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Best places to visit in China

China is an immense country, both by its surface and its history. If you want to make the most of your trip to China, you will need to prepare well to focus on what you would most like to see. Our experts at Evaneos are here to help you with your selection.

Are you enthusiasts of great technological cities aiming to go further, aiming to go higher? Do not hesitate to stop for a few days in Hong Kong. You will also find the capital of the country, Beijing, equally enjoyable, dynamic, cosmopolitan and lively, or even in contemporary Shanghai .

Are you more attracted by untamed nature and love to have your breath taken away by incredible landscapes? Then you'll love admiring the rugged rocks of Huanshan, or taking advantage of the isolation of the national park of Jiuzhaigou in which you may be able to see wild pandas. Another example is Dunhuang near the Gobi Desert.

If you prefer landscapes designed by man, go for a walk near the small village of Dazhai, perched on a hillside, from where you can admire the rice terraces.

Finally, for lovers of history and monuments, you are spoilt for choice. Take Datong and its Buddhist caves, Xi’an and its army, Jinshanling and its section of the Great Wall of China a little away from the crowds of tourists. Not to mention the Dazu rock carvings inscribed with UNESCO.

In short, China is a true paradise for all travel enthusiasts!

Marie Foucaut
Deqin (China)
Deqin
3/5
Perched at 3,500m in the Hengduan Mountains, Deqin sits on the Chinese/Burmese/Indian border. It's the last town in Yunnan before you cross into the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Diping (China)
Diping
3/5
If, during your trip to China, you head off to explore the Dong region, then you must pay the lovely village of Diping in Guizhou Province a visit - I can't recommend it highly enough.
Eryuan (China)
Eryuan
3/5
In Yunnan province, north of Dali, Eryuan was built on the shores of Lake Cibi (orZibi).
Feilai (China)
Feilai
3/5
You'll find the magnificent Meili Snow Mountain on the border between Yunnan and the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Fengdu (China)
Fengdu
3/5
Fengdu, or rather "Fengdu Ghost City", sits on a mountain on the banks of the Yangtze River in the municipality of Chongqing.
Capital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang is the region's economic, political and cultural center.
The charming island of Gulangyu lies in the sea off Xiamen, in the coastal province of Fujian.
Situated in the southeastern corner of Guizhou, Gunchong is a perfectly preserved little village, nestled amongst the mountains and paddy fields.
Harbin (China)
Harbin
3/5
Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, which is located in Manchuria, in the north of China. It serves as an important economic, scientific, political and cultural center for northeastern China. The people there speak a local dialect specific to the region.
Tunxi is the administrative center of Huangshan and is the place normally used as a base camp when exploring the rock formations of the Yellow Mountains.
Huangyo, located in Guangxi Province in the extreme south of China, is an ancient town that was founded in 927 and enjoyed its heyday during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). It attained its present form in the 18th century.
Idara (China)
Idara
3/5
In South China's Xinjiangun Province, on the border with Pakistan, there is a Kyrghy village called Idara, where around thirty families live.
Jianchuan, a wood carving paradise, is found on the Lijiang - Dali road in the rolling hills of Yunnan.
Jianshui, which is located around 200 kilometers south of Kunming, halfway between the province capital and the majestic Yaunyang, is in my opinion one of the most beautiful cities in southern Yunnan, and a great place to visit when in China.
Jishou (China)
Jishou
3/5
Jishou is a primarily industrial city located in Hunan Province, South China.
At 2,600m the little mountain village of Kanding in Sichuan Province, is populated by the Han people, as well as being home to a large Tibetan community.
Situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on China's border with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, Kashgar is the last stop on the Chinese Silk Road.
Lugu Lake, which lies at an altitude of 2,685 m on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan, is 40 meters deep and 48 square kilometers in area.
Nestled at 1,980m Lake Tianchi is close to Turpan, one of the Silk Road's trading posts. Surrounded by the peaks of the Tian Shan range, the lake is nicknamed ' Heaven Lake'.
Langde (China)
Langde
3/5
The Miao village of Langde is in the region of Kaili, in the heart of Guizhou province. Nestling in green hills between rice paddies and forests, the village is on the banks of the river Bala.
Founded more than 2,000 years ago during the Han dynasty, the capital of Gansu province is considered to be the geographical center of China.
Leigongshan, which literally means "Thunder Mountain", is an exceptional natural site in the south-east of Guizhou province, only a few kilometers from Kaili, the capital of the autonomous prefecture of Qiandongnan.
The Li River flows for a little over 80 km between Guilin and Yangshuo, in Guangxi Province, before emptying into the Xi River at Wuzhou. It is famous above all for its karst peaks, which are as strange as they are calming.
In Gansu province, right in the middle of China, the amazing town of Linxia is a great place to stay on the road between Lanzhou and Xiahe.
Liuzhou is the 2nd biggest city in the province of Guangxi, in the extreme south of China, on the border with Vietnam.
The city of Luoping, located in Yunnan Province in South China, is famous for the spectacle its fields of rapeseed provide when in bloom.
Nanhua (China)
Nanhua
3/5
Located 200 kilometers from the regional capital of Kunming, in the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Nanhua is one of those timeless sites that await discovery, providing an opportunity to encounter its minority people during a stay in Yunnan.
The little Miao village of Qingman, about 20 kilometers from Kaili in Guizhou province, is one of the most picturesque in the region.
Riwa (China)
Riwa
3/5
The charming village of Riwa (also known as Shagarila) is in Daocheng County. It's the ideal base camp for Yading nature reserve, which is about 20 kilometers to the north.
Rongjiang, which used to be called Guzhou, is in the south east of Guizhou province, in the Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture.

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