China is a country with an amazing culture and stunning attractions that bring tourists from across the globe to it. It is hard to decide what all to do in China to ensure you touch every distinctive face of the Chinese art, culture and architecture.
Here’s a list of the most famous things to do and visit in China. Your trip to China is incomplete if you have not done these ten things in China.
1. The Great Wall of China- Take a trip
The Great Wall of China is one of the biggest attractions and draws various tourists to hike it across the year. This wonder of the world has various sections, and tourists can choose the distance between any two sections to hike based on their comfort. Most part of the wall is covered with snow during winters, so it’s better to avoid it during that time. Most tourists plan to hike the Great Wall of China during summers, however, if you want to avoid crowds, go in the spring season.
2. Hug a panda
Do you know many tourists plan their trip to China only to see the pandas and experience them closely? Very often used as an emblem to China, these lovable pandas only live in China freely i.e. outside captivity. You can also enroll yourself in the Panda volunteer program and get to be with these cute creatures personally.
3. China- Discover through High-Speed Trains
One of the best ways to discover China is through its super comfortable and super fast bullet trains. These high speed bullet trains will give your eyes a treat to some of the most magnificent sceneries, temples and Chinese architectures. You can travel to the best of the attractions in China in a very economic way through these trains. The most famous rail trip is from Lhasa to Tibet. Try it once.
4. Go for a Yangtze River Cruise
Cruising on to one of the most important water bodies of the world should definitely be on your to- do list. This is not only the longest and culturally the most important river in the whole of China; it also gives you the privilege of seeing ‘the three Gorges’, the world’s largest hydroelectric dam in terms of installed capacity. The gigantic dam will leave you awestruck with its beauty.
5. Learn the KungFu art in the Shaolin temple
Grow up from playing the Chinese martial art-KungFu in video games and learn this spectacular art form while in China. Just watching the fighters fight is so inspiring, you want to learn this exceptional art form. Kung Fu is an integral part of traditional Chinese culture and attracts many tourists interested in learning this combat art from various parts of the globe.
6. Eat and learn to cook the Chinese food
If you are a traveler, learning how to cook Chinese food can come in very handy as it is very easy to cook and is one of the most delicious cuisines in the world. You can find a wide variety of Chinese food across its eight regional categories of Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong, Jiangsu, Hunan, Anhui, Zhejiang, and Fujian cuisine.
7. Shop in the shopping city of Hong Kong
World renowned shopping destination Hong Kong is also called as a shopper’s paradise for the sheer variety of almost everything, and all at extremely low prices as compared to US, UK and Australia. Many tourists plan a trip to Hong Kong exclusively for shopping. No wonder, every year billions of shoppers flock to the city of Hong Kong.
8. Celebrate the Chinese New year- A fifteen Day festival
Try to be in China during their biggest traditional holiday that falls on the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar- The Chinese New year. Enjoy the fun, food and festivities like nowhere else for fifteen days. It can easily be the ultimate food Fest you have ever seen in your life span and can witness the perfect amalgamation of various cultures of china.
9. Visit Jinxi- A peach blossom village
A well known tourist attraction since over two thousand years, Jinxi is a small but extremely beautiful village in the southern side of the Kunshan city. It is well known for its five spectacularly beautiful lakes that surround the village. The place beckons you with the peach blossoms on its banks, extremely picturesque ancient architecture and pleasant sceneries. The village brings you close to the cultural life of the Chinese people and their rich natural heritage.
10. The Terracotta Army
When in China, the Terracotta army of Xi’an is a must see place. It is also declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO. It is a collection of sculptures depicting the army of Qin Shi Huang, the very first emperor of China. It is believed that these sculptures guard the emperor in his afterlife. These figures date back to approx 210 BC and have an army of generals, acrobats, soldiers, officials, and even musicians.
China is not a country that can be completely discovered in one single trip. One single trip cannot do justice to the varied tradition, culture and art of this spectacular country. But if you have explored these ten very important things to-do of this country, you have certainly visited the places offering the perfect introduction to China. For more insights, plan another trip to this amazing country and witness countless more attractions that will blow your mind.
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