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There are ten famous scenic spots in China: Wan Li Great Wall, Guilin Landscape, Forbidden City in Beijing, West Lake in Hangzhou, Suzhou Garden, Huangshan Mountain in Anhui, Three Gorges of Yangtze River, Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan, chengde mountain resort and Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Anqin.

Wan Li Great Wall:

The Great Wall stretches for tens of thousands of miles from east to west, so it is also called the Great Wall of Wan Li. The existing Great Wall remains are mainly the Ming Great Wall, which was built in14th century. Jiayuguan in the west and Hushan in Liaodong in the east, with a total length of 885 1.8 km, an average height of 6-7m and a width of 4-5m. The Great Wall is a great miracle created by the working people in ancient China and a witness to the long history of China. Together with Tiananmen Square and Terracotta Warriors, it is regarded as a symbol of China by the world. At the same time, the Great Wall was listed as a world cultural heritage in 1987 and 65438+February.

Guilin landscape:

Guilin has the best scenery in the world. Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is a world-famous scenic city and historical and cultural city. It is located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the southwest of Nanling Mountain System, and is praised by the world as "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world". The city has jurisdiction over Xiufeng, Xiangshan, Qixing, Diecai, Yanshan, Lingui and Lingchuan, Xing 'an, Quanzhou, Yangshuo, Pingle, Lipu, Longsheng, Yongfu, Gongcheng, Ziyuan and Guanyang, with a total administrative area.

27,809 square kilometers, including 2,753 square kilometers in the urban area.

Beijing Forbidden City:

The Forbidden City in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, located in the center of Beijing. The Forbidden City is 750 meters wide from east to west, 960 meters long from north to south, and covers an area of 720,000 square meters, making it the largest in the world. The whole building of the Forbidden City is surrounded by two solid defense lines, and the periphery is a moat with a width of 52 meters and a depth of 6 meters. Then there is the city wall with a circumference of 3 kilometers, which is nearly 10 meter high and 8.62 meters wide at the bottom. There are four gates on the city wall, with the Wumen Gate in the south, the Shenwu Gate in the north, the Donghua Gate in the east and the Xihua Gate in the west. There are four turrets at the four corners of the wall. The turret, with 72 roofs and three eaves, is exquisite and unique, and it is a masterpiece of ancient architecture in China.

Sun Moon Lake:

Sun Moon Lake is the "Tianchi Lake" in Taiwan Province Province, with a circumference of 35 kilometers and a water area of over 9 square kilometers. It is the largest natural lake in the province and one of the few famous alpine lakes in China. Its land is surrounded by lakes and mountains, and the lake is clear and blue. There are natural islands emerging in the lake, which are as round as pearls, forming a beautiful landscape of "green mountains and clear waters, green pearls in Tan Ming". A Qing dynasty once Zuo Lin said that "there is water in the mountains, but there is no water in the mountains"; Chen Shu swims around the lake, which means "but I feel that the water is surrounded by mountains, and the mountains are actually in the water." Huan Tan area, known as Shuishalian in ancient times, belongs to Yuchi Township, Nantou County, and is a settlement of Cao people in the mountains. Sun Moon Lake has become the crown of all treasures on the island, enjoying a good reputation in five continents and four seas, with its wonderful scenery of "amidst thousands of mountains, a bright lake appears at first sight".