There are not only many interesting scenic spots in China, but also many of the first places in China. So, do you know the name of the top ten in China? Which provinces are they located in?
The first mountain in the world
Huangshan Mountain, located in the south of Anhui Province, is famous for its two lakes, three waterfalls, four wonders, 24 streams and 72 peaks, especially for its "strange pines", "strange rocks", "sea of clouds" and "hot springs".
When Xu Xiake visited Huangshan in the Ming Dynasty, he left the famous sentence "Five Mountains return without looking at mountains, Huangshan return without looking at mountains". It is praised as "the best mountain in the world" by General Chen Yi.
The highest peak in the world
Dinghu peak of Xiandu scenic spot in Jinyun, Zhejiang Province, is 170.8 meters high, with a top area of 710 square meters and a bottom area of 2468 square meters. It rises from the ground like a bamboo shoot. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. The natural scenery is very spectacular. It has been known as "the first peak in the world" and "the first bamboo shoot in the world" since ancient times.
the First Pass Under Heaven
Shanhaiguan in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, is the starting point of the great wall of China. The sea is in the southeast, Yanshan Mountains are in the northwest, and there is only a long and narrow plain in the middle. Therefore, it is one of the most important channels between the North China Plain and the Northeast Plain.
In the fourteenth year of Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1381), General Xu Da built the great wall here and set up the pass, which is called "the first pass in the world". Its scale is so large that it is not found in the passes along the Great Wall. Only Jiayuguan at the West end can compare with it. The city is 14 meters high, 7 meters thick and more than 4 kilometers long. The inscription of the city building is "the first pass in the world".
The first moment in the world
Shaolin Temple in Henan Province is the birthplace of Buddhism and Zen in China. In Shaolin Temple, thousand Buddha Hall is the most majestic, as well as the martial arts equipment handed down in ancient times.
Since ancient times, Shaolin Temple is famous at home and abroad for its martial arts. There is also the largest pagoda forest near Shaolin Temple in China.
The best in the world
Beigu mountain in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, is located on the Yangtze River. The situation is critical. Among the three peaks in the north, the middle and the south, only the North Peak faces the river on three sides, which is called "Beigu". There are Ganlu temple, multi view buildings and other places of interest.
On the wall of Beifeng mountain, Emperor Wu of Qianliang wrote the words "the first river and mountain in the world". Up to now, it has been more than 1400 years.
The most spectacular cave unparalleled elsewhere in the world
Boyue cave, Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province.
There are 14 halls in the cave, each of which has a variety of forms and wonders. There is a river in the cave. It's so-called 'the fairyland is close to the world, and there is a heaven and earth in the pot'.
The first cave in the world
Wangwu mountain in Jiyuan, Henan Province, has a steep mountain path, a palace view of the universe, scattered all over the place, and is praised as "the first cave in the world" by Taoism.
The first temple in the world
Baima temple in Henan Province is located 12 kilometers east of the old city of Luoyang, Henan Province. It was founded in the 11th year of Yongping (68th year) in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is the first temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China. It is known as the "ancestral hall" and "source of interpretation" of Chinese Buddhism.
A large number of Jiakan lacquer statues of the Yuan Dynasty, such as the third Buddha, the second generals and the eighteen Arhats, have been preserved in the temple, which are precious.
The best Buddha in the world
Leshan Buddha in Sichuan Province, 71 meters high, is the largest Buddha in the world with its majestic momentum and close to the mountain and water.
The first Grottoes in the world
Dunhuang Grottoes, located in Dunhuang area of Gansu Province, are the general names of several Grottoes in this area, including Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, West Qianfo grottoes, Anxi Yulin grottoes, East Qianfo grottoes and five temples in Subei Mongolian Autonomous County.
There are 2000 Buddha statues and 45000 square meters murals in 492 caves in Dongyan, which is the largest existing Buddhist art treasure house in the world.