Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan) is a fascinating gallery of natural sculpture (limestone cave formations), now enhanced by multicolored lighting, which has been one of Guilin’s many interesting attractions for over 1200 years. It rates as one of the top four tourist sites in the city.More information about China Tours in chinatourguide.com.

  With its location five kilometers northwest of the downtown of Guilin, the Reed Flute Cave is a brilliant cave marked on almost all travel itineraries. The cave got its name from the verdant reeds growing outside it, with which people make flutes. Inside this water-eroded cave is a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition. Illuminated by colored lighting, the fantastic spectacle is found in many variations along this 240-meter-long cave. Walking through the serried stone pillars, tourists feast their eyes on changing spots, feeling they are in a paradise where the Gods live.
  Guilin's Reed Flute Cave can be found on the itinerary of almost every visitor to Guilin and China Odyssey Tours is no exception. There is an extremely good reason for this. Reed Flute Cave is a brilliant example of how glorious Mother Nature can be. Visitors never fail to be awed by the magnificence of Reed Flute Cave.

   Elephant Trunk Hill is located on the western bank of Li River. The shape of the hill is just like a huge elephant drinking water from the river with its trunk, thus the mountain was named so.More information about China Tours in chinatourguide.com.

  Climbing the snaking stone path up the hill, visitors will see another cave going through the hill: Elephant Eye Cave. With a height of around two meters, the cave is five to 10 meters in width and about 52 meters in length. It’s so called as the cave is located right where the eye of the elephant-shaped hill should be. Standing at the cave affords a good view of the surroundings.
  The most impressive feature of Elephant Trunk Hill is said to be the reflection of a round, moon like cave. The cave between the elephant's "trunk" and the "body" is known as Shuiyue Cave (Moon over the Water Cave). On a moonlit night, the cave's reflection looks like a full moon floating on the surface of the water. At that time, visitors can enjoy the moon in the sky, the moon in the hill and the moon on the water. It is an amazing site.

  Hong Kong Disneyland located on Lantau Island and is best reached via the MTR Disneyland Resort Line from Sunny Bay Station. Hong Kong Disneyland is smaller than other Disney parks but offers some unique attractions such as "Festival of the Lion King" stage show, "Golden Mickey's" stage show, "Mickey's PhilharMagic 3D" show. The park is very busy around Chinese New Year but has short queues most of the year.

  The city suffers from natural issues such as smog, typhoons, floods and landslides. It is situated to the south of tropic of cancer and experiences a humid subtropical climate. Summers are humid and hot with short spells of rains and thunderstorm. The temperate seasons include spring and autumn that are sunny and dry. The range of temperature varies between 36°C and 0°C. It has the seventh largest stock exchange in the world. The territory imports food and raw materials because it has very little arable land. Its export markets are expansive and attract many Hong Kong Flights.
  The most popular tourist point in Hong Kong is the Peak. Take the tram up to the Peak for fantastic views of Hong Kong city. The Peak is the tallest point on the island. The tram goes from Central (downtown) right up to the Peak. There are many 5 star hotels in Hong Kong around the start of the tram. Another popular tourist must do activity is the Star ferry. The Star ferry gives you magnificent views of the lights from the Central district reflected in the waters of the bay. The ferry connects Kowloon with the mainland.

  The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival has been held since 1963, interrupted for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution until it was resumed in 1985. Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang province, in northeastern China. It is nicknamed "Ice City" and aptly so for winter January temperatures that average minus 18 degrees Celsius, under the influence of the cold winter wind from Siberia. The festival officially starts January 5th and lasts one month, although exhibits often stay open longer, weather permitting. Harbin is one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival and Norway's Ski Festival.More information about China Tours in chinatourguide.com

  Ice and Snow World came into being in 1999 and is one of the world's largest ice architecture parks. The inspiration for the ice and snow sculptures there usually is derived from traditional Chinese fairy tales or world famous architectures such as the Great Wall, the Egyptian Pyramids, etc.
Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province of People's Republic of China, is one of the sources of Ice and Snow culture in the world. Geographically, it is located in Northeast China under the direct influence of the cold winter wind from Siberia. The average temperature in summer is 21.2 degrees Celsius, -16.8 degrees Celsius in winter. It can be as cold as - 38.1 degrees Celsius in winter.

Ramoche Monastery is situated in the northwest of Lhasa, covering a total area of 4000 square meters (one acre). This temple is one of the key cultural relic protection sites of the Tibet Autonomous Region as well as a hot attraction in Lhasa.
The original building complex has a strong Tang architecture influence, for it was first built by Han Chinese architects in the middle of the 7th century (during the Tang Dynasty). Han Princess Wencheng took charge of this project and ordered the temple be erected facing east to show her homesickness.

 In the days of King Songtsan Gampo, Ramoche Temple was originally built to house the famous statue of Sakyamuni, now found in the Jokhang, which was originally brought to Tibet by Princess Wen Cheng. Legend has it that when Princess Wen Cheng and her entourage arrived at the North gate of Lhasa, her carriage got stuck in the mud. Her assistants could not remove the statue and so they covered it temporarily with 4 pillars and white brocade. Later, the Princess ordered the construction of Ramoche as a shrine for the statue. And the temple faces easte which said that Princess Wencheng wanted to show her homesickness. Twenty years later, in 652 A.D., the leader of Tibet was concerned with rumours that the Chinese Emperor was considering an invasion of Tibet. As a protection, he moved the Sakyamuni statue from the Ramoche to the Jokhang, and hid it from view. It had remained there ever since. In exchange Ramoche Temple received a smaller bronze statue of Sakyamuni, which has been brought to Tibet by Songtsan Gampo's other wife, the Nepalese Princess Tritsun. By the mid-15th century the temple had become Lhasa's Upper Tantric College(Mi zong).
 

Jokhang Temple was built about 1350 years ago, during the reign of the first king of Tibet, Songsten Gampo, to welcome his bride, Princess Wencheng who came from Changan, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Attempts to build the temple were initially unsuccessful, until the knowledgeable Princess Wencheng discerned from her knowledge of astrology that the geography of Tibet was like a hag, and attempts to construct the temple were being thwarted due to the fact of the unsuitability of the site of its attempted construction. Thus, the temple was constructed on its present site.More information about China Tours in chinatourguide.com.  

The Jowo Rinpoche (or Jowo Shakyamuni), in the main hall, is the most revered image in Tibet. Besides this one, there are full of thousands of hundreds of Buddhist statues and images which were brought by the two princesses as part of their dowries.
Above your head, there are original wooden beams and rafters. Around your side, there are Newari door frames, columns and finials from the 7th and 8th centuries. While walking through those atmospheric labyrinthes of chapels for various gods and bodhisattva, you may feel like getting back to the ancient mysterious land and find all around you is religion.

The Water Cube is located in the Olympic Green, the focal point for the Beijing Games. The design was voted as the clear winner by the people of China in a competition for their favourite design. The square shape of the Water Cube is a reflection of the Chinese symbol for Earth, while the adjacent circular form of the National Stadium, also design-engineered by Arup, represents Heaven.

The form of the Aquatics Centre was inspired by the natural formation of soap bubbles. Arup’s engineers realised that a structure based on this unique geometry would be highly repetitive and buildable while appearing organic and random. The result is a very simple regular building form, with very complex geometry in the fa?ade which is used for beautiful effect.
The National Aquatics Center, also known as Water Cube, was built in Olympic Green as the main venue for the swimming competition of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is also a landmark project in the 2008 Olympics. The design of the Water Cube was derived from the victorious proposal in the international architectural competition for the aquatics center project. It started on December 24th 2003 and completed on January 28th 2008.
The membrane structure of Water Cube has been unparalleled in the world. It is based on the constitution of cells and natural formation of soap bubbles. The originality is pretty vagarious. The wall and proof of Water Cube both has 3 layers and it comprises a steel space frame by over 30000 steel structural members. None of the two are placed identically, which is China’s self-renovation, filling a blank in the history of Architecture. In Chinese culture, water is an important nature element. It can revive people’s happy mood. After the Olympic, it has turned into the largest aquatic paradise in Beijing. The designers cudgeled their brains for various aquatic recreations to cater for the interest of customers in different ages. It not only arouses people’s inspiration and passion, but also enriches people’s life and leaves them good memories.

The innovative Beijing Olympic Stadium, the Country wide Stadium, is Typically called the Bird's Nest. Composed of a Intricate mesh of Metal bands, the Beijing Olympic Stadium incorporates elements of Chinese art and Way of life.More information about China Tours in chinatourguide.com.
After featuring the stunning “bubble building” Getting built for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, we felt it necessary to mention an equally-awesome structure under construction just across the way.

Herzog and DeMeuron’s Olympic Stadium, fondly referred to by some as the “Bird’s Nest,” is a feat of engineering, an aesthetic marvel, and an uber-green machine to boot. What we love most about the stadium’s design is its integration of a myriad Intricate Techniques all rolled into such an aesthetically and conceptually Easy and stunning object. The Swiss architects describe it best, saying, “The spatial Impact of the stadium is novel and radical and yet Easy and of an almost archaic immediacy. Its appearance is pure structure. Facade and structure are identical.”
More than 90,000 spectators will stream through its gates on FriMorning for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games; billions are expected to watch the fireworks on television. At the center of it all is this dazzling stadium, which is Stated to embody Actuallyything from China’s muscle-flexing nationalism to a newfound cultural sophistication.

Even the main Olympic stadium, which is absolutely ordinary in Actuallyy way, will be partially torn down and then given to a Reduced Degree Town soccer team to use. It has no amenities and lacks an upper Degree Strollway/deck.  No American team would play in it.

  Badaling section of the Great Wall is within Yanqing County, one of the two counties in Beijing. The wall is about 80 kilometers northwest from downtown Beijing. Dadaling Grat Wall is actually a mountain pass of the Jundu Mountain. It is recorded that the Badaling Great Wall was built to protect the Juyongguan Pass ( Juyongguan section of the Great Wall ) on its south, further protecting the city of Beijing. Badaling is an ancient military defense project. It is about 1,000 meters above sea level.

  The Great Wall originally functioned as a fortification. As early as the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), Qinshihuang, the first emperor of Qin Dynasty unified the whole nation and began to build the wall to protect China's borders from the intrusion of the northern nomadic tribes. Most parts of the preserved Badaling Great Wall were built and reinforced during the Ming Dynasty to defend the capital against the intrusion of these Mongolian people. The structure of the wall consists of huge bar-stones and bricks. The inside has been formed by tampering earth and small stones, which makes the wall very firm and strong. Internally, the wall is about six meters (20 feet) wide, which would allow horses to gallop five abreast. A number of small holes have been drilled on the wall to allow archers to shoot arrows. There is a barrel-drain and a moat both inside and outside the wall. In a word, military fortification has been paramount in the consideration of every wall detail.
  Badaling Great Wall was an early part of the Great Wall open to tourists. He has developed tens of millions of tourists from both home and abroad. More than 370 foreign leaders and celebrities have visited there .
  Badaling Great Wall is situated in Yanqing County, more than 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Beijing. This is the most well-preserved part of the Great Wall, built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). In this section, with an average altitude of 1000 meters (3282 feet) is the outpost of the Juyongguan Pass. Mountain slope is very steep and winding road. These features made it a military fortress. Badaling Great Wall of China as a strong dragon winding its way along the mountain ridges.

  Turpan Depression is the third lowest point around the Earth's surface. A 33765 km2 area from the Turpan Depression has been examined by using a number of image processing methods with Idrisi Taiga program within this project. The geographical place produced the depression extremely dry and hot. The excellent wind condition of the region enables the setting of Dabancheng Wind Farm. NDVI is sensible to identify vegetation covering and water bodies. The reduce in water bodies and improve in vegetation inside of the depression from 1998 to 2010 may have resulted from the irrigation system or other factors within the region. By clasification and area calculation tools in Idrisi, the precise area of vegetation covering can be calculated, and 0.1% decrease in vegetation covering from 1998 to 2010 was concluded. The composite image by combining bands two, NDVI and five corresponded with blue, green and red show dramastic color contrast. Water bodies are obviously shown in the NDVI composite images, and also the water in Aydingkol Lake decreased from 1998 to 2010. TM bands 345 and 147 composites are effective to detect sand dunes.

  Turpan has a wealthy ancient previous. Numerous civilizations, cultures, and religions put down roots here. Under the strong Tang Dynasty ruled each China and Tarim Basin, Turfan enjoyed its golden age. Following the fall of Tang in 790 A.D., it was invaded by Tibetans from the south. By the middle of the ninth century, a nomadic individuals from the Altai Mountains, the Uygurs ruled Turpan for subsequent couple of centuries. They managed to survive the Mongol terror by cooperating using the conquerors during the 13th century. At the time of 20 BC to 200 AD, The Turpan oasis was a crucial point along the Northern Silk Road, and the cities of Ediqut, and later Astana had been important and wealthy centers of energy. From the ninth to the thirteenth century, a rich intellectual and artistic culture developed in Astana, resulting from a fusion in between the original Indo-European inhabitants and also the (pre-Islamic) Uygur. It was not till the fourteenth century that the Uygur of Turpan converted to Islam. It was known as Gushi in ancient occasions and will be the place exactly where the State of South Cheshi and also the South Cheshi Court had been set up throughout the Han dynasty. It was established as Gaochang Prefecture where Tiandi County was set up during Liang dynasty. Founded as the State of Gaochang during the Northern Wei dynasty; renamed Xichang prefecture during the Tang dynasty until 1913, Turpan County was established.