Hangzhou casts an enchanting spell. Marco Polo marveled that it was "the most beautiful and elegant place in the world" and a popular Chinese saying boasts "above there is heaven, below there is Hangzhou." The serene loveliness of Hangzhou's West Lake (Xi Hu) and the surrounding hills remain spellbinding. Millions of tourists visit every year to admire Hangzhou's graceful willows, tranquil waters and expansive gardens.

• West lake
• Lingyin Temple
• Liuhe pagoda (Liuhe Ta)
• Nine Creeks and Eighteen Gullies
• Longjin Tea Plantation
• The Silk Market

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2. Suzhou

• Garden of the Master of the Nets
• Hanshan Temple
• Lion Grove
• Tiger Hill
• New Suzhou Museum

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3. Nanjing
Sharing the honor of being one of the traditional "Four Great Ancient Capitals of China" with Beijing, Luoyang and Xi'an, Nanjing has a wealth of historical sights and attractions to offer—primarily from its early Ming Dynasty heyday—as well as the modern conveniences and emerging cosmopolitan lifestyle of contemporary urban China. A major university town, Nanjing is home to a large student population, including many foreign students, and the city's youthful population fuels a lively nightlife scene.

Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum (Zhongshan Ling) Xiaoling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty Rain Flower Terrace Confucius Temple Tangshan Hot Springs

4 .Wuyuan village
The most beautiful village in China.

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5.Huangshan Mountain

The craggy rock faces, hanging mists and clustered pines of Huang Shan (the Yellow Mountains) create a lovely and distinctly Chinese landscape, one instantly recognizable from countless images on silk, paper and porcelain. The mountain range, consisting of some 70 peaks over 1,000 m (3,300 ft), spills across the southern province of Anhui in an exquisite jumble of scenic highlights—twisted lone pines clinging to stony spires, seas of clouds filling rugged valleys, and crystalline mountain spring-fed pools.

Huangshan	Huangshan	Huangshan	Huangshan

One of the finest of the water towns within easy day-trip range of Shanghai, Xitang boasts a stock of Ming, Qing and even Yuan Dynasty buildings that comprise some 60% of its total architectural heritage. Willow-lined canals flow past houses with whitewashed walls shaded by grey-slated roofs and carved, curving wooden eaves. From the right vantage points, the view isn't all that different from what Marco Polo might have seen on his visits to this part of China.

Xitang old town	Xitang old town	Xitang old town	Xitang old town

This one-week trip will bring you to explore some once glorious and still important stops in the Silk Road and experience something exotic and totally fresh from what you have seen and felt before in China.

Dunhuang, a desert town which is near the old Silk Road rewards visitors with an astonishing archeological treasure carved out of bedrock and cliffs: the Mogao Caves. The caves' Buddhist paintings and artifacts are stunning and Dunhuang itself is worth a stay for its relaxed oasis atmosphere. Historically the last Chinese outpost on the Silk Road, Dunhuang has a long history of taking care of weary travelers.

Dunhuang sits at the edge of the Gobi Desert at the juncture of the western provinces of Gansu and Qinghai and the Xinjiang autonomous region. Historically, the town prospered as a fertile agricultural oasis (it's especially famous for its melons and grapes) and as the country's westernmost military garrison during the Han (202 BC-220 AD) and Tang (618-907 AD) dynasties. Founded by Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty in 111 BC, Dunhuang served as a base for soldiers watching over Silk Road caravans. For centuries, Dunhuang was the last familiar stop for Chinese traders heading west, sometimes even going as far as the Roman Empire.

Places of interest

• Bingling Temple Caves
• Gansu Provincial Museum
• Liujiaxia Dam
• Maijishan Grottoes
• Baiyun Taoist Temple
• Labrang Lamasery and Its Festivals

Laboleng Monastery	Fancy Sand	Mogao Grottoes	Mysterious Grottoes

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