{"id":68132,"date":"2018-02-28T13:08:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T19:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=68132"},"modified":"2018-03-24T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T19:01:29","slug":"10-stunning-places-in-china-you-never-knew-existed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/10-stunning-places-in-china-you-never-knew-existed\/","title":{"rendered":"10 stunning places in China you never knew existed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s the China you know, and then there&#8217;s the China you don&#8217;t. We all know the epic beauty that is the Great Wall, the Terra Cotta Warriors of Xi&#8217;an, and Beijing&#8217;s Forbidden City. The well-traveled among us probably also know the skyline of Pudong and the gardens of Hangzhou. But the world&#8217;s fourth largest country by land area is home to dozens of other mesmerizing sites, both natural and manmade, that we bet most of you have never heard of. Here are 10 stunning places in China you should get to know.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/61797\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> Check out this stunning town in China known as the &#8220;Venice of the East&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68539\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68539\" class=\"wp-image-68539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10000PeakMeagan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10000PeakMeagan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10000PeakMeagan-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10000PeakMeagan-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10000PeakMeagan-600x425.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10000PeakMeagan-481x340.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Meagan Drillinger<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Forest of Ten Thousand Peaks<\/h2>\n<p>China\u2019s Southwestern Guizhou province is likely one of the least-visited provinces in China. But what travelers don\u2019t know is that it is one of the most visually stunning. Take, for example, Wanfenglin, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Nitian-Hotels.d3000743012.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest of Ten Thousand Peaks<\/a>. A feast for the eyes, this blanket of dome-shaped mountains spreads out on either side of the highway as far as the eye can see. The vast ocean of bubbled peaks are Karst formations, carpeted in a swath of lush, dark green, giving them a velvety, pastel crayon-colored softness, and as the sun sets behind them, almost an ethereal, haloed glow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68531\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68531\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TianlongMeagan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TianlongMeagan.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TianlongMeagan-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TianlongMeagan-255x340.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TianlongMeagan-414x552.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/TianlongMeagan-354x472.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Meagan Drillinger<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Tianlong Ancient Town<\/h2>\n<p>For a real-life glimpse into China\u2019s Ming Dynasty past, none is better preserved than Tianlong Ancient Town in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Anshun-Hotels.d6196544.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anshun, Guizhou<\/a>. Built approximately 600 years ago, this perfectly preserved village shows the Han\u2019s migration up into the mountains. Meander the narrow alleyways, flanked with wooden buildings and dangling red lanterns, pause at hushed, hidden temples, sip local tea brewed from kettles over open flames, and snack on roasted yams and corn.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68530\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68530\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HuangguanshuoMeagan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HuangguanshuoMeagan.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HuangguanshuoMeagan-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HuangguanshuoMeagan-255x340.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HuangguanshuoMeagan-414x552.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HuangguanshuoMeagan-354x472.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Meagan Drillinger<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Huangguanshuo Waterfalls<\/h2>\n<p>China\u2019s Guizhou province is also home to the tallest waterfall in China, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Huangguoshu-Falls-Hotels.0-l6095844-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guangguoshu Waterfall<\/a>, which spills from the Baishui River. Sweeping plumes of water plunge 243 feet down, and 266 feet wide, into a luminescent teal pool below. Behind the waterfall is a secretive series of caves that travelers can explore to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the natural marvel.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Badain-Jaran-Desert.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Badain-Jaran-Desert.jpg 1387w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Badain-Jaran-Desert-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Badain-Jaran-Desert-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Badain-Jaran-Desert-600x327.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Badain-Jaran-Desert-275x150.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Badain-Jaran-Desert-624x340.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Badain Jaran Desert<\/h2>\n<p>Not many people know that China has desert. And not just one desert\u2014it has five. One of the most beautiful desert landscapes in all of China, and the world, is the Badain Jaran that stretches across Inner Mongolia Gansu and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Shizuishan-Hotels.d6210985.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ningxia province<\/a>. The hypnotic sand dunes are some of the tallest in the world, with some reaching up to nearly 1,600 feet.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Jiuzhaigou.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Jiuzhaigou.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Jiuzhaigou-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Jiuzhaigou-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Jiuzhaigou-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Jiuzhaigou-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Jiuzhaigou<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Jiuzhai-Valley-National-Park-Hotels.0-l6095982-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This national park<\/a> in Sichuan province is a network of valleys with ancient forests, a monastery and beautiful lakes. But the primary reason for visiting this national attraction is the Five Colored Lake, whose waters shift colors throughout the day. The changing palette is caused by a combination of algae and calcified rock at the bottom of the lake, which works in conjunction with the popping colors of the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/rewards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO:<\/strong> Another must-see to add to your itinerary\u2014Orbitz Rewards! Earn instantly on trips to China and anywhere else.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rainbow-Mountains.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1255\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rainbow-Mountains.jpg 1255w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rainbow-Mountains-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rainbow-Mountains-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rainbow-Mountains-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rainbow-Mountains-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Rainbow Mountains<\/h2>\n<p>Technically called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Danxia-National-Park-Hotels.0-l6098286-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zhangye Danxia Landform<\/a>, this UNESCO World Heritage site within the Gobi Desert is made from folded layers of ocean crust that brought out rock strata of brilliant colors and textures. The gorgeous, brilliant colors have a unique striped pattern that makes it look like rainbows painted on earth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68529\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68529\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HangingMonasteryMeagan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HangingMonasteryMeagan-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HangingMonasteryMeagan-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HangingMonasteryMeagan-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HangingMonasteryMeagan-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HangingMonasteryMeagan-1-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Meagan Drillinger<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Xuankong Hanging Temple<\/h2>\n<p>There may be thousands of monasteries in China, but none quite like this: You&#8217;ll find it hanging literally on the side of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Mount-Hengshan-Hotels.0-l553248621532755294-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mt. Hengshan<\/a> over the India Gorge, more than 160 feet off the ground. The monastery, an architectural marvel, was built in 491 and over the centuries has drawn construction experts from all over the world. Another unique component of the monastery is that it combines Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, all under one roof. There are 40 halls that contain 80 sculptures of iron, terra-cotta, stone and copper.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68687\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68687\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/labrang-monastery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/labrang-monastery.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/labrang-monastery-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/labrang-monastery-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/labrang-monastery-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/labrang-monastery-509x340.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kahumphrey\/5602120292\/\">kahumphrey<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Labrang Monastery<\/h2>\n<p>A slice of Tibet within Mainland China, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Labrang-Monastery-Hotels.0-l6096040-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labrang Monastery<\/a> is one of the biggest and most influential Tibetan monasteries outside of Lhasa. The sprawling complex is home to more monks anywhere outside Tibet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68685\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68685\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dongchuan-Red-Lane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dongchuan-Red-Lane.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dongchuan-Red-Lane-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dongchuan-Red-Lane-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dongchuan-Red-Lane-511x340.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/78134895@N03\/12697311495\/\">2ilorg<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Dongchuan Red Land<\/h2>\n<p>South of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Kunming-Hotels.d6177560.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kunming City<\/a> is a kaleidoscope of color. Spanning 77,000 square miles, the Dongchuan Red Land is a blanket of oxidized soil that reflects deep, orange and red. Contrast that with the other brilliant colors of the area, like green barley, white oil flowers, then add a rich blue sky, and it&#8217;s a veritable psychedelic color wheel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68532\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68532\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/YungangMeagan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/YungangMeagan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/YungangMeagan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/YungangMeagan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/YungangMeagan-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/YungangMeagan-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/YungangMeagan-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/YungangMeagan-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Meagan Drillinger<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Yungang Grottoes<\/h2>\n<p>Deep within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Shanxi-Hotels.0-l553248621532763741-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shanxi Province<\/a> is a labyrinth of 53 grottoes, containing more than 51,000 sculptures of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. The sculptures date back to the 5th and 6th centuries, from the North Wei Dynasty. The most impressive sculpture is a 55-foot-high Buddha that looms from within a shallow cave. The best-preserved caves are said to be grottoes 16-20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll definitely want to add these wonders to your China trip. 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