China has a history of thousands of years, which gives it a lot of historical sites which include the Summer Place, the Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army, the Potala Palace and the Mogao Grottoe. All of these are UNESCO World heritage.
The Summer Palace: China's Largest Imperial Garden
Location：Beijing
The Summer Palace is China's largest imperial garden. UNESCO added this 300-hectare site to the World Heritage List in 1998. There are numerous stores in Suzhou Street, selling souvenirs like antiques, snacks, silk, jewelry and tea. The shop assistants there are dressed in the costumes of the Qing Dynasty.
The Terracotta Warriors: First Emperor Qin's Buried Army
Location：Xi'an
The museum covers an area of 22, 780 square meters. Over 8,000 life-size terracotta soldiers and horses and more than 10,000 bronze weapons were unearthed. The Terracotta Army is applying for the title "eighth wonder of the world".
The Potala Palace: Masterpiece of Tibetan Architecture
Location：Lhasa
It was first built as the palace of Songtsen Gampo（617- 650）,founder of the Tu-Bo Dynasty. After being rebuilt in the 17th century, it was the residence of Dalai Lamas. There are plenty of precious historical relics in the palace, including over 10,000 Buddha statues made or gold, silver, jade, wood or clay.
The Mogao Grottoes: a Holy land of Buddhist Art
Location：Dunhuang
The Mogao Grottoes has 735 grottoes, 450,000 square meters of mural paintings, 2,415 colored Buddha statues made of clay, and more than 50,000 historical relics. All of these make the Mogao Grottoes the largest and the most significant land of Buddhist art.
There are some bestsellers including some of these historical sites：
▪ 4-Day Lhasa Highlight Tour
▪11-Day Classic Wonders Tour—Beijing, Xi'an, Lhasa
▪16-Day Memories of China with Yangtze Cruise-Beijing, Xian, Yangtze, Shanghai
You could always contact us to tailor your own unique tour of China's historical sites.
