China - it's a great country with a rich history and the world's largest population. China is located in Central and East Asia and is 9.6 million square meters. km. It is the third largest country on the planet, after Russia and Canada.

China is in the Central and East Asia, with its territory stretches from north to south and from west to east for thousands of kilometers. The People's Republic - the official name of China, and the capital of China is Beijing.

In China, are familiar to us from childhood on geography textbooks of the Takla Makan and Gobi, and in the west stretches the majestic snowy mountain ranges of Tibet. Tours to China - is opening another culture and beautiful nature, because this country is bordered by the Pacific Ocean Sea to the east and to the south it is surrounded by the Yellow Sea, South China Sea, East China Sea, as well as the Korea Bay. Along the coast of China have a phenomenal length of 14,500 km. This country belongs to the island of Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong and Hainan, which became a center of international trade and tourism.

The natural diversity of China - is a smooth transition from the snowy deserts of the Tibetan Plateau, which is located above 4000 meters above sea level, to the mild subtropical zones of the coast. Fertile river plain below the sea level at 1,500 meters - the cradle of Chinese civilization, as in prehistoric times lived here the farmers and peasants. The great rivers of China - is the Yellow and Yangtze rivers form many other rich water system with many lakes.

China is full of historical and cultural attractions. Since 1985, China has acceded to the UNESCO Convention on the conservation of the world's cultural heritage. Tourist in China opened 99 cities enormous cultural and historical value, 750 unique cultural relics under state protection and 119 landscape beds. This is the famous monasteries, including the legendary Shaolin ginseng farm in the province of Qinghai, the Great Wall of China, numerous archaeological excavations in the Gobi and Takla Makan desert, climbing base on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas and the Karakoram, picturesque Yunnan-Guichzhouskoe Highlands with many mountain rivers, waterfalls and deep caves. This unique Taihu Lake and West Lake, Mount Taishan, Huangshan, Mount Emei, Dunhuang caves - a treasure house of ancient Buddhist art, the cave Yong-Gang, a waterfall Huangoshu, karst caves and the "Stone Forest" in the county Vanshen, Ludiyan cave in Guilin. In the forests of the Greater Xing'an arranged hunting. Traveling on the ancient Silk Road, it is possible to visit the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, home to Chinese Muslims. Sichuan can take a cruise on the Yangtze River (three famous canyon Xia), visit the Mount Emei, visiting Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve. The unique beauty of the edge - Lijiang River in Guilin and five "sacred mountains".

Beijing, which lies to the south of Shanxi plateau, though not the oldest city in the country, but one of the most interesting. Always worth a look "Forbidden City" - the largest surviving palace complexes in the world of the Imperial Palace Palace (Palace of the old rulers, XV c.), Surrounded by a medieval wall and literally full of historical buildings (more than 9 thousand of buildings). Today, in many areas open museum exhibitions, exhibited collection of imperial treasures collection of watches, puppets, ancient samples colored ceramics, jade ware, bronzes, funerary statues of the time of Emperor Qin Shihuang, the works of calligraphy, painting, carving and other handicrafts. No less interesting is one of the largest squares in the world - Tiananmen ("Gate of Heavenly Peace Square" 880h500 m), "front gate" and Jiangmen Tyananmen Gate (1651), The Summer Palace (Summer Palace, 12 km from Beijing), Imperial Park Beihai ("North Sea") and Summer Palace ("relaxing holiday park"), surrounded by two walls of the Temple of Heaven "Tiantan" (1420) with the famous Huyinbi ("Wall of Sound return"), "Round City" Tuanchen with "pavilion Reflected Lights "Chenguandyan and" Nine Dragon Wall "Tszyulunbi. Also interested in a Buddhist temple Yonghegong (1694-1746 gg.), "Confucius Temple" Kunmyao (1306) to the north-east of Beihai Park, a Taoist temple Bayyunguan, Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, "Mao chzhusi tszinyantan", Museum of Chinese Revolution, one of the Old bridge in China - Lugouqiao (Marco Polo Bridge, 1189), the National Gallery, the park-Qiang Tang tombs of 13 emperors from the Ming and "Animal Alley" (50 km north of Beijing), a complex of buildings of the Museum of History and the History of China Chinese revolution, the Peace Park with copies of the most famous buildings of the world, "underground city" during the "Cultural Revolution" and just a huge number of churches.

In the ancient city of Xi'an is a unique museum of terracotta figures of warriors and horses from the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and near Zhoukoudian are listed by the UNESCO unique archaeological sites - the place of detection of fossils of the earliest forms of human rights. In Suzhou, there are more than 100 well-preserved garden and park ensemble, created by generations of imperial dynasties.

Another ancient city from the List of World Heritage Sites - small Lijiang in Yunnan Province. The main attraction of the city - Laid-colored stone slabs street-Sifang Square - one of the centers of the Silk and Tea trade routes of antiquity. The special charm of the city gives its cross hundreds of streams and rivers, through which deployed some 1,000 bridges built at different times and in different styles.

In Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, which runs along the coast of the South China Sea, it is necessary to visit the main zoo of the country, Guangzhou Museum, mosques and Guantasy Huayseng, Zhenhay Pagoda and the Temple of the Six fig tree. The city itself is an open economic zone with highly developed trade and beginning to develop intensively area beach resorts. The nearby Nanjing, the ancient (before 1420), the capital of the country, famous for its wide boulevards and shady trees, in terms of the climate is quite hot (often called "one of the three furnaces of China") turns it into an oasis. Here are preserved many medieval buildings, including the City Wall Ming (33 km - the longest city wall of the world), the temples and pagodas, and the mausoleum of the first president of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen.

In Hong Kong, the busiest deepwater port in the world, interested in Victoria Park on the mountain, "the area of ​​floating markets," Aberdeen, Man Mo Temple ("Old Man Mo Temple"), Central Market, "a paradise for sailors" Wanchai, the building of the Legislative Council, the Anglican Cathedral St. John, a former French Mission, Government House, perfectly protected parks, covering an area of ​​about 40% of the city, zoological and botanical gardens, beaches Ripalz Bay, Deep Water Bay and Stanley, as well as ultra-modern buildings of banks and financial institutions. On the Kowloon peninsula in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong is a tourist center - thousands of shops and bars and Space Museum, the Museum of History and the famous Peninsula Hotel, Park "City, surrounded by a wall," relics of the Qing Dynasty, giant chess boards, bird garden, greenhouses, Bonsai exhibition and other landscaped sites. Lantau Island is famous for relatively unspoiled nature and Lin monastery on its giant bronze Buddha statue.

Separate administrative unit of Shanghai - one of the biggest shopping cities in the world. In addition to thousands of retail establishments streets Nandzin Donley, Huaihai Zhongli, Zhinlin Donley, Sichuan Bailey, Jinling Donley and Nyantszin Force, as well as areas of gangs and Frenchtown, here be sure to explore the picturesque street Sizhou Creek, Old Town, an area with extensive Renmin Shanghai Museum, Exhibition Shanghai Center, the Museum of Art and History, the Museum of Natural Sciences, Mandarin Yu Garden (XVI c.), garden red in autumn clouds, Jade Buddha Temple (Yuyfesy) and Cheng Huang Temple, as well as the majestic five-tiered pagoda Longhua.

Tibet - an original edge of thousands of monasteries and ancient culture. The heart of Tibet is Lhasa with dozens of Buddhist monasteries and temples, the most famous of which is the Temple Yokhan and Patala Palace (XVII c.) - The seat of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Norbulingka Park (Norbug-Linkha, summer residential palace of the Dalai Lama in 1994 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage). Pilgrims who come here always try to visit the "center of the world" - a mountain range Kailash and residence of Panchen Lamas in Shigatse, the ancient Silk Road pass through the Karakoram Highway in the north, or simply enjoy the perfect conditions for trekking and stunning views of ancient Tibet.