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The Eight Views of Ram City, also known as the Eight Sights of Guangzhou is the collective name for various collections of the eight most famous tourist attractions in Guangzhou, China, during different periods of its history. Collections of "Eight Views" is a common trope in Chinese travel literature.
Since the Song, various scenes at Baiyun have been named among the Eight Sights of Ram City, lists of Guangzhou's loveliest spots. [4] [5] [3] However, few of the historical sites have survived to the present day [2] and others—such as the view of Guangzhou's old walled city at dusk—have changed drastically as the city has expanded to and ...
A group of 66 tourist attractions was certified as the first set of AAAAA rated tourist attractions in 2007. [2] The first batch included many of the most iconic historical sites in China including the Forbidden City and Summer Palace. Additional batches of additional sites have been added including 20 new 5A sites in February 2017. [3]
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Mount Danxia (Chinese: 丹 霞 山; pinyin: Dānxiá Shān) is a noted scenic mountainous area in Renhua County, in the northern part of Guangdong province. It is described on the local signage as a "world famous UNESCO geopark of China".
It once formed the northern end of the old walled city, though most of the walls have been dismantled and the city has now expanded far beyond it. Its grounds now form Guangzhou's Yuexiu Park, which remains one of the most famous tourist attractions in Guangzhou, including beautiful natural surroundings and ancient sites. It covers an area of ...
The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin: Guilin 1996 Natural 108: Yalong, Tibet (Yarlung Valley, "cradle of Tibetan culture") Tibet 2001 Mixed 1622: Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot Hubei, Chongqing 2001 Mixed 1623: Jinfushan Scenic Spot Chongqing 2001 Natural: vii, viii, ix 1624: Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan and ...
Liwan was historically located outside the western gates of Guangzhou, in an area known as Xiguan (simplified Chinese: 西关; traditional Chinese: 西關; pinyin: Xīguān; Jyutping: sai1 gwaan1). [1] The district was also the site of the historic area of Huadi, [1] at the southwest of Guangzhou's downtown area and south of Pearl River. [2]