What is your favorite scenic spot/tourist city in China?

Question

What is your favorite scenic spot/tourist city in China?

Answer 1

Without a doubt Guilin.  Book at the Sheraton.  Request the top floor facing the river.  The view will knock your socks off.  Also, take the river cruise.  It's the best one I have ever been on.

Answer 2

GuangDong, ZhuHai, GongBei

Answer 3

Hangzhou

Answer 4

Jinhong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province.  Go in the winter.  Lots of fresh fruits, tea, wonderful people, fabulous scenery, and handicrafts.  Just don't look for most things on the main streets.  It's all down the back alleys.  Again the people there were just fabulous compared to other places in China.

Answer 5

I know this is going to sound typical but

The Great Wall, at a part that is not at all touristy, like Si Ma Tai, I camped on the Wall twice, it is magical!

Answer 6

HaiNan island , YunNan  

Answer 7

Shanghai!

Shikumen

   Renovated shikumen lanes in Xintiandi,this tribute to old Shanghai is now a high end restaurant and shopping center.One uniquely Shanghainese cultural element is the shikumen (石库门) residences, which are two or three-story townhouses, with the front yard protected by a high brick wall. Each residence is connected and arranged in straight alleys, known as a lòngtang (弄堂), pronounced longdang in Shanghainese. The entrance to each alley is usually surmounted by a stylistic stone arch. The whole resembles terrace houses or townhouses commonly seen in Anglo-American countries, but distinguished by the tall, heavy brick wall in front of each house. The name "shikumen" literally means "stone storage door", referring to the strong gateway to each house.

The shikumen is a cultural blend of elements found in Western architecture with traditional Lower Yangtze (Jiangnan) Chinese architecture and social behavior. All traditional Chinese dwellings had a courtyard, and the shikumen was no exception. Yet, to compromise with its urban nature, it was much smaller and provided an "interior haven" to the commotions in the streets, allowing for raindrops to fall and vegetation to grow freely within a residence. The courtyard also allowed sunlight and adequate ventilation into the rooms.

Answer 8

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