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Three Gorges Dam

The scenery of the Three Gorge Dam is good, and it is free of charge now, but you need to pay the full ticket of the whole journey, and the round-trip ticket is 30 yuan. The downstream ticket for sightseeing car tour is 35 yuan, the ticket is 150 Yuan for the boat tour, but you can buy 35 Yuan tickets first, then go to the tourist attractions to add extra 30 Yuan to the staff for the boat ticket, which means that you just spend 30 yuan buying a boat trip ticket, and can also travel by car. The travel company’s toll collection fee is high, you can choose to buy tickets directly from the attraction staff, it will be much cheaper.

China’s largest hydropower station embodies the great creativity and wisdom of the Chinese people. It is also a great spectacle of human engineering construction. Green and clean energy provides a strong guarantee for the sustainable development of future generations!

There are more outdoor elevators in the Tanziling scenic spot, and the entire tourist area is free of tickets for Chinese people (as long as the 35-yuan scenic spot transportation fare). The large-scale equipment in the five-level ship lock, dam body and interception memorial park is very spectacular. This world’s first water conservancy project is still worth coming! After driving through the Three Gorges Expressway, you need to obtain a driver’s license, a driving license, and an insurance certificate to change the pass.

You can first go to the observation deck at the bottom of the dam, which is a good position for the good view of the dam. Then you can go to a position in the middle of the five-level ship lock, and look at the opening and closing water at a close distance, which is very shocking. Finally, you can go to the top of the dam. It seems that ordinary tourists can’t get in. The Yangtze River is still beautiful on the top of the dam, whether it is upstream or downstream. In general, it is still very worthwhile to go.

Shibaozhai

Shibaozhai has a total of 12 floors, and it is next to the Yangtze River. The Yuyin Mountain, which rises from the riverside, is like a goshawk that flies higher and higher, flying between the water and the sky. Do remember carefully walk into the building, the wooden floor trembled under the feet, and you will find out that each floor of the entire Zhailou is supported by several planks on the stone wall. There are no steel nails, no cement, no holes, only a tight bite. Gently stroking the miracle that is close at hand, you will feel the wisdom of the ancestors.

Shibaozhai is the first attraction in Zhongxian County. It is suitable for viewing at the distance. The old man does not recommend going there. First, they are unable to climb up Shibaizhai as it is very steep. Second, the suspension bridge is too swaying. Third, even if you climb up, when you come down, the steps are also very steep.

On the edge of the Yangtze River, it stands a hill like a bonsai. The mountain is beautiful and surrounded by green trees. A tower built on the mountain stretches into the sky, and a huge bonsai appears on the edge of the Yangtze River. It is Shibaozhai, which is an amazing attraction. It is the Pearl of the Yangtze River, and it is a natural bonsai of the river, which has been protected by the state. It can be described as a wonder, and when you view it, you will have an uncontrollable mood, then just take photos of Shibaozhai to balance it!

Shibaozhai really deserves the magical work of nature. Although it has been flooded and turned into a bonsai because of the Three Gorges Project, the miracles created by the karst landscape are still intact. The carvings of Shibaozhai are small and exquisite and unique.

Xi’an Big Wild Goose Pagoda Travel Guide

Dacien Temple and Big Wild Goose Pagoda are favorite spots for the trip to Xi’an. It is close to the Shaanxi History Museum. It is recommended to visit them at the same day. The transportation is convenient. You can check the bus line on the Gaode map. The temple is inside the Pagoda, and you need buy the ticket for the temple first, then you can enter into the Pagoda. After entering, you can choose to spend 50 yuan for a lecturer as needed. Or you can just walk slowly to view the scenery inside. You can enter every room and look at it carefully and you will get a lot of rewards. Most of the travelers there especially like the stories about the Sakyamuni and Xuan Zang Masters. You can see the Big Wild Goose Pagoda soon, but you need spend 30 yuan to buy a ticket to climb the tower. If you don’t have a commentator, you can scan WeChat and listen to the electronic voice commentary.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built by the Xuan Zang Master after he recovered the true scriptures from India. He asked the court to build it for collecting the scriptures. In the ages, the tower is not able to see the appearance that how many years it looked like, and when you reach the top, you can view the charm of the city. Of course, there are a lot of people. After you go out of the tower and sit under the tower, you will feel the wind blows, and you can hear the sound of the bell on the tower. It is very nice. In short, calm down here and slow down you pace.

The seven-story tower of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda has a height of 64.52 meters and a base length of 25.5 meters. Now, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the landmark building of Xi’an City. There are many tourists, and foreign tourists who have a visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. As the earliest and largest Tang Dynasty square brick tower, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a typical material evidence that the ancient Indian Buddhist temples were introduced into the Central Plains and integrated into the Chinese culture. It is also the wisdom of the ancient working people of China.

Shennong Stream

Shennong Stream is located in the western border of Hubei Province. It borders Baokang County of Hubei Province in the east, Wushan County in Chongqing in the west, Xingshan, Badong and the Three Gorges in the south, and Fangxian, Zhushan and Wudang in the north. And features the east longitude 109°56′~110°58′, north latitude 31°15′~31°75′, total area 3253 square kilometers, and 5 towns and 3 townships and 1 national forest and wild animal type nature reserve, 1 state-owned forest Enterprise Forestry Administration and 1 National Wetland Park, and the forest land accounts for more than 85%. Shennong Stream was approved by the State Council in 1970 and is directly under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. It is the only administrative district in China named after the “forest area”.

Shennong Stream is known as the Central China Ecological Fortress, Natural Forest Water Tower and Green Carbon Exchange Base. In November 2011, Shennong Stream became one of the first 10 forest tourism pilot units in China identified by the State Forestry Administration and the National Tourism Administration. On July 17, 2016, Shennong Stream Natural Heritage Application Project submitted by China was voted and successfully selected into the World Heritage List, becoming China’s 50th World Heritage Site.

If you have time, you should bring your family to this place where people all over the world are fascinated, and it features mysterious scenery, mysterious savages, mysterious north latitude thirty degrees.

Special reminder: you must bring your clothes to keep warm when you come to the Shennong Stream. The air here is pure, the weather on the mountain is about ten degrees all year round. A mountain, from the mountain to the mountain, let you feel four seasons all year round. And if you like enjoying natural scenery, the Shennong Stream is an ideal scenic spot for you to have a visit. You will enjoy the environment there.

Wu Gorge

Wu Gorge is the most coherent and neat gorge in the Three Gorges. It is divided into east and west sections. The western section is composed of Jinkui Yinjia Gorge and Jianchuan Gorge. The eastern section is composed of Tie Guan Gorge and Menshan Gorge. The famous 12 peaks of Wushan are located on both banks, with each six peaks in the north and south. The twelve peaks are picturesque and full of gestures, which is the essence of the Wu Gorge. Among the twelve peaks, the goddess peak is the most famous. However, if you visit the Wu Gorge by boat, you can only see nine peaks. And you must disembark if you want to see the Shangsheng peak, Qiyun Peak, and Jingtan Peak, and they can be seen only near the Qingshi Town.

The Wu Gorge is deep and narrow, the sunshine time is short, and the steam in the canyon is not transpiration, which is easy to form a cloud. The clouds and mists have various forms, and they are like a dragon, a jade belt, a waterfall, and a gauze. Under the sunshine, it is very beautiful, forming the famous Wu Gorge flammule.

There are many scenic spots and historical sites in Wu Gorge. In addition to the famous Wushan Twelve Peaks, there are also Luyou Ancient Caves, Dayu Book Terraces, Shennv Temple Sites, and Kong Ming Stone Monuments, all of which attract visitors from all over the world.

The most suitable way to play Wuxia is to take a boat down the Yangtze River Ferry Terminal in Wushan County and watch the magnificent Wushan Twelve Peaks and the misty Wushan Clouds.

When the boat passes through the Wu Gorge, the clouds are haunting. Although the scenery is not very real, it is very beautiful, with a kind of beauty, which is a bit like the Lijiang River in the mist, but it is more atmospheric than the Lijiang River.

LingYin Temple

Adjacent to the West Lake, LingYin Temple is one of the earliest Buddhist monasteries in China and one of China’s top ten ancient temples, which is retaining many fine cultural relics of various dynasties. It has collected a lot of Treasures in the Temple: The “Yunlin Temple” horizontal inscribed board hanging on the Hall of Heavenly Kings is titled by Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty; the Daxiong Hall is dedicated to the statue of Sakyamuni in the largest woodcarving Buddha statue in China. There are Buddhist relics in the temple, such as the ancient Beiye scriptures, and the Ming Dynasty’s writings of Diamond Sutra. There are many fantastic and varied caves on the mountain. There are more than 340 Buddhist statues in the five generations. It is a rare ancient stone art treasure in Jiangnan. Here is the birthplace of Jigong. It is said that the wish here is very effective, and the pilgrims who come to worship the Buddha every day are so a lot.

Official telephone number of LingYin Temple: 0571-87968665

Time reference for visiting: 1-3 hours

Transportation: Take bus No. 7, 807 and tour 1, 2, 4 and get off at Lingyin Station.

Tickets: Feilai Peak: 45 RMB; Lingyin Temple: 30 RMB (Monday-Sunday during January 1 to December 31)

Tips: You must first purchase tickets for the Feilai Peak Scenic Spot when you enter Lingyin Temple. In the morning before 05:30, entering the Feilai Peak Scenic Area is free of charge.

Opening hours: 07:00-18:15; stop ticketing time: 17:30; stop admission time: 17:45 (Monday-Sunday from January 1st – December 31st)

Tips: during Buddha’s birthday, national holidays, the Linyin Temple will be open 30 minutes in advance in the morning.

The architecture of Lingyin Temple is not awkward, not even as good as the temple style that you have seen before. However, between the mountains and rivers, between the words “Buddha” at the door, people feel sacred and pious. You can order the incense and mourn your hopes with great enthusiasm.

Old City God Temple

Old City God Temple is located in the center of Shanghai. It reflects the customs of Shanghai people.

Strolling around from the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, eating all kinds of delicious food all the way, and walking east for about 2 kilometers, you will arrive at the lively Shanghai Old City God Temple. In Shanghai, this street stretching from the vicinity of Old City God Temple to Nanjing Road has the taste of old Shanghai. It is the favorite street for so many travelers. The architecture of the Republic of China in Shanghai is vividly presented in front of you. And there are the tram lines all over the sky. Both sides of the road are full of foreign-style buildings. This is the old Shanghai, this is favorite city for so many people traveling there.

From the subway station of Yu Garden, you have to go through the small street on the side of the City God Temple, which is a food street, and there are many foods to eat, and if you visit there during the Lantern Festival, there are many lantern decorations and large lanterns on the street. This road is full of shops which are characterized by the classic garden style. The night of the Old City God Temple is splendid, and there are many shops selling specialty products, food, souvenirs, gold pearl jewelry, silk and so on. And the day is livelier, as it will close at 21:00 o’clock in the evening. In the evening, you will feel the night view of the Old City God Temple is beautiful.

Some people may not feel the historical atmosphere of an ancient temple here. The antique buildings are contiguous, but every household opening stores to do business may make you feel the modern atmosphere of shopping. Looking into the distance, tall buildings rise from the ground, antique buildings and skyscrapers coexist in such a small circle, perhaps it is the helplessness of the development of modern cities, and this is the charm of the magic city of Shanghai.

Reed Flute Cave

Reed Flute Cave is a cave that is not very large in size, but the layout of the inside is very classic. There are many caves in Guilin. It is said that after viewing the caves in Guilin, you don’t have to look at other caves in other places. Reed Flute Cave is in Guilin City. However, most people feel that the caves here and there are almost the same, in addition to admire the wonders of nature, what requires the most is the imagination. When you come there, if you are lucky, there aren’t many people. And you can also have a guide to explain all the way. It is very funny. The light in the cave is very dark, and it is fine to shoot the scene. But it is easy to shoot a black face when you shoot people. Of course, if the photography technology is powerful, you can ignore it.

The difference between Reed Flute and Silver Cave is that the tour guides explain the symbols and stories that each landscape has been set, but the process by which the unconscious is made conscious is accomplished by the other, to make it accurate and vivid and maybe it equivalents to restrictions and inferiority. And you may think that the shape of the stalactites growing inside is more beautiful than that of the Yangshuo Silver Cave. There are not so many devils and ghosts when you take photos. There is also a short sound and light film, the naked eye 3D effect is an unexpected surprise.

The interior of Reed Flute is very good, like a colorful kingdom, the interior of the stalactite cave is strange, with the rock formations, and the special effects dance and special effects animation show. It is not far away from the Guilin city center. When you make a tour to Guilin, you can also buy the ticket package. In this way, you can visit all the attractions in downtown Guilin within a few days, including Diecai Mountain, Fubo Mountain, Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill and Seven Star Park.

Longmen Grottoes

Compared with Yungang Grottoes and Mogao Grottoes, the biggest feature of Longmen Grottoes should be that it is regarded as the royal Grottoes of the Tang Dynasty. In particular, the statue of the Lushena Buddha made by Wu Zetian is full and round, with a wavy hairline on the top of the head, and double brows like a new moon, which are attached to a pair of clear eyes, and are gazing slightly below. Featuring high straight nose and small mouth, it is showing a peaceful smile. Both ears are long and slightly sag, and the lower jaw is round and slightly forward, to make it harmonious. Standing under the image of Buddha, you will feel calm and gentle.

Compared with Yungang Grottoes, the scale of the Longmen Grottoes is obviously larger. At the same time, because of the river winds on both sides of the Yi River, the weeping willows fly gently, and the environment here is obviously better. However, the overall protection of the Longmen Grottoes is not good. Compared with the traffic limit measures of the Mogao Grottoes, there is no restriction on the traffic to the Longmen Grottoes. On the contrary, the plank road for tourists to visit is quite close to the stone sarcophagus, and some small Buddha statues are even brightly touched by the tourists, which has very great effect on the Yungang Grottoes.

Standing in front of such a grotto, it is actually a tribute to the ancients. They may not have the modern mechanical power, but relying on their own devotion to faith, day after day, year after day, on this cliff, they open up the confession of this life and the hope of the afterlife.

If you don’t ask for explanations, it is suggested that you can listen to pocket guides, and listen to them all the way. It is still a very good way to visit, otherwise you can’t see anything, and it doesn’t mean much.

Shaanxi History Museum

After entering the museum, you will first come to the first exhibition hall, which mainly talks about the primitive era. Listening to the explanation, you will see a lot of chic pottery in beautiful shapes, and a variety of production tools. Then it will be the exhibition hall of Qin, and follow by the exhibition hall of the Han Dynasty. And there are Vatan and Han tomb figures in the hall. The Jade Cicada inside is usually made of the Xinjiang jade, which is pure and free of impurities, crystal and clear.

Entering the mural museum, the entire hall is black and lacquered, only some lights are on display. These showcases are not simple. Because they are not available in China, they are made up of huge amounts of money from Italy. The air-flowing, year-round thermostat showcases are almost identical to the showcases that preserve Mona Lisa in the Louvre. This can preserve these precious artifacts well.

What you will see next is a mural with eunuchs. The eunuch is extremely ugly, his eyebrows are slightly higher, his eyes are amused and his mouth opened.

The hunting mural is the most shocking. Thousands of horses and armies are surging, and it seems that the earth is shaking. The red and yellow flags are floating in the wind. Some people immediately turned their heads to look at the partners, some took the reins, kicked the horses, and strove forward, some let go of the reins, raised the flags, and let the horses run freely. All the horses are majestic, powerful and handsome. The whole picture will let you vividly feel the scene that is shocked when hunting.

The most popular mural there, is also the most classic, best-preserved, and most valuable mural in this museum, it is the Las Meninas (nine people), which is from the tomb of the Princess of Yongtai. There are nine people in this picture, each with different looks and actions to make it special and charming.