5 IMPORTANT PLACES IN CHINA

China is a beautiful country and I want to know these places that are very interesting:

1. The Forbidden City

Behind the walls, more than 10 metres high, and within the 50 metres broad moat, life in the Forbidden City was determined by a multitude of rules and taboos. Today, the gateway serves as a gigantic entrance for visitors where it leads to one of the most fascinating displays of Chinese cultural history and to what is probably the best preserved site of classical Chines architecture.

2. The Square of Heavenly Peace
On 1st October 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China from the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen). Today, his portrait gaze south from this spot to the Square of Heavenly Peace, which was quadrupled in size during the 1950s so that up to a million people gather in the square. In the centre of the square is an obelisk, unveiled in 1958, the Monument to the Heroes of the Nation.

3. Temple of Heaven and the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest Set in the middle of a park of 270 hectares, the Temple of Heaven, an outstanding architecture in China dates from the Ming period, was destroyed several times after being struck by lightning and was last rebuilt in 1890. The temple complex has only been open to the public since 1949.

4. Lhasa

The capital of the province and centre of Tibetan Buddhism, lies at an altitude of 3,660 metres on the banks of the river Kyichu, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo river. Potala, a palace built by King Songsten Gampo stood on the Marpori, the "Red Mountain", in the 7th century. Since the construction of the Potala Palace in 1645 at the time of the Great 5th Dalai Lama, the Dalai Lamas resided here as religious and secular rulers. Visitors can look down into the valley and the old city from the roof of Potala.

5. The tallest saltwater lake: Namtso Lake in Northwest (NW) China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

With an altitude of 4,700 meters (m) and an area of 1,940 square kilometers (km), Namtso Lake, China's tallest saltwater lake, is a sacred lake to Tibetans, attracting many disciples to pilgrim from far and near. The lake, like a huge pearl mirror embedded into the north Tibetan steppe, reflects the belief and pursuit of the Tibetans for many generations. Besides, the natural scenery is breathtaking, attracting flocks of photographers to catch its beauty each year.

For this I like it very much Chinese and I invite them to travel to so spectacular country. It is very nice and very cheap to the holidaiy.