2 Hani Ethnic Group Village in Dayangjie Township, Honghe, Yunnan

Dayangjie township lies at the south suburb of kaiyuan city, borders with Gejiu in the west and Mengzi city in the south. 8 villages are in the governed of Dayangjie township, with about 34049 people, mainly Han,yi,hui,zhuang,miao peoples. The Dayangjie,langdi,chegu townships are the mainly residence for yiche people,about 20000, and Dayangjie township takes over a half,so it is named yiche township by the local. There are hundreds of thousands of terraces along the hillside,from the foot to the top,which not only meets the living necessity of hani people,but forms the most beautiful landscape in southern yunnan. Many photographers get there to describe the beauty place using their cameras from in and out of China.Anyway,the custom of hani people and costume of hani girls are the main attraction.
3 Tuwa Village at Kanasi Lake, Xinjiang

A Mongolian tribe called Tuwa lives by the beautiful Kanas Lake，in the deep Altai region, far away the buerjin county of xinjiang province. They are also called ”Tuwa”, ”Dewa” or ”Kukumenqiak”, have a long history and were recorded in ancient literature. Some scholars hold the view that Tuwa people are offspring of the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers left by Genghis khan when he led his troops to attack the West. But Tuwa elders said that their ancestors migrated from Siberia 500 years ago, and that they are the same ethnic group as the Tuwa people of the Tuwa Republic of Russia. Tuwa people keep their unique custom and language. Tuwa people live in Tuwa village and Baihaba Tuwa village, Kanas, Aletai. Kanas Lake and Tuwa people, integrating with each other, constitute the unique view and folk at Kanas.
4 Dong Ethnic Group Village in Zhaoxing, Lipin ,Guizhou

Zhaoxing Dong Nationality Village is an old Dong village deeply hidden in the dense mountains. It is one of the largest Dong villages in southeast Guizhou. It lies in a basin surrounded by mountains and has one small river passing through. The serried stilted houses built on the hillside lay out in a pleasing configuration. They are all built of Chinese fir with blue tile roofs. The village has a theater stage, singing platforms and grain barns. Drum towers are the village’s special feature. There are five of them here, looking like five lotus flowers scattered in five naturally formed villages called Ren (benevolence), Yi (righteousness), Li (courtesy), Zhi (wisdom) and Xin (faith), named after the five traditional virtues.
Zhaoxing village is also a cradle of Dong festivals and dances. The important Dong festivals include Dong New Year, the New Harvest Festival, Sama Festival and so on. There are many kinds of Dong song and dance, among which the Grand Song (Dage in Chinese) is the best known. Zhaoxing is also the place where Dong people gather to perform the Dong drama every year.
5 Old Villages in Wuyuan,Jiangxi

Wuyuan county lies in the northeast of Jiangxi province, neighbors with southern anhui and western zhejiang, is honored as the most beautiful country in China. It stands against beautiful mountains and has a river running through it. It also has hundreds of ancient houses dating from the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing dynasties (1644–1911), well laid out and displaying simple architectural elegance. These ancient Ming and Qing houses are typical of Anhui architectural tradition. The original shape of the village is well preserved, an accurate and complete reflection of its historical development. In spring the vast sea of golden rape, the white walls and black tiles create a lyrical picture of dazzling beauty.
6 Lijiang Dayan Old Town,Yunnan

Originally called Dayan, Lijiang is a very well preserved old town built by Naxi people with unique cultural background. It was first built in Song Dynasty, and has a history of more than 800 years. During Yuan Dynasty, Lijiang has become the political, economic and cultural hub of the region and the staging post along old tea horse road.
Lijiang old town is prestigious for its unique system of waterways and bridges. Black Dragon Pool (Heilongtan) is the main water source of the town, from which many small rivers flow down along the streets, passing by every family. There are almost 350 varied and inimitable bridges in the little town, some of which were built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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Our arrival was made on 27 December 2007, and was a day trip, we took in the tourist buses that offer out of Shanghai.

The journey started at 4 and a half in the morning, which we set to run for tickets to this beautiful city. hopefully find tickets with departure at 8 thirty in the morning and return around 4 pm. The Trip takes about two hours. and when we arrived as we begin to see water canals instead of streets. This city was cordoned off and no vehicles allowed to enter. The travel cost really worth it includes the entrance.

Once you fall within one of its streets, houses, and canals where the locals take boats to paddle for one, is awesome to realize how they enjoy their work and sing under the lead through the city on the river, it was their provelleran customs of singing for more fish to return to their homes. and today still retain this tradition.

The museums are worth being seen where they show all the rudimentary techniques used for fishing as its main source of income, as well as samples of households were composed. awesome comment that all houses can still be seen and have not been remodeled. and maintain their own oriental architecture of past decades was our only guide book of LP but really did not show the grandeur of the city but rather basic information.

Very interesting to see how old is past his 60 years working in craft yet. weaving, spinning the cotton by hand, rope making shoes, a nobleman who pitifully over the years not been given due prominence as a mini-scale building ships and boats they use in their city. older women making shoes by hand. in which the guide told us that we had to haggle. but the view that older people are working so hard to survive is painful to be a bargain for 50 cents, it is better to recognize the value of their work and still see their happy faces.

We stopped at a house where they still make fresh artisan bread. bought for 50 cents a box of bread that originally gave us prove insecurity. but once we tasted we regret not having bought more. and therefore seldom tasted anything so good done by the hands of elders in primitive brick kilns and clay.

We are in a street where old ladies from the fishing done in the day sold the few fish which have, to get some money. But like most tourists because it is logical to think that these are very poorly sold.

This city is famous for it has been exposed in the movie Mission Impossible III, tourists no longer come and take photos. but that it is unfortunately UNESCO as a representation for the preservation of heritage for humanity does not take into account Zhouzhuang and given it the value it truly deserves.

I invite you and believe me it is a city which does not want to leave so we feel like coming out of there. There are few hotels. but I think for all lovers of living in a simple, and appreciate the art of Chinese provinces elderly deserves punishment a thousand times a night in Zhouzhuang.

I think it’s a city to return, appreciating and expressing the beauty it contains. Zhouzhuang is definitely the Venice of China!

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Being reputed to be the paradise on earth, Suzhou is one of the greatest residences for human.But Mudu Ancient Water Town, which located in the west of Suzhou City, is actually the highlight of Suzhou. It has a history of more than 2500 years, and it has been served as a witness of the War between Wu State and Yue State (this two states are both located around the area of Suzhou during the years around BC 221).
There is a legend for this water town. Xi Shi, the most beautiful lady in the Yue State, was presented as a spy by the King of Yue to the King of Wu in the purpose of winning the war. Captivated by the beauty of Xi Shi, the King of Wu overused the labor and prosperity of his state to build lots of palaces. A great amount of wood was delivered into Wu State, making the river blocked by wood, and the place where the river was blocked is Mudu Watertown, and that’s why Mudu got its name, meaning “blocked by wood”.
Mudu as a southern ancient waterside town in Suzhou has the unique and typical structure differing from other waterside and ancient towns. Mudu is the only gardening ancient town in southern China. There were more than 30 private gardens or parks in Ming and Qing dynasties. The well-restored gardens include: Yan-Family Garden, Hongyingshanfang, Old-Pine-Tree Garden, Bangyan Villa and Panyin Thatched Cottage and so on. The deep culture accumulation, the elegant garden environment and famous historic legends offer you a good leisure place.

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Since Wuzhen was built along rivers, there are more than thirty bridges linking the different sections of this town together. Many of them date back to Song and Ming Dynasty. While wandering in it, what you can see everywhere are the quiet water, ancient bridges and historic houses, which compose a classical picture of common life of the south of Yangtze River.

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