Famous Places in China Throughout History

A whole panoply of attractions span the entirety ofOne of the more bizarre yet also one of the most
this enormous, ancient and diverse nation. China isfamous places in China is the Museum of Emperor Qin
packed with monuments and artefacts that predateShihuang's Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses. As
those in most of Europe, Australia and the USA.the name suggests, this is a tomb containing hundreds
Despite political upheavals like the Cultural Revolution,of ceramic models dating back to 210 BC.
such iconic structures as the Great Wall and PotalaFor sheer aesthetic beauty alone, Potala Palace is
Palace remain.unrivaled anywhere in the world. This 1,000-room
More than 2,000 years old, the Great Wall is thecomplex in Lhasa, Tibet, was originally the home of the
best-known and most awe-inspiring sight. It stretchesspiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama,
6,400 km (4,000 miles) across large parts of thecurrently exiled by the Chinese occupying forces. The
country, with its most popular section in Badalingpalace's architecture merges wonderfully with the
County, Beijing, amidst a beautiful mountain range. It is anatural features of the Red Mountain, which it is built
myth that the Wall can be seen from the moon, as nointo.
astronaut has ever reported this as being possible.On the Yungui Plateau, the Dian Chi Lake is another of
One of the other more famous places in China is thethe more famous places in China. Rising almost 2,000
Forbidden City in Beijing, an assemblage of grandmetres in altitude, the lake can sometimes appear to
palaces where 24 emperors previously lived. Thebe joining with the sky above it, a curiously wondrous
casual visitor would need days if not weeks to visiteffect that many visitors have commented upon. At
every room in the Forbidden City, so best todawn and dusk, the sunlight refracts the sunlight in such
concentrate on the throne room of the magnificent Halla way that it embles many silver fishes. Arguably the
of Supreme Harmony and the 120,000 square metrebest view of the Dian Chi Lake is from the West
Imperial Garden.Mountain.
Shanghai's Bund is a chic, art deco district that was3 of Yellow Mountain's 72 peaks are all above 1,800
once home to the concessions of the Europeanmetres tall. Its four most appealing spots are the Pine
imperial powers. To its east is the Huangpu River andForest, the Strange Stone, the Cloud Sea and the Hot
the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, while on its main dragSpring. It is located in the bucolic Anhui Province.
are the Huifeng Bank and the Shanghai CustomsThese are just some of the many famous places in
House. JG Ballard immortalized the city in his novelChina, with many more located around this unique
'Empire of the Sun'.country.