" It may take you a lifetime to see all the tourist attractions in China. Start your first visit to the GREAT WALL OF CHINA and ask yourself how far can you go ! China is big - so you need a CHINA DREAM, A BIG DREAM to accomplish your goals "
The following is a listing of 22 provinces of China together with the names of their capitals:
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, visited in 2024))
8) Heilongjiang - Harbin
9) Henan - Zhengzhou
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
20) Sichuan - Chengdu
21) Yunnan - Kunming
22) Zhejiang - Hangzhou
To-date, I had visited all the 22 provinces but I have yet to visit the following provincial capitals (KIV at the moment) :
Hefei (Anhui)
Shijiazhuang (Hebei - visited in 2024)
Zhengzhou (Henan) - visited in 2017)
Nanchang (Jiangxi)
Jinan (Shandong)
China currently has 48 UNESCO World Heritage sites nation wide and to-date I have visited 37 of them of which 6 are from Beijing & 23 from the various provinces of China.
1) Anhui Province (Capital - Hefei)
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| Xidi Village (2010) - UNESCO |
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| Hongchun Village (2010) - UNESCO |
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| Huangshan Si Lao Jie, Tunxi (2010) |
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| Mt Huangshan (2017) |
2) Fujian Province (Capital - Fuzhou)
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| Mt Wuyi (2010) - UNESCO |
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| Fujian Tulou, Nanjing County (2014) - UNESCO |
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| Gulang Yu, Xiamen (2013) |
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| 3 Lanes & 7 Alleys, Fuzhou (2014) |
3) Gansu Province (Capital - Lanzhou)
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| Mogao Caves, Dun Huang (2006) - UNESCO |
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| Ming Sha Shan & Yueya Quan, Dun Huang (2006) |
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| West Thousand Buddha Caves, Dun Huang (2006) |
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| Yang Guan Dao, Dun Huang (2006) - UNESCO |
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| Lanzhou (2015) |
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| Bingling Si Grottoes (2015) -UNESCO |
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| Bingling Danxia Stone Forest (2015) -UNESCO |
4) Guangdong Province (Capital - Guangzhou)
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| Baiyun Mountain, Guangzhou (2014) |
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| Old Chaozhou (2014) |
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| West Lake, Huizhou (2014) |
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| Zumiao Temple, Foshan (2013) |
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| Dongmen Laojie, Shenzhen (2013) |
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| Panyu Square (2014) |
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| Meizhou (2013) |
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| Shantou (2013) |
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| Gongbei, Zhuhai (2014) |
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| Seven Star Rock, Zhaoqing (2005) |
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| Shunde (Father in law's birth place) - 2005 |
5) Guizhou (Capital - Guiyang)
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| Huangguoshu Falls, Anshun (1998) |
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| Dragon Palace Grottos, Anshun (1998) |
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| Mio Village, Guiyang (1998) |
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| Hong Feng Lake, Guiyang (1998) |
6) Hainan Province ( Capital - Haikou )
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| Haikou Lao Jie (2013) |
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| Sanya Beach (2013) |
7) Hebei Province (Capital - Shijiazhuang)
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| Puning Temple, Chengde (2007) |
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| Eight Outer Temples, Chengde (2007) |
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| Imperial Summer Villa, Chengde (2007) - UNESCO |
8) Heilongjiang Province (Capital - Harbin)
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| St Sophia Church, Harbin (2010,2015) |
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| Heihe (2015) |
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| Laohei Shan , Wudalian Chi (2015) |
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| Jingpo Hu, Mudanjiang (2015) |
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| Suifenhe (2015) |
9) Henan ( Capital - Zhengzhou )
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| Longmen Grottos , Luoyang (UNESCO) - 2011 |
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| Shaolin Temple, Song Shan (UNESCO) - 2011 |
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| Xuanzang Birth Place, Chenhe Village, Goushi |
10) Hubei Province (Capital - Wuhan)
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| Three Gorges Dam, Yichang (2009) |
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| Yichang City (2009) |
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| Yellow Crane Tower, Wuhan (2010) |
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| Wudang Shan (2010) |
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| Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan (2010) |
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| Wuhan Yangzi River Big Bridge (2010) |
11) Hunan Province (Capital - Changsa)
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| Mao Statute, Yuelu Park, Changsa (2011) |
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| Mao's Childhood House, Shaoshan (2011) |
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| Fenghuang (2012) |
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| Zhanjiajie (2010) - UNESCO |
12) Jiangsu Province (Capital - Nanjing)
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| Lingshan Da Fu , Wuxi (2002) |
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| Three Kingdoms, Wuxi (2002) |
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Qinghuai River Scenic Area, Nanjing (2015)
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13 ) Jiangxi (Capital - Nanchang)
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Jiujiang Train Station (2010)
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| Mt Lu Shan (2010) |
14) Jilin (Capital - Changchun)
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| Imperial Palace of the Manchu State, Changchun (2015) |
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| Tumen (2015) |
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| Yanji (2015) |
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| Changbai Shan (2011) |
15) Liaoning (Capital - Shenyang)
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| Imperial Palace, Shenyang (2011) |
16) Qinghai (Capital - Xining)
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| Golmud (2012) |
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| Ta'er Si, Huangzhong (2011) |
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| Xining (2012) |
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| Yushu (2012) |
17) Shaanxi ( Capital - Xi'an )
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| Bingmayong, Xian (2006) - UNESCO |
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| Hua Shan (2006) |
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| Qian Tomb, Liang Shan (2006) |
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| Famen Temple, Xianyang (2006) |
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| Grand Buddha Temple, Binxian (2006) |
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| Huaqing Pool, Li Shan (2006) |
18) Shandong (Capital - Jinan)
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| Zhan Bridge, Qingdao (2015) |
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| Laoshan, Qingdao (2015) |
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| Tai Shan, Tai'an (2010) - UNESCO |
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| Confucius Temple, Qufu (2010) - UNESCO |
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| Yantai (2015) |
19) Shanxi ( Capital - Taiyuan )
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| Ancient City of Ping Yao (2009) |
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| Yungang Grottoes, Datong (2009) - UNESCO |
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| Hanging Monastery, Hunyuan (2009) |
20) Sichuan (Capital - Chengdu)
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| Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic Area (2009) - UNESCO |
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| Huanglong Scenic Area (2009) - UNESCO |
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| Songpan Ancient Gate (2009) - UNESCO |
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| Mt Emei (2014) - UNESCO |
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| Giant Panda, Panda Breeding Centre, Chengdu (2014) - UNESCO |
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| Qionghai Wet Land - Xichang (2014) |
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| Daocheng Town Square (2014) |
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| Yading (2014) |
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| Kangding (2014) |
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| Tagong Grasslands (2014) |
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| Huanglong Xi Ancient Town (2014) |
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| Garze (2011) |
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| Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (2009) - UNESCO |
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| Dujiangyan Irrigation (2009) - UNESCO |
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| Qingcheng Shan (2009) - UNESCO |
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| Sanxingdui Museum (2009) |
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| Xinduqiao (2014) |
21) Yunnan ( Capital - Kunming )
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| Shilin Stone Forest (1998) UNESCO |
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| Yunnan Nationalities Villge, Kunming (1998) |
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| Grand View Park, Kunming (1998) |
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| Golden Temple, Kunming (1998) |
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| Yuan Tong Temple, Kunming (1998) |
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| Alu Ancient Grottoes, Kunming (1998) |
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| Dragon Gate, Kunming (1998) |
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| Kunming Train Station (2010) |
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| Dali (2010) |
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| Old Town of Lijiang (2010, 2014) - UNESCO |
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| Baisha Old Town (2014) |
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| Tiger Leaping Gorge (2014) |
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| Lugu Hu (2014) |
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| Zhongdian (2014) |
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| Litang (2014) |
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| Yajiang (2014) |
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| Xinduqiao (2014) |
22) Zhejiang (Capital - Hangzhou)
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| West Lake , Hangzhou (2015) - UNESCO |
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| The Grand Canal, Hangzhou (2015) - UNESCO |
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| Qiantang Jiang, Jinjiang Hangzhou (2015) |
Nanxun Ancient Town & Water Village (tentative list)
My China Dream - A big Dream !
I have a bucket list of places I still yearn to see in China. So for the immediate future, I am looking forward to visit the following, especially the 11 UNESCO sites (a wish list to brighten up the Monkey year of 2016)
Anhui Province
- Huangshan (UNESCO) - visited in Nov 2017
Gansu Province
- Maijishan Caves, Tiansui - visited in 2017
Guangdong Province
- Kaiping - Gaoyao - visited in 2023
- Shaoguan
- Dongguan
Guangxi
- Nanning - visited in 2019
- Detian Waterfall - visited in 2019
Heilongjiang Province
- Arctic Village, Mohe
Henan Province
- Kaifeng (visited in 2017)
- Yin Xu, Anyang City (UNESCO)
Hunan
- Tusi Sites, Laosicheng - Youngshan County (UNESCO)
Inner Mongolia
- Site of Xanadu
Jiangsu Province
- Zhouzhuang Water Town
- Tongli Water Town
- Luzhi Water Town
Jiangxi Province
- Mt Sanqingshan National Park (UNESCO)
- Jingdezhen
- Jinggan Shan
Jilin Province
- Capital Cities & Tombs of the Ancient Kooguryo Kingdom, Ji'an (UNESCO)
Shaanxi Province
- Hukou Waterfall - visited in 2017
- Yan'an Yaodong - visited in 2017
Shanxi Province
- Mt Wutai (UNESCO)
Tibet
- Historic Ensemble of Potala Palace, Lhasa (UNESCO)
Yunnan Province
- Chengjiang Fossil Site, Yuxi County (UNESCO)
- Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terrace (UNESCO)
Zhejiang Province
- Wushen Water Town
- Xitang Water Town
- Nanxun Water Town - visited in 2017
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