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Kanas Lake

Kanas Lake
Kanas Lake, located in the north of Burqin County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an...

Jilin Province

Jilin Province
Jilin Province, with a population of 26 million, covers an area of 187,400 square meters in the...

The Dali Bai Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture

The Dali Bai Ethnic Autonomous Prefecture
"A land of the wind, flower, snow, and moon and a town with the landscape of mountains and...
Xiamen Botanical Garden, known as the Wanshi Botanical Garden, is a carefully designed botanical garden around Modanyan Reservoir on the northern slope of Shi Mountain in southeast urban area of Xiamen. Modanyan reservoir was built in 1952 with extension of Wanshi Botanical Garden, which is divided into more than 20 botanical zones, cultivating grounds and display rooms for more than tens of thousands of cultivated tropical, subtropical plants including palms, bamboo, orchids, bonsai and medicinal plants. Wanshi Botanical Garden has scenic spots such as the Morning Bell of Heaven, the Reading and Music Playing Cave, the Cloud Locking Stones, the Jade Scepter Rock and the Peace Stone.

Xiamen

Xiamen
Xiamen
Established in 712, Xiamen, in southeastern Fujian Province, is one of the special economic zones first being opened up to the world.
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  • Gulang Island
    Gulang Island
    Gulang Island
    Opposite to the urban area of Xiamen, Gulang Island covering an area of 1.91 square kilometers is one of the largest satellite islands of Xiamen and enjoys the reputation of "Garden on the Sea".
  • Xiamen University
    Xiamen University
    Xiamen University
    Founded by the famous patriotic overseas Chinese Tan Kah Kee in 1921, Xiamen University is China's first university founded by overseas Chinese in the history of modern education.

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    Egret
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