Things to see in China

3,295 places worth seeing in China on an illustrated map: Forbidden City, Three Gorges Dam, Terracotta Army, Temple of Heaven and Mount Tai, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.

Highlights

  1. Forbidden City The official residence of China's emperors during most of the Ming and all of the Qing dynasties. A .
  2. Three Gorges Dam The largest dam in the world. The dam's body was completed in 2006; the power plant was completed and fully operational by 2012, when the la
  3. Terracotta Army This mighty army of terracotta warriors and horses, found in three vaults, is perhaps the most popular tourist attraction of Shaanxi and one
  4. Temple of Heaven Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Not only a beautiful sight, but also surrounded by a vast public park popular with local reside
  5. Mount Tai the Eastern Mountain (东岳), in Shandong province. The "peaceful mountain".
  6. Summer Palace Extensive gardens and palaces constructed by the Qing emperors that are a , regarded as one of China's Four Great Gardens. In 1860, British
  7. Mogao Caves A UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with exquisite Buddhist art and manuscripts. Although the city had an early connection with Buddhism due
  8. Tiananmen Square A flag raising ceremony with precision military drills by the People' Liberation Army Honor Guard takes place every morning at sunrise, whic
  9. Potala Palace A stronghold probably existed on Red Hill as early as the 7th century AD when King Songtsen Gampo built a fortress on it for his two foreign
  10. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China. You can visit the surrounding gardens and mountains, but the massive burial chamber has not been ex
  11. Longmen Grottoes One of the finest Buddhist rock sculptural sites in China and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  12. Shanghai Tower At 632 m (2,073 ft) high and 128 stories it is China's tallest building and the second tallest in the world as of mid-2018. The Observation
  13. Lake Manasarovar The highest lake in the world, a holy place of Hinduism.
  14. Yungang Grottoes By far the greatest attraction of the area is the 1,500-year-old Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These mountain-side caves a
  15. Leshan Giant Buddha One of the main attraction to see is the Leshan Giant Buddha. The Giant Buddha is a 71 m (230 feet) high sculpture carved into one of the la
  16. Beijing National Stadium Known as the "Bird’s Nest" (鸟巢), this Herzog & de Meuron-designed stadium is Beijing’s most recognisable Olympic landmark. It hosts major sp
  17. Shanghai World Financial Center Opened in 2008 and is Shanghai's second tallest building at 492 m. There are three viewing levels on floors 94, 97 and 100. The observation
  18. Mount Wutai Traditionally associated with Bodhisattva Manjusri (文殊菩萨), in Shanxi province.
  19. Dazu Rock Carvings All visitors to the rock carvings at Baodingshan are required to come to the visitor centre first. After purchasing your tickets (or printin
  20. Khan Tengri Treks can be organised in Karakol.
  21. West Lake Hangzhou's most famous scenic sight. It is traditional to see the 10 Scenes of the West Lake and 10 New Scenes, and thousands of the visitor
  22. Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples A complex of gardens and palaces built by the Qing Dynasty as a summer retreat for the emperors from the heat of the lowlands. Today regarde
  23. Zhongnanhai This former imperial garden centered on two lakes is now the headquarters of China's government and ruling party. The compound is not to the
  24. Jin Mao Tower This building has 88 floors (plus five in the spire) and reaches 420.5 metres (1,380 feet). The tower houses the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel
  25. Mount Everest Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.
  26. Ruins of St. Paul's The city's most famous landmark and is regarded as the greatest monument to Christianity in the East. The only thing left of the Church of M
  27. Mount Emei Traditionally associated with Bodhisattva Samantabhadra (普贤菩萨), in Sichuan province.
  28. Mount Sanqing In Jiangxi Province.
  29. Pangong Tso A large lake next to Rutog County, with fresh water on the Chinese side and salt water on the Indian side.
  30. Jokhang Constructed in the 7th century AD to house the statues of Buddha that princesses Bhrikuti from Nepal and Wen Cheng from Tang Dynasty China b
  31. Spring Temple Buddha Huge statue of Vairocana Buddha. It is located on Mount Yao. At 128 metres (420 ft), excluding a 25-metre (82-ft) lotus throne, it is the se
  32. Huajiang Canyon Bridge As of 2025, the world's highest bridge at . The bridge features a glass sightseeing walkway, specialty coffeehouse with panoramic views and
  33. Wudang Mountains A beautiful mountain range with a fascinating history. Several old buildings have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "The A
  34. Hong Kong Disneyland Asia's second Disneyland was opened in September 2005 and features some of the Disney favourites. The park is accessible via the MTR. Change
  35. Ming tombs A part of the "Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties". This is the final resting place of 13 of the 16 emperors the Ming Dynasty. Th
  36. National Museum of China A huge museum containing the ancient and recent history of the Chinese nation. Modern history exhibit focuses on the successes of the Commun
  37. Mausoleum of Mao Zedong The body of the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong, has been preserved (against his own wishes) and is on display in here
  38. Mount Hua the Western Mountain (西岳) in Shaanxi province. The "splendid mountain".
  39. Namtso The second largest salt lake in Tibet. The main tourist attraction of Namtso in Nagqu is the Holy Elephant Gate, which is a stone with a hol
  40. Great Mosque of Xi'an Uniquely built in a traditional Chinese architectural style during the Ming Dynasty, with room for 1,000 worshipers. Built by the Muslim com
  41. Ping An Finance Centre At 600 meters, this is the fifth-tallest building in the world, the second-tallest in China, and the tallest all-office building in the worl
  42. Dujiangyan Built in 256 BC, this is the world's oldest irrigation system that is still in use. By diverting most of the annual flood away from the agri
  43. Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Built by Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi (高宗李治) in 652 AD. Emblem of the city of Xi'an. In the fountain in front of the pagoda there are various wate
  44. China Media Group Guanghua Road Office Area Just north-east of Guomao station along the Third Ring Road is this beautiful and unique tower by Dutch architects Rem Koolhaas and Ole Sche
  45. Mount Lu Lushan, also known as Kuangshan, Kuanglu, is located in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, Lushan City. Wuyuan Poyang Lake, south of Nanchang
  46. Sanxingdui The ruins of an ancient Chinese city where archaeologists discovered remarkable artifacts that radiocarbon dated circa 12th-11th centuries B
  47. Tian Tan Buddha At over 250 tonnes and in height, this was the largest seated outdoor bronze Buddha statue in the world, until the statue of Dordenna Buddha
  48. Western Xia Mausoleums Western Xia Tombs. There are 193 tombs of high officials of the Xia Kingdom, with the three largest (5 km apart) highlighted.
  49. China Zun Beijing's tallest building (528m) completed in 2018. Its distinctive shape is inspired by the ancient Chinese zun ritual wine vessel and it
  50. Mukden Palace Former Imperial Palace - built in 1625 for Nurhachi, and inherited by his son Abahai (Huang Taiji), the Former Imperial Palace of Shenyang i

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