10famouslandmarksinchinaNO.1TheGreatwallTheGreatWall,locatedinnorthernChina,is6,700kilometerslongandthusknownasthe“10,000-liGreatWall”.Constructionofthewallwentonformorethan2,000years,from7thcenturyto14thcenturyAD.ThewallhasbecomeasymbolofbothChina’sproudhistoryanditspresentstrength.ThePalaceMuseum,alsocalledtheForbiddenCity,islocatedinthecenterofBeijing.TheimperialpalaceusedbyemperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesisthelargestandmostcompleteancientwooden-structurebuildingcomplexintheworld.ConstructionoftheForbiddenCitystartedin1406andlasted14years.24emperorswereenthronedthereNO.2ThePalaceMuseumLijiangancientcity,locatedinLijiang,YunnanProvince,isanancienttowninhabitedmainlybytheNaximinoritypeople.Thetownwasfoundedin1127.TheroadsinthetownarepavedwithcoloredpebblesproducedinLijiang,andtherearemanystonebridgesandmemorialarchwaysbuiltduringtheMingandQingDynasties.Mostoftheresidencesaremadeofearthandwood.PalacemuralsdepictingreligiousthemeswerepaintedduringtheMingDynasty.NO.3LijiangAncientCityQinshihuang’sMausoleumislocatedinLintongDistrict,35kilometerseastofXi’an,capitalofShaanxiProvince.Constructionofthemausoleumlasted38yearsandinvolvedover700,000workers.Overtheyears,atotalof50,000importantculturalrelicshavebeenunearthed.In1980,twobronzepaintedhorse-drawnchariotswereunearthed.Theyarethelargestandmostcompletebronzechariotsandhorsesdiscoveredsofar.NO.4.Qinshihuang’sMausoleumandTerra-cottaArmyNO.5HuanglongTheHuanglongScenicAreaislocatedinSongpanCounty,SichuanProvince.Calcifiedponds,beaches,waterfallsandembankmentscharacterizeHuanglongscenery.NO.6QomolangmaSuzhouinJiangsuProvinceisafamoushistoricandculturalcitythatismorethan2,500yearsold.Suzhoufeaturesmorethan200ancientgardens.Thesmallprivategardensareespeciallyfamous•nationwideandreflectarchitecturalstylesoftheSong,Yuan,MingandQingDynasties.NO.7SuzhouGardensIntroductionpiercethescenicWestLakeinHangzhou,southoftheFiveDockYunqi,theHollywoodlandscapeofwoodedhills,Bamboo-shaded,streamsDingDong.verycool.PennyYunxionekilometerlongtrackflankedbyBamboo-shaded,meanderingpathsdepthmurmurQingxiaccordingtrails,Jiaogracefulblendofbirdsfromtheforestout,andthewholeenvironmentwasquietcoolanddowntown,particularlyHealthandfitnessfeelrelaxed.Shuangxinexcitement.NO.8thescenicWestLakeinHangzhouNO.9GuilinGuilinisinthenorthofGuangxi.ThepopulationinthecityofGuilinismorethansixhundredthousand.TherearefamousandbeautifulsceneriesinGuilin.IfyoucometoGuilin,youwillknowhowclearthewaterisandhowgreenthehillsare.EveryyearmanytouristscometoGuilinforavisit.YoucantakeaboattoseethescenesoftheLiRiver.Youcanalsovisitthescenicspotsinthecityonfreebuses.TaishanMountain,atypicalrepresentativeoftheChinesefamoustraditionalmountains,isamountainwithalonghistoryandaspecialhistoricstatus.In1982,TaishanMountainwasupintothelistofStatekeyscenicspotsandwasformallylistedinthedirectoryofWorldNaturalandCulturalHeritagein1987.Itbecomesapreciousheritageofhumanbeing.NO.10TaishanMountain
