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15 Best Parks & Nature in China
Mutianyu Great Wall leads, and the rest of China's best parks and natural escapes follow, ranked by real visits.
Ranked by traveler review volume across 1396 tracked places in China. Updated monthly.
Mutianyu Great Wall
Park & nature · BeijingMutianyu is the stretch of the Great Wall most visitors to Beijing should choose: it's beautifully restored, wraps over densely forested ridgelines that turn gold in autumn and white in winter, and…
Read our full guide →Yu Garden
Park & nature · ShanghaiYu Garden is a classical Chinese garden in the Old City of Shanghai, next to the City God Temple and Yuyuan Bazaar.
Read our full guide →Tang Paradise
Park & nature · Xi'anTang Paradise is a large theme park in Xi'an, built on or near the site of the Tang dynasty's Furong Garden.
Read our full guide →Jingshan Park
Park & nature · BeijingJingshan Park is the perfect complement to a Forbidden City visit, an imperial park built around an artificial hill directly behind (north of) the palace, created from the earth excavated to make the…
Read our full guide →Shenzhen Window of the World
Park & nature · ShenzhenWindow of the World is one of Shenzhen's famous theme parks, a sprawling attraction where over 100 of the world's great landmarks are reproduced at miniature (and sometimes near-full) scale, letting…
Read our full guide →Beihai Park
Park & nature · BeijingBeihai Park is a historic imperial garden in central Beijing, originally built in the 10th century.
Read our full guide →Beihai Park (Beihai Gongyuan)
Park & nature · BeijingBeihai Park is one of Beijing's oldest and most beautiful imperial gardens, a serene 1,000-year-old royal park just northwest of the Forbidden City, arranged around a large lake.
Read our full guide →Shanghai Disneyland
Park & nature · ShanghaiShanghai Disneyland is mainland China's first Disney theme park, a vast, world-class resort that blends classic Disney magic with distinctly Chinese touches.
Read our full guide →Humble Administrator's Garden
Park & nature · SuzhouThe Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou is the largest and most celebrated of the city's classical gardens, and widely considered the finest classical garden in all of China, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Read our full guide →Beitou Hot Spring
Park & nature · BeitouFree entryBeitou Hot Spring, located in the Neihu District of Taipei, is one of Taiwan's most famous geothermal areas, known for its natural hot springs and tranquil mountain setting.
Read our full guide →Shamian Island
Park & nature · GuangzhouFree entryShamian Island is a tranquil, leafy enclave in Guangzhou, a small sandbank island in the Pearl River that was a foreign concession in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and today preserves a…
Read our full guide →Xingqinggong Park
Park & nature · Xi'anXingqinggong Park is a 743-acre city park in Xi'an, built in 1958 on the former site of the Tang Dynasty's Xingqing Palace.
Read our full guide →China Folk Culture Village
Park & nature · ShenzhenChina Folk Culture Village is a sprawling theme park located in the Overseas Chinese Town area of Shenzhen.
Read our full guide →Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
Park & nature · ShanghaiShanghai Ocean Aquarium, located in the heart of Pudong near the Oriental Pearl Tower, is a world-class facility that offers an immersive journey through aquatic ecosystems from around the globe.
Read our full guide →West Lake Colored Port View Fish Garden
Park & nature · HangzhouFree entryWest Lake Colored Port View Fish Garden, also known as Huagang Guanyu, is one of the most beloved attractions within the West Lake Scenic Area in Hangzhou.
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