China Dadonghai Beach

Dadonghai Beach which means Great East Sea is one of SanyaCity's cleanest beaches, situated about 3 km from the centre of the city and just off the main road, between Bunny tail Mountain and
Luhuitou Mountain. Dadonghai Beach often crowded by local tourists and international tourist like us in peak season.

The shape of the beach looks like half moon. So unique. The beach's close proximity to the city means that it can get very busy here but this remains a pleasant and convenient spot to kick off your shoes, soak up the rays and swim in the sea. Like most of the beaches around Sanya, this is a truly tropical beach with 3 km of white sand curving round a crescent shaped bay, warm blue seas and palm trees.

Facilities here are good too. Water sports are popular such as swimming, diving,or do fishing activity.There are numerous small restaurants and bars serving up tasty snacks and drinks. It is particularly pleasant here in the evenings, when the sun sets and the crowds disperse.

Moving on from this beach, we headed on to watch the Super Beauty Sanya Romantic Show. It's a spectacular show with hundreds of handsome actors and beautiful actresses along with great modern and traditional costumes ..Very cool!!! The show last for two hours with wonderful lightning just like cabaret show.
The show took place at Beauty Crown International Culture Exhibition Center where Miss World Beauty Contest ever held there also. Our tourist group also got surprise in form of huge thank you words in the stage.

As an additional information for you, Dadonghai Beach was voted as one of China's top 10 seaside tourist cities that unveiled in an online survey conducted jointly by sohu.com, a leading Chinese Internet portal, and Enjoy World, a popular electronic tourist magazine in March 2009.

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China Hangzhou Hu Xi (West) Lake

I was amazed by the beauty of this lake ever since I arrived there. I could breathe the fresh air and enjoy myself in the ancient environment here, just like the famous Chinese movie shooting scene "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by Chow Yun Fat and Zhang Zi Yi. Hu Xi (West) Lake is a famous fresh water lake located in the historic center of Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province of eastern China.No visitor to the West Lake and Hangzhou can fail to learn something of this city's most famous products, namely silk and Long Jing (Dragon Well) Tea Farm.Travelers could have a good experience and relax follow the green tea drinking ceremony where we were allowed and directed by the owner of the tea house how was the right traditional way to drink Chinese green tea. It was so unique and attractive as the tea was served by hand, not with spoon. I was so surprised and you might wonder too how could it be. But that's the real story. Amazing right? Not only that, it took 5 hours to cook the green tea and people can eat and swallow the tea leaves. Unlike usual tea, it tastes a bit sweet and very smell good.Hmn..Made us so thirsty. Besides the tea, the sightseeing here was also popular. I would agree that Hu Xi (West) Lake became one of the best place that I visited. The lake is divided by Gu Shan, Bai, Su and Yanggong Causeways into five areas. Ordered by their areas, they are Outer West Lake , West Inner Lake, North Inner Lake , Little South Lake and Yue Lake.

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China Shanghai Huxing House

I think the sight of this place is awesome. Still oriental and full of historical value long time ago in the ancient time. A small artificial lake crossed by a bridge in zigzag leads to the Huxing house. This building was place of meeting of the textile merchants. From 1855, it was transformed into tea house, today the oldest of the city.

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China Shanghai Yu Garden

Besides Beijing Olympic, there are so many other unique attractions from China. You can travel to Yu Garden that was built between 1559 and 1577, under the dynasty of Ming, for Pan In, a civil servant of the Justice Court of Sichuan. It extends on 2 ha and was conceived in the purest tradition of the Chinese gardens. Yu Garden occupies an area of 20,000 square meters (about five acres). However, the small size is not a representative of the attractions of the garden. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters all have unique characteristics. There are six main scenic areas in the garden: Sansui Hall, Wanhua Chamber, Dianchun Hall, Huijing Hall, Yuhua Hall and the Inner Garden. Each area features several scenic spots within its borders.

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China Shanghai Nankin Street

When the night come, it’s very nice to have a walk along the Nankin Street. You don’t have to be worry people will look at you like an alien just because you are a tourist because it is a street partly arranged for the pedestrians. All along the pedestrian section advertising screens follow one another the shops. Nearly a million and half of people pace up and down each day this part of the road.

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China Shanghai Bund

Another place in Shanghai with enchanted night view is Bund. Romantic and absolutely oriental, as you can see the night sight of Bund, proof of their power: ostentatious frontages, which remain among most beautiful architectural testimonies of the city of this time. Perpendicular to the Nankin street, parallel to the Huangpu river, Bund (anglo-Indian term meaning "quay established on a muddy bank") was invested as of the years 1930 by the major companies, the clubs and the banks.

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China Shanghai Pudong

When we talk about Shanghai, there is so many great travel places that can make our eyes cannot even blink with its oriental traditional touch architecture design. Just take a look at Pudong, which is the Oriental Pearl, symbol of the new modernity of Shanghai. With its curious form, the tower is often compared with a cup-and-ball. In front of Bund, the gigantic buildings multiply, in less than ten years, 3000 towers came out of ground. Launched in 1993, the project to create a new city at Pudong, on right bank of the Hangpu river, will upset the urban landscape. Hightech industries and economic zone of high technology come to fit in what was not whereas a vast vacant site of 520 km2. The view is getting more beautiful at night.

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China Beijing Wuzhen

Wuzhen which is located in the north of Zhejiang Province is embraced by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal with rivers and canals crisscrossing the whole town. The ancient docks, waterside pavilions, and corridors stretch out for miles and erect a romantic atmosphere that is typical to the famous Jiang Nan water towns. Some of the major attractions that might attract you are Hua Gu Opera with local character, Mao Dun traditional Chinese style house built in Qing Dynasty, a gingko tree over 1000 years old in the town, which is a living witness of the history of the town, Boxing Boat, and many more ancient local architectural style and humanity.

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China Jiuzhaigou

I can tell you that Jiuzhaigou is an outstanding beautiful China’s natural wonderland is located in southwest China's Sichuan Province. It is well known reputed as a "fairyland”. The green and golden trees, green lakes, multi-layered waterfalls shaped the unique beauty of Jiuzhaigou while the water of Jiuzhaigou is the soul of its beauty. The waters of Jiuzhaigou Valley are widely known for their crystal-clearness, pure transparency and rich colorfulness. If you ever watch a Korean-Hong Kong movie titled “The Promise”, you might find out that the movie location shooting spot was Jiuzhaigou and a few other movies but now it already being turned down to conduct film shooting since 2007.

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China Black Dragon Pool

Black Dragon Pool is best visited in the late afternoon when the light on the pool. It has become a popular tourist attraction over 700 years. In fact, the place contains many attractions and the Black Dragon Pool is the only one of them. The Black Dragon Pool was so named after an interesting legend. It was said that in ancient time there was a black dragon living in this pool. The two famous buildings in the Black Dragon Pool are the Longquan Temple (Dragon Spring Temple) and Black Dragon Palace. In front of the two temples, visitors will find ancient huge ancient trees, namely a plum tree, a cypress tree and a camellia tree. The three ancient trees add even more attraction to tourists.

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China The Terracotta Warriors Museum

The Terracotta Warriors are the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Shi Huang Di the First Emperor of China. Of note is that fact that the terracotta soldiers are life sized and that no two are alike. Most researchers believe that each statue is based on an actual soldier of that time. The terracotta figures are life-like and life-sized. The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant sensational archeological discovery ever. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China. It has put Xian on the map for tourists. You can check out the opening hours: 08:00 to 18:00.At the entrance of the museum, you will face a huge modern structure right ahead. It is the Pit No. 1; it is the largest of the three pits .There are more than 6,000 terracotta warriors and horses in Pit No. 1, marshaled into battle line formation. Pit No. 2, was found in 1976 contained over a thousand warriors and 90 chariots of wood. Pit No. 3 also was found later with 68 warriors, a war chariot and four horses, and now has become multiple service halls where the visitors can have meal, do shopping and take a rest.

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China Nanning

Nanning is the jumping off point for scenic Guilin, with its world famous hill-scape, northern and western Guangxi and its minority villages, and the border with Vietnam in the south.The major tourist attractions in Nanning are as following:Qingxiu Mountains Landscape (a park at provincial level), Guangxi Museum ,Guangxi Medicinal Botanical Garden ,Liangfengjiang River Scenic Spot (a state forest reserve), Phoenix Lake Holiday Site, Minorities Cultural Relics Center and tourists can get to Nanning Railway Station that is located in Zhong Hua Lu (Zhonghua Road) in the central area of the city. The station has sound passenger and freight transit facilities. Extensive services can also be availed of, such as accommodation, restaurant and shopping centers.

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China Detian Waterfall

Detian Falls, known in Vietnamese as Ban Gioc Waterfall, are an array of waterfalls straddling the Sino-Vietnamese border, located in in the Karst hills of Daxing County in the Chongzuo prefecture of Guangxi Province, on the Chinese side, and in the district of Trung Khanh, Cao Bang province on the Vietnamese side.It is The largest waterfall in Asia, and the second largest transnational waterfall in the world after along a national border after Niagara Falls.

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China Suzhou Tongli

Tongli Town is located by the Grand Canal and the Taihu Lake with 18 Kilometer away from Suzhou. 6 Kilometer from Wujiang and 80 kilometer from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. Tongli is famous for her small bridges, running water, households and the fame as the "Venice" of the East in the world, and was given the reputation of natural outdoor film studio by ovie an TV circles. With its long history, cultural background and abundant products, Min cake, smoke fish, meat dumpling, chestnut kernel, steamed meat bread and so on are well-known food of Tongli which have enjoyed high reputation. Directed by the overall plan of "protecting ancient town, developing tourist resource and economy", one garden, two halls, three bridges and Tongli Lake holiday have been formed and the T-shaped river course, Ming and Qing dynasties' streets, the pearl Tower, some temples and former residences are under renewal. We are sure that the ancient town-Tongli will attract you, will show you its remarkable achievement.

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China Suzhou Zhouzhuang

Zhouzhuang is often referred to as the "Venice of China" because it is a spectacular water township. Located in Kunshan City, it is about eighteen miles from Suzhou. Many people come to Zhouzhuang to experience its rich heritage firsthand and see the ancient homes that still stand in their original locations. For only CNY 100 you can gain admission to this fantastic water township that rivals Venice and Amsterdam when it comes to rich history and lots to see and do.

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China Suzhou Tiger Hill

This hill, in northwestern Suzhou, and is so named because from afar it resembles a tiger. Tiger Hill is picturesque, and famous scholars of various dynasties have come here to write poetry or paint. Legend has also added mystery to this hill. The Tiger Hill Pagoda has long been regarded as a landmark of Suzhou.According to legend, the emperor of the Wu Kingdom He Lu was buried under the pond. Known as the "first scenic spot in the State of Wu," it is a must for travelers to Suzhou.

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China Suzhou Hanshan Temple

Hanshan Temple situated near Fengqiao (Maple) Bridge to the west of Suzhou City. Enshrined in the right wing hall are two obese figures, the statues of Hanshan and Shide, disheveled and stripped to the waist, seated on an enormous lotus flower-shaped basin, one holding a vase and the other, lotus flowers. They are all smiles as if trying to tease the visitors.The stone pedestal for Buddha in the grand hall is sculptured on its sides with 36 poems by Hanshan and the images of Shide and Banwu in bold outline.The temple has been famous ever since. Each year, visitors come to Hanshan Temple to listen to the bell, and forget their worries. This has also attracted Japanese tourists who observe the same customs.

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China Suzhou The Lingering Garden (Liu Garden)

The meaning of the name is "long lasting between heaven and earth"; construction of this garden started in the Ming dynasty. The garden comprises of four sections; its middle section was originally named "Hanbi Mountain Villa", and was the garden's quintessential part.The layout of this section was based on mountains and ponds. It was surrounded by mountains, rocks, buildings and pavilions, and had many long corridors and bridges penetrating its landscape. The western section was based on large rockeries ; it gave a rough feeling, and it had mountains clad with maple trees. The northern section had a view of natural mountain villages, using a bamboo picked fence enclosing a small garden of miniature trees with many famous species. The eastern section had many magnificent and spacious halls, pavilions and corridors; it also had large and small rockeries. All these formed a splendid garden area with alternating spaces, each with its own characteristics. This was particularly true of the courtyard built along "the Cloud Capped Peak"- a famous rock of south-east China which makes a deep impression.The entire garden is connected by corridors; walking along these many pavilions, verandas and terraces, strange rocks and clear streams, famous trees and special flowers; forming many small and large courtyards can be observed: A garden in a garden, a view in a view, making one forget to return; the Lingering Garden is truly a famous south-eastern garden.

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China Xiamen

Xiamen is a beautiful "seaside garden". "A city in the sea and sea in the city" is a vivid description of Xiamen. Islands and islets, cliffs and crags, rocks and stones, temples, subtropical flowers and trees, set off each other more beautifully.Xiamen is a coastal city in Fujian Province, China.Generally not considered a "must see" destination in China, it does have a number of attractions, an interesting history and is tourist friendly.Xiamen become a city blending local conditions and Taiwanese customs, delicious seafood and exotic buildings. Such pleasant climate as warm as in spring all year round is another feature attractive to tourists visiting this seaside city as Xiamen is located opposite to Taiwan and the Southeast Asia across the Taiwan Strait. This geographical advantage and the complementary transport facilities including waterways, land roads and airways are also powerful force for the sustained development of Xiamen's tourist industry.Xiamen has a wide variety of department stores. There are also supermarkets run by Metro and Wal-Mart and the SM Shopping Mall.

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China Hangzhou

With its famous natural beauty and cultural heritages, Hangzhou is one of China's most important tourist venues. It has been ranked as one of the ten most scenic cities in China.Although Hangzhou has been through many recent urban developments, it still retains its historical and cultural heritage. Today, tourism remains an important factor for Hangzhou's economy.One of Hangzhou's most popular sights is West Lake. The lake covers an area of 6 square kilometres and includes some of Hangzhou's most famous historic and scenic places. The area includes historical pagodas, cultural sites, as well as the natural beauty of the lake and hills.The shopping environment in Hangzhou is exciting and convenient. Travelers and tourists like to go to Qing He Fang Street. It is one of the most famous and historic streets in the city and reflects many of the features of the Southern Song Dynasty. Shoppers will admire the antique buildings while purchasing items from a wide range of local goods such as silks, tea or maybe a silk parasol, brocade or a beautiful Hangzhou fan. These are just some of the items to be found but there are many more.

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