Links to Main Cities in China Beihai - Beijing - Changchun - Changsha - Changzhou - Chengde - Chengdu - Search for Town in China: Accommodation in China hotelsWith coasts on the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, it borders Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam to the South; Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to the West; Russia and Mongolia to the North and North Korea to the East. 
Regions North-east - Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang - Dongbei, the "rust belt" of China. North - Shandong, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Henan, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin - the Yellow River Basin area, historical heartland of China. North-west - Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang - grasslands and deserts, nomadic people, Islam. South-west - Tibet, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou - the exotic part, home to most of the Chinese minorities, with spectacular scenery. Southern-central - Anhui, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi - farming areas. South-east - Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian - the traditional trading center. East - Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang - the new economic center. There are also the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau and in addition the island of Taiwan is claimed. China has many large and famous cities and below is a list of the nine most important to those travelling. Beijing - capital city, cultural center, and host of the 2008 Olympics. Guangzhou - one of China's most prosperous and liberal cities. Guilin - popular destination for both Chinese and foreign tourists, sensational mountain and river scenery. Hangzhou - famously beautiful city, major center for the silk industry. Kunming - capital of Yunnan, gateway to the villages of the ethnic minorities. Nanjing - a renowned historical and cultural city with many historic relics. Shanghai - famous for its riverside scenery, China's largest city is a major commercial center with many shopping opportunities. Suzhou - "Venice of the East", old city, famous for canals and gardens. Xian - terminus of the ancient Silk Road, and home of the terracotta warriors. 
Some of the most famous tourist attractions in China are: Great Wall of China. Tibet. Silk Road . Hainan island, a tropical paradise. China also has dozens of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Several sites in China have famous Buddhist art: Yungang Grottoes (near Datong) in Shanxi Province - more than 51,000 Buddhist carvings, dating back 1,500 years, in the recesses and caves of the Yangang Valley mountainsides. Mogao Caves (near Dunhuang) in Gansu province - art and manuscripts dating back to the 4th century. Dazu Rock Carvings near Chongqing, dating from the 7-13th century. Longmen Grottoes - near Luoyang, 5-10th century. WIth thanks to Wikitravel China for text and where more general information can be found
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