Top Summer Resorts in China

Summer in China is very hot, and how to spend a cool summer vacation? Let us recommend you the top summer resorts in China and make you enjoy a comfortable summer vacation.

1 Chengde Mountain Resort
It is located in the north of Chengde city and not far from Beijing. The palace was built during early 18th century during the reign of Emperor Qianlong with an effort of more than 90 years to complete. It contains emperor’s residential buildings, royal gardens and some magnificent temples.

Its building layout generally can be divided into the palace area and garden scenic area, and garden scenic area can be divided into lake district, plain area and mountainous area three parts.Inside there are 72 scenes set by the Emperor Qianlong and Kangxi. There are house, hall, pavilion, pavilions, attic, porch, temple of more than 100 buildings.

Chengde mountain resort is located in Inner Mongolia plateau and the transitional zone in the north China plain, temperate continental monsoon climate, the hill country of four distinct seasons. Although the winter is cold, but due to block setting surrounded by hills from Mongolia plateau raid, so cold temperature higher than other regions with the same latitude; Summer is cool, rainfall concentration, basically no hot period, is the tourist resort.

Chengde Mountain Resort

2 Lushan Mountain

Lushan (Mount. Lu) is located in the basin of Poyang Lake of JiuJiang City, Jiangxi Province. And Lushan is on the verge of Poyang Lake, on the southern bank of Yangtze river.

Mt. Lushan is dangerous outside and elegant inside. There are many types of landforms: rivers, lakes, and hillsides, mountain peaks. The highest peak is Hanyang Peak, which is 1474m high; there are 171 peaks had been named in ancient time, 26 ridges, 20 valleys, 16 stone caves, and 22 strange stones. Streams and waters grow into branches in rives valleys and form lots of torrents, 22 waterfalls, 18 mountain streams, 14 ponds. The famous Three Folded Waterfall is 155 meters of drop in level. The wonderful scenery of Mt. Lushan has extreme value for science and tourism.

Lushan

Lushan Mountain is located in China’s eastern subtropical monsoon region, facing Yangtze River and Poyang Lake, with high mountain and deep valley, which has the distinct mountain climate characteristic. It makes Lushan become the world famous summer resort.

3 Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake is located in the northeast of Qinghai Plateau. There are vast territory, broad grassland, numerous rivers, lush water plants, and peaceful enviroment. The lake is surrounded by four high mountains. Qinghai Lake is not only China’s biggest inland lake, but also China’s biggest saltwater lake.

Qinghai Lake

Bird Island is located in the northwest corner of Qinghai Lake, divided into east and west two islands. In the distance, very far from Bird Island, visitors can hear birds’ timbre and chatter, and it’s very boisterous.

In summer, the grassland is so green like blanket. The golden rape flowers send out fragrance windward; nomads’ tents are dotted; Swarms of cattle and sheep are waving like cloud. The charming scenery of sunrise and sunset make a person relaxed and happy.