Destinations
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The Yangtze River
The Yangtze River (or Changjiang in Chinese), over 6,300 kilometers long, is the largest and longest river in China, and the third-longest in the world, next only to the Nile […]
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Shennong Stream
Shennong Stream is a 60-kilometer tributary of the Yangtze River, originates in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve and joins the Yangtze at Xirangkou in Hubei’s Badong County. Shennong […]
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Three Gorges Dam
Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest dam – and one of mankind’s greatest engineering projects. The Three Gorges Dam Project was completed in 2009. Situated at Sandouping Town of […]
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Fengdu Ghost City
Fengdu, also called the “City of Ghosts”, is 170 kilometers (105 miles) east of Chongqing situated on the northern bank of Yangtze River between Zhongxian and Fuling. This small town […]
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Xiling Gorge
Xiling Gorge starts at Xiang Xi and zigzags for 76 kilometres (47 miles) down to Yichang . It is the longest and historically the most dangerous of the Yangtze gorges, […]
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Wu Gorge
As the longest gorge among the Three Gorges, Wu Gorge extends for 46 km from Daning River in Wushan County Chongqing to Guandukou in Badong County Hubei. Wu Gorge is […]
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Qutang Gorge
Qutang Gorge is about 500 km northeast down the Yangtze, from Chongqing City and about 200 km upriver from Yichang, in Central China. Qutang Gorge runs eight kilometers from Baidicheng […]
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Id Kah Mosque
The Id Kah Mosque is located on the central square in Kashgar City, Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region. ‘Id Kah’ means ‘a place of praying and celebrating in festivals’. The Id […]
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Karakuli Lake
Karakuli Lake is 190 kilometers from Kashgar. It is 3,600 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Maztagata Mountain, Karakuli means” black sea” in the local dialect, and […]
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Jiaohe Ruins
Jiaohe Ruins are located 13 kilometers west of Turpan city, Xinjiang province. The name ‘Jiaohe’ refers to the two rivers that join together in the southern part of the town. […]
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Karez Well, Turpan
Karez Well systems reflect ancient people’s diligence and intelligence. At its peak, the karez irrigation system extended 5,000 km and was also referred to as ‘the underground Great Wall’. The […]
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Grape Valley in Turpan
The charming Grape Valley is located among the Flaming Hill, about 10 kilometers north of Turpan, Xinjiang Province. It is a valley which is about 7 kilometers long and 2 […]
