Everything in Libo appears green, from the karst hills to the Shuichun River that passes the town, and the gown of women from Shui ethnic group.
Zhangmu is only 90 km from Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, which explains why the shops are full of Nepalese goods.
Zhejiang's Dongtou is quite similar to Fujian's Xiamen with its burning sunshine, boundless sea, tanned skin, and summer typhoon.
The sun rises late in Danba because it has to "cross" the mountaintop that surrounds the micro-town, while the night in Danba is delightful with the tender sound of Jinchuan River providing a lullaby to residents.
Most travel magazines have a standard list of must-see places in China, which include major cities. But you might be able to find some nuggets in micro-towns, which are municipalities with less than 100,000 people. The best way to appreciate them is by foot.
Zhouzhuang, an ancient town located between Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou, dates back to 1086 AD.
Jinxi, an ancient water town, is a popular tourist site within Jiangsu province.
A Po Cha (grandmother's tea) of Zhouzhuang is fairly famous in the southern Yangtze River area.
Feeding cormorants to catch fish is not considered odd in Zhouzhuang, Jiangzu province.
Zhouzhuang was successfully elected to be the "five-star most beautiful place in Jiangsu".
Fenghuang of Hunan province is famed for its time-honored houses and cultural relics, attracting visitors from home and abroad.
Danba county (Rongzhag) in the Garze Tibet autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province is famous for its watchtowers.
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