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Beijing
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China and it is China's political and cultural center.

Chengdu
A magnificent and modern provincial capital, Southeast of the Sichuan basin, Chengdu enjoys temperate climate and plentiful products.

Chongqing
The long and particular history, brilliant culture, mighty mountain and rivers have brought about numerous well known scenic spots, historic relics and magnificent landscape to Chognqing.

Dali
It is an ancient city of the Bai Autonomous Region, is widely acclaimed as the "Oriental Switzerland" and the "Chinese Geneva".

Datong
A well-known city of historic and cultural interest listed by the State.

Dunhuang
The Mogao Grottoes, 25 kilometers southeast of the Dunhuang town, were hewn, beginning in 366 A.D., In a 1,600-meter expanse across the sheer Cliffside running from south to west. The remaining 492 grottoes contain 2,415 painted statues and 4,500 square meters of murals.

Guangzhou
As the largest city in southern China, Guangzhou is best known for its eclectic food -- from insect omelettes to dim sum.

Guilin
"Guilin boasts the most beautiful scenery under Heaven" is a saying popular among its admirers.

Guiyuang
The Huangguoshu Scenic Spot is located to the southwest of Guiyang. It is the biggest one in Asia, which is 68 meters high and 84 meters wide.

Hainan
The southern province of China. Lots of tropical scenic spots and beautiful beaches.

Hangzhou
The West Lake of Hangzhou city, is like a shining pearl inlaid on the vast land of China, holding high reputation for its beautiful scenery, a multitude of historical sites, brilliant cultural relics and a profusion of native products.

Huhhot
Capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot is a state-listed historical and cultural city.

Kunming
Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan is renowned at home and abroad as a "Spring City" with evergreen tender leaves and minority nationalities.

Lijiang
A town of historic and cultural interest. Besides the scenery, Lijiang's draw is the 750-year-old Naxi town of Dayan. It is the best and last of its kind in the country.

Nanjing
Nanjing is a famous historic city described as "a birthplace of southern beauties and a habitat of royal rules" by ancient Chinese poets.

Shanghai
Located where the Yangtze River, joins the country's prosperous eastern coast, Shanghai has evolved from a small 19th century fishing town into a modern metropolis and a renowned financial and trade center in East Asia.

Suzhou
Encircled by the Grand Canal, Suzhou has its unique scenery of crisscrossing waterways and streets lined with houses and stone bridges. It was called a "Paradise on Earth" in ancient times and is known as the "Venice of the East" today.

Tibet
The majestic Tibetan highland stands on top of the world and its unique cultural tradition has an international fame. This is a land of vast contrast with snow-capped mountains offering beauty unsurpassed and deep tropical rainforests in another, and with open pastureland against imposing mountains and cornier forests. The great Himalayas lies in its south with the towering Mt. Qomolangma standing above all world's peaks.

Turpan
Lying in the center of the Turpan basin is the Flaming Mountains which extends a hundred kilometers from east to west and dozens of kilometers from north to south, the famous ancient Silk Road.

Urumqi
As the political, economic, cultural, science and technological and information center of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Urumqi is the hub of communications linking the region with the rest of the country and with various parts north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.

Wuhan
Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, is an iron and steel city on the Yangtze.

Xi'an
Xi'an is a world-famous tourist city, a treasure house of cultural relics. The remains of past civilizations furnish evidence of every major epoch in China's half a million history, making for a particularly illustrative textbook of Chinese culture.

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