Chinese gardens in China Yuyuantan Garden - Beijing  Traditional Chinese Gardens Yu Yuan Garden,Shanghai, China Chinese Architecture: Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai| Yuan Ming Yuan, Beijing, China Ruins of Yuan Ming Yuan Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan) Yuan Ming Yuan By T.K. Goh 4 animal-shaped fountain head returned to China Yi He Yuan Park Beijing [Summer Palace] Summer Palace Park and New York's Central Park are world's two greatest and largest urban parks. Suzhou Gardens Chinese gardens in the World Chinese Garden at Zurich,Switzerland Classical Garden at Portland, Oregon Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Seattle…

Zhangjiajie HunanZhangjiajie City is located on the west mountians of Hunan Province. Under the administration of Zhangjiajie City, there is a district called Wulingyuan District where the Wulingyuan Scenic Area is located. The Wulingyuan Scenic Area is sectioned into 3 parts: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park; Tianzi Mountain and Suoxi Valley. Most of the visitors stay at the Wulingyuan area instead of the city center of Zhangjiajie City. In December of 1992, Wulingyuan was included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO. Top attractions in Zhangjiajie Hunan: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Tianzi Mountain, Suoxi Valley Nature Reserve.

The Buddha Statue represents a belief system that has evolved into three main philosophies. One of them is:Theravada (the "Doctrine of the Elders") represents approximately 38% of the total Buddist population. Theravada is the closest to the original atheistic philosophy, and is principally followed in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma).

Ancient Chinese civilization claims credit for many discoveries and invention of technologies like discovery of gunpowder or technology of manufacturing paper. Some of the other rare technologies that were invented in ancient China were firearms, seismoscope (device used to detect earthquakes), that was made by Zhang Heng and was named as Houfeng Didong Yi. Four Chinese inventions that are regarded as the greatest technologies developed by Chinese civilization are; compass, technology of paper making, printing and gunpowder. Compass Compass was one of the most important technological developments in ancient China, as it promoted and aided exploration that was initiated by…

Yinlianzhui Waterfall, the mellowest waterfall in China The Yinlianzhui Waterfall is located in Tianxingqiao scenic area, seven kilometers away from Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou Province. The Tainxingqiao scenic area, which is named after a natural rock bridge in its area, is a natural park boasting plants of various types and grotesque rocks. When the waterfall flows through the rocks slowly and softly, it looks like many pieces of white chains hanging from the mountain, the elegant posture has helped it to own the name of "The softest waterfall in China." Hukou River, the largest yellow waterfall in the world Located…

Area: 6200 sq km (2418 sq mi) Population: 14 million People: Han Chinese Main language: Mandarin (putonghua)/Shanghaihua Time Zone: GMT/UTC plus 8 hours Telephone Code: 021 In the past, Shanghai has got the name as Paris of China and Queen of the Orient; city of quick riches, ill-gotten gains and fortunes lost on the tumble of dice; the domain of adventurers, swindlers, gamblers, drug runners, idle rich, dandies, tycoons, missionaries, gangsters and backstreet pimps; the city that plots revolutions and dances as the revolution shoots its way into town - Shanghai was a dark memory during the long years of…

China Highlights successfully held a balloon volleyball friendly match with Swiss university students last evening, August 24, 2011. These university students have finished their competitions (including swimming, cycling and shooting) on Shenzhen Universiade 2011 in Shenzhen and are traveling in Guilin with China Highlights. China Highlights has made the balloon volleyball sport a regular event, and China Highlights’ staffs go to play balloon volleyball together at gym every Wednesday. What’s more, China Highlights has established a balloon volleyball association in August, which attracted more China Highlights’ members to join the interesting team sport. In order to bring more enjoyment to…

The largest Asian beer festival, Qingdao International Beer Festival, is to begin on August 13, 2011 and will last till August 28. It is an international event combining tourism, culture, and sport, held in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong Province. Qingdao International Beer Festival is also known as a carnival for natives and foreigners. The first festival began on June 23, 1991 and has been held annually ever since. The festival has been an important event held in the tourist season for the last 20 years, beginning on the second weekend of August each year, with a 16-day duration.…

The train ticket for Tibet tour (both for arriving and departing) is severely short of the demand. Some travelers are even stranded in Xi’ning City, a “door” of entering and exiting Tibet. At the same time, the flight ticket is also in short supply, and flight tickets for some hot air routes are even sold in overhead price. (The right photo is showing the visitors' walking by the side of Namtso.) Tibet's Tourist Rush Season Tibet’ tourist rush season for a year has started since July, and will last till October. According to the statistics, the passenger flow volume for…

Xi’an International Horticultural Exposition 2011 has been held for 119 days, the total number of the visitors had broken through 9 millions on August 22. During the expo, the world’s best flowers and plants and diversified characteristic performances attracted a lot of visitors who came from the countries all over the world . The Four Landmarks, which include Chang’an Tower, Theme Pavilion, Greenhouse and Guangyun Entrance, and Special Service Zones, are hot sight spots in the expo garden. (The right photo is Chang'an Tower.) Besides these highlights, various activities and continuous performances are held. 1) The Carnival: The Carnival opened…