains are like a cave. Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall Tourist Area welcomes friends and visitors from all directions with its simple feelings and unique charm.
Jinhai Lake Scenic Area
Jinhai Lake is located in Haizi Village at the foot of Panshan Mountain in the southeast of Pinggu District, 15 kilometers away from Pinggu City and 85 kilometers away from Beijing. Jinhai Lake was originally a canyon that broke out in the 1679 earthquake. After many transformations, it became the third largest reservoir in Beijing today, built in 1985. Because there is Dajin Mountain in the north of the park and Haizi Village in the south, it is named Jinhai Park. With Jinhai Lake as the center, the surrounding mountains are green, wild flowers are fragrant, clouds and waves are shining, and the scenery is picturesque. Jinhai Lake, formerly known as Haizi Reservoir, is one of the three major reservoirs in Beijing. The reservoir is located in the last section of the Beihe River flowing through the mountainous area. The lake here is open, with nearly 10,000 acres of water. Jinhai Lake is the largest comprehensive water entertainment venue in Beijing. Jinhai Lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with green mountains and beautiful scenery. There are dozens of natural and cultural landscapes such as Lake Light Tower, Jinhua Princess Tomb, Wanghai Pavilion, and Sawtooth Cliff. There are more than 20 kinds of entertainment projects here, including cruise ships, speedboats, self-driving boats, jet skis, parasailing, pedal boats, duck boats, etc. When you are in the beautiful landscape painting of Jinhai Lake, the spring breeze, the green grass, and the warm sunshine will make you feel relaxed and refreshed, refreshed, and full of youthful vitality. For white-collar workers who have lived in prosperous cities for a long time, coming to nature, testing their ability to face various challenges of nature, and experiencing the infinite charm of the integration of man and nature is the best way to relax. There are dozens of natural and cultural landscapes in the scenic area. There is a viewing hall on the hill in the northwest of the lake. It is west of the Jinhai Lake Dam, surrounded by water on three sides, and with flying eaves and columns on four sides. On the main peak of Hengshan, there is the famous "Camel Hump Sunset", a pigeon cave several feet deep with hundreds of pigeons, Dongge Cave where two Taoists practiced, Tongtian Cave and the big footprints left by Erlang Shen. Jinhai Lake Scenic Area is surrounded by green mountains on three sides, with mountains and water reflecting each other, and the water recreation projects have developed into 2 water parachuting sites, 3 seaplanes, 24 jet skis, 5 water cruise ships, and 25 water self-driving boats. There are 12 hotels and restaurants around the scenic area, which can accommodate 2,500 people for accommodation and 3,500 people for meals at the same time. There are also 3 swimming pools, 3 bowling alleys, 2 tennis halls, and 13 dance halls.
Lotus Cave
The Lotus Cave Scenic Area of Julong Mountain is a comprehensive tourist resort with natural landscape as the main feature, integrating food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment. The scenic area covers an area of 10 square kilometers, and the main landscapes include: Julong Mountain, the soul of Taihang, Lotus Cave, the wonder of North China, the wonder of Stone Forest and Stone Sea in the North, the ancient human settlement site, the psychological behavior development training base, Julongtan, Xiangshui Creek, ecological forest and fruit plantation, rural resort and more than 180 other places. The scenic area is beautiful with clear water and fossils all over the mountain. It belongs to the national forest park and national geological park. The scenic area is shaded by willows, evergreen pines and cypresses, grapes are in racks, fruit trees are in forests, walnuts, persimmons, jujubes, black dates, sour dates, hawthorns, peppers, as well as tens of thousands of cotinus coggygria, forsythia and other trees, flowers and Chinese herbal medicines all over the mountains, covering more than 96% of the scenic area. It is a paradise on earth given by God.
Longquanshan Amusement Park
Longquan Villa Amusement Park is a national AA-level scenic spot. It is an amusement park mainly based on water entertainment projects. It is 28 kilometers away from the county seat. It is adjacent to the Eastern Qing Tombs, Huangyaguan Great Wall, Limutai, Baxian Mountain, Jiulong Mountain and other scenic spots. The geographical location is very advantageous. The amusement park covers an area of 8 square kilometers, including 46,000 square meters of water area, 600,000 square meters of mountain forest ecological tourism area, and 50,000 square meters of mountain orchard area. It has mountain forest ecological tourism area, water recreation area, forest leisure area, life service transfer area, mountain forest orchard, pine forest bathing garden, lakeside forest cool garden. There are natural scenic spots such as Longquan Mountain, Golden Turtle Stone, Mandarin Duck Cave, and Mother Pine in the amusement park. New facilities such as landscape corridor, lake view pavilion, Yulong Bridge, deer park, variety show stage, etc. have been built. The performance hall can perform Errenzhuan, singing and dancing, acrobatics, qigong, magic and other programs for guests. Yachts, bamboo rafts, laser water warships, water cannons, go-karts, lakeside fishing and other recreational projects can meet the wide range of needs of tourists. The quiet and unique environment makes this place an ideal place for people to return to nature. Longquanshan Amusement Park can provide a one-stop comprehensive service for leisure and vacation, sightseeing, and conference reception. It can accommodate more than a hundred people for accommodation and dining at the same time, and is an excellent place for organizing various meetings, gatherings, summer camps and other activities.
Leting Bodhi Island
Bodhi Island is located on the coast of the Bohai Sea in Leting County. The island covers an area of 2.1 square kilometers (3,133 acres). It is the largest island in North China and the largest ecological island closest to Beijing. The nearly closed natural environment of Bodhi Island has never been disturbed or destroyed by humans. The ecological landscape and island customs complement each other, creating a unique tourist destination in the Bohai Bay. The natural landscape and cultural landscape on Bodhi Island are wonderful and beautiful. It is a provincial ecological tourism demonstration area and is known as "ancient, secluded, strange, wild and leisurely".
Zunhua Shangguan Lake
Shangguan Lake, formerly known as Shangguan Reservoir, is located in Shangguan Village, Malanyu Town, Zunhua City, Hebei Province, 24 kilometers away from Zunhua City. It is adjacent to the Great Wall in the north, Tangquan in the east, and Dongling in the west. The scenic area is full of green mountains, rippling blue waves, and unique rocks. There is a 30,000-square-meter island in the lake. The Jiguan Mountain, which looks like a rooster crowing, the Shuangru Mountain named after two white boulders, and the Heishui Valley with clear blue waves, constitute a natural landscape. The Shen'ao Island, the Turtle Fairy Cave, the Sky-supporting Stone, the Lake Island, the Male and Female Fighting, the Tianshu Mountain, the Fairy Looking in the Mirror, and other wonders are pleasing to the eye; it is a good place for travel enthusiasts to climb mountains, row boats, swim, fish, recite poems, paint, sing, dance, skate, and enjoy the snow.
Costiera Amalfitana
The Amalfi Coast is a land of great beauty and natural diversity. It has been heavily settled since the early Middle Ages. There are many towns, such as Amalfi and Ravello, with significant architecture and works of art. The countryside shows the inhabitants' flexibility in using the land according to the diversity of the terrain, from terraced vineyards and orchards on the lower slopes to wide high pastures.
Liaoheyuan National Forest Park
Pingquan Liaoheyuan Scenic Area is located 60 kilometers northwest of Pingquan County, with a total area of 230 square kilometers. Because there are many mountain springs and abundant water sources, it is the source of the Xiliaohe River, so it is called "Liaoheyuan". The Liaoheyuan Scenic Area is densely forested and rich in flora and fauna. The forest area is 218,000 mu, of which 116,000 mu are original secondary forests. There are more than 1,700 species of plants, including various trees, and hundreds of animals. In July 1993, it was approved as a "provincial forest park" by the Provincial Forestry Department. The scenic area integrates mountains, forests, grasslands, springs, and strange rocks. The uncanny workmanship of nature has created many landscapes and attractions for the Liaoheyuan, such as the Crocodile Looking at the River Stone, the Seal Testing Crown Stone, the Turtle Stone, the Stone River, and dozens of other pictographic stones, all of which are lifelike. The "Nine Dragons Pan Yang" is a unique feature of the scenic area. The tree has a huge crown, covering an area of nearly 750 square meters. The nine branches are either rising, leaning, or stretching horizontally, all of which are curved and circling, like a group of dragons playing. It is called "the world's strange tree" by relevant experts. The main peak, Mayun Mountain, is the main part of the scenic area. It is 1,738 meters above sea level and presents a subalpine grassland landscape. It is said that this meadow was where a certain prince of the Liao Dynasty grazed horses, so it was called "Prince Horse Farm". The mountainside of this mountain is covered with vast forests, covering the sky and the sun. There are gurgling water and springs at the foot of the mountain; the grassland on the mountain is vast, with grass over the waist and wild flowers like embroidery. According to the "History of Liao", this is the birthplace of the Khitan and Xi peoples. The current sites and cultural relics include the stone coffin of the tomb of the eldest princess, the stone statue of Dou Jingyong, the deputy envoy of the Southern Court of the Liao Chen Guogong, the stone sheep, the stone tiger, etc. The Liaoheyuan Scenic Area has beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, and ever-changing scenery in four seasons. It is an ideal place for people to return to nature.
Ilulissat Icefjord
Located on the west coast of Greenland, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle, Ilulissat Icefjord is the mouth of the Selmaq Kujallek glacier, one of the few glaciers from the Greenland ice sheet that flows into the sea. Selmaq Kujallek is one of the fastest-flowing and most active glaciers in the world. It calves more than 35 cubic kilometers of ice each year, accounting for 10% of all ice calving in Greenland and more than any other glacier outside Antarctica. It has been studied for more than 250 years, helping us to deepen our understanding of climate change and ice sheet glaciology. The massiveness of the ice sheet and the loud sounds of fast-flowing glacial ice streams calving into the iceberg-covered fjords combine to create this exciting and awe-inspiring natural phenomenon.
Sangay National Park
With its outstanding natural beauty and two active volcanoes, the park showcases a whole range of ecosystems, from rainforest to glaciers, with snow-capped peaks contrasting with the forests of the plains. The park's isolation has helped to support native species, such as the mountain tapir and the Andean condor.
Ujung Kulon National Park
Located on the Sunda Shelf at the southwestern tip of Java, the national park encompasses the Ujung Kulon Peninsula and several offshore islands, and includes the Krakatau Nature Reserve. In addition to its natural beauty and geological significance - especially for the study of inland volcanoes - it contains the largest remaining area of lowland rainforest on the Javanese plain. Many endangered species of flora and fauna can be found here, with the Javan rhino being the most threatened.
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
The site includes 244 islands, islets and coastal areas in the Gulf of California, northeastern Mexico. The Sea of Cortez and its islands are known as a natural laboratory for studying speciation. In addition, almost all of the major oceanographic processes on Earth occur in the site, making it of great research value. The site is a place of stunning natural beauty, made up of rugged islands, towering cliffs and sandy beaches, which contrast with the gorgeous reflections of the desert and the surrounding turquoise waters. There are 695 species of vascular plants, more than any other marine and island property on the World Heritage List. The number of fish species is equally outstanding: 891, 90 of which are endemic. In addition, the site is home to 39% of the world's total marine mammal species and a third of the world's marine cetacean species.
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
The Geirangerfjord and the Nærøyfjord are located in southwestern Norway, northeast of Bergen, 120 km apart. They are part of the western Norwegian fjord landscape, stretching from Stavanger in the south to Andalsnes, 500 km northeast. The two fjords are among the longest and deepest in the world and are considered the quintessential fjord landscape, as well as among the most beautiful in the world. Their unique natural beauty derives from their narrow, steep crystalline rock walls, which rise 1,400 metres from the Norwegian Sea and extend to 500 metres below sea level. The steep rock walls of the fjords feature numerous waterfalls, and free-flowing rivers flow through deciduous and coniferous forests to glacial lakes, glaciers and rugged mountains. The landscape features a range of natural phenomena, both terrestrial and marine, such as submarine moraines and marine mammals.
Taihang Wuzhishan Scenic Area
The Wuzhishan Scenic Area in Taihang is located in Shexian County at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, covering an area of 20 square kilometers. The main peak is 1,283 meters above sea level. The mountains are majestic and beautiful, and the vegetation is lush and green. It is famous for its "majesty, strangeness, danger and beauty". What's more magical is that there is a 3-kilometer-long mountain range here, which is ingeniously formed by nature into the shape of a reclining Buddha, which is lifelike and filled with a message of distant tranquility, auspiciousness and auspiciousness. It has now been rated as a national 4A-level scenic spot, a national scenic spot, and one of the top ten industrial and agricultural tourist attractions in Hebei Province. It is a large-scale scenic spot integrating natural scenery, forest parks and religious culture for tourists to visit, relax and vacation, hold conferences, eat and entertain, worship the Buddha and enjoy a healthy life. Strange peaks, waterfalls, gurgling streams, springs, and pine waves are floating in the mountains and wiping the blue sky. This is Wuzhishan. The Wuzhi Mountain in front of us is full of flowers and beautiful jades. There is the quietness of the bright moon shining among the pines and the clear spring flowing over the rocks, and the mountains are washed by the clear snow, which is as pure as if they were wiped clean. From the 309 National Highway, go west through the county town, cross the Qingzhang Bridge, turn left and go down the road to the scenic area. Not far away in the mountains, you can see the unique ancient locust tree-shaped gate of the Wuzhi Mountain Scenic Area, and vehicles can drive directly into the scenic area.
Jingzhongshan Religious Cultural Tourism Area
Jingzhong Mountain is located in Qianxi County, Hebei Province, in the heart of the five cities of Beijing, Tianjin, Tangshan, Chengde and Qinhuangdao. It is 180 kilometers west of Beijing, 150 kilometers east of Qinhuangdao, 75 kilometers south of Tangshan, 185 kilometers from Tianjin, and 140 kilometers north of Chengde. It is within the two-hour travel circle of the five cities and has a superior geographical location. The scenic area is only ten minutes' drive from the Qianxi branch of the Beijing-Shenyang Expressway and the Tangcheng Expressway, with convenient transportation and strong accessibility. Jingzhong Mountain is 610 meters above sea level. There are 1,872 steps from the foot of the mountain to the top. It winds between steep cliffs and extends among pine trees and rocks. The winding paths lead to secluded places with a new view at every step. Zhang Taifu of the Qing Dynasty wrote in a poem: "The road points to the outside of Santun, where green lotuses bloom. Ten thousand pines stand through the rocks, and one path competes with the sky." Jingzhong Mountain is known as the famous mountain in Jingdong. The characteristics of the scenic area can be summarized in three sentences: the natural landscape is ingenious and beautiful, the religious culture has a long history and is profound, and the ancient cultural buildings are ingenious and spectacular. Jingzhong Mountain was named "Famous Mountain in the World" by Emperor Kangxi for its beautiful and charming natural scenery. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province, with a solitary peak, pine trees blocking the sun, and a quiet canyon. In spring, the mountains are full of flowers and the fragrant wind blows on your face; in midsummer, the trees are green and the birds are singing; in late autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the forests are dyed; in midwinter, the snow is white and the ice is pure. In history, there are eight famous scenic spots in Jingzhong, including the lotus seat on the peak, the shadow dragon in the canyon, the morning bell of the cloud temple, the sunrise at dawn, the golden flowers in the wild, the blue water of Luan River, the overlapping green mountains and the deep caves, which are refreshing. It is worthy of being the first famous mountain in Jingdong for its ancient and mysterious views, wonderful explorations and charming views. The 1,872-level stone steps of Jingzhong Mountain are winding and circling, reaching the top of the mountain, which is magnificent. From a high altitude, you can see the endless mountains, and the waves of the Bohai Sea seem to be in front of you. The wonders are different and beautiful. Many literati, emperors and generals in history have a special liking for Jingzhong Mountain, and they have sung praises, and their poems, couplets and plaques have been widely circulated. When Emperor Kangxi climbed this mountain, he was inspired and wrote plaques such as "Famous Mountains in the World", "The Beginning of Famous Mountains" and "The Beautiful Scenery of Lingshan". Jingzhong Mountain has a history of more than a thousand years, and has accumulated a profound religious history and culture. Since the Tang Dynasty, Jingzhong Mountain has been called Ming Mountain, and has been popular for more than a thousand years. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Jizhen General's Office moved to Santunying at the foot of the mountain, and it was called Zhuque Mountain according to the names of the four guardian gods. Later, the "Three Loyalty Temple" was built on this mountain, and Zhuge Liang, Yue Fei, and Wen Tianxiang, three patriotic loyal ministers, were enshrined in the temple. The name was changed to Jingzhong Mountain to "admire loyalty and righteousness". In the second year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Ma Yong, the general of Jizhen, built Bixia Palace on the east side of the "Three Loyalty Temple" and enshrined the statue of Yuanjun. Afterwards, Qi Jiguang, a famous national hero who had guarded the foot of Jingzhong Mountain for 16 years, carried out two large-scale repairs. Since then, the incense of Jingzhong Mountain has become increasingly prosperous. In the early Qing Dynasty, Emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Kangxi showed great favor to Jingzhong Mountain. They visited Jingzhong Mountain six times and not only allocated a large amount of land and money to repair the temples and buildings on the mountain, but also granted a statue of the Golden Goddess weighing 16.4 jin and a collection of more than 4,500 volumes of the Tripitaka, which became the treasure of Jingzhong Mountain. The custom of "facing the golden face" has been passed down to this day. Xingzai, a great monk who had faced the wall in the Zhizhi Cave of Jingzhong Mountain for nine years, was summoned by Emperor Shunzhi to the Imperial Palace in May of the ninth year of Shunzhi (1652 AD) to preach and worship Buddha. He was supported in the Jiaoyuan, creating a precedent for monks to preach in the Imperial Palace and was granted the title of "Bieshan Huishan Puying Zen Master". According to the "Manchu Archives of the History of the Qing Dynasty", Shunzhi appointed Xuanye as the crown prince after consulting with divination at Jingzhong Mountain. Jingzhong Mountain was regarded as a royal temple, and every important political discussion would come to Jingzhong Mountain to worship Buddha and consult divination. As a result, its reputation rose and became famous all over the world. Jingzhong Mountain is 60 kilometers away from the Eastern Qing Tombs. In the past, Emperors Qianlong, Jiaqing and others would visit Jingzhong Mountain and pray for blessings and good fortune whenever they went to the Eastern Tombs to worship their ancestors, which made Jingzhong Mountain more popular. Thousands of years of history have left behind spectacular cultural ancient buildings. Since the Tang Dynasty, ancient temples such as the Sanqing Taoist Temple have been built on the mountain. It reached its peak during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to historical records, Ma Yong and Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty successively organized the construction of temples, and Emperor Chongzhen sent people to the mountain for repairs many times. In the early Qing Dynasty, Emperors Shunzhi and Kangxi allocated treasury silver several times to build Jingzhong Mountain as a royal temple, which eventually formed three complete architectural complexes on the top, middle and foot of the mountain with "72 temples and 160 golden faces". There are both magnificent royal buildings and unique local folk ancient temples, Taoist buildings such as Bixia Palace, Caishen Temple, Zhenwu Temple, and Yuhuang Temple, Buddhist buildings such as Yufo Temple, Yuantong Zen Temple, Thousand-handed and Thousand-eyed Bodhisattva Hall, and Confucian buildings such as Sanzhong Temple. There are also new cultural landscapes such as Baoding Cultural Park that reflects the unique culture of Jingzhong Mountain, the first golden palace in the north where Jin Niangniang sits, and Wanfu Road that has won the Guinness World Record. All buildings are built according to the terrain of the mountain, with different regulations, and all reflect unique ingenuity. The magical natural landscape and profound religious culture have bred unique local customs. Every year on the 18th day of the fourth lunar month and the 15th day of the tenth lunar month, Jingzhong Mountain will hold a grand traditional temple fair. From the first to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the "Cultural Festival of Blessing and Spring Festival" will be held. Tourists from Beijing, Tianjin, Tang, Chengde, Qin, Inner Mongolia and other places flock to the mountain, and merchants from all over the country gather here. There are many pilgrims. Folk cultural activities such as singing and dancing, opera, circus, shadow play, and flower fairs are rich and colorful, and the number of tourists exceeds 200,000. During holidays, the first and fifteenth day of each month, and the Buddhist and Taoist days of Jingzhong Mountain, people come to visit, sightsee, and make pilgrimages in an endless stream, either out of worship for the religious holy land that integrates Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, or because of the attraction of folk cultural activities and natural scenery.
Juyongguan Great Wall
Juyongguan Great Wall is one of the famous ancient military passes on the Great Wall. Since ancient times, it has been a dangerous pass for guarding the land and guarding the border. Here, the mountains overlap, the streams flow, the vegetation is lush, and the scenery is pleasant. It is known as the "72 Guangou Scenes". As early as the Jin Dynasty, "Juyong Diecui" was listed as the first of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanjing". Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty once wrote "Juyong Diecui" in his own handwriting. From the Jin Dynasty to the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties for more than 700 years, the first scenic spot of the Eight Scenic Spots of Yanjing was Juyong Diecui. Juyongguan Great Wall is majestic, strange, dangerous and steep. It spans Cuiping Mountain in the east and Jingui Mountain in the west, like a Kunpeng spreading its wings. It is 4,142 meters long and was called "the first majestic pass in the world" in ancient times. "Juyong is a natural barrier with peaks connected, and Wanli Jintang solidifies the nine borders." These two lines of poetry by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty reveal the magnificence and danger of Juyongguan. The name Juyong began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. "Lüshi Chunqiu" records that "there are nine passes in the world, and Juyong is one of them". The canyon where the pass is located belongs to the Jundu Mountain area, the remnant of Taihang Mountain, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. The State of Yan once controlled this pass, and it was called "Juyong Pass" at that time; Historically, Juyong Pass was an important military town, with supporting buildings with different functions such as north and south vaults, towers, enemy towers, water gates, Hucao Office, granaries, and libraries. The construction of the pass cleverly utilized the natural environment of high west and low east, two mountains and one water, "taking advantage of the danger to control the pass", forming a complete and strict military defense system. In the Yuan Dynasty, Juyong Pass was an important traffic avenue from Beijing to Inner Mongolia. Because the emperor often passed by, there were palaces, temples, gardens and other buildings in the pass. The existing Yuntai is the base of the crossing tower built in the Yuan Dynasty. The Buddhist images and scriptures in six languages, including Sanskrit, Tibetan, Xixia, Uyghur, Phagpa, and Chinese, carved on the Yuntai archway are important historical materials for studying Buddhism, ancient characters, and the history of folk cultural exchanges in the Yuan Dynasty, and are exquisite masterpieces of Yuan Dynasty sculpture art. The ground inside the "Yuntai" is paved with nearly 120 huge stones. In history, pedestrians and livestock constantly passed through the archway, and the stones were polished smooth and round. There are also four obvious lane marks on the ground. The smooth ground and deep ruts seem to tell people that Juyongguan was prosperous in history. The north and south archways of Juyongguan are semicircular, with three archway towers on top, which are brick and wood structures with three eaves facing north and south. Two huge black plaques with a white background and the words "The First Pass in the World" are hung on the north and south sides of the tower. The name "The First Most Powerful Pass in the World" comes from a travelogue "A Brief Account of the Frontier" written by Qian Liangduo in the Qing Dynasty, "Fifteen miles to Juyongguan City, the gate is inscribed with "The First Most Powerful Pass in the World". Many temples and shrines were built at Juyongguan from the Yuan Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, involving the three major sects of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Its construction quantity, scale and level are the first in the history of temple and shrine construction at the passes of the Great Wall. The ones that have been restored to their original appearance include: City God Temple, Lv Zu Temple, Zhenwu Temple, Guandi Temple, Guanwang Temple, Ma Shen Temple, and Biaozhong Temple. In addition, Juyongguan has several memorial archways. Located on the south side of the city, the building with black glazed tiles, four pillars and three floors is Ying'en Archway; the one between Yuntai and Nanquancheng is Guoji Archway with yellow glazed tiles, four pillars and seven floors; the three pavilions under Lv Zu Temple connected by a corridor are Changduan Pavilion. The profound historical and cultural connotations and magnificent natural scenery of the Juyongguan Great Wall have become the object of praise by literati and poets of all dynasties. On the wall of the corridor of the "Hucao Xingshu", there is a Juyongguan Ancient Poetry Stele Forest, which is made of white marble slabs. The content is selected from 52 poems describing Juyongguan in the Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The authors include famous poets such as Gao Shi of the Tang Dynasty, Hao Jing of the Yuan Dynasty, Yang Shiqi of the Ming Dynasty, Kangxi, Qianlong and Gu Yanwu of the Qing Dynasty. The Juyongguan Great Wall not only presents its unique majestic appearance to the world, allowing Chinese and foreign tourists to have a more comprehensive understanding of the cultural connotation of the Great Wall, but also has become a large-scale comprehensive service Great Wall tourist attraction that can provide Chinese and foreign tourists with complete tourism supporting facilities integrating food, accommodation, transportation, travel, entertainment and shopping. The Great Wall is most beautiful in autumn, with colorful red leaves on both sides of the wall; the surrounding area is full of green pines and cypresses, with overlapping hills and green waves, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. Climbing high and looking far away, the ancient battlefield seems to be right in front of you. The towering Great Wall is a proud of the Chinese nation, a wonder of the world and a cultural heritage of all mankind. It has gone through wind and rain in the long river of history. The Great Wall has attracted worldwide attention for its magnificent momentum and majestic appearance. With its unique natural environment and long-standing humanistic and historical value, the Juyongguan Great Wall is gradually becoming a bridge and link to show the Chinese civilization and spread ancient history and culture to the world. .
Complex of Hué Monuments
Hue was designated as the capital of unified Vietnam in 1802. Before 1945, Hue was not only the political center of the Nguyen Dynasty, but also the cultural and religious center. The Perfume River winds through the capital, the imperial city, the Forbidden City and the inner city, giving this unique feudal capital a beautiful natural scenery.
Baiyangdian Thousand Mile Levee
Baiyangdian Qianli Dike is located in Renqiu City, northwest of Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, 10 kilometers away from the nearest part of Renqiu City. Baiyangdian is known as the "Pearl of North China". It has a total area of 366 square kilometers and is the largest freshwater lake in North China. Its beautiful natural scenery is different from large lakes where the sky and water are one color, and it is also different from mountain reservoirs where mountains and water complement each other. There are villages in the lake, lakes in the village, rivers and lakes connected, fields and water intertwined, sometimes open and sometimes closed, trenches and reeds string Baiyangdian into a huge water maze. Baiyangdian Qianli Dike is 130 kilometers north of Beijing and 120 kilometers northeast of Tianjin. The water area is 64.8 square kilometers, with weeping willows, reeds flying and lotus fragrance, fish diving and birds flying. The scenery changes in four seasons, each with its own uniqueness. In spring, birds fly and fish jump, in summer, red lotus emerges from the water, in autumn, reeds weave gold, and in winter, ice boats speed. It is a resort for leisure and vacation.
Xiantai Mountain
Xiantai Mountain is located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, in Xinzhuang Township in the northwestern mountainous area of Jingxing County, bordering Pingding County of Shanxi Province to the west, and 80 kilometers away from the provincial capital Shijiazhuang. Xiantai Mountain is a comprehensive scenic spot with beautiful natural scenery as the main feature and cultural landscape as the other.
Zunhua Phoenix Ridge
The Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area was established in 2009. It is located on the west side of the Eastern Qing Tombs and is a royal feng shui forbidden area. It is now a 2A-level scenic area and is applying for a 3A scenic area. The total area of the Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area is 20 square kilometers, and the project development area is more than 6,000 acres. The Phoenix Ridge Tourism Scenic Area Development Project occupies all barren mountain land, and the land use method is leasing. The total investment of the project is 100 million yuan, and the investment has now completed more than 70 million yuan. The scenic area is completely covered by secondary ecological forests, the geological wonders are unique, the ancient stone Great Wall is unique, the mountain villages are rich and diverse in various fruit trees, the beautiful natural scenery, the deep historical and cultural background and the strong rural customs constitute the unique tourist attraction of Phoenix Ridge. The Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area is 895 meters above sea level, and the temperature in the scenic area is 5 degrees Celsius lower than that in the urban area. It is a rare natural oxygen bar! Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area has now built 12 main attractions and multiple subsidiary attractions, divided into three major areas. The first area is the sightseeing area: Qi Jiguang's military camp ruins, Fenghuangling, Yunshi Waterfall, Longze Palace, the ancient Great Wall, the general monument, Zuantianfeng, Matiquan, the observation platform, Lingxiu Pavilion, Shenxian Cave, and the youth education base. The second largest area is the style picking experience area and the youth education base: the style experience area is a comprehensive browsing area that integrates rural style experience and sightseeing, popular science education, and folk activities. The main tourism resources are picking areas, special ecological communities, and youth education bases. The youth education base is divided into three parts: 1. The exhibition room of martyrs of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation; 2. The exhibition room of young people who went to the mountains and the countryside; 3. The village history of Xinli Village from 1925 to the present. The third largest area is the leisure and entertainment area: In order to meet the needs of different tourists and different consumption levels, two leisure and entertainment areas are planned, the mass leisure and entertainment area and the high-end leisure and entertainment area. The public leisure and entertainment area has catering, entertainment, and farmhouses, with leisure and entertainment activities in a farmhouse style; the high-end leisure and entertainment area has catering, entertainment, leisure meetings and other activities. The building type is a low-rise antique building, equipped with corresponding utensils and furniture, to provide high-end customers with better services. The three major areas have been completed.
Chaoyanggou
Entering Chaoyanggou Scenic Area, you can feel different cultural backgrounds, different historical conditions, different folk styles, and artistic performances of various dramas. In the scenic area, you can feel the simplicity of the small mountain village and the beauty of the natural scenery. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the city, you have a refreshing feeling of returning to nature. Hebei Chaoyanggou Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level scenic area, a national geological forest park, a national rural tourism demonstration site, and one of the 30 most beautiful scenes in Hebei. It is located in Chaoyanggou Village, Guantao Township, Wu'an City, Handan City, 80 kilometers away from Handan City. It is the hometown of Mr. Yang Lanchun, a famous drama writer and director, and the prototype of the story of the drama "Chaoyanggou". Chaoyanggou Scenic Area is a tourist area developed based on the prototype of this story. The scenic area preserves the former residences of Yang Lanchun, Li Zhishu, Erdaniang, Shuanbao Yinhuan, Laoping, Laoxiaoxiao, Youliang, and Xiaomutong. Most of the Shengpopei, Yecaowan, Yangpozhao, and Dishuiyan in the Chaoyanggou drama have become tourist attractions. Other scenic spots that can be visited now include Black Dragon Temple, Jiulian Creek, Jiulian Waterfall, Xiangshan, Huashan Cave, Mountaintop Grassland, Longquan Waterfall, Guanri Peak, Yufeng Tower, Yaowang Cave, Shengmu Cave, etc. Chaoyanggou is located in the hinterland of East Taihang Mountain, with unique geological landscape, cliffs, and vegetation coverage rate as high as 98%. In spring, Chaoyanggou is full of peach blossoms and apricot blossoms. In midsummer, butterflies are flying and water is gurgling. Chaoyanggou is located in the mountains with a high altitude. The main peak, Mafengyan, is 1,776 meters above sea level. The climate is cool. It is a tourist destination integrating tourism, conferences, leisure, vacation and entertainment. In autumn, Chaoyanggou, with thick green pine trees, abundant fruits, and red leaves all over the mountain, makes people linger. In winter, the ice and snow are floating, and the branches and weeds are covered with icicles, which are crystal clear in the sun. The ice waterfalls flowing down the ditch make people feel like entering a fairy tale world.
Yudaokou Grassland Forest Scenic Area
Yudaokou Grassland Forest Scenic Area is located in Weichang County, Chengde City. It is 400 kilometers away from Beijing, 260 kilometers away from Chengde City, and 110 kilometers away from Weichang County. It has a total area of 1,000 square kilometers and an average altitude of 1,230-1,820 meters. It is known as "the source of water, the hometown of clouds, the world of flowers, the ocean of forests, and the paradise of rare birds and beasts." It is one of the filming locations of the 1998 version of the TV series "My Fair Princess".
Ha Long Bay
Located in the Gulf of Tonkin, Halong Bay includes approximately 1,600 islands and islets, forming a spectacular seascape of limestone columns. Due to the rugged terrain, most of the islands are uninhabited and unaffected by human activity. The area is not only scenically beautiful, but also of high biological value.
Daoxiang Lake Park
The beautiful and pure natural scenery creates an unparalleled resting space, where you can breathe the pastoral atmosphere freely and experience the natural green ecology. Daoxiang Lake is mainly composed of a natural lake with a water surface of more than 600 acres and wide rice fields on the shore, covering an area of nearly 12 square kilometers. Most of the tourists who come to Daoxiang Lake Wetland Park are young people who come for conferences, vacations and weekend outings. Since the location of Daoxiang Lake Wetland Park is relatively remote and public transportation is not well developed, it is relatively suitable for self-driving tours. Stop and go along the way, breathe the pastoral atmosphere freely, and browse the scenery around you at will. It doesn’t matter where you go. What’s important is a rare and comfortable mood. This may be the biggest difference from visiting scenic spots in the city. Another highlight of Daoxiang Lake Wetland Park is that it has infinite appeal for friends who like barbecue and fishing. As long as the weather is good, you can build a barbecue "base" at will on this quiet and vast land to enjoy the beautiful scenery and taste delicious food. Or you can choose a lakeside with shaded trees, set up a fishing rod, and cultivate your sentiments while quietly waiting for the fish to bite. However, according to many netizens, when fishing in Daoxiang Lake Wetland Park, you have to maintain a "drunkard's intention is not to fish" mentality - because the fish in it are really hard to be tempted to bite (but perhaps that's also the reason why there are so few fish). In addition, for tourists who barbecue, out of protection of the beautiful environment, when choosing a barbecue site, it is best not to destroy the wetland vegetation, choose a designated barbecue site in the wetland park for barbecue, and sort out the garbage by yourself after the barbecue. After all, the park is relatively large, with relatively few staff, and the garbage will not be cleaned up in a timely manner.
Xiuxiushui Ecological Scenic Area
The Xiuxiushui Ecological Scenic Area is located in the southwest edge of Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, an old revolutionary base. It has a tourist area of 11.5 square kilometers, an altitude of 800-1100 meters, and is 95 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province. It is now a national 4A scenic area, a national water conservancy scenic area, a national scenic spot and China's best ecological tourism scenic area. The scenic area integrates natural scenery, cultural landscape and red tourism. It has elegant taste, distinctive characteristics, rich customs and is very popular with tourists. As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was one of the "Eight Great Scenic Spots" in Pingshan and enjoyed the reputation of "Xishui Waterfall Falling from the Sky". According to legend, in ancient times, Xiuxiushui was dry for nine out of ten years, and people were living in poverty. Drinking water was limited and washing clothes took turns. The kind-hearted village girl Jinfeng sacrificed herself to wash the cassock for the wandering monks. She bit off the five-colored thread and became pregnant with a dragon. She was blessed by Guanyin and gave birth to five dragons. She became the Holy Mother and opened the spiritual spring to solve the people's difficulties. The people were grateful and built the Holy Mother Temple and the Jellyfish Temple, and held temple fairs. The incense was strong, and the piety was fulfilled, eliminating worries and disasters. Legends have added a layer of mystery to the landscape. The natural stone arch bridge and the well were enlightened by Guanyin to the Holy Mother; Lingquan Cave was the source of the people's longevity and fertility; Wulongtan was the palace for the dragon's son to enjoy; the bluestone bridge was the incarnation of the blue dragon; the eagle, camel, tortoise, and lion were all divine birds and monsters protecting the spring; the Lover's Valley originated from the place where the monks were loved and returned to secular life.
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
The royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty consist of 40 tombs spread over 18 sites. The tombs were built over five centuries between 1408 and 1966 to honor ancestors, honor their merits, maintain royal authority, protect ancestral spirits from evil, and prevent vandalism. Tombs were chosen in locations of natural beauty, usually backed by hills, facing south toward water, and ideally with ridges in the distance. In addition to the burial areas, the royal tombs also have ritual areas and entrances. In addition to the tombs, the associated buildings that form part of the tombs include T-shaped wooden shrines, stele sheds, royal kitchens and guardhouses, red pointed gates, and gravekeepers' houses. The exteriors of the tombs are decorated with a variety of stone objects, including human and animal statues. The Joseon Dynasty tombs complete the 5,000-year history of royal tomb architecture on the Korean Peninsula.
Jiulongxia Natural Scenery Tourist Area
China Xingtai Jiulongxia Natural Scenic Tourism Area is a national AAAA-level scenic area, a national geological park, a national agricultural tourism demonstration site, a scenic spot in Hebei Province, a service standardization scenic spot in Hebei Province, and a trustworthy tourism scenic spot in Hebei Province. The scenic area is located in Jiangshui Town, Xingtai County, Hebei Province, on the eastern foot of the middle section of Taihang Mountain. The total planned area is 64 square kilometers. It is 62 kilometers east of Xingtai City, bordering Shanxi Province in the west, Handan in the south, and 160 kilometers north of Shijiazhuang City. It has convenient transportation and good accessibility for tourists. Jiulongxia Natural Scenic Tourism Area has China's largest wild peach growth distribution center, the largest red sandstone canyon cluster in North China, and the waterfall cluster with the largest drop and the most concentrated community in North China; it is the seat of the ancient Xiang State and the origin of the Zhao State. There are hundreds of scenic spots distributed in the scenic area. The forest coverage rate in the scenic area is 78%, and the vegetation coverage rate is 98.5%. There are abundant products here, mainly chestnuts, apples, persimmons, walnuts, hawthorns, etc. Hundreds of wild Chinese medicinal herbs such as Polygonum multiflorum and Scutellaria baicalensis grow in the scenic area. The beautiful natural scenery of Jiulong Gorge constitutes a series of magnificent, unique and charming three-dimensional pictures. The scenery changes with each step and season. In spring, peach blossoms are everywhere in the mountains; in summer, there are waterfalls in the mountains, springs are gurgling, and the canyon is quiet and cool; in autumn, there are cotinus coggygria and maple trees that dress up the mountains in colorful colors; in winter, the snow is white and the silver dragon dances, and the ice waterfalls, ice hangings and glaciers on the cliffs of 100 meters are amazing. The strange mountain waterfalls, the rare valleys and gorges, the peach blossoms all over the mountains, and the red leaves all over the mountains and rivers make this the most beautiful place in the 100-mile Taihang Mountains. It is an excellent place for guests to relax, watch peach blossoms in spring, travel in mountains and rivers in summer, enjoy red leaves in autumn, and watch ice and snow in winter. Jiulong Gorge Natural Scenery Tourist Scenic Area is known as "a paradise on earth, a natural gallery, the pearl of Taihang, and the first wonder of Yanzhao".
Los Glaciares National Park
Los Glaciares National Park is an area of outstanding natural beauty, with rugged, towering mountains and numerous glacial lakes, including the 160-kilometer-long Lake Argentino, at the far end of which three glaciers converge to release their fetid gases into the milky grey glacial waters, and huge icebergs fall into the lake like igloos, splashing water everywhere.
Pangu Village Nature Park
Pangu Village Nature Park is located in the western mountainous area of Baoding City, 60 kilometers away from Baoding City. It belongs to Beidabei Township, Shunping County (formerly known as Wan County) of Baoding City. Legend has it that Pangu Village is the birthplace of the hero of creation "Pangu". It is also a mountain village and nature park with very beautiful natural scenery. According to the "Wan County Chronicles Volume 8·Character Chapter", "Pangu, according to Gangjian, was born in the wilderness, understood the way of heaven and earth, understood the reason of yin and yang, and was the first of the three talents. You are also Hun Dun." "Fifty miles away from the city, in the northwest wilderness, there are mountains on all sides. The Tang River runs through it. In the turbulent waves, a mountain stands tall. All the mountains come to pay homage, as if the stars are arching, and it is a pillar in the middle of the stream, and it is full of spiritual beauty. There is a cave on it, surrounded by the Tang River, named Fenshui Mountain. Pangu was born there, and his hometown was named Pangu Village."
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Itsukushima in the Seto Inland Sea has been a sacred place for Shintoism since ancient times. The earliest shrine buildings here were probably built in the 6th century. The current shrine was built in the 12th century, and the buildings are arranged harmoniously, showing a high level of art and technology. The shrine uses the contrast of colors and shapes of mountains and sea to embody the Japanese concept of scenic beauty, integrating nature and human creativity.
Changli Grape Valley Scenic Area
Hidden deep in the Jieshi Mountain in the north of Changli City, Changli Grape Valley, a northern wonderland that fully embodies the divine gift of nature, has become a new and bright trump card for Changli County and Qinhuangdao City to develop eco-tourism and sightseeing tourism. For many years, when people mention "Grape Valley", they think of the Turpan Basin in Xinjiang. In fact, in Changli, the "Hometown of Grapes in China", there is also a "Grape Valley" that is no less beautiful than the Grape Valley in Xinjiang. This is the location of Xishanchang Village, Shilipu Township, located in the area of Fenghuang Mountain, a famous grape producing area in Changli.
Xingtai Grand Canyon Scenic Area
Xingtai Grand Canyon, also known as the Canyon Group and Taihang Gorge Group, has always been called the "World Gorge" by geologists. There are hundreds of main landscapes: Changzui Gorge, Liushui Gorge, Huangchao Gorge, Wangmao Peak, Longtan Waterfall, Guanzhen Pavilion, Ape Man Head, etc., like bright pearls, inlaid in the mountains. The formation of the Grand Canyon is related to the Yanshan Movement. A billion years ago, it was still a vast ocean. When the crust rose and broke, the sea water also fluctuated and continuously washed the mountain. Later, it gradually formed today's unique canyon landform. The vicissitudes of time are in full view, and people can't help but sigh that nature is the god who dominates everything. The scenic area contains precious geological resources: turtle back stone, wave mark stone, thousand-layer rock, the stock is extremely rare, and it has formed a unique landform landscape. The landscapes such as Liushui Gorge and Shenying Gorge are formed on the basis of special quartz sandstone rock structure, and after continuous erosion by running water and wind and rain, they finally form a strange natural stone landscape.