1. Must-visit attractions in the West

UK: Big Ben at Stonehenge, Buckingham Palace, Hadrian's Wall, Greenwich Observatory France: Louvre at Versailles, Arc de Triomphe, Legion of Invalides Cathedral, Notre Dame de Paris, Eiffel Tower, Amiens Cathedral, Loire Castles Spain: Sagrada Familia on the Costa del Sol, Plaza de Espa?a, Palace of Madrid Belgium: Statue of a little boy peeing in the Atomium Germany: Bo Landenburg Gate, Cologne Cathedral, the ruins of the Berlin Wall, K?nigssee: home to the ruins of Hans Christian Andersen's Corsair City.

2. Northwest tourist attractions

The tourist attractions are located in the northwest of Wangqiao Town, Jingyang County. Today, they are Jinghe Geopark, Jinghe Gorge Sightseeing Area, Heigou Qixia Area, Huwenjing Leisure Resort and Beizhongshan Reserve Tourist Area, including Nutan, Heigou, Peacock Bay, Fulutai, Zhongshan Taoyuan, Zheng National Lake, Fuyuntai Cliff Swing and Bitan, Yinsha Waterfall, etc.

There are also Jinghe Gorge rafting, water beach, Longpan Plank Road, Shuiyue Cave, Tianyi Station and other projects.

3. Recommended scenic spots in the west

There are not many scenic spots in southern Chongqing. The big ones should be: Jiangjin Simian Mountain, Jinfo Mountain, and Nanchuan Shenlong Gorge. If you go further southeast, there are Wulong Tiansheng Third Bridge, Fairy Mountain, Furong Cave, Longshui Gorge, Furong River, Impression Wulong, etc. Further ahead, you will find the Ayi River in Pengshui, Xiaonanhai and Youyang in Qianjiang. These are the attractions above 4A.

4. Must-visit attractions in the West

Parthenon in Athens, Greece, Hagia Sophia in Vienna, Music City in Austria, Notre Dame de Paris, Eiffel Tower in France, Arc de Triomphe in France, Elysee Palace in France, Louvre Museum, Cologne Cathedral, Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Roman Amphitheatre, Big Ben in London, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Tower Bridge in London, Westminster Abbey in the UK

5. Ranking of must-visit attractions in the west

When it comes to tourist attractions in western Shanxi,

First of all, Hukou Waterfall is located in Hukou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world.

Then there is Tiger Killing, also called Xikou. It is located in Youyu County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, close to the junction of Shanxi and Inner Mongolia provinces. There are mountains on both sides of Shahukou facing each other, and the terrain is very steep. It borders Tangzi Mountain to the east and Dabao Mountain to the west. The open Cangtou Valley between the two mountains has been an important channel connecting the north and the south since ancient times.

From 2010 to 2010, there were 21,000 acres of natural grassland and 7,490 acres of natural forest. The grassland is located on the slopes from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the low mountains and hills of Guangxi. It has unique landforms and beautiful scenery. The scenic area has complete supporting facilities. Visitors can experience more than 20 entertainment projects such as hot air balloon launch, four-wheel off-road motorcycles, extreme grass skiing, traditional archery, horse riding, and ethnic swings.

The majestic mountains and beautiful water here are masterpieces carefully carved by nature on the Guizhou Plateau. The green plains and plains that reveal endless vitality and color of life are inlaid with beautiful scenery, allowing people to appreciate the artistic conception of poetry and the magnificence of paintings.

From 2010 to 2012, western China consisted of 12 provinces and cities, namely Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Chongqing and Guangxi in the southwest and Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and Xinqing in the northwest, with a land area of ??approximately 6.78 million square kilometers. The total population is 379 million. The western region is vast and has diverse topography and climate, but it is mainly mountainous and has a continental climate. Due to natural and historical reasons, the western region is generally an underdeveloped region.

There are many cities in the western region, most of which are fourth- and fifth-tier cities, but there are also some second-tier cities that have great influence across the country. They have become the central cities in the western region, they are:

Chengdu. Chengdu is located in the hinterland of the Western Sichuan Plain, with a land area of ??approximately 14,300 square kilometers and a permanent population of 16.581 million. Chengdu is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, an important central city in the western region, and an important high-tech industrial base in the country. Many Fortune 500 companies have settled here, and it is also one of China's comprehensive transportation hubs. Chengdu is named after Chengdu one year and Chengdu three years later. It has a mild climate, abundant rainfall and fertile land, and has been known as the land of abundance since ancient times. Chengdu s GDP I

Chongqing. Chongqing is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with a land area of ??approximately 82,400 square kilometers and a permanent population of 31.2432 million. Chongqing is the only municipality directly under the central government in the central and western regions, the largest economic center city in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the largest industrial and commercial city in the southwest region. It is also an important manufacturing base in China and a national production base for heavy-duty vehicles, cars, motorcycles, and large-scale automated instruments. Chongqing’s U.S. GDP in 2019 was 2,360.577 billion yuan.

Chongqing is a world-famous mountain city. The urban area is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and Jialing River, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The city is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with famous attractions such as Chaotianmen, Jiefangbei, Hongyadong, Hongyan Village, Chongqing's Great Hall of the People, Three Gorges Museum, Ciqikou Ancient Town, Geleshan Martyrs Cemetery, and Chongqing Zoo.

Xi’an. Xi'an is located on the bank of the Wei River in the Guanzhong Plain, with a land area of ??approximately 10,800 square kilometers and a permanent population of 10.2035 million. With its flat terrain, relatively humid climate and good natural environment, Xi'an has become the largest city in northwest China, the core city of the Guanzhong Economic Zone, and one of China's largest comprehensive transportation hubs. Xi'an has strong scientific and educational capabilities, with An Jiaotong University and Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology.

Xi'an's GDP in 2019 was 932.119 billion yuan.

Xi'an is one of the four famous historical and cultural cities in the world, including Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Huaqing Pool, Xi'an's Ancient City Wall, Tang Furong Garden, Kunming Pool, Shaanxi History Museum, Guanzhong Folk Art museums and other places of interest.

Kunming. Kunming is located in the middle of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, central Yunnan, with a land area of ??approximately 21,500 square kilometers and a permanent population of 6.85 million. Kunming is the largest city on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the core city of the central Yunnan urban agglomeration, China's gateway city to Southeast Asia and South Asia, and a future regional international central city. Kunming is one of the cities with the best climate in China, enjoys the title of Spring City and is a famous international tourist city. Kunming The GDP of the United States in 2019 was 647.588 billion yuan.

Kunming, the Spring City of the World, is one of the top ten hot tourist cities in China, including Dianchi Lake, Xishan Mountain, Daguan Tower, Haigang Dam, Yunnan Ethnic Village, Guandu Ancient Town, Jinma Square, Jade Rooster Square, and Green Lake. , Yuantong Temple, Kunming Zoo, Kunming World Expo Park, Jindian Hall and other attractions.

From 2010 to 2010, among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia had the richest tourism resources. The pagodas in Thailand, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Borobudur in Indonesia, and tropical rainforest resources. and the seaside of Vietnam.

Seaside scenery in Western Europe, Notre Dame de Paris, Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles, Tower of London, suspension bridges, Spanish city parks, castles. seaside. They are all particularly mature tourism resources.

: 6. Western tourist attractions

1. Zhongshan Ancient Town: Bashu style of the thousand-year-old ancient town

Features: The buildings in Zhongshan Ancient Town are built along the water, you can see To many stilt houses. Moreover, the entire ancient town is paved with blue tiles, covered with red painted wooden boards and bamboo strips, and supported by pillars. It is a good place to experience Bashu style.

History: According to records, it dates back to 857.

Address: Zhongshan Ancient Town, the source of Sunxi in the south of Jiangjin District, Chongqing

Distance from Chongqing city center: about 120 kilometers, about 2 hours and 30 minutes by car.

Specialties: bamboo shoots, fish, slabs, smoked tofu.

2. Baisha Ancient Town: an important cultural town in eastern Sichuan.

Features: Han Group, Baisha Film and Television Base, Baisha Ancient Town, facing the Yangtze River in the north and mountains in the south, there are many traditional houses from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, some temples and Western-style buildings. The bluestone road is winding and there is a hole deep in the alley.

History: During the Eastern Han Dynasty, people lived in close-knit communities, which is said to have a history of more than 1,700 years.

Address: Baisha Town, west of Jiangjin District, Chongqing

Distance from the city center: about 90 kilometers, about 2 hours and 10 minutes by car.

Transportation: Chongqing-(14 yuan, about 1.5 hours)-Jiangjin-(8 yuan, about 1 hour)-Baisha.

Features: Chrysanthemum hot pot, lotus root meatballs

History: More than 200 years ago, it became a floating dock and material distribution center during the Southern Song Dynasty.

Address: Wanling Ancient Town, Rongchang County, Chongqing

Distance from Chongqing city center: about 112 kilometers, about 2 hours' drive.

Transportation: Chongqing Caiyuanba-Rongchang-Lukong Ancient Town, about 30 yuan.

Special dishes: Covered noodles, Qingjiang black bean fish, Rongchang braised goose, pork fried fish.

4. Dongxi Ancient Town: the first ancient landscape town in eastern Sichuan.

Features: The east and west mountains and rivers are naturally quiet and the cultural heritage is profound and simple. The Sichuan-Guizhou Salt and Tea Ancient Road opened during the Western Han Dynasty passes through the fields. The Taiping Ferry, Pipa Ancient Village, Jiezhen Archway, mosaic carvings, and wood reliefs are breathtaking. Sichuan storytelling, dragon lantern and lion dance, suona calligraphy and painting, Yangko and waist drum will make you applaud and wow.

History: The town has been established for more than 1,300 years and the farm has been established for more than 2,200 years.

Address: South of Qijiang District, Chongqing City

Distance from Chongqing City: 107 kilometers, 1 hour and 39 minutes' drive.

Transportation: Nanping Long-distance Bus Station Dongxi, exit Dongxi Expressway and walk to the ancient town or take a local tricycle (3 yuan/person).

Special food: yellow gorse flower

5. Songshui Ancient Town: Yipin Ancient Town, Shili Old Street.

Features: Songgai Ancient Town is a famous historical and cultural town in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Chongqing. The ancient town is adjacent to the Yangtze River, so it is named after Songzi Mountain and irrigation water. Its unique relationship between mountains, rivers and towns forms an ancient town with ten miles of old streets, a century of history, a thousand years of culture, and the Yangtze River.

History: more than 1,000 years

Address: Songgai Town, southern Yongchuan District, Chongqing

Distance from Chongqing city center: about 130 kilometers, about 2 hours and 10 minutes by car .

Transportation: Chongqing-(16 yuan)-Yongchuan-(7 yuan)-Songshui

Special dishes: Yangtze River Songshui fish, salted peanuts, nine bowls, salted cabbage, sorghum Wine, pine water vinegar, nine bowls.

6. Zouma Ancient Town: small town life.

Characteristics: As early as the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there was a post station in Zuoma. Since ancient times, it has been the only place for merchants traveling between Yuzhou and Shu. Today, there are still ruins of ancient post roads, ancient streets, blacksmiths, old teahouses, ancient theaters of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Sunjia Courtyard and Ciyun Temple in Zouma Ancient Town. People are good at growing peaches, surrounded by peach orchards, peach blossoms bloom in March, and peach fragrance is fragrant in early summer.

History: More than 700 years, dating back to the Han Dynasty, reaching its peak in the mid-Ming Dynasty.

Address: Zouma Town in the west of Jiulongpo District, Chongqing

Distance from Chongqing city center: about 36 kilometers, about 1 hour and 29 minutes by car.

Transportation: Take a bus from Xipeng in Yangjiaping, Nanping or Shiqiaopu, or take a bus from Yibaishi, then transfer to Jinfeng No. 1 and get off at Bailu Manor, about 2-5 yuan.

Specialty: Shuijing Douhua

7. Gongtan Ancient Town: a thousand-year-old ancient town by the Wujiang River.

Features: Gongtan Ancient Town is located on the east bank of Wujiang River at the intersection of Wujiang River and Apen River. It is an ancient town with a history of more than 1,700 years. The bluestone streets in the town are as quiet as jade; there are antique and tall wooden hanging towers on the streets; the Golden Tower, the Weaver Girl Tower, and the Yuanyang Tower have given beautiful legends and added a mysterious color to the town; and the Xiajiayuan Garden , Dong Family Ancestral Hall, Giant Ladder, Carp Leaping Dragon Gate, Yongding Chenggui and other attractions are worth visiting. Gongtan Ancient Town is an ideal scenic spot for visiting ancient times, exploring and exploring.

History: more than 1,700 years

Address: Gongtan Ancient Town, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing

Transportation: Chongqing Caiyuanba Bus Station and Chaotianmen Coach There is a bus to Youyang every 2 hours from the station, and the journey takes about 10 hours. The ticket price is about 130 yuan. There are many buses from Youyang to Gongtan, which takes about 2 hours and costs around 20. This route saves the most time.

Specialties: Gongtan Yongdoufu, mung bean flour, tartary buckwheat wine, homemade specialties, and mullet.

Gongtan Ancient Town

Features: The streets of the ancient town are built along the mountain, winding up step by step from the riverside pier. The main street is about 600 meters long, connecting Hengjiezi and Miaoxiangzi, and is guarded by Sandaozhaimen. Buildings on both sides of the street

Distance from Chongqing city center: about 112 kilometers, about 2 hours’ drive.

Transportation: Chongqing Caiyuanba Bus Station-(20 yuan)-Jiangjin-(15 yuan)-Tanghe Town.

Specialties: popcorn, sour bamboo shoots, and river.

9. Anzhu Ancient City: beautiful scenery.

Features: The Eight Scenic Spots of Anzhu and the Nine Palaces and Eighteen Palaces are famous far and wide. Anzhu Ancient Town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with scattered ancient town buildings and historical relics; both beautiful scenery and traditional customs (dragon boat races, colorful folk ties).

History: Founded in the Sui Dynasty, it has a history of more than 1,500 years.

Address: Anzhu Town, Tongliang District, Chongqing

Distance from Chongqing city center: about 86 kilometers, about 1 hour and 52 minutes by car.

Transportation: Anzhu, the bus station opposite Chongqing Railway Station (fare is about 30 yuan).

Special dishes: Jinsha mutton, boat nail fish

10. Pianyan Ancient Town: the elegance of Shiqiao Bamboo House.

Features: Pianyan is an important industrial and commercial town in old Chongqing, leading to Huaying. In the past, merchants gathered together and business flourished. It was quite famous in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hunan and Hubei. Although hundreds of years have passed, its streets, buildings, folk customs, and market conditions still retain the simplicity and elegance of the past. The ancient town is built near mountains and rivers. Standing outside the town, you can see it from a distance. It can be seen that the wooden brick houses are distributed along the mountain, overlapping and scattered.

History: More than 300 years ago, in the 24th year of Qianlong's reign, the town was built as a farm.

Address: Jindaoxia Town, northeast of Beibei District, Chongqing

Distance from Chongqing city center: about 63 kilometers, about 1 hour and 30 minutes by car.

Transportation: Liuyin, Pianyan Ancient Town, Beibei, Chongqing.

Special dishes: pork ribs with water, millet dregs of meat.

11. Longxing Ancient Town: The tranquility that ripples in your heart.

Features: Longxing Ancient Town is located on the bank of Yulin River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, with beautiful Zhongling. It is known as the precious place for the five horses to return home. After 600 years of vicissitudes, the ancient town has inherited rich cultural relics and scenic spots, and accumulated profound religious culture, imperial culture, clan culture, ancestral hall culture and folk culture. In recent years, the ancient town has become the filming location for many TV series.

:7. Recommended must-visit attractions in the west

1. Mogao Grottoes

Commonly known as Thousand Buddhas Cave, it is located in Dunhuang at the western end of the Hexi Corridor. It was first built in the pre-Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, and has been built by the Sixteen Kingdoms, Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Xixia, Yuan and other dynasties, forming a huge scale with 735 caves, 45,000 square meters of murals, and 2,415 clay sculptures. It is the largest and richest collection of Buddhist art in the world.

In 1961, the Mogao Grottoes were announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units of the People's Republic of China. In 1987, the Mogao Grottoes were listed as a world cultural heritage.

2. The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit

It is located in An City, Shaanxi Province, at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain, Lintong District, Xi'an. The tomb was built from 246 BC to 208 BC. The existing tomb is 40 meters high. The layout of the cemetery is modeled after Xianyang, the capital of Qin, and is divided into two cities: the inner city has a circumference of about 2.5km, and the outer city has a circumference of about 6.3km. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is located on the east side of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum and is a large tomb pit in the Qin Mausoleum. It was discovered in 1974.

Now, four pits have been excavated, covering an area of ??more than 25,000 square meters. It can bury a large number of life-size pottery painted terracotta warriors and various weapons used in actual combat at that time. As many as 10,000 cultural relics were unearthed. Listed in 1987, listed on the World Cultural Heritage List.

3. The historical building of the Potala Palace in Lhasa

It is the general name of the Potala Palace and its surrounding buildings in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is a UNESCO-registered world cultural heritage. The complex was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1994 and was expanded in 2000 and 2001.

4. Qingcheng Mountain

World cultural heritage, national key cultural relics protection unit, national key scenic spot, national AAAAA tourist attraction, global Taoist holy land, one of the four famous Taoist mountains in China, One of the Five Immortals Mountains, one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China, and one of the top ten scenic spots in Chengdu.

5. Emeishan

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8. Western tourist attractions

Northwestern Yunnan includes Lijiang, Shangri-La, Lugu Lake, and Shika Snow Mountain , Meili Snow Mountain, Dali, Tengchong and other scenic spots are the essence of Yunnan tourism and should not be missed.

The first place you must go to: Shangri-La. Shangri-La, located in the Grand Triangle in the northwest of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, is the center of the National Three Parallel Rivers Scenic Area located in Diqing Shangri-La. It is one of the few pure lands in the world that perfectly preserves the natural ecology and traditional national culture. It is known as the Mountain Garden, the Kingdom of Animals and Plants, and the Kingdom of Non-ferrous Metals.

The second must-go: Lugu Lake. Lugu Lake is quiet and mysterious, surrounded by mountains, and the Mosuo people with ancient marriage customs live on the shore.

The third must-go: Yuanmou Tulin. Yuanmou Tulin is a place with geographical characteristics of the western United States. After tens of thousands of years of natural creation, this peculiar and vague geological landscape has been formed. These towering sand pillars are incredibly natural.

The fourth must-go: the first bay of Jinsha River. Located at the junction of Benzilan Town, Deqin County, Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province and Zigeng Township, Derong County, Sichuan Province, it is called Moon Bay by the locals. The Dingqu River runs through the entire territory from north to south. After receiving the Mayi River and Shuoqu River successively, it brought the water of the three rivers into the embrace of the Jinsha River, forming three walls and two rivers at the intersection of the two rivers.

The fifth must-go: Meili Snow Mountain. Located about 10 kilometers northeast of Deqin County, Yunnan Province, between the Nujiang River and the Lancang River in the middle section of the Hengduan Mountains, there are 13 peaks with an average altitude of more than 6,000 meters, known as the Prince's Thirteen Peaks. The main peak, Kawagebo, is the highest peak in Yunnan, with an altitude of 6,740 meters.

The sixth must-go: Shuodu Lake. This is not only a lake, but also a place where gods drink water. She has charming morning mist, clear lake water, and is surrounded by colorful mountains and forests. This is a fairy tale world. Shuohai Lake, also known as Gangdu Lake, is located in the northeast of Shangri-La. Shuodu Lake is one of the largest plateau lakes in Shangri-La County.