Monday 20 October 2014

Explore China - 30 Most Beautiful Counties in China

The China Institute of City Competitiveness (CICC) released a list of the 30 most beautiful counties in China for the year 2014, with Yangshuo in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region topping the list.

The 30 counties are credited for their excellence in planning and design, historical landscape, good maintenance of ancient sites, rich cultural heritage, beautiful natural scenery and the reputation of its service among the public. The CCIC committee also used 85 indicators of three levels in the comprehensive selection process.

Here is the full list:

1. Yangshuo county (阳朔县)
, Guangxi

2. Fenghuang Ancient Town 
(凤凰县古城), Hunan

3. Tonglu county 
(桐庐县), Zhejiang

4. Wuyuan county 
(婺源县), Jiangxi

5. 
Gyantse County (江孜县), Tibet

6. Daocheng county 
( 稻城县), Sichuan

7. Dunhuang county 
(炖煌), Gansu

8. Buerjin county 
(布尔津), Xinjiang

9. Libo county 
(荔波县), Guizhou

10. Xunyang county 
(旬阳县), Shaanxi

11. Taining county
(泰宁县), Fujian

12. Shou county 
(寿县), Anhui

13. Dapu county 
(大埔县), Guangdong

14. Jianshui county 
(建水县), Yunnan

15. Pingyao county 
(平遥), Shanxi

16. Zhongxiang county 
(钟祥), Hubei

17. Penglai county 
(蓬莱), Shandong

18. Siyang county 
(泗阳县), Jiangsu

19. Tengchong county 
(腾冲县), Yunnan

20. Suifenhe city 
( 绥芬河), Heilong Jiang

21. Tongren county 
(同仁县), Qinghai

22. Linjiang county 
(临江), Jilin

23. Xinglong county 
(兴隆县), Hebei

24. Xinbin county 
(新宾县), Liaoning

25. Yanqing county 
(延庆县), Beijing

26. Weishan county 
(微山县), Yunnan

27. Anxi county 
(安溪县), Fujian

28. Kangding county 
(康定县), Sichuan

29. Shangcheng county 
(商城县), Henan


30. Duolun county (多伦县), Inner Mongolia


No 1 - Yangshuo in Guangxi tops the list of the 30 most beautiful counties in China for

the year 2014 released by China Institute of City Competitiveness. [Photo/IC]
No 2 - Fenghuang Ancient Town in Central China's Hunan province ranks second among the 30 most beautiful

 counties in China for the year 2014 released by China Institute of City Competitiveness. [Photo/IC]
No 3. - Tonglu county, Zhejiang

No 4 - Photo taken on Jan 19,2013 shows the scene at dawn after a rainfall in Shicheng village, Wuyuan county,

East China's Jiangxi province. Wuyuan ranked fourth among the 30 most beautiful counties in China for the year

2014 released by China Institute of City Competitiveness. [Photo/Xinhua]

No 5 - Gyantse County, Tibet


No 6 - Daocheng, a county in the Southwest of Sichuan province, is mainly inhabited by Tibetans. Surrounded 

by snow mountains and forests, Daocheng is often referred to as "the last pure land in our blue planet." The 

county ranked sixth among the 30 most beautiful counties in China for the year 2014 released by China Institute 

of City Competitiveness[Photo/Xinhua]

No 7 - Tourists riding on camels visit the scenic spot of the Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang city, Northwest

China's Gansu province, July 13, 2014. Dunhuang ranked seventh among the 30 most beautiful counties in

China for the year 2014 released by China Institute of City Competitiveness. [Photo/Xinhua]

No 8 - Buerjin county, Xinjiang

9. Libo county, Guizhou

10 - Xunyang county, Shaanxi


No 15 - Tourists visit Pingyao County in North China's Shanxi province, Aug 1, 2014. Pingyao is among the 30

most beautiful counties in China for the year 2014 released by China Institute of City Competitiveness.

[Photo/Xinhua]
No 19 - Photo taken on Apr 16, 2013 shows the scenery of the ancient townlet Heshun in Tengchong county,

Southwest China's Yunnan province. Tengchong is among the 30 most beautiful counties in China for the year

2014 released by China Institute of City Competitiveness. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 23 - Tourists drift down a stream on Honghe River in Dashuiquan Township of Xinglong county, North

China's Hebei province, Aug 27, 2014. Xinglong is among the 30 most beautiful counties in China for the year

2014 released by China Institute of City Competitiveness. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 26 - A street is seen in Weishan county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, April 18, 2011. Weishan is

among the 30 most beautiful counties in China for the 
year 2014 released by China Institute of City

Competitiveness. [Photo/Xinhua] 

No 28 - Photo taken on Oct 16, 2013 shows the autumn scenery of Mugecuo, a lake in Kangding county, Southwest

 China's Sichuan province. Kangding is among the 30 most beautiful counties in China for the year 2014 released

by China Institute of City Competitiveness. [Photo/Xinhua]

                                                                  29. Shangcheng county, Henan 


                                                             30. Duolun county, Inner Mongolia 


Source - China Daily

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