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Nature & outdoors in China

Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

bamboo forest

Anji Bamboo Sea

Zhejiang
forest park

Arxan National Forest Park

Inner Mongolia
desert

Badain Jaran Desert

Inner Mongolia
wetland lake

Baiyangdian Lake

Hebei
grassland

Bashang Grasslands

Hebei
alpine lake

Basum Tso

Tibet
wetland grassland

Bayinbuluke

Xinjiang
cave

Benxi Water Cave

Liaoning
tidal island

Bijia Mountain

Liaoning
gorge valley

Bingzhongluo

Yunnan
lake

Bosten Lake

Xinjiang
wetland lake

Caohai Lake

Guizhou
salt lake

Chaka Salt Lake

Qinghai
volcanic mountain

Changbai Mountain and Heaven Lake

Jilin
danxia park

Chishui

Guizhou
estuary island

Chongming Island

Shanghai
salt pools

Dachaidan Emerald Lakes

Qinghai
danxia landform

Danxia Mountain

Guangdong
mountainDaocheng Yading

Daocheng Yading

Sichuan
waterfallDetian Waterfall

Detian Waterfall

Guangxi
nature reserve

Dinghu Mountain

Guangdong
reservoir

Dongjiang Lake

Hunan
cave

Dragon Palace Cave

Guizhou
desert forest

Ejina Poplar Forest

Inner Mongolia
karst canyon

Enshi Grand Canyon

Hubei
wetland

Ergun Wetlands

Inner Mongolia
mountain viewpoint

Everest North Base Camp

Tibet
sacred mountain

Fanjingshan

Guizhou
eroded hills

Flaming Mountains

Xinjiang
hill park

Fragrant Hills Park

Beijing
lake

Fuxian Lake

Yunnan
karst valley

Getu River

Guizhou
danxia geopark

Guide National Geopark

Qinghai
trekking peak

Haba Snow Mountain

Yunnan
glacier

Hailuogou Glacier

Sichuan
alpine lake

Heavenly Lake of Tianshan

Xinjiang
wilderness reserve

Hoh Xil

Qinghai
mountain

Huaguo Mountain

Jiangsu
waterfallHuangguoshu Waterfall

Huangguoshu Waterfall

Guizhou
national parkHuanglong Valley

Huanglong Valley

Sichuan
mountainHuangshan (the Yellow Mountains)

Huangshan (the Yellow Mountains)

Anhui
maar lake

Huguangyan

Guangdong
waterfall

Hukou Waterfall

Shanxi
grassland

Hulunbuir Grasslands

Inner Mongolia
mountainJade Dragon Snow Mountain

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Yunnan
rainforest reserve

Jianfengling

Hainan
sandstone formation

Jingbian Wave Valley

Shaanxi
lava-dammed lake

Jingpo Lake

Heilongjiang
caves and gorge

Jiuxiang Caves

Yunnan
national parkJiuzhaigou Valley

Jiuzhaigou Valley

Sichuan
grassland

Kalajun Grassland

Xinjiang
lakeKanas Lake

Kanas Lake

Xinjiang
danxia park

Kanbula National Park

Qinghai
alpine lake

Karakul Lake

Xinjiang
geopark

Keketuohai

Xinjiang
desert

Kumtag Desert

Xinjiang
sacred lake

Lake Manasarovar

Tibet
freshwater lake

Lake Tai

Jiangsu
danxia peaks

Langshan

Hunan
coastal mountain

Laoshan

Shandong
volcanic geopark

Leiqiong Geopark

Hainan
karst sinkholes

Leye Tiankeng Group

Guangxi
cave

Lianzhou Underground River

Guangdong
danxia landform

Liming Danxia

Yunnan
river gorges

Little Three Gorges

Chongqing
gorge

Longqing Gorge

Beijing
lake

Lugu Lake

Sichuan and Yunnan
sacred mountain

Luofu Mountain

Guangdong
canyon

Maling River Canyon

Guizhou
sacred mountain

Meili Snow Mountain

Yunnan
glacier

Midui Glacier

Tibet
lake

Mingsha Shan and Crescent Lake

Gansu
hill station

Moganshan

Zhejiang
northernmost settlement

Mohe and Beiji Village

Heilongjiang
mountainMount Emei

Mount Emei

Sichuan
sacred mountain

Mount Hua

Shaanxi
karst mountain

Mount Jinfo

Chongqing
mountainMount Jiuhua

Mount Jiuhua

Anhui
sacred mountain

Mount Kailash

Tibet
mountain resort

Mount Lu

Jiangxi
granite mountain

Mount Sanqing

Jiangxi
mountainMount Tai

Mount Tai

Shandong
lakeNamtso Lake

Namtso Lake

Tibet
island

Nan'ao Island

Guangdong
grassland

Narat Grasslands

Xinjiang
blossom valley

Nyingchi Peach Blossom Valley

Tibet
coastal marsh

Panjin Red Beach

Liaoning
island

Pingtan Island

Fujian
freshwater lake

Poyang Lake

Jiangxi
national park

Pudacuo National Park

Yunnan
forested mountain

Purple Mountain

Jiangsu
karst lakes

Puzhehei

Yunnan
reservoir

Qiandao Lake

Zhejiang
mountain park

Qianshan National Park

Liaoning
lakeQinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake

Qinghai
glacial lake

Ranwu Lake

Tibet
caveReed Flute Cave

Reed Flute Cave

Guangxi
wetland

Sand Lake

Ningxia
coastal bay

Sanniang Bay

Guangxi
alpine lake

Sayram Lake

Xinjiang
karst park

Seven Star Crags

Guangdong
archipelago

Shengsi Islands

Zhejiang
forest reserve

Shennongjia

Hubei
cliff scenery

Shenxianju

Zhejiang
karst valley

Shidu Scenic Area

Beijing
cave system

Shuanghe Cave

Guizhou
bamboo forest

Shunan Bamboo Sea

Sichuan
alpine massif

Siguniang Mountain

Sichuan
grassland

Tagong Grasslands

Sichuan
mountain

Taibai Mountain

Shaanxi
canyon

Taihang Grand Canyon

Shanxi
granite mountain

Taimu Mountain

Fujian
danxia geopark

Taining Geopark

Fujian
nature reserve

Tangjiahe Nature Reserve

Sichuan
desert forest

Tarim Poplar Forest

Xinjiang
geothermal field

Tengchong Hot Springs

Yunnan
cave system

Tenglong Cave

Hubei
viewpointThe Li River and Guilin

The Li River and Guilin

Guangxi
forestThe Libo Karst

The Libo Karst

Guizhou
viewpointThe Longji Rice Terraces

The Longji Rice Terraces

Guangxi
national parkThe Stone Forest at Shilin

The Stone Forest at Shilin

Yunnan
river gorges

The Three Gorges

Hubei
slot canyon

Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon

Xinjiang
granite mountain

Tianzhu Mountain

Anhui
canyonTiger Leaping Gorge

Tiger Leaping Gorge

Yunnan
yardang badlands

Urho Ghost City

Xinjiang
karst cone field

Wanfenglin

Guizhou
volcanic island

Weizhou Island

Guangxi
lakeWest Lake, Hangzhou

West Lake, Hangzhou

Zhejiang
nature reserve

Wild Elephant Valley

Yunnan
badlands

Wucaitan Rainbow Beach

Xinjiang
volcanic field

Wudalianchi

Heilongjiang
alpine meadow

Wugong Mountain

Jiangxi
karst park

Wulong Karst

Chongqing
winter phenomenon

Wusong Island Rime Ice

Jilin
mountains

Wuyi Mountains

Fujian
mountain

Wuzhi Mountain

Hainan
volcanic pinnacle

Xiandu Scenic Area

Zhejiang
desert resort

Xiangshawan

Inner Mongolia
grassland

Xilingol Grasslands

Inner Mongolia
karst geopark

Xingwen Geopark

Sichuan
wetland park

Xixi National Wetland Park

Zhejiang
yardang badlands

Yadan National Geopark

Gansu
beachYalong Bay

Yalong Bay

Hainan
sacred lake

Yamdrok Lake

Tibet
tidal wetland

Yancheng Coastal Wetlands

Jiangsu
volcanic mountains

Yandang Mountains

Zhejiang
wintering site

Yandunjiao Swan Village

Shandong
canyon

Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon

Tibet
river delta

Yellow River Delta

Shandong
badlands

Yuanmou Earth Forest

Yunnan
viewpointYuanyang Rice Terraces

Yuanyang Rice Terraces

Yunnan
salt lake

Yuncheng Salt Lake

Shanxi
gorge park

Yuntai Mountain

Henan
mountain villages

Zhagana

Gansu
wetland reserve

Zhalong Nature Reserve

Heilongjiang
mountainZhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie

Hunan
viewpointZhangye Danxia

Zhangye Danxia

Gansu
cave

Zhijin Cave

Guizhou
wetland grassland

Zoige Grasslands

Sichuan

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