With a history of 5,000 years, China is rich in tourism resources. Each province and each city in the nation has its unique tourism destinations and historical sites.
All these tourism resources can be divided into eight types according to their landscape features.
1. Lakes, such as Baiyangdian, West Lake in Hangzhou, East Lake in Wuhan, Heavenly Lake in Xinjiang, Qinghai Lake, Danjiangkou Reservoir
2. Mountains, such as Yanshan Mountains, Mount Taishan, Yellow Mountain, Hengshan Mountains, Huashan Mountains, Ali Mountains;
3. Forests, such as Xishuangbanna, Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province, Baoianman in Henan Province, Wolong in Sichuang Province, Shennongjia in Hubei Province;
4. Hills and water, such as Lijiang in Guilin, Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Jiuqu Creek in Anhui Province;
5. Coastal areas, such as Tianya-Haijiao in Hainan Province, Xiamen in Fujian Province, Dalian in Liaoning Province;
6. Leisure and health care, such as Beidaihe in Hebei Province and Lushan Mountains in Jiangxi Province;
7. Historical sites and temples, such as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum, Jiuhua Mountains, Mogao Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang and Wudang Mountains;
8. Revolutionary memorial sites， such as Yan’an in Shaanxi Province, Zunyi in Guizhou Province and Xibaipo in Hebei Province.
By the end of 2018, there are more than 30,000 tourism sites in China, including 10,300 a-class sites (259 Class-5A sites and 3,034 Class-4A sites), 300 revolutionary memorial sites, 26 national tourism areas, 10 tourism model cities and 110 national tourism model zones. More than 900 park sites for recreation vehicles and self-drive are under construction. There are a total of 16 model bases for general aviation tourism.
Major tourist sites in Chinese provinces
Beijing: Badaling, the Ming Tombs, Temple of Heaven, Palace Museum (Forbidden City), Old Summer Palace, Summer Palace, Beihai Park, Jingshan Park, Fragrant Mountain Park, Gongwang Palace, National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), Water Cube, CCTV Tower, Xishan Badachu Park
Tianjin: Panshan Mountain, Ningyuan Garden of Empress Dowager Cixi, Dule Temple, Luzu Hall altar site of the Boxer Movement, Dagukou Fort, Huangyaguan Great Wall;
Shanghai: The Bund, Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Yuyuan and Nanjing Road Commercial Street, the site of the Communist Party of China National Congress, Chongming Dongtan Wetlands, World Expo Park;
Chongqing: Dazu Stone Carvings, Chaotianmen, Liberation Monument, Wuxia Gorge, Jiangbei Guanyin Bridge, Shaping Dam, Ciqikou, Martyr’s Tomb, Geleshan Forest Park;
Shaanxi: Emperor Qin’s Terra Cotta Warriors, Huashan Mountains, Zhongnan Mountains, Taibai Mountains, Qujiang, Hukou Fall, Famen Temple, Banpo， Huangdi Mausoleum, Yandi Mausoleum, Qianling Tomb, Zhaoling Tomb, Maoling Tomb, Lantian Ape Man Ruins, Xi’an Bell and Drum Towers, City Wall of Ming Dynasty, Wild Goose Pagoda, Forest of Steles, Huaqing Pool, Shaanxi History Museum, Datang Furong Garden, Hometown of Zhong Kui, Yan’an Revolutionary Site;
Hebei: Chengde Mountain Resort, Beidaihe, East Royal Tombs of Qing Dynasty, West Royal Tombs of Qing Dynasty, Baiyangdian Lake, Cangyan Mountain, Xibaipo, Wuling Mountain, Shanhai Pass, Mulan Enclosure and Yesanpo;
Henan: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple, Baima Temple, Guanlin, Longting, Qingming Festival Park, Yin Ruins, Red Flag Canal, Songshan Mountain, Yuntai Mountains, Funiu Mountain, Yunmeng Mountains,Baiyun Mountains, Muzha Mountains, Chongdu Ravine, Chicken Crown Cave, Liulong Mountains, Stone Duck Mountains, Daimei Mountain World Geopark;
Shanxi: Datong Yungang Grottoes, Pingyao Ancient City, Wutai Mountains, Jiexiu Mianshan Mountains, Hengshan Mountains, Jin Memorial Temple in Taiyuan, Wood Pangoda in Yingxian County, Royal Prime Minister’s Palace;
Liaoning: Imperial Palace in Shenyang, East Royal Tombs of Qing Dynasty, North Royal Tombs in Qing Dynasty, Horticultural Exposition Park, Kingdom of Discovery in Dalian, Marshal Zhang Mansion Museum, Qianshan Mountains and Yalu River;
Jilin: Songhua Lake, Changbai Mountains;
Heilongjiang: Jingbo Lake, Wudalianchi World Geopark, Yichun, Longta, Mohe River;
Jiangsu: City Wall of Ming Dynasty, Xiaoling Tomb of Ming Dynasty, Presidential Palace of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Qinhuai River, Temple of Confucius, Xuanwu Lake, Jinniu Lake, Terrace of the Raining Flowers, Taihu Lake, Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Slender West Lake;
Zhejiang: Hangzhou West Lake, Hangzhou Thousand Island Lake, Putuo Mountains, Yandang Mountains, Tiantai Mountains, Sanqu Mountains, Jianglang Mountains, Longyou Grottoes, Qiantang River, Hengdian Film City, Imperial City of Southern Song Dynasty, attractions around the West Lake;
Anhui: Yellow Mountains, Jiuhua Mountains, ancient village clusters, Chaohu Lake, Ziwei Cave, Tianzhu Mountains, West Anhui Rift Valley, Dahua Mountains, Zuiweng Pavilion, Woniu Lake, Xidihong Village, Ma’an Mountains, Royal Tombs of Ming Dynasty, Longxing Temple and Zhongdu City of the Ming Dynasty;
Fujian: Yongding Classic Earth Building, Wuyi Mountains, Gulang Isle– Wanshi Hill, Laojun Cliff, Liancheng Guanzhi Mountain;
Jiangxi: Lushan Mountains, Sanqing Mountains, Longhu Mountains, Guifeng Mountains, Wuyuan and Tengwang Pavilion;
Shandong: Taishan Mountains, Qufu, Mengshan Mountains, Laoshan Mountains, Penglai, Baotu Spring, Daming Lake;
Hubei: Shennpngjia Forest, Three Gorges, Wudang Mountains, East Lake in Wuhan, Yellow Crane Tower, Jingzhou Ancient City, Ancient Longzhong, Xian Tombs of Ming Dynasty, Gezhouba, Mulan Mountains, Honghu Lake;
Hunan: Hengshan Mountains, Yueyang Tower, Mawangdui Han Tombs, Yuelu Academy, Zhangjiajie, Peach Garden and Shaoshan Mountains;
Guizhou: Huangguoshu Falls, Zhijin Cave, Wuyang River, Hongfeng Lake, Dragon Palace, Libozhang River, Chishui River, Malinghe Valley, Liping Dong People’s Hometown, Doupeng Mountains, Jianjiang River, Site of Zunyi Meeting, Tongren, Fanjing Mountains;
Guangxi: West Mountains in Guiping, Lijiang River in Guilin, Huashan Moutains in Ningming;
Guangdong: Danxia Mountains, Seven-Star Hill, Wanlu Lake in Heyuan, Xinfengjiang Reservoir,Laidongxiang Village in Dongyuan and Huangchong Rock;
Hainan: Saya Tropical Coast, Tianya Haijiao;
Sichuan: Emei Mountains, Giant Stone Buddha at Leshan Mountains, Huanglong Valley and Jiuzhai Valley, Qingcheng Mountains and Dujiang Dam;
Yunnan: Three parallel rivers, Lijiang Old Town, Xishuangbanna, Shangri La, Dali Old Town, Cangshan Erhai, Meili Snow Mountain, Yulong Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake, Dianchi Lake, Longmen
Gansu: Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Maiji Mountain in Tianshui, Jiayuguan;
Xinjiang: Tianshan Tianchi, Bogda peak;
Qinghai: Qinghai Lake;
Ningxia: the Royal Mausoleum of Xixia;
Tibet: pota La palace, Jokhang Temple;
Inner Mongolia: Hulunbuir grassland, Zhaojun tomb, ancient Great Wall site, Xilingol Grassland;
Taiwan: the Grand Hotel, Taipei Palace Museum, Taipei 101 building, Sun Moon Lake, Kaohsiung Aihe, Alishan, Zhongzheng memorial hall;
Hong Kong: Ocean Park, Taiping mountain, Victoria Harbour, Disneyland.
Macao: the archway and the fort
