The 2117 China Summer Tourism Cities Ranking, which was jointly selected by the Asia-Pacific Environmental Protection Association (APEPA) and China Urban Competitiveness Research Association, announced that Guiyang, Harbin, Kunming, Dali, Yichun, Chengde, Taiyuan, Hohhot, Liupanshui and Xining were among the top 11 summer tourism cities in China in 2117.

1. Guiyang

Guiyang: an ideal summer resort

Reason for being elected: the pleasant climate characterized by no heat in summer and no cold in winter adds charm to it. The average temperature in the hottest late July is 24℃.

Unique scenery:

As the old saying goes, "The north of the mountain is cloudy, and the south of the mountain is sunny", so Guiyang is named because its urban area is located in Shan Zhinan. At the same time, ancient Guiyang was rich in beautiful bamboo, so Guiyang was called "Zhu" for short. Guiyang is

a very beautiful city, with plateau scenery featuring mountains, water, forests and caves, humanistic landscape featuring Wenchang Pavilion and Jiaxiu Building in Ming Dynasty, and ethnic customs featuring ethnic festivals.

Travel tips:

Guiyang has no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer, evergreen trees and spring-like seasons. Places of interest in Guiyang include Qianling Mountain, Jiaxiulou, Wenchang Pavilion, Fufeng Mountain, Underground Park and Huaxi Park. There are many scenic spots and historical sites in the suburb of Guiyang, with strong ethnic customs and unique residential buildings. All Chinese and foreign tourists who have been to Guiyang have praised Guiyang as a unique tourist attraction.

routes:

eco-environment tour

A, Qianling Park-underground park-Jiaxiulou-Cuiwei Garden-Wenchang Pavilion-Yangming Cave-TV Tower overlooking the city

B, Forest Park-forest belt around the city, Visit the windstorm site

C, the wild macaque garden in Qianling Park-Changpoling Forest Bath-Qingzhen Hongfeng Lake Tour

D, Guiyang-Wutang Yudong Gorge Swimming-Lover's Valley Rest-Ari 3,111 mu Yangmei Garden-Wutang Xiangyigou Pastoral Scenery, Cai Lun Ancient Papermaking Workshop

E, Guiyang-Xianghuo Rock Canyon Hiking Tour-Nanjiang Grand Canyon Rafting. Stay at Seven Small Arches Resort.

D2: Youlaya Waterfall, Yuanyang Lake, Xiangshui River, Xiaoshang Forest and Guibei Mountain. Stay at Seven Small Arches Resort.

D3: Demon Wind Tunnel and Terror Gorge. Stay at Seven Small Arches Resort.

gourmet

Dushan hydrochloric acid dish

Dushan hydrochloric acid dish is one of the eight famous pickles in China. It is widely welcomed for its unique flavor of sour, spicy, sweet and salty. Enjoy a high reputation in the world. One of the important raw materials of Dushan hydrochloric acid dish is that Dushan pepper, the first of the "three famous peppers" in Guizhou, is processed into powder, supplemented by fine vegetables, glutinous rice liqueur, crystal sugar, white wine and a small amount of soda ash. It is rich in protein and vitamin C. Can be used as a side dish or as an auxiliary material for cooking.

There are also Kaili sour soup fish, bowl ear cake, broken ear root, yinzi soup cake, Leijia tofu dumplings, Bijie glutinous dumplings, changwang noodles, yeciba and so on.

2. Harbin

Harbin: the pearl under the swan

Reason for being elected: beautiful natural scenery, distinct seasons and colorful.

Unique scenery:

Sun Island, Northeast Tiger Forest Garden, Stalin Park by Songhua River, Songfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain, Yuquan Hunting Ground and Yabuli are all famous tourist attractions in Harbin, and they are known as "pearls under the swan".

Harbin has a long history, which not only gathers the history and culture of northern minorities, but also is a famous city where Chinese and foreign cultures are integrated. The Confucian Temple in Harbin, the classical architecture in Gokurakuji and the West, as well as the odd-looking Orthodox and Catholic churches are known as "Little Paris in the East" by the world.

Travel Tips

Route:

City scenery route: Sun Island-Northeast Tiger Forest Garden-boat tour of Songhua River-Central Street Pedestrian Street-Hagia Sophia Church-Gokurakuji ecological environment route: Sun Island-Sino-Japanese Friendship Niigata Garden-Northeast Tiger Forest Garden-Forest Botanical Garden-Eurasian Style Garden

Flavor snacks:

This kind of bread is round and weighs 2.5 kilograms. It has a unique fragrance.

Jingzi brand pine nut tripe

The meat products with unique flavor in Zhengyanglou, Harbin. The flavor is mainly improved by the fragrance of pine nuts. After cutting, the color is positive, the aroma is overflowing, and it is fat but not greasy.

Lao Dingfeng Cake

A famous time-honored brand in Harbin. Moon cakes are the most famous, with the characteristics of crisp mouth, delicate softness, multi-flavor fusion, unique flavor, long-term drying and so on.

3. Kunming: Flowers bloom all the time in spring

The climate is mild, with no heat in summer and no cold in winter, and the city is full of greenery all the year round, with flowers blooming all the time, and it is like spring all the year round.

Unique scenery:

Kunming has beautiful natural scenery, many places of interest and historical sites, and the climate is like spring all the year round, with flowers blooming all the time. It is known as "Spring City" and "Flower City".

Kunming is bordered by Dianchi Lake in the south and surrounded by mountains on three sides. There are 1.126 million hectares of forest land in the city. Superior climatic conditions make more than 411 kinds of flowers open, among which camellia, orchid, rhododendron and Primula are famous at home and abroad. Kunming Botanical Garden is a gathering place of plants and flowers, with nearly 4,111 tropical and subtropical plants, among which Camellia is the most famous. Native products include coffee, coconut sugar, coconut paste, natural coconut juice, coconut sauce, bananas, pineapples and jackfruit.

Kunming, as a famous historical and cultural city in southwest China, has a long history and left many cultural relics and scenic spots for Kunming.

The must-see attractions in Kunming include Dianchi Lake, Shilin, Cuihu Park, Yunnan Ethnic Village, Jindian Park, Xishan Forest Park, Jiuxiang Scenic Area, Yuantong Mountain, Daguanlou,

Bamboo Temple, World Horticultural Exposition Park, etc.

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Scenic spots:

Dianchi Lake Scenic Area, World Horticultural Exposition Park, Cuihu Park, Yunnan Ethnic Village, Botanical Garden Black Dragon Pool and Jindian Scenic Area.

Flavor food:

Mashed Cucumber, Mashed Mushroom, Mashed Pearl Pear, Steamed Chicken Fir with Fire Clip, Roasted Magnolia with Cherry Meat, Original Chicken, Kunming Braised Duck, Crossing the Bridge Rice Noodles, Shredded Chicken with Cold Rolled Powder, Pea Powder, Yunnan-flavored Fried Noodles and Oat Fried Noodles

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Unique scenery:

Dali is one of the cultural birthplaces in the southwest frontier of China, located in the four river basins of Jinsha River, Lancang River, Nujiang River and Honghe River, with a wide variety of animal and plant resources, and is known as "plant treasure house" and

"animal paradise". Cangshan and Erhai in the state are in perfect harmony and reflect each other; The Tang Dynasty Grottoes in Shi Baoshan, Jianchuan are known as the "Southwest Dunhuang"; Jizu Mountain, a Buddhist holy place, is as famous as the four famous Buddhist mountains in China.

Weibaoshan is the birthplace of Nanzhao, and its large-scale and well-preserved Taoist temple buildings are praised. Zibi Lake and hot springs at the source of Erhai Lake are famous at home and abroad.

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Many ethnic minorities such as Bai, Yi, Hui, Lisu, Miao, Naxi, etc. are not only distinctive in language, dress, nationality, diet, marriage customs and religious beliefs, but also interesting and colorful in folk festivals. Bai Opera, Dongjing Ancient Music, Bawangbian, Big Ben and Yi people's Dage are artistic masterpieces with national characteristics in Dali. The folk customs, such as March Street, Bai people's worship

and Bai people's three tea, which started in the Tang Dynasty, contain profound historical and cultural connotations.

"Cangshan does not paint for a thousand years, and Erhai has no strings." Dali's "Cangshan Snow", "Erhai Moon", "Xiaguan Wind" and "Shangguan Flower" are four famous scenic spots, and the natural wind < P > is the only one in the world, so you must not travel.

Route

Visit Cangshan Erhai Lake, visit Xiaoputuo or Guanyin Pavilion, Nanzhao Style Island, and visit butterfly spring, the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, Dali Ancient City and Foreigners Street.

gourmet

the basic tastes of the Bai people are sour, spicy, sweet and slightly hemp. There are many famous dishes, such as: fried fish, sand washing breast fan, Xizhou crispy candy trick, live fish boiled in water, steamed pork with wicker, etc.

Roasting tea is one of the Bai people's custom of honoring guests. Tea is rich in color, drunk and unique. Wan Mei and Diao Mei are traditional foods for Bai women.

5. Yichun: a treasure house of green

Reason for election: With a total forest area of 4 million hectares and a forest coverage rate of 83.4%, Yichun is the largest forest park in China.

Unique scenery:

Yichun is located in the hinterland of Xiaoxing 'anling, the northern border of the motherland. It is a beautiful city with beautiful scenery. It is not only rich in wood, but also a tourist attraction. Yichun is like a piece of green jade embedded in the vast forest of Xiaoxing 'anling, attracting Chinese and foreign tourists with its unique charm.

Taoshan Hunting Ground, covering an area of 62,111 hectares, is the first international wildlife hunting ground in China, mainly including wild boar, roe deer, roe deer, Mountain hare, sable, hazel chicken, pheasant and other rare animals. At the foot of the rolling mountain, in the shadow of Korean pine and white birch, elegant and simple wooden buildings are more poetic.

don't forget to visit the dinosaur museum when you come to Yichun. It is located on the west side of the central square of the downtown water park, and it is a novel and unique building with modern style. The flat-headed duck-billed dragon, spiny-nosed Qingdao dragon, Mamenxilong, parrot-billed dragon, etc. of < P > are displayed here, so that visitors can have a deeper understanding of the era when dinosaurs lived.

Travel tips:

Due to the large temperature difference in forest areas, it is best to bring enough clothes, gloves and hats; Insect repellent is necessary, and there are still many bugs now; Take the road that others have not taken, and prepare gloves to avoid being scratched.

Tour route

Geological investigation and sightseeing tour: Hongxing Volcano Geopark-Tangwanghe Xing 'an Kistler Scenic Area-Jiayin Dinosaur National Geopark

Popular science study tour: Xiaoxing 'anling Dinosaur Museum-Resource Museum-Botanical Garden-Nanshan Forest Park.

Tour of Wuhua Mountain: Tieli Riyue Gorge National Forest Park-Yutu Xiantan in Langxiang-Wansongyan in Langxiang-Dailing Bishui Forest Park.

Tour of Rhododendron in Xing 'an: Hongxing Volcano Geopark-Wuying National Forest Park-Tangwanghe Xing 'an Kistler Scenic Area.

6. Chengde: a cool place

Reason for being elected: a famous summer resort, with cool summer, concentrated rainfall and basically no hot period.

Unique scenery:

Chengde is adjacent to Beijing and Tianjin and is the hinterland of Yanshan Mountain. The average annual temperature here is 8.9 degrees Celsius, with more cold in summer and less cold in winter.

The northern part of Chengde is the Tushan Mountains in seven old, with vast forests and vast grasslands. Yanshan mountain range is located in the middle part of China, which is a hilly area. The southern part belongs to the Yanshan Mountains.

continuation of the eastern section, with overlapping peaks and deep canyons. The mountains around the urban area belong to Danxia landform, with strange peaks and different rocks, which are natural and varied.

Chengde has the largest royal garden in the world-the Summer Resort. The world's largest royal temple group-Waiba Temple. Splendid temples and temples are full of the architectural art of Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Tibetan and Victorian Buddhism, and they are magnificent.

travel tips

routes

Puning Temple, Little Potala Palace, Summer Resort, Bangcroquet Mountain and Pule Temple.

gourmet

buckwheat noodles leak. Buckwheat noodles are traditional crops in Chengde area, especially in Bashang, which are divided into white buckwheat noodles and black buckwheat noodles, each with its own characteristics. Buckwheat noodles with halogen, garlic powder, sesame oil and vinegar are extremely delicious.

gourmets believe that Beijing pulled noodles, Daoxiao Noodles buckwheat noodles and Chengde buckwheat noodles are the three unique products of northern pasta, each with its own flavor.

In addition, there are snowballing usury, bowl-tuo, bean jelly, royal noodles, mixed noodles with silver thread in the imperial palace, and rose cakes with flowers.

7. Taiyuan: Phantom of the Ancient Capital

Reason for being elected: There are many places of interest here, and antique buildings give visitors cool in summer.

Unique scenery:

Taiyuan has concentrated famous mountains, grottoes, monasteries, temples, lakes, forests, hot springs, caves, canyons, rivers, ancient buildings, ancient sites, former residences of celebrities, historical and cultural monuments, museums and other

tourism resources, which are relatively rare in China. Among them, the famous Jinci Cultural Relics Zone is a national key cultural relics protection unit, with a strong humanistic atmosphere. The elegant garden art in the shrine is the endorsement of architecture, sculpture and aesthetics in the Song Dynasty. The Northern Dynasties grottoes in Tianlong Mountain, statues in Sui and Tang Dynasties, and Buddhist scriptures in Chongshan Temple in Ming Dynasty; The Yungang Grottoes and Wutai Mountain in the north are worth a visit.

tourist routes

essence tour: Taiyuan (Jinci Temple, Shuangta Temple, mine exploration)-Wutai Mountain (temple group)-Datong (Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Temple, Jiulongbi)

Shanxi merchants cultural tour: Taiyuan-Pingyao Ancient City-Shanxi Merchants Courtyard (Qiao Family Courtyard, Wang Family Courtyard, Changjia Manor).

Journey of Ancient Culture: Taiyuan-Pingyao Ancient City-Mianshan-Linfen-Yuncheng-Huashan-Xi 'an

Flavor Food

Taiyuan's pasta is the most famous, with many varieties, long history, different production methods and exquisite toppings. Stir-fried oat noodle, Lamian Noodles, cat's ear, rubbing fish, roast oat noodle, red noodle paste, stir-fried shredded pork

with tips, Daoxiao Noodles, stir-fried pimples and so on, all with unique characteristics.

In addition to pasta, the local flavor food first promotes the special breakfast "Taiyuan Brain" (Bazhen Soup), and others, such as "Jianyili" steamed dumplings, Taigu cakes, Liuweizhai sauce meat, Wenxi boiled cakes, Ruicheng hemp slices,

Taiyuan mutton chop suey soup, enema, Gaoping roasted tofu and Pingyang bubble cakes, are all delicious to taste.

8. Hohhot: Reasons for Not Old Customs of the Great Wall

It is known as "Qingcheng City of the Great Wall" with pleasant climate, numerous cultural relics and unique ethnic customs.

Unique scenery:

Hohhot is located at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, bordering the Yellow River in the south, and surrounded by Inner Mongolia prairie with thousands of miles of green grass and cattle and sheep everywhere. Since ancient times, it has had the amorous feelings of "the sky is grey, the wild is boundless, the wind blows grass and cattle and sheep are low". Daqing Mountain, Table Mountain, Wuhai scenery, Ordos grassland and other natural scenery are connected, which adds a lot of beautiful and charming natural scenery to Hohhot. In addition, the long history and splendid culture have left many places of interest in Hohhot, including the Great Wall of Zhao in the Warring States Period, the Great Wall of Qin and Han Dynasties, the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty and the ancient city of Shengle in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Tomb of Zhaojun, the Wanbu Huayan Pagoda in the Liao Dynasty, and the earliest Huangjiao temple in Inner Mongolia, such as Dazhao, Xilituzhao, Wuta Temple, Princess House, General's Office and Lama's Cave Call.

Travel tips

Tourists visiting herdsmen's homes by car should see whether the Lele car near the yurt is tied with horses, so don't rush in, lest the horses break the reins and run away; Enter the package from the left side of the stove, sit on the west

side or north side of the yurt, and the east side is the host's living room, so try not to sit; You can sit on the floor without taking off your shoes after entering the bag, but you can't sit on the threshold.

scenic route

Wanbu Huayan Pagoda-Dayao Cultural Site-General's Office-Inner Mongolia Museum-Princess House-Islamic Style Street-Wuta Temple-Dazhao, Xilitu Zhaobo-Wuyuan

Flavor food

Milk tea, hand-made meat, roe deer meat.

9. Liupanshui: the pearl of Wumeng land

Reason for being elected: there are vast expanses of vast forests, breathing refreshing air, and there is no heat in summer.

Unique scenery

From north to south, karst natural features, ancient cultural sites, splendid folk customs and folk cultures of more than 31 nationalities are like pearls embedded in Liupanshui.