China has listed as one of the old countries in the world with a history of more than 5,000 years. Among many famous historical sites spread around China, here we make a list and give you some description about four ancient historical sites that you should not miss in China. Let you discover historic sites in China with us!

Terracotta Army
Large Scale Terracotta Warriors

Terracotta Army is only a small part of the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang tomb which buried located near ancient capital city, Xian. It took 36 years with hundreds of workers to finish it. When in 1974, some farmers discovered the area that turns out becomes the most amazing archeological discoveries of the twentieth century.

In that large scale of mausoleum complex, thousand Terracotta Warriors includes soldiers, archers, cavalrymen, horses and chariots are arranged in the battle formation to protect their emperor afterlife. Found mysterious and sacred feeling once you enter to the area of Terracota Warriors.

Potala Palace
Holy Potala Palace

Potala Palace which located in Tibet, it was first and foremost residence of the Dalai Lama. For centuries till now, Tibet has known as the most holy and sacred land for Tibetan Buddhists. Not only famous for its ancient and sacred fact, Potala Palace has an amazing fact which known as the highest palace in the world. It stands 3,500 meters above sea level, on top of Red Hill. Together, with Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka (other famous sacred places in Tibet), those attractions has listed to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Today, Potala Palace has become a famous Buddhism museum with a rich collection of art include gold, silver, and jade relics and structures. All of those several thousand years arts, scriptures and paintings can be found at the Palace.

Yungang Grottoes
Yungang Grottoes in Datong

Listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, Yungang Grottoes has located in the Wuzhou Mountain, Datong City. It is a masterpiece of Buddhist cave art which took 50 years to finish it. Yungang Grottoes created by Tan Yao offer interesting layout and design. It combines traditional Chinese art forms with foreign influence, particularly Greek and Indian.

In total, Yungang Grottoes consists of 252 caves of various sizes housing more than 51,000 statues. The tallest Buddha sculpture which located in the area called Big Buddha Cave. Offer ancient old Buddhist culture and design, Yungang Grottoes attracts more visitors to come day by day.

Chengde Mountain Resort
Beautiful Chengde Mountain Resort

Chengde Mountain Resort known as a summer resort and hunting ground for the Qing’s emperors. It offers imperial architecture styles which combines gardens and temples blend harmoniously into a landscape of lakes, pastureland and forests. Covering an area of 5,640,000 square meters, Chengde Mountain Resort is the largest extant imperial garden and temple complex in China.

The Mountain Resort consists of the palace area and the landscape. The Palace Area was the place where emperor lived, handled administrative matters and held ceremonies. It is consisted of four groups of buildings, including the Main Hall, the Songhe Hall, the Wanhe Songfeng Palace, and the East Palace. Another part of this Mountain Resort consist Lake Area, Plain Area and the Mountain Area. With a traditional Chinese architecture style, Chengde Mountain Resort has attracted a lot of visitors, local or foreigners.