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For summer travel in China,there are 10 summer resorts are worth going introduced by tour pals.

Zhangjiajie ( Hunan province)

Zhangjiajie is a surreal world. A land of sandstone pillars towering above mist-shrouded ravines, pristine waters gently flowing under dense forests, rapids thundering, birds singing and animals leaping, that's Zhangjiajie.

Zhangjiajie's main tourist draw is the Wulingyuan Scenic Area, which boasts lush vegetation, unique sandstone pillars, pristine water and a wide variety of flora and fauna. Wulingyuan contains three major sights, including Zhangjiajie Forest Park, Suoxi Vale, and Tianzi Mountain, covering a total of 396 square kilometers.

At present, Zhangjiajie scenic zone is accessible by flight, railway and expressway. It has sound tourist infrastructure. In particular, its sightseeing lifts, sightseeing cableway, overhead village road attract numerous visitors home and abroad.

Wuzhen (Zhejiang province)

Wuzhen has a history of more than 1,000 years. Of the ancient residential houses, workshops and stores still standing on the banks of the rivers, remained unchanged, lending an atmosphere of antiquity. The ancient docks, waterside pavilions, and corridors stretch out for miles and make a romantic atmosphere that is typical in water towns of South China.

Shennongjia National Natural Reserve  (Hubei province)

Shennongjia is probably one of the very few virgin temperate forests remaining in the world. All the mountains are karstic, a kind of lime that turns into a gigantic sponge-like form with cavities that range from the size of your finger to those of caves.

Lijiang Old Town  (Yunnan province)

The Lijiang Old Town is the only old city built without walls. The layout of the town is free-style and flexible, with the houses close and diverse, and the lanes narrow and crisscrossing. Most of the houses are wood-tile structure compound with a garden, and engraved with vivid figures of people and animals on doors and windows.

Changbai Mountain  (Northeast China)

Changbai Mountain is generally acknowledged as the most famous mountain in Northeast China。Due to the changes in the vertical mountain terrain, the mountain shows four types of landscape from the temperate zone to the frigid zone with the increase of height, which is rare in the world. In mid-summer, the green billows roll with mountain breeze across, making it an ideal place to spend hot summer.

Guilin  (Guangxi Province)

In Gulin ,two crystal-clear rivers meander through the city, which are encircled by hills with unusual and bizarre rock formations and caves inside.

Emei Mountain (Sichuan Province)

Emei mountain is characterized by lofty ancient trees, impressive waterfalls, pristine brooks and numerous Buddhist temples. It is a natural "Oxygen Bar", which can motivate the metabolization of the human body to repel exhaustion, improve sleep, and prolong life.

Huangguoshu Waterfall (Guizhou Province)

The world-famous Hangguoshu Waterfall is 137 kilometers away from Guiyang, the largest waterfall in Asia with the altitude rising from 500 meters to 1,500 meters. The scenery of Hangguoshu Waterfall is pretty and the mountains rise one after another.

Qinghai Lake  (Qinghai Province)

From ancient times to the present, whenever people mention Qinghai Lake they think of "green lake", "blue sea" or "fairyland", because of the marvelous natural beauty reflected on it.

Chengde Summer Resort (Hebei province)

Chengde City in Hebei province, the largest existing imperial garden in China, listed in the directory of the cultural heritages by the UNESCO. To the east and north, there are twelve temples and monasteries surrounding the resort, which have diversified architectural styles, reflecting the Han, Mongolian and Tibetan Cultures.

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Zhangjiajie ( Hunan province)

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