China Travel Destinations

Amazing scenery of terraced fields in Ankang City

Photo taken on Mar. 29, 2012 shows the amazing scenery of terraced fields in Hanyin County, Ankang City in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. [Xinhua Photo ]

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Spring scenery in Taoranting Park

Situated in the southeastern corner of Beijing's historic Xuanwu District (now administratively merged with Xicheng District), Taoranting Park has been a public green space from as early as the third century BC. While the park occupied the suburbs of the Jin Dynasty capital of Dadu (1115-1234), it played a more central role in public life during later dynasties. Taoran Pavilion, meaning "joyous pavilion," is one of China's four famous historical pavilions and a historically favorite spot of poets and scholars. [Chinapic.people.com.cn]

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Migratory birds fly to Shahu Lake in warm weather

Birds fly in the Shahu lake scenic area in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, March 30, 2012. As the weather turned warm, a large number of migratory birds recently flied to the Shahu Lake area in Ningxia, including egrets, wild geese and swans, among others. [Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi]

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