China is a populous nation in East Asia whose vast landscape encompasses grassland, desert, mountains, lakes, rivers and more than 14,000km or 8700 of coastline. It Covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometers or 3.7 million square miles, including the disputed area of Aksai Chin that it currently occupies. It is the world’s second largest state by land area and fourth largest by total area. As of 2015 the population was 1.371 billion people.
China’s First Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC) is famed for having united the Warring States’ walls to form the Great Wall of China, creating a massive new national road system, and building a mausoleum guarded by the life sized Terracotta Army.
The Capital city of Beijing mixes modern architecture with historic sites such as the Forbidden City palace complex and Tiananmen Square. The Great Wall can be found outside of Beijing as well as the ming tombs containing 13 of the 16 Ming dynasty emperors. The summer palace is a 290 acre park that was once a summer retreat for emperors. The iconic Great Wall of China runs east west across the country’s north.
Shanghai is a skyscraper studded global financial center. Here you can go up the Oriental Tower. View the city or walk on a glass floor 259 meters or 850 feet above the ground. Theres also a revolving restaurant 267 meters off the ground, making it the 2nd highest dining area in Asia. You can visit the Bund or go to an aquarium too. You can take a dinner cruise on the Huang Pu river or Visit Disneyland and listen to all of your favorite characters speak Chinese.
The Terra-cotta Army (c. 210 bce) was discovered outside the tomb of the First Emperor in modern Xi’an. The famed Huaqing hot springs on Li mountain where you can view statues of Yang Guifei. Yang Guifei was emperor Xuan Zong’s favorite high ranking concubine and they would spend the winters at Huaqing hot springs. Theres also the big goose pagoda and temple.
Harbin is famous for its yearly ice festival, where you can go into bars made completely of ice to have a beer, or walk around the area looking at all of the amazing ice carvings and sculptures. It also features an old Russian Orthodox Catholic Church that you can go in side.
Dalian is an amazing coastal town in northern China. It is small as Chinese cities go having a population of 7 million people.Travelers mainly visit Dalian for its beautiful sea, beaches, museums, and its international ambience It has beaches, small and large amusement parks, regular parks and many squares.
Labor Park is large and varied. It has wooded paths, the “soccer ball” and the giant Ferris wheel which are some of the cities most famous landmarks. It also includes amusement park rides, and a ski lift leading up to the TV tower on the hill above.
Xinghai Park includes a small amusement park bordering the ocean. It also has Xinghai square which has many sports statues surrounding it. And Xinghai Beach is a beautiful brown sand beach that boasts a small amusement park of its own.
Other popular places include Discovery land, which is China’s answer to Disney. Theres also Tiger Beach, Forest Zoo, Binhai Road, Shengya Aquarium, Laohutan Scenic Park, People’s Square and Lushun Port.
There is also a fast train that connects Harbin, Chang Chun, Shenyang and Dalian. It allows a fast way for you to explore Northern China.
China is a large country with over 5000 years of history. The culture is amazing and the people interesting. it would take the average person a long time seeing it all.
