Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China, is the nation's political, economic, cultural, educational and international trade and communication center. Located in northern China, close to Tianjin and partially surrounded by Hebei Province, Beijing also serves as the most important transportation hub and port of entry in China.

> Beijing Travel Guide

Shanghai is China's most populous city, with over 20 million inhabitants, which also puts Shanghai on the world map as one of the world's largest cities in terms of population.

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Hong Kong is often called the "Oriental Pearl", deriving it's name from the Xiangjiang River. The two Chinese characters in the name "Xiang" and "Gang" together mean the "Fragrant Harbor".

> Hong kong Travel Guide

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province and one of China's seven ancient capitals, is a coastal city located roughly midway, north to south, along China's coastline, and a relatively close neighbor to Shanghai, which lies 180 kilometers farther to the north.

> Hangzhou Travel Guide

Chongqing is an enormous, one-of-a-kind Chinese megalopolis that represents the greatest population concentration in all of China (in terms of geographical area, it is about twice the size of Taiwan; in terms of population, it is about twice the size of Beijing).

> Chongqing Travel Guide

Xi'an, anciently known as Chang'an (meaning "eternal peace"), is the capital of Shaanxi Province and the biggest city in the northwest of China. It boasts a mild climate, fertile soil, beautiful scenery, abundant products, and numerous historical relics and sites.

> Xian Travel Guide

Dalian sits at the southern tip of Liaodong Peninsula, China, facing the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. It serves as a bridge between northeastern China and Inner Mongolia. Dalian is the gate to Beijing and Tianjin, and plays an important role in northeast Asia economic circle. Dalian has established trade and navigation relationships with more than 140 countries and regions around the world.

> Dalian Travel Guide

The city of Guilin, former capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (or "Guangxi"), is considered by the Chinese themselves as China's most picturesque city. Guilin also ranks second on the "Ten Best" list of Chinese tourist destinations, i.e., second only to Beijing itself.

> Guilin Travel Guide

Dali's location between the Cangshan Mountain and the alpine lake-Erhai Lake, makes it one
of the most beautiful and relaxing places in China.

> Dali Travel Guide

Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was founded in 1980. It is the second largest special economic zone in China besides Hainan Province. Shenzhen is a newly emerging immigrant city.

> Shenzhen Travel Guide

Nanjing, the current capital of Jiangsu Province, is an ancient metropolis with over 2500 years of history. In fact, it is famous for being one of the four most ancient cities of China, and has existed throughout six different dynasties.

> Nanjing Travel Guide

Haikou is a tropical city with rich resources and a history of more than a thousand years as a port. It was made the provincial capital when Hainan province was created in 1988.

> Haikou Travel Guide

Tibet Autonomous Region lies in the southwest of China and in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

> Tibet Travel Guide

Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province has been gradually thrust into tourist limelight as the best city in China to escape summer heat.

> Guiyang Travel Guide

Guangzhou, also known as Goat City, is the provincial capital of Guangdong Province. It is the political, economic, cultural, and technological and transportation center of Southern China and the open coastal city is famous for being an example of a comprehensive reform experiment area within China.

> Guangzhou Travel Guide

Kashgar is a remote desert oasis in "another world".  The region is completely different than any other part of China in tradition, costume and lifestyle.

> Xinjiang-Kashgar Travel Guide

Seventy kilometers off Hong Kong and forty-five kilometers away from Guanghzhou, Macao used to be a city under the administration of Xiangshan County in Guangdong before it was ceded to Portugal in 1557 as a reward of weeping out pirates endemic to the area.

> Macau Travel Guide

Lijiang is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Yunnan Province situated on the Jinsha River, one of the two principal headwaters of the Yangtze (the other principal headwater of the Yangtze being the Min River).

> Yunnan-Lijiang Travel Guide

The city of Suzhou, situated on the shores of Lake Taihu in Jiangsu Province near the Yangtze River, is - and has long since been - one of the key cities of the Yangtze River Delta. Suzhou is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China.

> Jiangsu-Suzhou Travel Guide

The city of Qingdao (whose most common alternative (historical) spelling is "Tsingtao"), a major seaport located on the southern side of Shandong Peninsula, lies at the junction, roughly, of the 36th parallel north and the 120th meridian east, across the Yellow Sea from South Korea.

> Qingdao Travel Guide

Xiamen is situated on the Southeast coast of China and to the west of the Taiwan Straits. It covers an administrative area of 1,565 square kilometers with seven districts and has a population of 1.27 million.

> Xiamen Travel Guide

Huangshan City is named after Huangshan (Yellow Mountain).  It is a mountainous region with "Eight Mountains, a wide river and plains for farming".

> Huangshan Travel Guide

Harbin is located in the southwest of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China. The winter here is long and cold while the summer is short and cool.Harbin has long been famous  throughout the world  for the ice and snow culture. It is reputed as "the Ice City".

> Harbin Travel Guide

If there is a spot in Sichuan Province that is more strikingly beautiful, more fairyland-like than the Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, it has to be the Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area.

> Jiuzhaigou Travel Guide

Sanya is the second largest city in Hainan province (Hainan being the biggest special economic zone in the country), and is in the middle of the south part of Hainan island.

> Sanya Travel Guide

If you’ve seen Beijing and Shanghai and want to explore another big Chinese city, think about going to Wuhan. The capital of Hubei province is a huge political, economic and cultural hub – the biggest financial, industrial and commercial center in Central China.

> Wuhan Travel Guide

Chengdu, (aka Jin, and sometimes Rong, for short), is the capital of southwestern China's Sichuan Province. The city of Chengdu is located between a high plateau region to the northwest dotted with mountains and a central region that is characterized by gentle hills and lush valleys.

> Sichuan Chengdu Travel Guide

The city of Kaifeng, formerly known variously as Bianliang, Bianjing/ Dongjing, Daliang, and simply Liang, is located near the entranceway to Henan Province's "panhandle", the northern chunk of the province that is wedged between Shanxi Province to the west, Hebei Province to the north, and Shandong Province to the east, is also located some 50 kilometers due east of the provincial capital city of Zhengzhou.

> Kaifeng Travel Guide

Ningbo is located at the shore of the East Sea and on the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta where the economy is booming.

> Ningbo Travel Guide