Top 10 destinations for Americans
Updated: 2011-07-01 15:50
(chinatraveldepot.com)
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Recently, Asia has been the most popular destination for American’ outbound tourism. China is one of the top 10 countries’ in the world that has attracted the American market. There are several reasons such as: business tourists on china travel are increasing rapidly with the rise of economic exchanges; frequent exchanges of U.S. immigrant families; and Americans are interested in China having a long history and strong eastern culture connotation. Considering this situation, these are the top 10 attractions in China Tours for American tourists.
Forbidden City
Also known as the Imperial Palace, located in the centre of Beijing, north of Tiananmen Square.It was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.
The Great Wall
In ancient China, the Great Wall was built 2000 years ago and was completed in 1368 during Ming Dynasty. Generally, it used to be for the military defense. The most famous Great Wall areas in Beijing are the Badaling Great Wall (the most representative one), Mutianyu Great Wall (unique building style and military defense facilities) and the Slot (Jiankou, famous wild Great Wall).
