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| Map of the Provincial Capitals of China |
China has 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities & 2 special administrative regions. Of the 33 capital cities I visited in China in recent years, I have yet to visit Hefei, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Nanchang, Jinan, Taiyuan & Lhasa - so I will KIV these cities in my future visits !
The 22 provinces & their capitals are:
1) Anhui - Hefei (yet to visit)
2) Fujian - Fuzhou
3) Gansu - Lanzhou
4) Guangdong - Guangzhou
5) Guizhou - Guiyang
6) Hainan - Haikou
7) Hebei - Shijiazhuang (yet to visit)
8) Heilongjiang - Harbin
9) Henan - Zhengzhou (visited in 2017)
10) Hubei - Wuhan
11) Hunan - Changsa
12) Jiangsu - Nanjing
13) Jiangxi - Nanchang (yet to visit)
14) Jilin - Changchun
15) Liaoning - Shenyang
16) Qinghai - Xining
17) Shaanxi - Xi'an
18) Shandong - Jinan (yet to visit)
19) Shanxi - Taiyuan (yet to visit)
20) Sichuan - Chengdu
21) Yunnan - Kunming
22) Zhejiang - Hangzhou
The 5 autonomous regions & their capitals are:
23) Guangxi Zhuang - Nanning (visited in 2019)
24) Inner Mongolia - Hohhot
25) Ningxia Hui - Yinchuan
26) Xinjiang Uighur - Urumuqi
27) Tibet - Lhasa (yet to visit)
The 4 municipalities are:
28) Beijing
29) Chongqing
30) Shanghai
31) Tianjin
The 2 special administrative regions are:
My first visit to China was in 1997 & 1998 mainly on holiday package tours. It was only after retirement in May 2006 that I started to re-visit China. My free & easy visits to China had become an annual affair after 2009 and to date (after making 18 visits to China), I had visited all the major provinces, municipalities, autonomous & special administrative regions of the entire China except Tibet. I probably have by now seen quite a fair bit of China (ie UNESCO & historical sites, tourist attractions, natural landscapes etc) but there are some more places I yearn to see - so I am still chasing my China Dream !
As for my China Dream, I could like to visit as many as possible of all the UNESCO World Heritage sites in China, which currently has 48 in the list ! I had so far visited 36 of them. So KM, keep dreaming ! It's your BIG Dream .
A) East Coast of China
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| Map of East Coast of China |
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| Map of East China |
1) Hebei Province (1997)- Chengde
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| Map of Hebei Province, China |
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| Tibetan Temple, Chengde (1997) |
2) Shandong Province - Mt Taishan, Qufu, Yantai, Qingdao (2010 & 2015)
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| Map of Shandong Province, China |
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| Mount Taishan, Jinan (2010) |
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| Yantai (2015) |
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| Qingdao (2015) |
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| Qufu (2010) |
3) Jiangsu Province - Nanjing, Wuxi & Suzhou (2002, 2010, 2015 & 2017)
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| Map of Jiangsu Province, China |
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| Shi Zi Lin Garden, Suzhou (2010) -UNESCO |
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| Wuxi (2002) |
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| Nanjing (2015) |
4) Zhejiang Province - Hangzhou (2002, 2010, 2015 & 2017), Yiwu, Jiaxing & Xinchang (2017)
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| Map of Zhejiang Province, China |
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| West Lake, Hangzhou (2010) - UNESCO |
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| Jiaxing, Zhejiang (2017) |
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| Dafosi Temple, Xinchang (2017) |
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| Yiwu International Trade Market |
5) Fujian Province - Xiamen, Longyan, Yongding, Fuzhou & Mt Wuyi (2010, 2013 & 2014)
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| Map of Fujian Province, China |
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| Xiamen (2013 & 2014) |
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| Yongding, Fujian (2013) - UNESCO |
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| Longyan (2014) |
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| Fuzhou (2014) |
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| Mt Wuyi (2010) |
6) Guangdong Province - Foshan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shantou, Chao Zhou, Meizhou & Huizhou (2005, 2013-2014)
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| Map of Guangdong Province, China |
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| 5 Rams Statute, Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou (2014) |
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| Zhaozhou (20,13 & 2014) |
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| Huizhou (2014) |
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| Meizhou (2013) |
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| Shenzhen (2013) |
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| Foshan (2013) |
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| Shantou (2013) |
7) Hainan Province - Sanya & Haikou (2013)
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| Map of Hainan Island, China |
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| Sanya beach (2013) |
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| Haikou (2013) |
8) Beijing Municipality (1997, 2009-2010 & 2015)
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| Map of Beijing City, China |
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| Great Wall of China, Beijing (2010) - UNESCO |
9) Tianjin Municipality (1997, 2009 & 2010)
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| Map of Tianjin, China |
10) Shanghai Municipality (2002, 2010, 2015 & 2017)
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| Map of Shanghai, China |
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| Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai (2015) |
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| Zhujiajiao, Shanghai (2015) |
11) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1996 & 2013)
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| Map of Hong Kong, China |
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| Avenue of the Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui (2013) |
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| Lantau Island (2013) |
12) Macau Special Administrative Region (1996 & 2013)
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| Map of Macau, China |
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| Ruins of the Church of St Paul, Macau (2013) -UNESCO |
B) North East China
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| Map of North East China |
13) Heilongjiang Province - Harbin, Mudanjiang, Heihe, Sufenhe (2011 & 2015)
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| Map of Heilongjiang Province, China |
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| Church of St Sophia, Harbin (2011) |
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| Wudalianchi (2015) |
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| China & Russia border - Heihe (2015) |
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| Suifenhe (2015) |
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| Jingpo Hu, Mudanjiang (2015) |
14) Jilin Province - Changchun, Jilin, Changbai Shan, Yanji, Tumen (2011 & 2015)
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| Map of Jilin Province, China |
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| Puppet Emperor's Palace & Exhibition Hall, Changchun (2015) |
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| Changbai Shan (2011) |
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| Yanji (2015) |
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| Tumen (2015) |
15) Liaoning Province - Shenyang, Dandong, Dalian (2011 &2015)
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| Map of Liaoning Province, China |
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| Imperial Palace, Shenyang (2011) |
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| Dandong (2015) |
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| Dalian (2015) |
C) Central China
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| Map of Central China |
16) Shaanxi Province - Xian, Huashan, Yan'an (2006, 2012, 2015 & 2017)
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| Map of Shaanxi Province, China |
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| Drum Tower, Xian (2012) |
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| Huashan (2006) |
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| Terra Cotta Soldiers Museum (2006 & 2017) |
17) Shanxi - Pingyao, Datong (2009)
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| Map of Shanxi Province, China |
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| Yungang Grottoes, Datong (2009) |
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| Pingyao Ancient City (2009) |
18) Henan Province - Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng (2009)
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| Map of Henan Province, China |
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| Shaolin Temple, Song Shan (2009) |
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| Kaifeng (2017) |
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| Yellow River Scenic Area, Zhengzhou |
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| Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang (2009) |
9) Anhui Province - Xidi & Hongcun Village (2010) Tunxi & Huangshan (2010 & 2017)
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| Map of Anhui Province, China |
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Hongcun, Anhui (2010)
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| Xidi Village (2010) |
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| Huangshan, Anhui (2017) |
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| Tunxi, Anhui (2017) |
20) Hubei Province - Yichang, Wuhan, Wudangshan, (2010)
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| Map of Hubei Province, China |
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| Wudangshan (2010) |
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| Wuhan (2010) |
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| Yichang (2009) |
21) Jiangxi - Lushan, Jiujiang (2010)
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| Map of Jiangxi Province, China |
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| Lushan (2010) |
22) Hunan Province- Zhangjiajie, Changsa (2010 - 2011)
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| Map of Hunan Province, China |
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| Zhangjiajie (2010) |
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| Mao's Statute, Changsa (2011) |
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| Map of South West China |
23) Sichuan - Chengdu, Leshan, Mt Qincheng, Huanglong, Jiuzhalgou, Dujiangyan, Kangding, Daocheng, Yading, Shangri-La, Emeishan, Beichuan (2009, 2012 & 2014)
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| Map of Sichuan Province, China |
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| Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve, Sichuan (2009) |
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| Huanglong (2009) |
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| Leshan (2009) |
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| Mt Qincheng (2009) |
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| Dujiangyan Dam (2009) |
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| Kangding (2014) |
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| Tagong Grassland (2014) |
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| Daocheng (2014) |
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| Yading (2014) |
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| Xichang (2014) |
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| Emeishan (2014) |
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| Beichuan (2012) |
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| Garze (2012) |
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| Map of Guizhou, China |
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| Huangguoshu Falls, Guiyang (1998) |
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| Anshun (1998) |
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| Guizhou (2019) |
25) Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (2005, 2009-2010, 2012 & 2019)
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| Map of Guangxi, China |
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| Guilin (2010) |
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| Lijiang River (2005) |
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| West Street, Yangshuo (2005) |
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| Gupo Shan, Hezhou (2005) |
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| Merryland Theme Park, Xingan (2005) |
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| Tek Tian Waterfall (China/Vietnam border (2019) |
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| Nanning (2019) |
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| Detian Waterfall, Daxin County (2019) |
26) Yunnan (1998, 2009-2010, 2012, 2014, 2019 x 2)
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| Map of Yunnan Province, China |
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| Lijiang (2010) |
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| Tiger Leaping Gorge (2014) |
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| Lugu Lake (2014) |
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| Shangrila (2014) |
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| Dali (2010) |
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| Kunming (2010) |
E) West China
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| Map of West China |
27) Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (2009 & 2011)
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| Map of Inner Mongolia, China |
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| Da Zhao Lamasery, Hohhot (2011) |
28) Ninxia Hui Autonomous Region (2011)
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| Map of Ningxia Province, China |
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| Yinchuan (2011) |
29) Gansu - Dunhuang, Lanzhou, Tianshui, Maijishan, Bingling Si (2006 & 2015, 2017)
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| Map of Gansu Province, China |
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| Lanzhou (2015) |
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| Bingling Si, Gansu (2015) |
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| Fuxi Temple, Tianshui (2017) |
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| Maijishan, Tianshui (2017) |
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| Dun Huang (2006) |
30) Chongqing Municipality (2009)
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| Map of Chongqing, China |
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| Yangzi River Cruise (2009) |
31) Qinghai Province (2011-2012)
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| Map of Qinghai Province, China |
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| Xining (2012) |
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| Ta'er Si (2011) |
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| Yushu (2012) |
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| Golmud (2012) |
32) Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (2006 & 2015)
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| Map of Xinjiang, China |
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| Urumqi (2006) |
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| Buergin (2006) |
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| Kanas Lake (2006) |
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| Turpan (2006) |
33) Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region - Yet to visit, remain as a dream at this stage !
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| Map of Tibet, China |
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