Joyous travel in the early spring
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Shennongjia National Reserve, Hubei Province
Located in the west of Hubei Province, Shennongjia National Reserve is famous for the well-preserved virgin forest, rare plants and national-protected animals. The richness of varieties and agreeable climate make it a beautiful scroll of Chinese landscape painting.
The reserve has been listed on UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It includes 2,618 square km of forest. In spring, due to a variety of natural conditions at different elevations, the mountain has high plant diversity, which is indeed a feast to the eyes.
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Yellow Mountain, Anhui Province
Huangshan (simplified Chinese: 黄山; pinyin: Huángshān; literally "Yellow Mountain"), is a mountain range in southern Anhui Province in eastern China. The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly-shaped granite peaks, Huangshan Pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. Huangshan is a frequent subject of traditional Chinese paintings and literature, as well as modern photography. Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of China's major tourist destinations.
Yellow Mountain is at its best when beautiful flowers blanketing the slopes. The flowers in the mountain open one after another, but not to compete with each other at the same time. There are many species of flowers such as roses, cherries and plums. Visitors as if walk into the flower world. It is indeed a sweet view-sweet to the eye and the mind.
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Wuxi Plum Garden, Jiangsu Province
Wuxi Plum Garden, also known as Rong's Plum Garden, is located to the south of Tai Lake, five km to the center of Wuxi city, Jiangsu Province. It is most famous for its many types of old plum trees, newly imported and planted Denmark tulips, as well as the old mansions of Rong's family in Eastern China.
The garden has been developed into a tourist resort combining natural sight, historic spots, garden architecture, entertainment and body building. From December to February, it is the best time to visit the garden as the plums are fully blossom.
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Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan Province
Jiuzhaigou National Park (simplified Chinese: 九寨沟; pinyin: Jiǔzhàigōu; literally "Valley of Nine Villages";) is a nature reserve in the north of Sichuan Province. It is known for its many multi-level waterfalls and colorful lakes, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
Jiuzhaigou's best-known feature is its dozens of blue, green and turquoise-colored lakes. The local Tibetan people call them "Haizi" in Chinese, meaning "son of the sea". In the early spring when the snow is not melted away, the "Haizi" are covered with ice cakes and ice flowers in different shapes and thickness. In the sunlight, they reflect various colors such as blue, green and greenish blue.