Hainan airlines arranged flights flew from Shanghai to Brussels in 2010 and 2011. Unfortunately this old exploration was failed. This route was stopped in late 2011 because of its low passenger rate.

The official reveals that Hainan airlines and Brussels airport have been negotiating for many times about the new line. Both two sides are obviously pleased that Brussels and Shanghai would make a further progress. The connection between China and Belgium will be remarkable in the foreseeable future.

The return of the Brussels-Shanghai flight route is a new start for the two sides to have deeper communication and more corporations. By the way, Hainan Airlines already flies from Beijing to Brussels. With this resume route, Hainan Airlines flights landing in Brussels will be added to two.

Hong Kong Ocean Park, one of the tenth most popular theme parks in the world, recently announced its Christmas carnivals plan in December, offering several promotions and celebrations to attract more visitors from all over the world.

The show will be held in the Ocean Park in Hong Kong amid a Christmas setting from Dec 12 to early next year.

A 21-meter Christmas tree will be well decorated and all light up every evening, stuffs and Santa Claus will teach children how to make their own gifts like cards and candies for the festival season in workshops.

The company would encourage tourists to join the “Get Closer to the Animals” programs in the indoor aquarium to learn more about sea endangered animals other than enjoying the outdoor facilities in the park. For example, visitors can see pandas, prepare food for koalas and red-necked wallabies, and feed sharks and rays.

Online users could play games on the park’s official website through Nov.27 to win discounts and coupons on admission tickets to the park on or before Dec.18.

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Admission ticket: HK$320/adult, HK$160/child (3-11 years old)

Location: Ocean Park Avenue, Nanlang Mountain, Huangzhukeng, Hongkong

The Palace Museum in Beijing announced the western part of the Imperial Palace is opened for first time in 90 years. This has increased the sightseeing area available to visitors from 52 percent to 65 percent. The western section of the Palace Museum has been transformed into different exhibition halls, where nearly twelve hundred pieces of relics will be on display to all tourists.

The western part of the Palace Museum includes Buddhist halls, vintage storerooms, and palaces where several empresses and other concubines lived in. The two renowned Cining and Shoukang Palaces are the most famous places in the newly displayed western part of the Palace Museum. After the ban was lifted, tourists could have a taste of the mystery of the western part and luckily enough to catch a glimpse of royal women’s residences after 600 years.

Tourists from all over the world are greatly looking forward to seeing this new exhibition area because of two famous Cining and Shoukang Palaces. Cining and Shoukang Palaces used to be places where two legend empresses Xiaozhuang (Emperor Shunzhi’s mother) and Niuhulu (Emperor Qianlong’s mother) once lived. Visitors to the Forbidden City nowadays can get to know more about the mothers of emperors and their historical stories.

Shoukang Palace is very large, with prettily graved furnishings inside the palace, including the best relics found during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. Tourists can view luxuriously decorated bedrooms and a private Buddhist worship hall among other treasures of the western section there. Professional workers have restored it entirely to what it looked like during that ancient period.

Beijing received 44 votes to Almaty’s 40.

“Just as with the Beijing 2008 Summer Games, the Olympic family has put its faith in Beijing again to deliver the athlete-centred, sustainable and economical Games we have promised,” the Beijing bid committee said in a statement. “This will be a memorable event at the foot of the Great Wall for the whole Olympic family, the athletes and the spectators that will further enhance the tremendous potential to grow winter sports in our country, in Asia and around the world.”

Beijing has drawn more and more attention from other parts of the world since 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Once being thought as a mysterious old city, however it has been ready to open to the rest of the world for many years.  Beijing has the most world heritages and there are lots of places of interest to visit. The world heritages listed by UNESCO are the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the Ming Tombs and Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian.

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Beijing to Huangshan

There are 8 bullet trains travelling between Beijing and Huangshan. It takes only about 6 hours from Beijing South Train Station to Huangshan North Train Station. Departure time from 7:48 to 15:25.

There are 3 seat classes in the bullet trains: business class seat, first class seat and second class seat. Business class seats are the best seats in the train. The seats can be unfolded to make a simple bed. The seats of the first class are bigger than which of the second class.

Ticket fare overview
Bussiness Class Seat CNY 1732.5
First Class Seat CNY 924
Second Class Seat CNY 548.5

How to get to Beijing South Train Station
Take Subway Line 4 and get off at Beijing South Train Station.

Shanghai to Huangshan

There is only one high-speed train travelling from Shanghai to Huangshan. The train depart from Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station at 8:27 and arrive at Huangshan North Train Station at 13:13, which takes 4 hours and 46 minutes.

Ticket fare overview
Business class seat CNY 948.5
First Class Seat CNY505.5
Second Class Seat CNY304

How to get to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station
Take Subway Line 2 and get off at Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station.

1. Shangri-la

Shangri-La is located in Yunnan Province, China. It has become famous since the publish of “Lost Horizon”. The rich natural resources and unique local culture make it a perfect tourist destination.

2. Jiuzhai Valley

Jiuzhai Valley is located in Aba autonomous prefecture, north of Sichuan Province. It is a natural reserve which is famous for its colorful waters, primitive forests and zoological and botanical resources. The scenic area shows different scenery in different seasons. The most colorful season is autumn.

3. Mt.Huangshan

As the famous saying goes “If you have visited Mt. Huangshan, then you don’t need to visit other mountains in China”, Mt.Huangshan has always been a popular tourist destination in both home and abroad. Mt. Huangshan has almost all the unqiue features that a mountain could have. The steep cliffs, dense pine trees, stones of odd shapes, amazing cloud sea, high peaks, deep valleys and hot springs describe the secret workings of nature.

4. Guilin

As the famous Chinese saying goes “Guilin’s scenery is peerless in the world” , Guilin has always been a popular tourist destination for people from both home and abroad. Travelling in Guilin is a way of getting close to nature. With its unique karst landscape and charming hills, rivers and terraces, Guilin is definitely a city worth exploring.

5. Zhangjiajie

Located in Hunan Province, Zhangjiajie is known as a famous tourist city. When people say that they go sightseeing at Zhangjiajie, they usually means Wulingyuan Scenic Area. Wulingyuan Scenic Area covers an area of nearly 400 square kilometers. It is composed of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Tianzi Mountain Natural Resort and Suoxiyu Natural Resort, Yuanjiajie and Yangjiajie. It has become more popular since one of the attractions named Qiankun Column is known as the prototype of floating Hallelujah Mountain in the movie Avatar.

6. Linzhi

Linzhi has the lowest altitude in Tibet, which is 3100 meters in average. People may picture Tibet with less plants. However, Linzhi is not the case. It is the fairyland of Tibet with beautiful scenery and rich botanical resources. Yarlun-tzanpo River Valley is the deepest valley in the world.

7. North Xinjiang

North Xinjiang is famous for its amazing natural scenery. The mysterious Kanas Lake and beautiful Hemu Village has attractted more and more visitors. The best time to visit North Xinjiang is in September.

8. Grassland in Inner Mongolia

Xilin Gol Grassland and Hulun Buir Grassland are the most famous and biggest grasslands in Inner Mongolia. The best time to visit the grassland the in July and August when the grass is at its best.

More China tour destinations.

Nanjing-Suzhou-Shanghai-Hangzhou
The down-river area of Yangtze River has always been one of the richest areas in China down the ages. Nanjing and Hangzhou were once the capitals in Chinese history and also famous historic cities. Suzhou is famous for its traditional gardens. Zhouzhuang, one of the most beautiful water towns in China, is also located in Suzhou. Shanghai, needless to say, is an international metropolis in China. This route is totally a collision of tradition and modernity. It takes less than 2 hours to travel between these cities by bullet trains.

Guilin
High-speed trains of Guilin have been available this year. It takes about 2.5 hours from Guangzhou to Guilin and Guiyang to Guilin.

Mt.Huangshan
High-speed train between Shanghai and Huangshan will be available since July this year.

Xian-Luoyang
It takes about 1.5 hours to travel between Xian and Luoyang. Luoyang is famous for its Longmen Grottoes and Baima Temple.

The previous running hours of trains between Shanghai to Huangshan is nearly 11 hours and it will be shortened to less than 5 hours. The running hours of trains between Shanghai and Wuyi Mountain will be shorten from 9 hours to 3 hours. Besides, the running hours between Shanghai Hongqiao and Fuzhou shorten from 6.5 hours to 4.5 hours; Shanghai Hongqiao to Xiamen North from 8 hours to 6.5 hours.
There will be five pairs of bullet trains available between Shanghai and Guiyang. It will take about 9 hours, which is much shorter than the former 27 hours.

The new running chart of Shanghai Railway is coming soon. For some routes, the running schedule will be arranged according to difference of passenger flow between weekdays and weekends, holidays, summer vacation, Spring Festival Rush etc.

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The bridge was built in Yunyang Longgang National Geological Park, which is located in Chongqing, China. The park is famous for its unique mountains and oddly-shaped rocks, which is a typical Karst landscape.

The glass bridge is built on a cliff of 1010 meters’ altitude. It is 26.68 meters’ long, which is even 5 meters longer than the bridge in the Grand Canyon of America. There is not any shade or support under the glass bridge. It is earthquake-resistant up to 8 on the Richter scale.

Tourists could have a bird’s eye view of the amazing landscape below through the transparent glass. It is just like walking on the cloud. If you would like a local tour, please inquire us.

Other famous glass bridges in China are in Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, Fenghuang Mountain of Dandong, Liaoning Province and Baishi Mountain(White Stone Mountain) of Baoding,Hebei Province.

1. Luoping
Luoping is located in the east of Yunnan Province. The Cole Flower Festival of 2015 is from February 8th to April 23rd. The landscape of Luoping is typical Karst. When the flowers blossom, the mountains and the bright yellow cole farms form a picturesque scenery. Book a Yunnan tour.

2. Wuyuan

Located in Jiangxi Province, Wuyuan is said to be the most beautiful village in China. It is also a constituent part of ancient Huizhou. The residence of the village is the typical architectural style of Ancient Huizhou. Each house is built with black tiles and white walls. There are exquisite carving on the wooden windows, pillars, tables and stones. The best time to watch the cole flowers is from mid-March to late April. The back and white houses and yellow flowers set each other off beautifully.

3. Hanzhong
Hanzhong is located in the southwest of Shaaxi Province, which is about 270 kilometers southwest of Xian. The flower season lasts from late February to early May. The cole flowers are at their best during mid-March and mid-April.

4. Xinghua
Xinghua is located in the center of Jiangsu Province. Its history dates back to two thousand years ago. The cole flowers start to blossom in late March and at their best in early April. One thing makes flower watching in Xinghua different from others is that the flowers are growing on the islands. There are hundreds of islets full of cole flowers on the lake.

5. Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake is about 130km away from Xining City, Qinghai Province. There will be cole flowers blossoming along the Qinghai Lake in July. Due to the climate of Qinghai, the flower season is much later than other places in China. If you didn’t catch the spring blossom of cole flowers, then Qinghai Lake would be your best choice. Another famous place for flower watching in Qinghai Province is Menyuan. The flower season is usually from July 5th to 25th.

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Lijiang Ancient Town

With a history of over 800 years, Lijiang Ancient Town is perhaps the most well-known town in China. It is inscribed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO in the year of 1997. Yulong Snow Mountain is not far from the town. There will be Impression Lijiang show in the evening. View local tours.
Ticket: CNY80
Location: Lijiang City, Yunnan Province.

Dali Ancient Town

Dali Ancient Town is located in Yunnan Province, which is just 2 hours’ drive from Lijiang. It is situated at the foot of Cangshan Mountain and faces Erhai Lake on the east. There is no ticket of the town.
Location: Dali City, Yunnan Province.

Fenghuang

Fenghuang Ancient Town is a small town built during Kangxi’ reign in Qing Dynasty. The name Fenghuang literally means phoenix. For over 300 years, it still remains its original appearance. The old Diaojiao wooden houses, flow of Tuojiang River, old towers and rusty iron gate tell stories of this small town. View local tours.
Ticket: CNY148 valid for 3 days

Zhenyuan Ancient Town

Zhenyuan is located in the east of Guizhou Province. It was built over 2000 years ago. It was known as one of the most beautiful ancient towns in China. Wuyang River runs across the town reflecting the buildings on both sides. There are trains available from Guiyang or Kaili to Zhenyuan. There is no entrance ticket of Zhenyuan if you just want to walk around in the town. It is advised to take a boat trip on Wuyang River. The night scene is stunning. View local tours.
Location: Zhenyuan County, Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province.

Pingyao Ancient Town

Pingyao Ancient Town is one of the best preserved ancient towns in China. It is inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO. It is located in the center of Shanxi Province, which is 85 km away from the capital city Taiyuan. The history of the town dates back to 2800 years ago. This town is once the financial center of China in late Qing Dynasty. Tourists don’t need to buy a ticket if they just want to walk around the town. However, there are many attractions in the town which can only be visited by ticket. It is advised to buy one. The ticket is valid for 3 days and each of the attractions can only be visited once. View local tours.
Ticket: CNY150
Location: Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, China

Langzhong Ancient Town

Langzhong Ancient Town is located in the northeast of Sichuan Province. It may be not well-known by foreigners. However, it is one of the most important military towns in the history. It was built about 2000 years ago. Tourists will be impressd by its unqiue architectural style.
Ticket: CNY100
Location: Nanchong City, Sichuan Province.

Xijiang Miao Village

Xijiang Miao Village is the biggest residence of Miao minority in China. It is 260km away from Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province. For hundreds of years, it still remains its original apperence and local custom. In order to save the good field for farming, the local people built the houses on the hillside. The houses are called Diaojiao wooden houses. It is a typical residence in Southwest China. View tours.
Ticket price: CNY100
Location: Xijiang Miao Village, Leishan County, Guizhou Province.
Attractions nearby: Huangguoshu Waterfall, Zhenyuan Ancient Town

Hongcun Village

Hong Village or Hongcun Village is a small village near Huangshan Mountain. It is cow-shaped village. The residence of the village is the typical architectural style of Ancient Huizhou. These local-style dwellings are in picturesque disorder. Each house is built with black tiles and white walls. The layout of the residence is symmetrical of axis. There are exquisite carving on the wooden windows, pillars, tables and stones. The lake in the center of the village reflects the black and white houses around the lakeside, forming a beautiful picture. View Hongcun Village tours.
Ticket price: CNY100
Location: Hongcun Village, Yixian County, Anhui Province.

Wuyuan County

Wuyuan is said to be the most beautiful village in China. Actually, it is a county located in Jiangxi Province. When in spring, especially in April, there will be blossoming rape flowers everywhere. The land will be a sea of yellow flowers with black and white houses, green trees, clear waters, wooden bridges around it.
Ticket price: CNY180 (valid for 5 days)
Location: Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province.
Attractions nearby: Huangshan Mountain, Xidi Village, Shexian County

Lige Village

Lige is a small village located along the lakeside of Lugu Lake. Lugu Lake is known as the pearl of the plateau. Its local custom ” Walking Marriage” has attracted many tourists these years. Walking Marriage is a tradition of Mosuo people. When a man and a women are in a long-term relationship, it can be regarded that they are in a walking marriage. However, they do not live together or make up a new family as normal couples do. They still live with each one’s family. They usually meet each other at night. When they have children, the children will be raised by the mother’s family, not the father’s. The father will raise his sisters’ children. View Lugu Lake tours.
Ticket: CNY100
Location: Lige Village, Ninglang County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China
Attractions nearby: Lijiang Ancient Town

Hemu Village

Located in the north of Xinjiang Province, Hemu Village is one of the three villages where Tuwa People live. It covers an area of 3040 square kilometers. All the houses here are built up with wood. The village is famous for its amazing scenery in autumn.The village is blazoned with autumnal color.
Ticket: CNY80
Location: Hemu Village, Bu’erjin County, Xinjiang Province, China.
Attractions nearby: Kanas Lake, Baihaba Village

When is the best time to photograph?
The terraced field takes on different looks at different time of the year. The best time to take a photograph is when the field is filled with water. Hani Terraced Field will be filled with water from December to April next year. Longji Terraced Field will be filled with water in May or June. Autumn is also a good season to take pictures in the field. In autumn, the rice will be ripe and the colour of the field will turn to golden yellow. Another season is summer when there is green everywhere in the field.

The most famous terraced fields in China are Longji Terrace in Guilin and Hani Terrace in Yuanyang.

Guilin Longji Terraced Field
Longji Terraced Field is perhaps the most famous terrace in China. It is located in Longsheng County, the north of Guilin. The name Longji literally means Dragon’s Backbone.
The main scenic area of Longji Terraced Field consists of 3 parts. They are Dazhai Jinkeng Terrace, Ping’an Terrace and Longji Village. Tourists usually choose one of the terraces. Dazhai Terrace is larger than Ping’an Terrace. It takes about 1 day to visit Ping’an Terrace from Guilin downtown. After the tour, tourists may return to the downtown in the afternoon. For the more magnificent Dazhai Terrace, it is advised to stay overnight in the scenic site. There are 3 scenic spots in Dazhai Terrace. The No.1 scenic spot is a place where tourists could watch a sunrise. The No.2 scenic spot is a perfect spot for photographing. No.3 scenic spot is on the top of a hill, which is a place for watching sunset and there is cable car available. In fact, once tourists enter the scenic site, there is beautiful terraced fields everywhere. Tourists could just walk along the stone pavement to enjoy this man-made masterpiece combined with nature. View a Guilin terrace tour.

Honghe Hani Terraced Field
Honghe Hani Terraced Field is located in Yuanyang County in Yunnan Province. It has been inscribed as a World Heritage of cultural landscape by UNESCO in the year of 2013. Whoever come here would be impressed by its spectacular landscape. The whole scenic area consists of several parts. The through ticket of all the attractions is CNY100 for 1 day, CNY180 for 10 days and CNY360 for a year. View a Hani Terrace tour.

There are also other amazing terraced fields in China, such as Jiabang Terrace in Guizhou, Jiangling Terrace in Jiangxi, Youxi Terrace in Fujian, Gaoyao Terrace in Guizhou and etc. Many of them have not been developed as a scenic site. Longji and Hani Terrace are best choice if you would like to visit terraced fields in China.

The following are some detail information.

Lanzhou to Urumqi
Ticket price overivew
First Class Seat  CNY 658
Second Class Seat  CNY 548.5

Lanzhou to Jiayuguan
There are five high-speed trains available everyday.
Departure time at 7:46, 8:25, 10:49, 13:25, 18:26
Duration about 5 hours
Depart from Lanzhou West Train Station
Arrive at Jiayuguan South Train Station
Ticket fare overview
First Class Seat CNY258
Second Class Seat CNY215

Lanzhou to Zhangye
Depart from Lanzhou West Station
Arrive at Zhangye West Station
Departure time at 7:46, 8:25, 10:49, 18:24
Duration about 3 hours 30 minutes
Ticket fare
First Class Seat CNY179.5
Second Class Seat CNY149.5

Zhangye to Jiayuguan
Depart from Zhangye West Station
Arrive at Jiyuguan South Station
Departure time at 11:13, 11:57, 13:45, 14:16, 22:06
Duration about 1 hour 30 minutes
Ticket fare
First Class Seat CNY 78.5
Second Class Seat CNY 65.5

Lanzhou to Xining
There are 10 trains available from Lanzhou West Station to Xining Station everyday.
Departure time from 7:46 to 20:03
Duration about 1 hour 25 minutes
Ticket fare
First Class Seat CNY 69.5
Second Class Seat CNY58

Attractions along the old Silk Road

Lanzhou
White Pagoda Hill Park:It is located in the White Pagoda Hill at the northern bank of the Yellow River.It has its name after the white pagoda on top of it, which was originally erected in the Yuan Dynasty. Towering and lofty, the White Pagoda Hill connects the undulating mountains giving an imposing view of nestling the Jingcheng city.

Zhangye
Zhangye grand Buddha Temple: The Giant Buddha Temple is located in the southwest part of downtown of Zhangye, which is well known for the remains of China’s biggest indoor sculpture of Nirvana Buddha.

Jiayuguan
The Jiayuguan Pass: This Ming Dynasty fort guards the strategic Jiayuguan pass, at the western end of the Great Wall – this was the last section built by the Ming Dynasty. It was built in 1372, and subsequently enlarged and strengthened, and was known as “the strongest pass under heaven”.

Dunhuang
Mogao Grottoes: Constructed over a millennium, from the 4th to the 14th centuries, the caves hold the world’s richest treasure house of Buddhist sutras, murals and sculptures.Cameras are not permitted.

Echoing-Sand Mountain: Crescent Moon Spring is 6km south of Dunhuang in the Singing Sands Mountains and is quite literally an oasis in the desert. The spring’s name derives from the crescent moon shape taken by the small pool of spring water between two large sand dunes. Although the area is very dry, the pool doesn’t dry up as one might expect.

Turpan
The Flaming Mountain: The Flaming Mountain is located on the northern verge of Turpan Basin, more than 10 kilometers away from Turpan city.It is the cradle of the Turpan ancient civilization and oasis agriculture. Eighty percent of the total natural landscapes and human landscapes in Turpan are located here.

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Internet has been popularized in China for many years. Internet service is available in most hotels in China. The service may be free of charge or cost some money according to different hotels. If you have a cellphone or laptop using WiFi, it would be very easy to access the Internet. WiFi is available in some restaurants, public places in major cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai,Xian etc.

Because of some particular seasons in China, some websites are blocked in China, which means you cannot access these websites within the territory of China. The blocked websites includes some famous websites such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and etc. The easiest way to solve this problem is to use VPN. You can buy the service from an VPN provider.

Note:

If you would like to travel in China, it is advised not to use Gmail as your contact email when you book tours, hotels, flights etc. Otherwise, you cannot log in your email to get your booking information when you are in China.

The following is a few popular websites which are not available in China.
1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. YouTube
4. Instagram
5. Flickr
6. Blogger
7. Dailymotion
8. Picasa
9. Hellotxt
10. Dropbox
11. Most of Google products including Google Search Engine, Gmail, Google Play etc. (Google map is available for now.)

Since Google is not available in China, people may use other search engines such as Bing, Yahoo etc.
The following is a few search engines available in China.

http://www.bing.com
http://www.yahoo.com
http://www.ask.com
http://www.search.com
http://www.hotbot.com
http://www.excite.com
http://www.lycos.com

WiFi service in public places in major cities:

Beijing

Free WiFi at Beijing Capital International Airport
Passengers can put the passport on the WiFi Self-service Machine. After the machine scanning the passport, the passenger will get a free WiFi account. If passengers have a Chinese cell phone number and is able to read Chinese, they can get a account through the airport main page.

Free WiFi service has been available on most public buses in Beijing since December 2nd. The name of the WiFi link is “16WiFi”. Passengers may have to download an app named “e路WiFi” and then register. Then you can begin to service the Internet.

Shanghai

Shanghai has been taking effort to build a free network in most public places including waiting area of the bus stops, commercial areas, parks, tourist attractions, waiting areas of hospitals, stadiums and etc. The name of the WiFi link is “i-Shanghai”.

Yellow Mountain (Huangshan Mountain)

Yellow Mountain is one of the most famous mountain in China. It is famous for its unique-shaped pines, rugged rock formations, amazing cloud sea and hot spring. Anytime you come to the mountain, it is easy to enjoy the pines, rock and spring. However, only if you are lucky enough, you can watch the cloud sea. There is a great chance that cloud sea emerge in winter. So, winter is the best season to watch the cloud sea in Yellow Mountain. View Huangshan Tours.
Ticket: CNY150(December 1st- February 28th)
Location: Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China

Harbin

Harbin is located in the northeast of China. It is very cold here in winter and snows heavily. Harbin Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival is held every winter. People who are not afraid of cold weather must join in to enjoy a fantastic world of snow and ice. Skiing is also a must on your to-do list.

Snow Village

Located in northeast China, Snow Village is a small village covered with snow every year from October to May. The snow can reach 2 meters in depth. It is the best place to watch snow in China. It is just like a tairy-tale world with everything covered with snow. Tourists will enjoy some local cuisine and experience local life here.
Location: Changding County, Hailin City, Heilongjiang Province, China

Jiuzhaigou

People may tend to think that autumn is the best season to visit Jiuzhaigou. However, most people may not know that winter in Jiuzhaigou is also spectacular. The ice waterfall can only be seen in winter.
Ticket: 160 including entrance ticket and vehicle(November 16th-March 31st)

Sanya

As China is a country with a vast territory, winter can be quite diverse in different parts of China. Unlike the freezing Harbin, it is quite warm in Hainan Island. With its warm climate, plenty of sunshine and golden beaches, Sanya is definitely a perfect holiday resort.

Lhasa
With the long hours of sunshine in winter, Lhasa is known as the sunlight city. The temperature of Lhasa can rich 10℃ in winter. It is not as cold as people imagine. Lhasa is recommended in winter because of its low expense for entrance tickets, hotels, transportations etc. For instance, the ticket fare of Potala Palace is CNY200 in peak season, however, it is CNY100 in winter.

Zhouzhuang
Zhouzhuang Village is located in Jiangsu Province, southeast of China. As a popular tourist destination, Zhouzhuang is perhaps the most famous water town known by foreign tourists. It has been described as the Oriental Venice. It is located 52km away from Suzhou downtown, easy of access from Suzhou and Shanghai. View Zhouzhuang tours.
Ticket: CNY100
Attractions: Twin Bridges, Residence of Shen’ Family, Fu’an Bridge, Taiping Bridge and etc.

Wuzhen
Wuzhen is located in Jiaxing County, Zhejiang Province, which is about 120km from Shanghai and 80km from Hangzhou. There are two parts of scenic areas: Dongzha and Xizha, which literally means eastern fence and western fence. There are old academy, cloth workshop, shoe stores, post office, theatre, drug store, silk workshop and etc. Wuzhen has been trying to return to its original appearance and life here. The through ticket of two parts is CNY150. It is recommended to stay overnight in Xizha. The night scene of this place is very beautiful.

Xitang
Located in Jiashan County in Zhejiang Province, Xitang has become well-known overseas since the publish of the movie Mission Impossible III featured here. The history of Xitang dates back to several thousand years ago. Now, most of local architecture and houses are built in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Yongning Bridge is a perfect spot to take pictures of rivers, stone pavement and houses on both sides.
Ticket: CNY100

Nanxun
Nanxun is a district in Huzhou City, which is about 90km away from Hangzhou and 70km from Suzhou. Many wealthy people lived here in the history, so it was called the Town of Wealth. The local residences are well-preserved.
Attractions:Silk Guild, Little Lotus Villa, Tongji Bridge, Former Residence of Liu Tiqing, Jiayetang Library, Guanghui Bridge etc.
Ticket: CNY100

There are also many other water towns in China, such as Tongli, Zhujiajiao, Luzhi, Mudu and etc. Though not as famous as the above mentioned, they all have their unique history and feature. For the tourists who would like to catch a glimpse of life in water towns for the first time, Zhouzhuang and Wuzhen would be your best choice.