China's top 10 leisure cities

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Kunming---the most pleasant climate

Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, with a history of more than 2400 years, owes its importance to the fact that it was the gateway to the celebrated Silk Road that facilitated trade with Tibet, Sichuan, Myanmar and India.

The climate of Kunming is enjoyable all year round. Because of it, Kunming is called " the City of Spring". Fresh flowers are blooming everywhere, so it is also regarded as Flower City.Whenever you are planning to go, the temperature is always pleasant.



Qingdao---the most vital city

Qingdao is a major city in eastern Shandong province,China. It borders Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the southwest. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula while looking out to the Yellow Sea, Qingdao today is a major seaport, naval base, and industrial center.

Visiting Qingdao, you can not only enjoy the pleasant climate and beautiful sceneries, but also feel the rich cultural blend between China and foreign countries, which has a very high aesthetic value of tourism.

Lijiang---the most desirable city

Lijiang is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. The world famous Old Town of Lijiang is located in Lijiang City. The town has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road.

Lijiang have three World Heritages: the Old Town of Lijiang, Three Parallel Rivers and Dongba Literature books. Lijiang is a city with harmony between men and nature and longed by people yearning for leisure.

Guilin---the most picturesque view

Situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the Li River, Guilin City is South China's shining pearl, with verdant mountains, elegant waters , magnificent crags and fantastic caverns. Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city.

Guilin is a city famous for its scenery. It has become the best tourist destination recommended by World Tourism Organization.



Chengdu---the most attractive city

Chengdu, located in southwest of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. Chengdu is also one of the most important economic centers, transportation and communication hubs in Southwestern China.

Chengdu is city with beautiful sceneries and pleasant climate. Meanwhile, it is a cultural city with history of more than two thousand years, which is left behind history rich historical sites. All of these allow visitors to have double satisfaction of senses and mind.

Sanya---the most beautiful and natural environment

Sanya is a city in southern Hainan province of China. It has a population of 536,000 as of 2006. After Haikou, the capital, it is the second most populous city of the island.

Sanya is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination. It is the southernmost tropical city in China, which is fit for human habitation very much. Its enchanting natural sceneries and unique cultural relics make you think about the past and today.

Xiamen---with the best amorous feelings

Xiamen, also known as Amoy, is a coastal city in southeastern China and the second largest city in Fujian province next to the capital Fuzhou. It covers a total area of 1,516 square meters. As one of the five earliest special economic zones, with heavy investment from Taiwan and Hong Kong, it has been a city growing in strength. It was recently named one of the most suitable city for living in China.



Nanjing----with the best aftertaste

Lacated at the eastern part of China, Nanjing is the capital of jiangsu Province which is developed in economy in China and an important central city on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtse River.

Nanjing, a well-known tourist city in China is a city with magnificent sceneries. It is also one of seven ancient capitals of China, a famous historic and cultural city.

Dalian---with the best tourism facilities

Dalian is the governing sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning Province of Northeast China, facing Shandong to the south and the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Dalian is southernmost city of Northeast China and China's northernmost (still warm water) seaport.

Dalian is surrounded by mountains and rivers with beautiful sceneries and pleasant climate. It is a popular tourist coastal city. Beside the sea, there are various gulf, scattered rocks and extraordinary landscape constituting elegant seaside scenery.

Hangzhou---with the highest reputation

Hangzhou is located in northern Zhejiang province, eastern China, with a distance of 180 kilometers to Shanghai. It is one of the key cities in the Yangzi Delta area.

Hangzhou has always been beautiful to the world, which got the reputation of "a paradise on earth". The well-known West Lake surrounded by many famous grotto statues and tablets, ancient architectures, has become an ideal place for recreation and tourism.