21 places to make an economical journey

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Aer Mountain, Inner Mongolia

Aer Mountain is known all over the world with its 48-mouthed mineral spring group. The name means "hot magic spring". It not only enjoys great fame among the 500 geothermic mineral spring groups already developed in China, but it is also famous in the world.

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Zhuge Bagua village, Zhejiang

Located in the west of Lanxi in Jinhua city, Zhejiang province, Zhuge Bagua village is the biggest settlement for Zhuge Liang's descendants who have lived there for generations. The village was built according to the Eight Diagrams. Visitors can easily get lost in the village. The Zhong Pond is the basic point and the center of the village. Eight roads start from the pond and stretch respectively towards eight hills outside the town. In the village, countless roads connect numerous alleys which circle the village. Most houses are originated from Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The houses and the roads together make a maze out of the village.