Republic of Karelia

Is one of the republics of Russia, the autonomous and has an area of

180.5 thousand square kilometers and is bordered to the west and Finland to the north province

Murmansk.

And a population of 772 thousand inhabitants, of whom 73.6% Russians, 13.1%

Indigenous population, such as the Finns and Alcarrilaon Alphipps and others also live in

Republic, a lot of other nationalities from all over the former Soviet Union.
There are 13 cities in Karelia and more than 800 villages and larger cities are

Petrozavodsk (282.5 thousand people), and Kondopoga (36.6 thousand people

And Sagija (35.8 thousand inhabitants), and Kostomocksha (31.5 thousand people. A

The number of Muslims in Karelia more than 20,000 people who make up about 2%

Of the population in the capital, and they belong to various nationalities of Azeris

And Talish and Tartars and Turks and towel and Afar and Dargan and Ezgin and Uzbeks, Tajiks

The Kyrgyz, Russians, Finns and Carrilaan and others.



Cities and villages of the Republic of Karelia





Balomorsk, Kim, Kondopoga, Kostomocksha to Akhaddnpokhaaa, Mdwijigorsk,




Olunts, Petrozavodsk, Petkiaranta, Bodog, Sgja, Sortava




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Global tourism "a journey to the islands of Hawaii"

Global tourism "a journey to the islands of Hawaii"
Global tourism "a journey to the islands of Hawaii"
Global tourism "a journey to the islands of Hawaii"

  

The most important tourist cities in Turkey

 In this subject, which was attended by you for over a week you will learn the most important tourist cities in Turkey you will find on the subject General information about Turkey, aerial maps, important tips, Photo caption, the location of local tourism, some videos and we will review also pictures of all hotels (5 stars) in these cities so that there is a link to the website of each hotel so look at the fuller information and more images. If you want to increase your knowledge about Turkey or you are thinking of them travel for tourism or recreation, this topic will help you a lot.

General Information
Of course we known that every country is its own character in many ways, the piece must be certain we have the background for any country before traveling to, and the following points are points of clarification and a section of tips.
• Capital: Ankara
• Official language: Turkish (but can also English-speaking slots)
• Currency: Turkish Lira (and can deal with them in dollars or euros)
• Religion: Islam (99% Muslim, mostly Sunni and Alawite a section)
• Water: preferred not to drink tap water.
• Prices: not cheap especially in tourist areas. Beware of exploitation. (Example: liters of gasoline have the price of SR 7-8 This indicates that the cost of living)
• the nature of people: just like the Arabs in terms of external appearance, religion, their mood is hot and irritable. I mean, if entered the debate with a vendor over the price of a particular commodity may anger you and Atrdek.
• Food: East and familiar to us as Arabs.
• Hotel Rates: For example a journey 4 days, in the tourist season may cost you between 500-900 dollars, while in periods of "weak" might cost you between 250-500 dollars. Of course there are other factors that affected such as the cost of air travel (charter cheap) and the percentage of profit, the tourist agent. Preferred that the reduction in the local agent to take a clearer idea of ​​the prices that may differ in each state.
• Prices at the airport in Antalya: Fantasy, pack a small Coca-Cola costs 40 riyals Saudi, and McDonald's meal costs 100 riyals.
• Insurance: preferred to pay a commission when the insurance agent before you travel tourism, even if I get sick in Turkey and has grown in the hospital, God forbid, you will not have to pay 1400 riyals each night.The most important tourist cities in Turkey
There are three key cities, it attracts most tourists in Turkey, Antalya, Bodrum and Istanbul. To identify the geographic location of these three cities has brought you some images from satellite by Google Earth and you can click on image to enlarge ...

Photos from Turkey and Turkey's tourism map turkey hotels Ankara Istanbul Date and streets, and everything here

Photos from Turkey and Turkey's tourism map turkey hotels Ankara Istanbul Date and streets, and everything here
Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey is a country the greater part of which is located in southwestern Asia and a small part in the South East Europe. Located Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits and the Sea of ​​GPRS, - that link the Black Sea and Aegean Sea up Asia to Europe - in its territory, which makes its strategic and influential countries bordering the Black Sea. Is bordered by Georgia and Iran, Armenia and Azerbaijan in the east, Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean Sea in the south with the sea border with Egypt, Cyprus, the Aegean Sea, Greece and Bulgaria in the west, the Black Sea to the north.
Turkey was the center of Ottoman rule until 1922, that the Turkish Republic was established in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
The date of
Turkey was the center of Ottoman rule until 1922, and has disintegrated state Seljuk Vtkont the Ottoman Empire in the centuries XIV and XVI and taken to expand even seized control of the Byzantine Empire, Bulgaria and Serbia to stop its expansion following the defeat of Bayezid I (Yıldırım) lightning in 1402 AD, followed period of this defeat and a few political unrest. State regained its balance and continued expansion in the reign of Murad II, and Muhammad the Conqueror, which managed to enter Constantinople in 1453 AD, ending the Byzantine presence in the region. Then passed through stages of the Ottoman Empire was followed by deterioration and degeneration of some of the stages of growth and prosperity, which was soon only a little time until the position remained in the state of decay. The organizations announced the year 1839, a European-style reforms. And ended the Sultan Abdul Hamid II, these reforms in a tyrannical manner, as a result he antagonized the Sultan all the national forces in Turkey. In the year 1922, last sultan was deposed Mohammed VI (Ottoman Sultan and not the current king of Morocco). Finally, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Caliphate in the final year, 1924.
Turkey has suffered after the First World War nationalist movement led by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (ie, father of Turks), and declared Turkey Republic Vetoly presidency in 1923, until his death in 1938, has been able to replace the principles of the Islamic norms of secular nationalist and replaced by writing in Turkey from Arabic into Latin and then his successor after him in power (Ismat Anino) until the year 1950, and took control of civilian rule the country until 1973, and the rule of the military after that date has led to the development of unstable triggering violence in 1980, and the Government of the Turkish opposition to the Kurds and Armenians as the Kurds represent between 20-25 million people and the government does not recognize them as an independent republic, and in 1991, allowed the Turkish President Ozal's resort Kurds to Turkish territory after the revolution in Iraq in 1993, became (Tzlno Ciller) was the first prime minister in Turkey.
Geography

The area of ​​the territory of Turkey 780.562 km and is located 97% of them in Asia and the rest in Europe. Overlooking the west of Turkey on the Aegean Sea and south on the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Cyprus and north to the Black Sea. Shared borders eight countries, including Iraq and Syria.
Turkey there are many sources of fresh water rivers and lakes. And more than a third of the area of ​​agricultural land and forests cover more than a quarter of its territory. By mountains and there are many top of Mount Ararat (5137 meters). And control of several islands, most of Turkey in the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean, the most important Emrouz island (279 square km).
Population
The population of the Republic of Turkey approximately 72 million people according to 2008 statistics. Demographic structure of Turkey and the complex made up of dozens of races, dating to the era of the reasons for formation of the Ottoman Empire, where the areas of influence include a vast territory in Asia, Europe, Africa and the control of many peoples. No official statistics of the number of population by race, because the Turkish government sees Turkey Turks all countries regardless of their ethnic origin, which is not acceptable of all minorities, especially Kurds. According to estimates in this regard, the ethnic Turks, the largest selection of the population (about 70-80%), followed by the Kurds (20-30%), and then Alzazion (a branch of the Kurds speak their own dialect of Kurdish language) (2-3%), Arabs (2%), Circassian (0.5%) and Georgians (0.5%). There are other minorities: Armenians, Greece, Assyria, Arameans, Bosnians, Albanians, Chechens, Bulgarians, to Azion and others. Minorities are Crimean, Tatar, Azeri, Algaghazah, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Kazakh Turkic minorities.
There are large Turkish communities in the Diaspora, mostly concentrated in the countries of the European Union, where the Turks, for example, the largest foreign community in Germany, with a population of nearly four million people. There are also large Turkish communities in the United States, Canada and Australia.
Age level in the Turkish Republic
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The effects of the Spanish city of Malaga, Spain, the real beauty ... Magic strewn

City of Malacca is an old Spanish city located in south of the country and is now the capital of the province of Malacca in Andalusia, has a large bay at the mouth of the River Guadalcanal in the middle of the "Costa del Sol." The most important Spanish port after Barcelona, surrounded by mountains, and Tehran Guadalcanal and Guadalajara, Latif moderate climate attracts tourists to it significantly.
The effects of the Spanish city of Malacca, Spain, the real beauty ... Magic is not strewn Evolute

ROMANIAN ancient monuments in the State of Algeria

Maximus - Timgad

The public arena Romanian - Timgad

Roman Theater - Timgad

Columns of the Capitol - Timgad

Capitol - Timgad

Arc de Triomphe - Timgad    

Romanian tourism

And archaeologists investigating the life of ancient peoples, by examining their droppings. These include waste items such as: buildings, artifacts, tools, bones and pottery. Archaeologists have been exciting discoveries, such as the discovery of the tomb filled with gold ornaments, or the remains of the Temple of luxury in the middle of the jungle. However, the discovery of a few stone tools or charred seeds of grain, perhaps Unveils better for many aspects of the life of these peoples. And discover the types of food that people eat in ancient times, makes us aware of the similarities between the lives of those people and our present. What is found by the archaeologist, from the monuments and the end of the large grains, contributes to an image of the features of life in ancient societies.
The archaeological research assistant is the only way to interrogate aspects of life in the communities that existed before the invention of writing five thousand years ago. The archaeological research constitutes an important tributary to the enrichment of our knowledge of ancient societies that left written records.
The Archaeology in the Americas, a branch of anthropology (Anthropology); a study of the human race and its heritage of intellectual and physical. According to archaeologists in Europe that their work is closely related to the field of history, archeology, however, is different from the science of history on the one hand, historians studying mainly the march of peoples based on written records.

Archaeologists looking forward to see how it evolved civilizations, and to know the time and place where this development occurred. As well as those looking like Darcy social sciences on the causes of the fundamental changes that have made people in the ancient world, stop fishing for example, and are turning to agriculture. And develop others Atharion theories concerning the reasons that led people to build cities and establish trade routes. In addition, some archaeologists looking for the reasons behind the fall of previous civilizations, the Maya civilization in Central America, and Roman civilization in Europe.
What do archaeologists study?
Archaeologists examine any evidence that could help them to understand the lives of people who lived in ancient times. Range from archaeological evidence of the remnants of a big city, and a few split (cut) stones, left by one who made stone tools since long times.
The three basic types of archaeological evidence are: 1 - Findings made 2 - phenomena 3 - Findings natural. As for the Findings made, it is the man-made materials and can be transferred from one place to another without altering their appearance. It includes items such as arrowheads, pots and beads. Can also involve the community in relation to a history written on clay tablets and other written records. The phenomena consist mainly of houses and tombs, irrigation canals, and many other facilities, built by ancient peoples. Unlike the tools, it can not separate phenomena from its surroundings, without a change in shape. The Findings of natural, they are natural substances that are found side by side with tools and phenomena. Findings reveal the way people interact in ancient times with their surroundings. Findings include natural, for example, seeds and animal bones.
And called the place, which includes the directory name of the archaeological archaeological site. To understand the behavior of people who occupied the archaeological sites, we have to study the relations between instruments made and natural phenomena and Findings, which was discovered at the archaeological site. For example, the discovery of the heads of spears stone near the bones of extinct type of water buffalo at a site in the state of New Mexico, shows that these early human groups, the buffalo hunt in that region.
How archaeologists gather information?
Archaeologists use special techniques and methods for the collection of archaeological evidence collectively accurate, systematic, and keep detailed records on the Findings of archaeological, because the detailed archaeological excavation damage the archaeological remains in question.
Location:
Determine the archaeological site is the first step, which must archaeologist to do. And archaeological sites may be located above ground, as may be underground or under water. Include sites that are under water on the sunken ships, or entire cities flooded as a result of changes have taken place on the surface of the ground or on the water level.
May identify some of the archaeological sites easily, because they see with the naked eye, or can be traced through the descriptions that have been reported in the old stories, or other historical records. And include such sites in Pyramids of Egypt, and the city of Athens in ancient Greece. There are archaeological sites, less clear was discovered by chance people who are not archaeologists, for example, discovered four years to 1940, a cave Aso, in the south-west of France, during their search for their dog. Found in this cave mural paintings dating back to prehistory.
The archaeologists have many important discoveries, and discussed on tirelessly over many years, for a particular site or some kind of sites. In this way discovered the English archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922, the grave is full of treasures for the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun.
Archaeologists use scientific methods to find the archaeological sites. The traditional way to discover all the archaeological sites in the region, are from the survey on foot. The archaeologists when they use this method spreading out from each other certain spaces, and walking directions drawn. And everyone was looking for archaeological evidence, the other forward. Archaeologists and uses this method when they want to distinguish the region, which includes archaeological sites from those where there is no such sites. For example, they can use this method, to ensure that archaeological sites exist for a certain region in the tops of the hills and not in the valleys.
And follow the ways of scientific archaeologists to assist in the detection of archaeological sites beneath the surface. The advent of air, for example, shows the differences in plant growth, which in turn refers to the existence of archaeological evidence. Plants in the longer part of the field may be planted over the grave of old, or over an irrigation canal. The shorter plants in the other part of the field, may be planted in the soil above the shallow old building or road. In addition to that used metal detectors, to see if there were metal tools, already buried in the ground at a depth of not more than 180 cm.
Site Survey:
The first stage of the study carried out by archaeologists to a site, is a description of this site. Recorded as these detailed notes about the location of the site, the type of archaeological evidence on the pillar surface. Also took photographs of this site.
The archaeologists mapping for most archaeological sites are discovered. The type of the map drawn on the importance of the site and the objectives of the study and the amount of time and money-extended. And baptizing them in some cases to map after it is simplified the process of measuring dimensions, whether the steps or using a measuring tape. And used in other cases, special tools to clear the archaeological site carefully, and to draw detailed maps to it.
How do scientists explain archaeological monuments Findings?
Archaeologists follow three basic steps in the interpretation of the directory in which they find are: 1 - Category 2 - History 3 - The study and analysis.
Category:
Can archaeologists interpret the archaeological Findings, if they could see patterns of spread of the tools in time and place. To reach these patterns must first classify the tools into groups each group containing Mosurat similar. The Statutes of the classification are: the qualitative and sequential (sequence Trza).
Typology. Materials are classified into groups according to their forms, and methods of manufacture, and functions. And called each of these Findings species. For example, are all similar ceramic pots found in one location, one type, while the other pots are similar from another site another kind.
Category sequential (sequence Trza). Resulted in materials with the same species, all in the series reflect changes in the model. These changes have either been acquired gradually over time, or the result of the spread of civilization in other areas. In many cases, you must know the materials to determine the age of the first and last article in the series.
History:
Archaeologists are different ways to determine the age old and Findings of these methods can be divided into two basic types are: 1 - history of relative 2 - absolute dating.
Relative dating. Trying to figure out some of the Findings presented in relation to each other. That is the way history relative comparisons made do not provide the dates are real. For example, archaeologists can determine the relative ages of the bones that they might find in a site, through this measure them because they contain the bones of the fluoride, because fluoride in groundwater replace other elements in the bones and increase over time. Thus, the older bone age are those that contain more than the amount of fluorine.
Absolute dating. Found limits the age in years. There are many ways to the history of the Absolute. And the way they are used in each case is based mainly on the quality of the material that determines its history.
The most widely used method to determine the history of the ancient remains of plants, animals or human beings is the radiocarbon dating. This method relies on the fact that living organisms are constantly absorbing two types of carbon atoms, two carbon 12 and carbon 14. Called carbon-14 atoms of carbon are also radioactive, the atoms are unstable, and turn into nitrogen atoms. So when an object dies, the ratio of carbon 14 to carbon 12 decreases to a certain degree up to a known rate. As a result, archaeologists can calculate the age of a sample by measuring the amount of carbon 12 and carbon-14 remaining in it. The traditional method used in measuring the precise ages to calculate the age of objects that date back to 50,000 years. The newer technology that use the device known as Bmjl particles, it is an accurate way to calculate the age-old objects that up to 60000 years. This also applies to even the smallest samples. See: radiocarbon; particle accelerator.
Archaeologists use potassium-argon dating to find a certain age of rock formations containing archaeological materials. The rocks containing these radioactive potassium-40, which is converted to a gas argon 40 fixed rate. The scientists measured the amount of each element is then calculated age of the rock. This method has been used to date rock formations and the bones and tools found in eastern Africa. It was found that the age of the rock about a million and three quarters of a million years, suggesting that the bone tools and also of the same age.
The best way known to history is the history of wood rings of trees. These technical workshops on calculating the annual growth phenomenon on the cross sections of trees felled. The archaeologists have matching rings form an old tree, found in the site, with the rings that old wooden materials to determine the age of the site. The history tree rings is the most accurate in all fields of history, but it uses only wood materials that are not older than about 8000 years.
Study and analysis:
Archaeologists study the phenomena and the tools and analysis in order to obtain information such as: how and where they made tools used. In some cases, scientists are acquiring information through direct experience. In the mid-eighties of the twentieth century Atharion of Cambridge in England to rebuild a ship called the Hellenic classical Treram and sailed by. In this way, learned a lot about the shipbuilding industry, the art of navigation in Greek antiquity. And tools and help to interpret the phenomena of social life that existed in ancient times. The size of houses that might indicate the number of people who lived in one house. Indicate the amount of fossils found in the graves and a value, the social class of the person buried.
The calendar Findings natural, exposing information, such as the type of food that people eat and whether they were producing crops or collecting wild plants. Mosurat can reveal natural patterns of ancient migrations.
The archaeologists have archaeological evidence with the assistance specialists in other fields. Hydrologists animal help identify the bones of animals, and methods of slaughter that prevailed. The scientists also analyzed the plant seeds, to obtain information about the agricultural activities of old. The archaeologists also work with other specialists such as geologists, architects and engineers. And then people who specialize in some cases to run the computers that facilitate the evaluation process and accelerate it to a large extent.

Tourism in China

Tourism in China\

 Tourism has expanded in China significantly over the past few decades since the reform and opening up. The emergence of new rich middle class and easing restrictions on movement imposed by the Chinese authorities both fueling the boom travel. China has become one of the world's hottest tourism markets and watch the internal and external. The world on the eve of China's tourism boom continues. [1]

China is the third country in the world in terms of number of visitors in the world. The number of tourists coming from abroad, 55980000 in 2010. [2] and the income from foreign exchange of $ 45.8 billion U.S. dollars, the largest company in the world, the fourth in 2010. The number of domestic tourist visits 1610000000, with total revenues of 777.1 billion yuan. [1]

According to the World Trade Organization, in 2020, China will become the largest tourist country and the fourth largest travel abroad. In terms of total spending on travel abroad, and China is now ranked fifth, is expected to be the fastest growing in the world from 2006 to 2015, jumped into the slot two of a total travel spending by 2015. [1]

China's tourism revenue reached $ 185 billion in 2009
HistoryInside the Forbidden City, BeijingBetween 1949 and 1974, the People's Republic was closed to all visitors, but selected foreign. In the late 1970s, when Deng Xiaoping decided to strongly encourage tourism as a means to earn foreign exchange China began to develop its tourism industry. The main hotel building programs, a significant increase in the number of hotels and guest houses, and the most historic spots and scenic been renovated and opened to tourists, and workers were trained professionals and workers in other services.Make the expansion in the movement of domestic and international aviation and other transport facilities tourist travel more convenient. Has been open more than 250 cities and counties to foreign visitors from the mid-1980s. Passengers need only valid visas or residence permits to visit 100 locations, the languages ​​of the remaining permits required to travel from the public security departments. In 1985, he visited some 1.4 million foreigners, China, and was received about 1.3 billion U.S. dollars from tourism.
 Local tourismTravel within China has become easier in recent years with the lifting of travel restrictions and massive investment in transportation facilities such as roads, railways and airlines, and rapid rise in income levels. The number of domestic tourists from $ 695 million in 1998 to 878 million in 2002, and increased revenue from domestic tourism Rmb239.1 billion (U.S. $ 28.9 billion) for Rmb387.8 billion (U.S. $ 46.9 billion).InboundA night view of Shanghai Bund ViewChina has become the most important tourist destination in the wake of the reform and opening to the world in the late 1970s and launched by Deng Xiaoping. In 1978, China received about 230,000 international tourists, mostly because of the severe restrictions that had allowed the government and the WHO has to visit the country, which was not. [4] In 2006, China received 49.6 million international visitors, making it the fourth most visited country in the world. [5] In 2007, international tourist arrivals to China increased to $ 54.7 million. [6]While the huge gap between the luxury hotels in major cities in China and the facilities are more limited in another place, still in full swing at the hotel. The number of tourist hotels of 5782 in 1998 to 8880 by 2002. By 2003, China had 9751 some hotels booming tourism and hospitality industry, many of which are joint ventures with foreign partners.
 IssuedAnd will increase the income of the middle class and the pent-up demand to see the rest of the world, make it one of China's most important markets of outbound tourism in the next decade. Is controlled to travel abroad fell gradually. High disposable income and contributed to continuous exposure to foreign countries in the television also to an increase in tourism abroad. One indication of this is the increase in the number of travel agencies, in the period of 6222 in 1998 to 11,552 in 2002, which accompanied the rise in the number of Chinese tourists abroad 3,200,000-10,100,000 in the same period. Proportion of overseas Chinese to "special purpose" has risen steadily during that period from 38.1% to 60.8%. Almost all travel agencies in the growth so far in the Chinese-owned agencies, which rose from 4910 to 10,203, while the international travel agencies in China has remained a little over 1300.Spent more than Chinese nationals U.S. $ 15 billion on tourism abroad in 2002, and the United States $ 19.1 billion in 2004. In 2006 was 34.5 million trips to take some mainland Chinese outside of China. [7] and China was the main source of outbound tourists in Asia since 2003, though most Chinese tourists (71% in 2005) go only for Hong Kong and Macao. [8]

The impact of China's foreign tourism is beginning to be felt in Asia (17% in 2005), with a number much less than going to Europe (5% in 2005) and others. In addition, Chinese tourists are among the largest spenders when they travel outside the country, making it the market for a very desired. [9]
The Chinese mainland is now able to take tours organized entertainment for more than 100 countries to be "Approved Destination Status." Significant omission on that list, and was, until recently, the United States. After both countries signed a memorandum of understanding in 2007, started the first groups to come Chinese in the United States in June 2008. By 2020 it is expected that China produce 100 million trips abroad, going to every corner of the globe, making it the largest producer of tourists in the world, to a large extent. [8][Edit] Language


Although English is becoming more and more popular in China, most Chinese people do not understand it. A form of Chinese is almost universal in China, with Mandarin and the standard model and many other types are also in use and some, such as Cantonese and Shanghai, and tens of millions of speakers. Although many Chinese do not speak English, because of the educational system near many Chinese in urban areas and can read and write, although they may find difficulty in spoken English.
 Cities of major ancient capitals
    BEIJING
    Xi'an
    Nanjing
    Luoyang
    Hangzhou
    Zhengzhou
    Anyang
    KaifengHistoric towns and ancient cities of the famousPingyao in Shanxi ProvinceNakhi dongjing musicians in Lijiang
    Chengde
    Chengdu
    Chongqing
    Dali
    Fenghuang
    GUANGZHOU
    Hancheng
    Huai'an
    Huanglongxi
    Jinan
    Jianshui
    Lijiang
    Lizhuang
    Luzhi
    Macao
    Nanxun
    Pingyao
    Qufu
    Shanghai and Zhujiajiao
    Shenyang
    Suzhou
    Tianjin
    Tongli
    Wuhan
    And Chen
    Xitang
    Yangzhou
    Zhengding
    Zhenjiang
    ZhouzhuangFamous sitesSection of the Great Wall of China at JinshanlingEmei Shan in Sichuan ProvinceTai Shan in Shandong ProvinceSunset in the Bay of Sanya, HainanMost popular tourist attractions in China is the Great Wall of China. Also popular is the Forbidden City in Beijing, which was the center of the empire of China's Terracotta Army and Qin Dynasty tomb of the emperor in the city of Xi'an, and a wide range of full-size clay statues of soldiers of the Chinese Empire and others.See also: World Heritage Sites in China
    Bund, Shanghai, a stylish display along the Huangpu River, colonial architecture along with the skyscrapers in Shanghai
    Caohai Lake, Guizhou, where they are many experiences on this shallow lake punted to see many different birds of China
    Changbai Mountain, which is an important natural reserve of the house a rare Siberian tiger
    Palace of Confucius, and the location of this complex in Qufu was, Shandong, home to about eighty generations of the family of the great wise.
    Dazu rock carvings
    City Campus, Beijing, once at the "Chinese empire the universe" and beyond to the masses - is now open for all
    Grand Canal in China
    Great Wall of China
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, where the finest of the classic Cantonese dim sum breakfast is tried
    Hanging in the Temple of Mount Heng in the temple, which is clinging to a cliff and a series of caves that contain the full range of Buddhist statues
    Yungang Grottoes, near Datong in Shanxi is the site of the famous Buddhist.
    Hong Kong, the city, especially in the skyline of Hong Kong Island from Tsim Sha Tsui
    Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, Heilongjiang, where you can see the statues of strange and extravagant life-size ice castles with rainbow lighting for paintings snowy fantasy
    Jiuzhaigou Valley
    Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, the world's largest Buddha carved
    Lijiang River, Guangxi, where boat trips are taken for the vision of an inverted peaks immortalized in the paintings of Chinese scroll
    Longmen Grottoes, a procession of Buddhist statues, and inscriptions, near the city of Luoyang, Henan
    Mogao Grottoes, and this 1,000 years old and man-made caves on the ancient Silk Road contains some of the Buddhist heritage of China's most impressive
    Mount Emei
    Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth
    Mount Huang
    Mount Jiuhua
    If the Mount
    Mount Qingcheng
    Mount Tai (or Tai Shan), and Shandong, the home of the peak to the pure sacred temples and pavilions
    Mount Tianzhu
    Potala Palace, built originally by King Songtsan Gampo in 637 to receive the bride, Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty in China.
    And Dang Mountains
    Age Yalu Bridge, Dandong, Liaoning Province, and that's half the demolition of the bridge to North Korea, there are still significant remnants of the Korean War.
    Sichuanese cafes
    Silk Road and the abandoned cities along this famous ancient trade route.
    Summer Palace
    Temple of Heaven
    Terracotta Army, near the city of Xi'an in Shanxi Province, the ancient former capital, and this year 2200 life-size soldiers guarding the tomb of the first Emperor of China.
    Three Gorges
    West Lake
    Xiamen, Fujian - Gulangyu Island, famous for its colonial architecture
    Xishuangbanna Autonomous Prefecture of Dai and Yunnan, home to one of national minorities in China is more unique - for the Dai
    Yabuli Ski Resort, Heilongjiang, and the use of the largest in the country to take skiing, where many Chinese holiday skiing.
    Yangtze River Cruise on the river to see the gorgeous scenery and a wealth of historical monuments
    Yellow River, one of the largest rivers in the world, offering a range of prospects, including the Falls Hoku turbid
 HainanHainan Island, sometimes referred to as the "Hawaii of the East is located" off the southern coast of mainland China. It hosts more than a tropical resort in China, because of this, extremely popular with the Chinese mainland, as well as those from Hong Kong and neighboring Asian countries. During the past few years, the Chinese government strongly promoted the island of Hainan as a world class resort with beaches and golf courses which are abundant on the island of Hainan. In addition, the ability to visit me and Miao traditional cultural villages, and between the high and the lush tropical rainforest mountains, and visit the cultural relics of the great dynasties long ago, had a significant impact on tourism on the island. Governments of China and Hainan plans to continue to spend a lot of money on infrastructure (December 2004 completion of the training of Hainan, the Chinese mainland, and highways across the island for cars and buses) and the promotion of the island of Hainan.
 Tourism resourcesCan be divided tourism resources in China into three main groups: natural sites and sites of historical, cultural, and folk customs.
 Natural sitesRice fields terraces of Yuanyang County, YunnanChina's mountains, lakes, valleys, caves and waterfalls:Mount Tai in the east, and in the south of Mount Hengshan, Mount Hua in the west, Mount Hengshan in the north, and Mount Song, called in the middle of China's five sacred mountains since ancient times. Mount Taishan, which passes through the center of Shandong Province, admired by the Chinese and the maximum among them. Mount another celebrated for its beauty is Mount Huang in southern Anhui Province, known for the graceful pine trees and unusual rocks, and sea of ​​clouds and hot springs.Jiuzhaigou, Huangguoshu waterfall, and Guilin are all located in southwestern China. Jiuzhaigou in northern Sichuan Province is a beautiful "Valley of Fairyland," the operation of more than 40 kilometers across the snow-capped mountains, lakes, waterfalls and forests. And Huangguoshu Waterfalls in Guizhou Province, is a set of waterfalls, 18 above ground and four below, which can be heard five kilometers away. In the Lijiang River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region winds its way through the karst peaks for 82 km between Guilin and Yangshuo.On a plateau in northern China and many great lakes. And Tianchi (Heavenly Pool) in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Autonomous Region is 1980 meters above sea level. This lake is 105 meters deep and crystal clear, and the surrounding high mountains carpeted with green grass and colorful flowers.Along the famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and many scenic spots and historical sites, and Qutang Gorge is rugged and majestic, elegant and Wu Gorge, deep and secluded, and full throttle Schilling shallow water and coral and water rolling. Lesser Three Gorges are lush with greenery, flanking water so clear you can see the bottom. The Three Gorges Dam built here is the key to China's largest hydropower project.
 Historical and cultural sitesBeauty wearing flowers, by Zhou Fang, 8th centuryHe left China's long history many cultural relics and the title of "China Top Tourist City" I went to the first group of 54 cities. And the Great Wall, a symbol of the Chinese nation, is also an example of historical sites, which have become major tourist attractions. Because the project in the defense of the greatest architect in the history of human civilization, it dates back more than 2000 years ago in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods - huge in size and grandeur. There are more than ten parts of the Great Wall open to tourists, including forts, passes and beacon towers at Badaling in Beijing, in Hebei and Laolongtou Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province.And concentrated caves filled with precious murals and statues along the ancient Silk Road in Gansu Province. The best known are the Mogao Grottoes, and "Treasures of Eastern Art," with 492 caves with murals and statues on the faces of the abyss. There is 45,000 square meters of murals and statues colored over 2100, all highly technical. In the south, and is cave art in Sichuan Province by the Leshan Giant Buddha, carved into the face of the abyss. Seventy-one meters and width 28 meters, the largest sitting Buddha in stone, and show the skill of ancient craftsmen carving.In the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, the cradle of Chinese Buddhism and Shaolin Kung Fu is famous for martial arts, dating back to 495 AD Here you can see the Ming period of five hundred - Arhats Mural and Qing period Shaolin kungfu. In central China's Hubei Province, a beautiful mountain and Deng, with 72 peaks ² at a distance of 30 km, a sacred site of Taoism, which preserves one of China's most complete and largest-scale ancient Taoist architecture. In western Sichuan Province, Mount Emei, dotted with ancient Buddhist temples and structures, is one of China four sacred Buddhist mountains.Most cities in China, 101 cities classified as famous historical and cultural rights is more than 1000 years. To the south of the Yangtze River, Suzhou and Hangzhou, intersect, known as long as "Paradise on Earth", with rivers, lakes, fields, bridges and villages, as beautiful as paintings. Today, well-preserved ancient cities, which includes of Pingyao in central Shanxi Province, but also at the site of the Neolithic Age cultures Yangshao and Longshan, 5000 to 6000 years ago. Ancient Lijiang County in Yunnan Province is not only a center of Dongba culture Nakhi ethnic group, but also a meeting place for cultures of ethnic Han and Tibetan and Bai. Built in the Song Dynasty, this city has many stone bridges, stone memorial arches and houses, which provide precious materials for architectural history, and can be called a "living museum of old houses."
 Folk customs

Lugu Lake in Yunnan Province"March Street" celebrated by the Bai people in Dali, Yunnan Province, and is associated with the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy suppression of the devil to help the Bay. Became traditional to burn incense and offer sacrifices to commemorate the virtues of each and every year and the Festival has become a major annual gathering for the purposes of any commercial and cultural activities and sports.Water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic group in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, is a suitable living place in the spring. Chase people and poured water (a symbol of good luck and happiness) over each other, among other activities such as dragon boat racing and peacock dance.Lugu Lake has become between Sichuan and Yunnan as a tourist destination in the wake of building a new highway which provides access to this region. Matriarchal society than 30,000 local Mosuo people observe the traditions of the "no marriage" and is called the last women's kingdom on earth. The women Mosuo, cache local boats and undulating singing a unique style of Lugu Lake.
 Threads in tourismThe China National Tourism Administration encourages the issue of tourism each year, 1992 had been "friendly tourism year." Then came the "Tour landscapes", "a tour of the cultural relics and historical," "People round the Customs," "Holiday Tour" and "Ecological Environment Tour." From 2000 to 2004, the topics were "years of the century", "Sport and Health in China", "Folk Art in China", and "cooking the Kingdom of China", and "the arrest of Lifestyle."Topics for 2005 is "Year of Travel China" and "Beijing 2008 - hello to you in China" to promote exchanges and cooperation with the international tourism industry, and China National Tourism Administration is planning a series of related events, including Shanghai, hosted by "2005 International Fair of Tourism in China ", hosted by the Beijing 2005 annual meeting of the union of travel agencies in France, and" for the year 2005 between China and Australia Tourism Symposium. " The China International Travel Expo 2005 on the Internet, which was held in March, inclusive, and the provision of Internet exchange and trading platform between companies themselves and tour with their customers.

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