Best China Destinations?

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14 years ago, April 19th 2010 No: 1 Msg: #109058 Delete Edit

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What are the must-sees of mainland China? If you had only three weeks to travel in China and you had never done it before, where would you go and what would you do? Reply to this

14 years ago, April 19th 2010 No: 2 Msg: #109080 Delete Edit

herbre
shirleyzhanglu

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China is a huuuuuuge country. There are absolutely must-see of mainland China. Actually three weeks is enough for your first visit there. There are some titled tour itineraries, such as, Yangtze River Cruise, Silk Road, Tibet Tour, China Minority tour, China regular tours... If you have general idea in your mind, I will give some brife suggestion. Reply to this

14 years ago, April 19th 2010 No: 3 Msg: #109088 Delete Edit

Sam in Hushi
Samantha Hurt

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Well, I am living here in China, but I have family coming to visit and I want to give them a tour that will represent China. I want to go to the big historical cities but also maybe see some beautiful scenery in the countryside. Big cities will include Xi'an. Besides the Terracotta Warriors and Stone Tablet Forest, what do you think we should do in Xi'an? And where could we go in neigboring provinces or close to Xi'an that is off the beaten path?
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14 years ago, April 19th 2010 No: 4 Msg: #109111 Delete Edit

E Li
E Li

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Personally, I think Bejing is a must see. If this is your first time to China, you should at least go Tiananmen Square, Great Wall, and Yiheyuan. Next, if you are interested in culture and history, you may want to go to Xi'an, Shanghai(?). There are the five most famous mountains in China including Taishan Mountain in Shandong, Hengshan Mountain in Shanxi, Songshan Mountain in Henan, Huashan Mountain in Shaanxi (near Xi'an), and Hengshan Mountain in Hunan. Those are harmoneous combinations of chinese culture and spectacular natual beauty. Huang Mountain is also beatiful (the second best place I've ever been to). You may also want to go to ShanDong province (the home of Confucianism, Confucius, and Taishan Mountain. You have only three weeks. It's not nearly enough at all.

But no matter where you go in china, avoid early May, Early October, late August, and probably entire September. Reply to this

14 years ago, April 19th 2010 No: 5 Msg: #109112 Delete Edit

Alicetravel
Alice

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Hi,

There are so many attractions in China. As you mentioned, Xi'an is a famous historical city where you can have a general understanding of Chinese culture. As for the places with beautiful scenery, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guilin,etc. may be good destinations. For more professional information, you can contact China Absolute Tours. There are many classical and popular china tours on its web. They can also customize your tour. Hope your family enjoy the trip. Reply to this

14 years ago, April 19th 2010 No: 6 Msg: #109119 Delete Edit

Zwen
Sven Vieler

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You could travel from Hong Kong to Beijing and visit Guilin, Huangshan, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Xian, Pingyao and the Great Wall on the way.
We´ve done that last year and it was great!! Reply to this

14 years ago, April 20th 2010 No: 7 Msg: #109150 Delete Edit

herbre
shirleyzhanglu

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Beijing and Xi'an are historical cities and it's always the first choice for people coming to China. Besides that, I suggest Guilin, Yangshuo, Yangtze River Cruise, Suzhou, which presents different natural view of China. At last, go to Shanghai. It's a metropolitan city where you can vitness the fast development of morden China and also have the chance to appreciate 2010 World Expo. Reply to this

14 years ago, April 21st 2010 No: 8 Msg: #109244 Delete Edit

WizJules
WizJules

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Definitely you must go to Shanghai! Besides taking a tour on the World Expo and visit tourist place, I personally love to go to their local places and immerse in their culture. Go look at CNNGO, http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/basics .They actually give really useful tips! Reply to this

14 years ago, April 21st 2010 No: 9 Msg: #109262 Delete Edit

Dafanwei
www.yangtzeriver.org

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Best travel destinations in CHina are inclding Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Hong Kong Guilin. Take a China tour to enjoy these cities.

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14 years ago, April 21st 2010 No: 10 Msg: #109271 Delete Edit

Jenny2533
MJ

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There are different types of views in different areas in China, if you want to view beautiful landscape,the 1st recommendation place is JiuhZaiGou(http://www.explore86.com/2010/04/11/jiuzhaigou-valley/), if you want to see modern place,there is shanghai(http://www.explore86.com/2010/04/02/shanghai/) , and Beijing is the place with lots of historical sites,the most ancient style of buildings are there.If you want to taste the most delicious food in china, you should go to sichuan province. Reply to this

14 years ago, April 23rd 2010 No: 11 Msg: #109433 Delete Edit

Naxi
Ecotourism in Lijiang

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Besides big cities: Beijing, Shanghai... Welcome to Yunnan Province where there are many different minorities with special culture!: <snip>

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14 years ago, April 23rd 2010 No: 12 Msg: #109441 Delete Edit

maggiexiu
xiuxiu

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I think the best place to go is : beijing< 4>days --- xi *an <2days > ---shanghai <4days > incloud travel to to hangzhou west lake , which is most romantic city in china!---Gui lin for 4 days < Gui lin > I suggest you fo yang shuo longer and long sheng sheng longer !

Hope you have good trip in china

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13 years ago, April 29th 2010 No: 13 Msg: #109862 Delete Edit

scaramangamp
Marcus Scaramanga

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E Li, why do you say that you should avoid travelling in China during the whole of September?...that is when i am planning to go! Reply to this

13 years ago, April 30th 2010 No: 14 Msg: #109946 Delete Edit

E Li
E Li

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My mistake, I think it should be late July and entire August. The reason is that those are busy travel seasons and all chinese are out, adding the fact that it is very hot in august and september. When it is too crawded and the temprature is high, you won't have a good mood to enjoy the fun. September is a little better, but I think there will be also a lot of people. Personally, I think late April, mid and late may, mid and late october are the best seasons for traveling in most areas of China, except very northern china and the plateaus. Reply to this

13 years ago, May 24th 2010 No: 15 Msg: #111630 Delete Edit

winter wind
winter green

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Setember is quite a nice season to visit China. It is autumn in China. Actually, the vacation for students is from July to August, and the students go back to school when it comes to September. There will be no so many people in Autumn. It is a nice season to visit Beijing, Guilin, Jiuzhaigou, Shanghai, Wuzhen, Xi'an, Pingyao, Hangzhou, Suzhou and have a trip in Yangtze River Cruise. For hotels in these places, you can visit the website chinahotels.hk

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13 years ago, May 25th 2010 No: 16 Msg: #111697 Delete Edit

klund182
Krista Lundgren

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I would recommend spending some time in Tibet. I know it is far and time consuming, but it was the best part of my China trip. I agree w/everyone else that Beijing & Xi'an are must sees the first time around. Reply to this

13 years ago, May 27th 2010 No: 17 Msg: #111892 Delete Edit

Elsa1985
Elsa shien

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3 weeks travelling in china really short,but here are some my suggestion.

1,xi'an to learn history china,maybe it cost 3 days(not only the big city),you can go to have a look about local culture too.go to tibet will be cost most of your days,we cost 1 month travelling in tibet.

2,after xi'an you can come to huangshan for 2 days(if you want to guilin in the south,huangshan don't need),also you can go to huizhou 2 days(small places,but it worth to have a look),you know the big city a lot of tourist went there in fact is not that knda wonderful,some small places really great in china.

3.so come to silk culture place,shanghai,suzhou cost you about 4 days( shanghai expo 1 day,shanghai city tour 1 day,small water town 1 day,suzhou 1 day),that's a busy schedule,but no idear,you just have 3 weeks in china.

4.left shanghai you head to guilin(very prettery mountain) cost 2 days,nanning 1day,beihai 2 days,these place nearby.

5.3 days in yunan lijiang(there is very romatic places).well just have 2 days left,if have time,I recomend to sanya(if didn't go to beihai),the oriental hawaii.

Well,it is my recomendation,I am personal tour guide in shanghai,if you need tour guide,just drop me a line,my email adress is

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13 years ago, July 20th 2010 No: 18 Msg: #116090 Delete Edit

Be Frances
frances

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I think no need to go to Guilin, cos i'm local chinese and never been there before. Currently Guilin is not beautiful as before due to pollution and lack of water.

Here is my suggest:

Beijing(5 days at least, not include on-the-way time), Xi'an(3 days), Hangzhou(3days), Sichuan(5 days). Reply to this

13 years ago, July 26th 2010 No: 19 Msg: #116505 Delete Edit

blazer45
Blazer Hauz

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When going to China you shouldn't miss to visit the Great Wall of China. It's still one of the wonders of the world. I wanted to visit great wall once in my life. Reply to this

13 years ago, December 3rd 2010 No: 20 Msg: #124143 Delete Edit

John2010
John.Wang

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There are no such as "best", I think. China is vast and every place has its own unique features. Reply to this

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