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GOD MUST have SPENT a little MORE time on CHINA

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#1 ·
Various landscapes across China

Terrace field,Yunnan Province







Jiuzhai Valley,Sichuan Province







Karst landform,Guangxi Autonomous Region





Tianchi,Jilin Province(Shared with N.Korea)







Zhangjiajie,Hunan Province







Qinghai Lake,Qinghai Province





Mt.Everest,Tibet Autonomous Region(Shared with Nepal)







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#45 · (Edited by Moderator)
this I believe is the one spot thats the most beautiful in all of China, more Jiuzhaiguo and Huanglong area
near the Tibetan border in Sichuan province:




It is prohibitively expensive to visit if Chinese, about 25 Euros a day, but there are still crowds at the
entrance and spa resort. The trails between the lakes are thankfully serene, and the countryside away from
the tourist trails are untouched, though iuts quite a hike to get away.


























Tibetan and Chinese temples


Chinese village


 
#49 ·
武当山 WuDang Mountain 1403-1425 AD

located in the northwest of HuBei Province,is one of the famous holy places of Taoism (道教) ,it's the world cultural heritage sites listed by UNESCO.

The mountains are elegant and scenery is secluded.There are altogether 72 peaks,among which the main peak is 1,612 m above sea level.

The ancient constructions on Wudang Mountain are very famous,most Taoist temples built in 1403-1425 AD of the Ming Dynasty.



 
#51 ·
嵩山 Mountain SongShan ,Tang Dynasty 618-907

situated in the middle of HeNan Province.

The Shaolin Monastery on the mountain was the famous monastery in the Tang Dynasty,and was originating place of Zen Buddhism.

The Martial arts of the Shaolin Monastery are held in highest regard around the world.

HeNan Province location



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http://image.baidu.com/i?ct=50331648...-1&pn=366&rn=1



 
#56 ·
Pamirs Plateau,located XinJiang Region

From east to west,the territory of China extends over 60 degree of longitude,about 5,000 km,from the confluence of the Heilongjiang and Wusuli rivers to the Pamirs Plateau west of Wuqia County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.When the fishermen living along the East China Sea are casting their nets in the face of the rising sun,the herdsmen on the Pamirs are still sound asleep.

China has a broad territory ,abundant resources, beautiful mountains and rivers.It is one of the four most ancient civilizations in the world.On this broad land Chinese people created the magnificent Eastern culture!


Pamirs Plateau in China








 
#58 ·
Mohe River,located HeiLongJiang Province.

From North to south ,the territory of China spans over 50 degree of latitude ,stretching from the center of the Heilongjiang River north of the town of Mohe on Heilongjiang Province to the Zengmu Reef at the southernmost tip of the South Sand Islands.

China extends 5,500 km from north to south.When the northeast of China is plunged into winter,Hainan Island in the south still enjoys summer!


Mohe River,located HeiLongJiang Province.






Russian village across the river


winter Mohe
 
#59 ·
South Sand Islands

located The South China Sea Islands.

The South Sand Islands form a widely distributed ,large group of islands,reefs and submerged shoals. The major islands is called Taiping Island.

On the Islands grow coconuts,pawpaw and many other tropical plants,while the surrounding sea are an important fishing ground.

The Zengmu Reef are located close to the 4th parallel of northern latitude ,the most southern point of Chinese territory!


South Sand Islands location











 
#61 · (Edited)
The South China Sea Islands stand at the crossroads of the shipping lanes between Pacific and Indian Oceans, Asia and Oceania ,and are of great importance to transportation and national defense.

Long ago ,the ancestors of the Chinese people began to live there so that China has alwasys had sovereignty over the area.




The controllers of The South China Sea Islands.

wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea_Islands


The South China Sea Islands (or Nanhai Islands, simplified: 南海诸岛, traditional: 南海諸島, pinyin: Nánhǎi Zhūdǎo) consist of over 250 around 1-km² islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs, and sandbars in the South China Sea.

The Spratly Islands, disputed between Brunei, China(Hainan), Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam
The Paracel Islands, disputed between China(Hainan), Taiwan, Vietnam
The Pratas Islands, disputed between China, Taiwan
The Macclesfield Bank, disputed between China, Vietnam, Taiwan
The Scarborough Shoal, disputed between China, the Philippines, Taiwan

There are minerals, natural gas, and oil deposits on the islands and their nearby seafloor. Because of the economic, military, and transportational importance, the control, especially of the Spratlys, has been in dispute by China and several Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, in the mid-20th century onwards. True occupation and control are shared between the claimants. (See Claims and control)

History

The countries with the most extensive participation and well documented history on the South China Sea Islands are China and Vietnam.

The South China Sea Islands were collectively named the Tough Heads of the Surging Sea (漲海崎頭 Zhànghǎi Qítóu) and Coral Cays (珊瑚洲 Shanhu Zhou) since their discovery by the Chinese in the Qin Dynasty. But seafaring did not occur until the next dynasty, the Han Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty, the Islands had been called The Thousand-Mile Long Sands (千里長沙) and Myriad-Mile Stony Embankment (萬里石塘).

There are houses dated back to the Tang or Song Dynasty on Ganquan Island (甘泉島), which nowadays is under dispute with Vietnam. In 1045, during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song China, imperial troops (王師) were sent to the Paracel Islands. The fishermen of Hainan composed various "Notebooks on Paths and Timing" (更路簿) that recorded over 200 routes, the time needed for sailing among the different isles, and the names of over 100 islands commonly used by the fishermen.

Some of the voyages of Zheng He passed by the Islands, though they probably did not dock on them. There is an atoll in the Spratly Islands named after Zheng He though.

Vietnamese fishermen and merchants also have been exploring the South Sea Islands, with a less well-known presence, due to the historically unofficial capacity and shorter records. Vietnamese official documents cite Vietnamese ancient historical records of control and exploitation of the island, and dispute Chinese claims and records.

In the 19th century, as a part of Occupation of Indochina, France claimed control of the Spratlys until the 1930s, exchanging a few with the British. During World War II, the Islands were annexed by Japan.

The Republic of China founded in 1911 claimed the islands as part of the province of Canton (Guangdong).........
 
#62 ·
Hainan Island

the second largest island in China.

One will enjoy tropical scenery everywhere on Hainan.There is a large area of tropical forest,a variety of evergreen plants,palm trees,plus many special biological phenomena ,such as plate - like roots,blossoms on old stems and so on.

Hainan is the main production area for tropical cash crops such as rubber,coconuts,oil palms,sisal and pepper...........

It is a famous tourist place,reputed to be a ''pearl'' in the South China Sea.
Moreover ,Sanya City in the south has green seawater ,blue sky and charming scenery.Many famous scenic spots attract thousands of visitors every day!

Sanya location


Hainan location







 
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