The Guangou Valley, 18 kilometers in length, lies more than 50 kilometers away from Beijing in Changping County.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties Ping Yao, in the center of Shanxi province, was the financial capital of China. Today the city’s ancient architecture is in very good condition and it retains much the same appearance it had hundreds of years ago.

Longmen (Dragon’s Gate) Grottoes, in Luoyang, is one of the three most famous places with extensive stone inscriptions in China. The caves house an overwhelming number of Buddhist inscriptions and images.

The Forbidden City is the largest palace compound in the world, and one of China’s must-see attractions.

The site where an excavation and the subsequent discovery of the human bones took place is called the Peiking Man Site.

The Terracotta Army was made to accompany Emperor Qin to the afterlife; today it’s a world famous tourist attraction.