The Lake is situated in Haiyan County, the north bank of Hangzhou Bay Bridge. It is 110 kilometers away from Shanghai, 80 kilometers from Hangzhou, 120 kilometers from Suzhou and 58 kilometers from Jiaxing. As one of the state AAAA-class tourist scenic spots, it is the only scenic spot combining mountains, sea and lakes in China. It is one of the first set of provincial-level scenic spots, and Zhejiang top ten best leisure resorts. As a AAAA-class tourist scenic spots in China, The Nan Bei Lake in Jiaxing in Jiangxi has contributed greatly to China tourism of Jiangxi province.

The Nan Bei Lake covers a total area of 45 square kilometers, and consists of four major scenic attractions, namely Hutang, forests, coasts and the ancient town. It is rich in natural resources and cultural landscapes. If your just search for a good places for your China business travel of Jiangxi, Nan Bei Lake would be a good option for you.

The lake is surrounded by mountains at its three sides, while leaving one side facing the sea. The lake is divided by a dam, not deep but with twists and turns, into two parts, Nan Lake and Bei Lake. There is an island - Egret Island, located in the central Nan Lake. It is a very good place for enjoying the glorious full moon; there is a piling-up island in the Bei Lake. With the shape of a butterfly, it is named "Butterfly Island", which is a good place to sip tea. Inviting some friends to sip tea together would be a much pleasant experience along your affordable China tour package of Jiangxi.

Linking the southern end of the lake is the sea, where the world-famous "the spectacular Haining tide at the mouth of Qiantang River" comes into being. At the other three sides of the lake surrounded by rolling hills, pines, bamboos, tea trees and orange trees. The lake and the hills add radiance and beauty to each other. No China vacation packages to Jiangxi province are complete if the breathtaking Nan Bei Lake is missed in their schedule.

When viewed from the top of the mountain, the panoramic view of the land is all in sight. Every first day of the tenth month in Chinese lunar calendar sees a spectacular scene that the sun and the moon raise together. What is more, the world’s smallest stone city, "Tan Xian Stone City", the millennium ancient temple, Yunyou Nunnery, Jinjiu Refuge (a refuge that witnessed the friendship between China and Korea), Chen Congzhou Art Museum for his garden masterpieces, Huang Yuan book collection store, Wu Yue Wang Park and Baiyun Chamber and other 40 attractions are always good choices to visit. It is no wonder that so many China vacation deals of Jiangxi have included these tourist spots.

In addition, the Nan Bei Lake Scenic Area sits in China's citrus planting area. Every autumn travelers can come here to take part in the picking-orange-up activity. The orange trees are planted around Nan Bei Lake and Huangsha Wushan Village. Especially the Huangsha Wushan Village, known as the "citrus orchard in north Zhejiang", will reward visitors a best time of picking up and tasting oranges. Every May Nan Bei Lake Tourism Festival provides a good opportunity for travelers to watch the big art show and performances which fully reflect the Nan Bei Lake cultural and customs. Why not take a China travel to Jiangxi and discover this breathtaking Nan Bei Lake in Jiaxing?

Since the famous film Lust, Caution directed by Ang Lee was shot in Xinchang, this small ancient town in Shanghai become much more famous. Many scenes were shot in Xinchang, including when Kuang Yu Min is bothered by prostitutes at a hostel in Malaysia, when Wong Chia Chi waits for Mr Yee at a cafe and when a group of Wong Chia Chi's drama club members take the tram on a rainy day. Ang Lee rented the entirety of Xinchang for a month to shoot the scenes. If you are tired of modern sights along your China vacation packages, why not discover ancient towns to touch the folk culture instead? Xinchang Ancient Town is a good option.

The Xinchang ancient town located at Naihui district of Shanghai, between the heart of the city and airport, 36km from the People’s Square, 25km from the Pudong International Airport. Called Stalagmite Town in acient time. Famous for its unique characters clearly display the style and features of the ancient town, Xinchang town is noted for being "small, but more beautilful than Suzhou city”. During the summer vacation period, many educational tours in China would come to Xinchang Ancient Town to appreciate the ancient folk architectural style of China.

Xinchang was a short name for Xin Yan Chang (the new salt place). Xinchang traditionally belonged to the south part of Xiasha salt works where salt producers solarized the salt with seawater. The beaches gradually stretched further out, making the salt works a suitable place for the salt producers to live and exchange their goods. In the early period of Yuan dynasty, due to sea eastward, Xiasha salt work was moved here, so called "New Salt Work", located in the south of Xiasha, so called South Xiasha, they said there were stone stalagmites in bay sand of Shou’en bridge, deeply under the water that can't be seen its bottom, so had the name of "stalagmite town”. Also many businessmen like to visit the peaceful Xinchang Ancient Town along their business travel to China as a retreat from the bustling world.

As the salt industry developed, merchants and salt traders assembled there, thus, the population of Xinchang increased rapidly. During the settlement of the New Town, at the period of Xiasha salt work’s peak, salt production was much plentiful, the number of households of the public kitchen, were much more than the Western Zhejiang’s various salt works at that time. In order to enrich the travel experience of their travelers, many China tour operators arranged the Xinchang Ancient Town into their Shanghai itinerary in order to offer travelers another side of Shanghai.

In those days, courtesan pavilions and drinking houses were in great abundance, and numerous businessmen swarmed into the town. The degree of growth in Xinchang at the time had already surpassed Old Shanghai counties; it was definitely the largest town in the Pudong Plain. Though, Xinchang town experienced its ups and downs due to the changes of salt works and the outbreak of war, it is still a water town full of charm, integrated with rich culture. Why not witness the charm of Xinchang Ancient Town when your Yangtze River cruise comes to Shanghai part?

China Danxia is the name given in China to landscapes developed on continental red terrigenous sedimentary beds influenced by endogenous forces (including uplift) and exogenous forces (including weathering and erosion). The inscribed site comprises six areas found in the sub-tropical zone of south-west China. They are characterized by spectacular red cliffs and a range of erosional landforms, including dramatic natural pillars, towers, ravines, valleys and waterfalls. These rugged landscapes have helped to conserve sub-tropical broad-leaved evergreen forests, and host many species of flora and fauna, about 400 of which are considered rare or threatened. If you are geography-lover, you should never miss discovering featured Danxia in China along your China travel.

China Danxia is a serial property comprising six component parts (Chishui, Taining, Langshan, Danxiashan, Longhushan, and Jianglangshan) found in the sub-tropical zone of south-eastern China within approximately 1700 km crescent shaped arc from Guizhou Province in the west to Zhejiang Province in the east. Every year, many China educational tours would come to China to explore the distinctive Danxia in China.

China Danxia is the name given in China to landscapes developed on continental red terrigenous sedimentary beds influenced by endogenous forces (including uplift) and exogenous forces (including weathering and erosion). It is characterised by spectacular red cliffs and a range of erosional landforms, including dramatic natural pillars, towers, ravines, valleys and waterfalls. The process of its development is characterised by a particular rock sequence, tectonic background, climatic conditions, erosional processes and landforms and these processes have been presented as an interim model. It is no wonder that so many China travel agencies have particularly designed the Danxi Discovery Tours for the geography-lovers.

Due to the combined endogenic (tectonic uplift) and exogenic (climatic, erosion, weathering) forces, and other factors, the Danxia landforms have been developed in red sedimentary sequences continuously from the Neogene until the present. The six component parts represent the most important examples of "least eroded" to "most eroded" Danxia landforms, providing a range of different aspects of the phenomenon, and illustrate both the range of landforms in relation to the forces and processes that formed them, together with a range of associated landscapes. Before discovering the Danxi in China, you had better preparing some China maps, which proves quite necessary.

Kashgar

Way out in the farthest reaches of western Xinjiang lies one of the most unique and culturally interesting cities in China. Few people in China venture out this far west, but those who do are greatly rewarded. Though inhabitants of Kashgar still celebrate Chinese holidays such as the New Year, due to the majority of Kashgar's inhabitants being Muslim Uyghur they tend to put a greater focus on traditional Islamic holidays. Kashgar also has several interesting day trips away from the city, like Shipton's Arch and the Karakorum Highway. Along your Silk Road tours, you could also discover the landscape of Kashgar.

The one downside to Kashgar is that you will have to go way out there to reach it. Your best bet to make it there would be to take a flight to Urumqi and take another flight down to Kashgar to avoid the horrifically overcrowded trains. Depending on where you live, the whole trip by flight could take you upwards of six or seven hours, including the transfer in Urumqi. And this trip will be even more expensive than to Taipei, with flights from eastern cities in the 3500-4000 RMB range for round trip tickets. If your China tour just fall onto National Holiday, paying a visit to Kashgar Xinjiang to discover the distinctive landscape there.

Beihai

Nestled in the warm southern Guangxi Province, Beihai benefits from two things. First, it's located near the two significantly more tourist-friendly cities of Guilin and Yangshuo; and second, it is comparatively undiscovered (though this is quickly changing). Beihai is also significantly cheaper than nearby Hainan Island, and you'll still be able to enjoy many beautiful beaches that are yet untrampled by the soles of thousands of ocean-loving Chinese tourists. It is no wonder that many China tour agents have arranged the Beihai in their National Holday deals so as to avoid the traveling crowds.

Weizhou Island in Beihai is the biggest extinct volcano island in China, with an area of 25 square kilometers (9.7 square miles). It is also called "Great Penglai" (Penglai is a legendary fairy island in the East China Sea.). Along your China travel of Beihai, you should never miss wondering on the Weizhou Island.

Beihai is also relatively easy to get to. If you're in the southern part of China consider yourself lucky because there are flights leaving from Guangzhou daily. If you don't live in the southern part of China, you'll need to fly to Guangzhou or Guilin and make the appropriate connections from there. Even if you are coming from Beijing, the tickets to Guilin are still only in the 1000-1750 RMB range, plus the added travel costs of getting to Beihai. When you are discovering Beihai area, carrying some related China map of this area proves quite necessary.

Though representing a blend of Chinese and western architectural styles, Qilou building in Guangzhou, which are used for both commercial and residential purposes, usually have a western-style front. The designers of the Qilou Buildings, rather than professional architects, were but common artisans. Faced with western buildings, they paid more attention to the outside decorations instead of the structure and layout. With their rich experience, they made some imitations according to their own understanding, adopting kind of liberal attitude. Their creative imitation and bold reform worked out the characteristic Qilou buildings of different styles. If you are an architecture-lover, you should never miss discovering the following styles of Qilou Buildings in Guangzhou along your China travel.

Gothic Revival Style

Buildings of this style is not regularly seen in other cities. Xinhua Bookstore inBeijingRoad and Changdi Aiqun Mansion are representive buildings of this style. Xinhua Bookstore features strong vertical lines and prolonged arcade windows, which is typical of Gothic Revival architecture. Aiqun Mansion, on the other hand, is more flexible with the Gothic style, featuring vertical composition on the front with Gothic windows. And the pillars are also arranged in the gothic style. It is no wonder that many parents particularly booked different kinds of student tours to China for their architecture-majored children. That seems make sense now.

Nanyang Style

It is a unique and interesting architectural style in and to the south of China, with one or more round holes on the parapet wall, which were originally meant to prevent the building from the strong typhoon. Buildings of this styles can be found along Haizhu Road or Wenming Road. Why not pay a visit to the Haizhu Road or Wenming Road Guangzhou along your affordable China tours to witness this Nanyang Style Qilou Buildings?

Ancient Roman Style

Though not commonly seen in other cities, quite many Qilou building of this style can be found in Guangzhou, among which Xinhua Hotel is a materpiece. The pillars on the first floor are arcade, and the part between two arcades is dotted with whirlpool-like decorations. To any architecture-lovers, their China vacation packages sounds imperfect if they missed to discover the Ancient Roman Style Qilou Buildings along their itinerary.

Baroque Revival Style

It is the most commonly employed style in Qilou buildings in Southeat Asia and in southern cities of our country. Different from the Baroque-style buildings of the 17th century with all the curves and trivial details, buildings of this style feature a stable structure with some Baroque decorations. As to the Guangzhou Qilou buildings, Baroque decorations are mainly used to embellish the parapet wall curves. They can be found along Shangxiajiu Road, Longjin West Road, and Wanfu Road. The Baroque Revival Style Qilou Buildings, as a must-see in Guangzhou, has contributed a lot to China tourism of Guangzhou region. Modern Style This type of Qilou buildings were built in the 1980s, so they differ from the traditional Qilou builidings in size, structure, material and designing style. Generally, these modern building abandoned those complex decorations and were built in a more simple and practical way. No affordable China tour package of Guangzhou sounds great unless the modern style Qilou building is arranged in their itinerary.

Chinese Traditional Style

This type of Qilou buildings are typical of the traditional residential buildings in southern China, with a shaded corridor covering the sidewalk and two or three windows on the front side but no decorations. They are only sparsely distributed along Nanhua Road, Tongfu Road, Wanfu Road and Qiyi Road. Why not take a China tour of Guangzhou to witness these styled Qilou buildings?