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Unusual Landscapes of China


Paysages de Yangshuo en Chine


Landscapes Unusual Yangshuo

Yangshuo, southern China, has become a must for travelers attracted by the exceptional natural sites. In the Chinese countryside immutable we can only be overcome by the beauty of these unusual landscapes of rice fields encircled by karst peaks.



Paysages de Yangshuo en Chine


City View of Yangshuo in the middle of the "sugar loaf"


Paysages de Yangshuo en Chine


view on the Li River to Yangshuo in China


Paysages de Yangshuo en Chine





Scene Rural in the village of Fuli near Yangshuo


Paysages Guilin en Chine





Landscapes between Yangshuo and Guilin City

Paysages de Chine en montgolfiere





landscapes of rice fields in the Chinese countryside in Yangshuo for a balloon. Photo S. Leret

Paysages de Chine en montgolfiere





Chinese Village at the foot of the sugar loaf in Yangshuo. Photo S. Leret


Pêche cormorans rivière Li Yangshuo en Chine





Traditional fishing at night with cormorants on the Li River to Yangshuo in China

Radeau de bambou sur la rivière Li à Xingping entre Guilin et Yangshuo en Chine





bamboo raft on the river Li Xingping between Guilin and Yangshuo in China

Bateau en bois la rivière Li à Xingping entre Guilin et Yangshuo en Chine





wooden boat on the Lijiang River facing sunset Xingping between Guilin and Yangshuo in China



Learn more about Yangshuo: Notebooks Yangshuo


Rizieres en terrasses de Longji Chine



The backbone of the Dragon


The rice terraces Longji the backbone of the Dragon "north of Guilin in the region of southern ethnic minoritées China

Rizieres en terrasses de Longji Sud Chine




view the rice terraces Longji in Longsheng area south of China

Rizieres en terrasses de Longji Sud Chine



Rizieres en terrasses de Longji Sud Chine




view the rice terraces Longji Ping'an village inhabited by the Yao ethnic minority in southern China


Rizieres en terrasses de Longji Sud Chine




beautiful landscape in the heart of the rice terraces carved Longji by Zhuang and Yao people two ethnic minorities of southern China

Learn more about how to visit the land of rice fields Terraces Longji.


Rizieres en terrasses de Longji Chine



Peaks wild Mountains of Zhangjiajie


Emerging from the mist of a subtropical forest in the park landscaped Wulingyuan, a multitude of majestic peaks dotted with karst concretions form a prodigious often inspired Chinese painters and poets. The landscapes are known as Zhangjiajie.


 Huashan pic Chine






Mount Huashan

Mount Huashan, located 120 km east of Xi'an, is one of five sacred mountains of Taoism in China. The pilgrims come here en masse as in the traditional Taoist immortality is at its peak. Sufficient argument for candidates to climb that are also willing to overcome their fear and put their lives at risk to get there.

 Huashan peak


Mont Huashan Chine


Mont Huashan Chine


Mt Hua shan China






It will climb a vertical drop of 1000 meters on steep paths and stairs to the almost vertical before reaching the summit which rises to 2160 m. Above, the view is breathtaking, it is still necessary to achieve this without slipping into the void!

 Huashan trekking Chine


 Huashan trail China


Keeping balance

Hua Shan is because the high places of vertigo, vertical cliff on the left, vertical cliffs on the right, with some places and for all using a steel chain and tiny notches carved into the rock!






 Huashan Chine


 Huashan Chine



extreme Trekking in China on Mount Huashan


But oddly on Mount Huashan is not found climbers fanatics or madmen hungry for sensations strong, but all age groups, the mother, the visitor paunchy, wild beauty of worship, devout or not.


 Huashan Chine




The Heavenly Mountains

steep stairs and narrow bottlenecks preques vertical can become dangerous when there is a crowd. Many Chinese tourists prefer to make the ascent at night, using flashlights to be able to watch the sunrise from the summit of the peak.




Mt Hua Shan




The path of death

But "The Road of Death" as it is sometimes called only deplore that very few victims. Maybe because the influx of tourists is regulated to avoid bouculades, or is it simply the benevolent spirits of the mountains that watch over the safety of its worshipers?

Dunhuang lac croissant




The crescent moon in Dunhuang

Lake of the crescent moon is surrounded by giant sand dunes of Dunhuang, also nicknamed "The Singing Sand Mountain." The oasis is located in the east of the Taklamakan Desert in China. The highest dune rises to 1 715m.

paysage Chine




Paradise Secret Detian

The beautiful waterfalls Detian between China and Viet Nam. It is the largest waterfall in Asia and the second border in the world after the falls of Niagara. Cataract has a width of 208 m and 70 m in height.