Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing,(whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing dynasties. One of 41 World Heritage Sites in China!
The Summer Palace in Beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 – is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. One of 41 World Heritage Sites in China!
A spectacular area stretching over more than 26,000 ha in China's Hunan Province, the site is dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks, many over 200 m high. One of 41 World Heritage Sites in China!