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​ The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a famous historical novel of China written in the 4th century. Based on the history of the three states period, it depicts the war among Wei, Shu and Wu three states from the second half of the 2nd century to the second half of the 3rd century, telling almost a thousand characters and countless historical stories. Although those characters and events are based on true history, all of them are romantic and dramatic to a varying extent. It is widely recognized as a literature masterpiece. Since its birth, it constantly attracts readers from generation to generation and has a profound and enduring effect on Chinese culture.

Water Margin is one of the four great classic novels of Chinese literature, which is based on the story of a historic character Song Jiang with his companions to fight against the feudal emperor and loved by Chinese readers for thousands of years.

There is no exaggeration that almost every Chinese person is familiar with a few main characters. The outstanding stories of the novel are told over and over again in teahouses, on the stage in plays, on radio and television, on film screens and countless families. In fact, the influence of the novel is far beyond national boundaries as more and more foreign readers also feel that the stories of the novel are vivid, touching and interesting.

Dream of the Red Chamber was written in the 18th century by Cao XueQin. On the basis of his miserable experience, it tells a tragic love story between Jia BaoYu and Lin DaiYu. Having about 30 main characters and 400 minor characters, every character is vivid and has special personalities. Describing the rise and fall of the four aristocratic families, it reflects varying crises and complex conflicts which hide in feudal society.

Dream of the Red Chamber mixes realism with romanticism as it has a strong artistic infection. It is widely regarded as the greatest novel of China and also one of the greatest literature creations in the world.

​ In recent years, more and more museums are open free to the public in China. The number of both museum exhibitions and visitors is evidently increasing. In front of popular museums, it is not surprising to see long lines for waiting. These museums have to take measures to limit the number of visitors. Now, the forms of exhibitions are various. Some huge museums take advantage of advanced technologies such as multimedia and virtual reality, which makes the exhibition more appealing. A few of them also hold online exhibitions where people have access to appreciate rare exhibits through the Internet. However, it is more attractive for most visitors to visit the exhibition on the spot.

​ China pays more and more attention to public libraries and encourages people to make full use of them. A newly published statistic figure shows that the number of public libraries is increasing by year. Some libraries provided a quieter and more comfortable environment for readers by renovating and expanding. Large public libraries not only offer a variety of reference materials but also hold activities such as lectures and exhibitions at a certain time. In recent years, with the appearance of many numerical libraries, room needed by storage of books is saved. Many libraries introduce a self-service system, which makes it easier for readers to borrow and return books in order to meet the requirements of readers.

​ In recent years, the Chinese government further has increased its investment in gyms construction to better meet the people’s rapid need of strengthening the body. Besides building new gyms, many cities have taken measures such as renovating old factories and commercial buildings in order to increase the number of local gyms. Under the support of government’s funds, more and more gyms are open free to the public or charge a few fees. Many gyms have greatly improved the quality of service by applying modern information technologies. It is convenient for people to reserve venues online and pay money. We can foresee that more and more people will go to the gym to strengthen their body by constantly improving sports equipment.

​ Peony is greatly colorful with the image of elegance, which represents peace and prosperity. So it is called “the king of flowers” and planted in most areas of China. For thousands of years, many poems and paintings have been created to admire peony. In the Tang dynasty, peonies were generally planted in the imperial garden and regarded as the national flower, so it became popular. In the 10th century, the old city LuoYang became the center of peony cultivation and remains so today. Now, thousands of domestic visitors f to LuoYang to attend the annual peony festival in order to appreciate the unique beauty of the peony and at the same time explore the history of the ancient city of nine dynasties.

​ The lotus is one of the most famous flowers, deeply loved by people. Many lakes and ponds are suitable for the growth of lotus in most areas of China. Lotus has bright colors, opening in early morning and closing at night in summer with a long blossom period of two or three months, which attracts tourists from different places to admire. Lotus has many functions, which can not only green waters but also beautify yards, purify the quality of water, cut down on pollution and improve the environment. Lotus is not afraid when facing the hot sun and keeps clean in the mud. Representing purity and elegance, it is usually used to show one’s noble morals and becomes an important topic for the creation of poets and painters throughout the history of China. The place where the lotus grows is also frequented by photograph lovers.

​ Originated from southern China, the plum is the head of China’s Top 10 famous flowers with a three thousand history of plantation and cultivation. In the middle of winter, colorful plums blossoms do not fear cold and proundly blossom when facing wind and snow. In Chinese traditional culture, plum represents persistence, purity and elegance, which encourages people to not be afraid of problems and move on. Since ancient times, many poets and painters have gotten inspiration from plums and have created countless immortal works. The general public also love the plum and use them to decorate homes during the New Year period. The city NanJing has made the plum be the city flower and holds the plum festival by year where tens of thousands of people brave the bitter cold to walk in the snow to appreciate plums on Plums Mountain.

​ HaiNan is the second largest island after TaiWan in China, which is the southernmost province of China. There is beautiful scenery, a suitable climate, enough sunlight, diverse creatures, intensive hot springs and a clean sea. Because most sea sands are ideal places for swimming and taking sunshine showers for almost a year, it is regarded as a four-season garden and holiday paradise, which attracts a lot of home and abroad tourists every year. Since the establishment of HaiNan province in 1988, its tourism, service and advanced technology industries are rapidly developing, making it the only provincial special economic zone in China.
​ Under the strong support of the center government and the whole country’s people, HaiNan will become the largest free trade test region.

​ Qinghai is a province located in north-west China with an average altitude of more than 3 kilometers, where most areas are high mountains and plans. Being the largest saly lake in China, Qinghai Lake is regarded as the most beautiful lake and also is one of the most popular travel landscapes as a heaven for photographers and artists.

​ With great mountains, large space, sufficient oil and natural gas, many cities’ economies have gotten sustainable development under the driver of oil and gas industries. As well known for enough water resources, Qinghai is the origin of China’s three huge rivers: the Yangze river, the Yellow river and the LanCang river, playing a key role in water ecology

​ YunNan is a province located in north-west China with an average altitude of 1.5 kilometers, which features a long history, beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Accounting for the superiority in ecology environment and diverse species, it is known as a paradise for wild animals. YunNan also has various mines and abundant water resources, providing a beneficial condition for sustainable development for the economy over the whole province.

There are 25 ethnic minorities in YunNan and most of them have their own language, custom and religion. The special nature landscapes and abundant ethnic culture make YunNan one of the most popular Chinese travel destinations, appeling a lot of homes and abroad tourists for viewing.