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What is a fairyland on earth?
It refers to a utopian and beautiful world divorced from reality. Fairyland on earth is synonymous with the ideal realm of human life, equivalent to the paradise or paradise in the west. For thousands of years, perfectionists have been trying to find and deliberately create their own imaginary "fairyland on earth"

It is a metaphor for a beautiful place with a peaceful life and a quiet environment, which is not affected by the outside world, or an ideal paradise.

1. Penglai

Penglai, Shandong Province is known as the "fairyland on earth", with a long history, profound cultural heritage and rich historical and cultural relics. It is an important port city for northern maritime traffic and foreign exchanges in ancient China, and a strategic fortress and naval base for coastal defense in Ming and Qing Dynasties. At the same time, it is also the birthplace of oriental myths and legends in China, where the legendary Eight Immortals crossed the sea. Up to now, it still retains the urban pattern of "mountains, seas, cities and pavilions", as well as important historical sites such as Penglai Watertown, Penglai Pavilion and Qi Jiguang Archway. Qi Jiguang's hometown, Wanshou and Xiguan were also designated as three historical and cultural blocks, and a large number of historical buildings were published and listed for protection.

2. Shangri-La

Shangri-La is known as "Mountain Garden", "Kingdom of Animals and Plants" and "Kingdom of Nonferrous Metals". It is located in the southeast edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the northern end of the southern section of Hengduan Mountains and the hinterland of "Three Parallel Rivers", forming a unique landscape integrating snow-capped mountains, canyons, grasslands, alpine lakes, virgin forests and ethnic customs, and is a multi-functional tourist attraction. In Shangri-La Scenic Area, the snow peaks are continuous, and Kawagebo, the highest peak in Yunnan Province, is magnificent.

3. Wuzhen

Wuzhen is an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of 1300 years. Wuzhen has typical characteristics of water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, completely retaining the original style and pattern of water towns in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Taking the river as the street, connecting the street and the bridge, building houses by the river, and integrating water and town, the architectural elements with unique charm in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Shui Ge, Xiaoqiao, Shiban Lane and Mao Dun's former residence, are organized, which embodies the humanistic thought of "harmony is beauty" in China's classical houses, and presents the spatial charm of the ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River with the overall beauty of harmonious coexistence of its natural environment and humanistic environment.

4. Fenghuang Ancient City

Fenghuang Ancient City is a national historical and cultural city, and is praised as the most beautiful town in China by the famous New Zealand writer rewi alley. It is adjacent to Dehang Miao Village in Jishou, Mengdong River in Yongshun and Fan Jing in Guizhou, and it is the only way between Huaihua, Jishou and Tongren in Guizhou. As a national historical and cultural city, Phoenix's scenery organically combines natural and humanistic characteristics, and the heavy feeling after perspective may be its charm essence of attracting tourists from all directions. Rewi alley, a New Zealand writer, once called the "Ancient Phoenix City" one of the most beautiful towns in China, which was built in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. This "Pearl of Xiangxi" is really "small", so small that there is only a decent east-west street in the city, but it is a green corridor.

5. Jiuzhaigou

Jiuzhaigou is located in Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is a tributary of the Baihe River in the upper reaches of Baishuigou, and has the reputation of "fairy tale world". Jiuzhaigou's flowing spring water is unusually clear, and the trapezoidal lake water is filtered layer by layer, making its water color more transparent and visibility as high as 20 meters. Cuihai, waterfalls, colorful forests, snow peaks and Tibetan feelings are known as the "five wonders" of Jiuzhaigou. Water and milk blend together, beautiful. Jiuzhaigou is known as the "Fairy Tale World Jiuzhaigou", with peaks, colorful forests, blue seas, waterfalls and Tibetan feelings. With its original ecological environment, spotless fresh air, snow-capped mountains, forests and lakes, it combines wonderful, fantastic and beautiful natural scenery, showing "natural beauty, natural beauty". Because of its unique original landscape, rich animal and plant resources are known as "fairyland on earth".

6. Old Town of Lijiang

Old Town of Lijiang has a long history, is simple and natural, and has the features of a water town and a mountain city. As a minority city with a long history, it has its own unique Naxi style from the overall layout of the city to the engineering buildings. Old Town of Lijiang is a model of a well-preserved ancient city. The ancient city built on the basis of three mountains is organically unified with nature. There are rows of tile houses in the ancient city, surrounded by verdant green hills, closely surrounding the closely connected ancient city.

7. Namco

Namtso, which means "Tianhu" in Tibetan, is 47 18 meters above sea level, with a total length of more than 70 kilometers from east coast to west coast and a width of more than 30 kilometers from south coast to north coast, with a total area of 1900 square kilometers. It is the second largest saltwater lake in China and the highest saltwater lake in the world, with a depth of about 33 meters. Lake Namtso is supplemented by the melting of snow and ice in Nyainqentanglha Mountain, and many streams are injected along the lake. The lake is clear and transparent, and the lake is sky blue. Water and sky are the same color, as if you were in a fairyland.

8. Wolong Bay

Wolong Bay, about 0/0 km north of Hanas Lake, is composed of a series of winding bends, which looks like a dragon splashing in the water from a distance. Its name comes from the story of a dragon girl falling in love with a young shepherd, and it is called "Where are you going?". This is a beautiful summer resort in Hanas Scenic Area. The flat lawns on the east and west sides of the river have a wide view, so you can rest in the dense forest to enjoy the scenery, go boating in the small lake or fish by the river. The picturesque Wolong Bay is beautiful and magical, blending with the unique scenery of Hanas Lake.

9. Baiyun Mountain in Songxian County

Baiyun Mountain, a fairyland on earth, was introduced into Baiyun Mountain by seven vigorous characters of calligrapher Qi Gong. Baiyun Mountain became famous after it was rated as "the most beautiful place" in China by chinese national geography. On Tanabata night, watching the Cowherd and Weaver Girl meet at the top of the Central Plains, we might as well return to classical romance.

10. Daming Lake

Daming Lake is one of the three famous scenic spots in Jinan, with the reputation of "the first lake in the world". It is a rare natural lake in a bustling city, and it is also an important scenic spot and an open window of Quancheng. It is located in the northeast of the city center and the north of the old city. Daming Lake is a natural lake formed by the confluence of springs in the city, with a large area, accounting for almost a quarter of the old city. After the urban spring water is collected here, it flows into Xiaoqing River through Beishuimen. At present, the lake surface is 46 hectares (690 mu), and the park area is 86 hectares (1290 mu), accounting for about 53% of the lake surface, with an average water depth of about 2 meters and the deepest point of about 4 meters.