1. Beijing
The places of interest include the Badaling Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, etc.
Specialties include Beijing roast duck, preserved fruit, Beijing white pears, Huairou chestnuts, Pinggu peaches, candied haws and so on.
2. Shanghai
Places of interest: Longhua Temple, Confucius Temple, the site of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China, People’s Square, Shanghai Sixing Warehouse Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, etc.
Specialties: Shanghai peach, Sanlin pickled melon, Sheshan orchid bamboo shoots, Songjiang seabass, Fengjing Xihoo, Chenghuangmiao spiced beans, Chongming pumpkin, Nanqiao fermented tofu, Gaoqiao waffles, Jiading White garlic, Jiading bamboo carving, etc.
3. Guangzhou
Relics of interest: Huaisheng Temple, Nanhai Temple, Tomb of the Nanyue King, Lotus Pagoda, Guangxiao Temple, Liurong Temple, Five Immortals Temple, Zhenhai Tower, Qing Dynasty The Chen Family Ancestral Hall, Yuyin Shanfang, etc.
Specialties: Cantonese moon cakes, Cantonese cured meats, dried lychees, guava, turtle paste, herbal tea, rice rolls, water chestnut cakes, shrimp dumplings, barbecued pork buns, boat porridge, wonton noodles, glutinous rice chicken wait.
4. Chengdu
Relics of interest: Wuhou Temple, Twelve Bridges Shang Dynasty architectural ruins, Wenjunjing kiln site of Sui and Tang Dynasties, Baoguang Temple, Daci Temple, Du Fu Thatched Cottage, Wenshu Courtyard
, the Tomb of the Ming and Shu Kings in Chengdu, the Monument to the Death of Qiubao Road in Xinhai, the Liu Family Manor in Dayi, etc.
Specialties: Pixian Douban, Tianfu embroidered clothes, Shu brocade, Guitao, Chengdu lacquerware, Chengdu gold and silver products, etc.
5. Chongqing
Places of interest: Chaotianmen, Liberation Monument, Chongqing People’s Great Hall, Chongqing Three Gorges Museum, Hongya Cave, Chongqing Martyrs Tomb, Bai Gongguan, Zhazi Cave, Zhou Gongguan, Hongyan Village, Huguang Guild Hall, Ciqikou Ancient Town, Luohan Temple, Zhongxian Shibaozhai, Fengjie Baidi City, etc.
Specialties: Concentrated hot pot base, Jiangjin rice cake candy, Baishiyi salted duck, Ciqikou Chen Twist, Wulong dried lady's finger beans, Fuling pickled mustard, Hechuan peach slices, etc.