One of the many religious sites in every region of China that welcomes tourists is the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, the birthplace of Chinese Zen Buddhism first built in 495 and famous for its Shaolin gongfu. In Hubei Province, beautiful Wudang Mountain is a sacred site of Daoism, with excellent examples of Daoist temple architecture. In western Sichuan Province, Mount Emei is one of the four holy Buddhist mountains in China (the others are Mount Putuo in Zhejiang Province, Mount Wutai in Shanxi Province, Mount Jiuhua in Anhui Province ) dotted with ancient Buddhist temples and monasteries.
The 100 Chinese historical and cultural cities -- most over 1,000 years old -- under key state protection are especially popular among tourists. They include the capital cities chosen by the emperors of various dynasties, politically and economically important cities during ancient times, places where important historical events took place, cities enjoying great reputations for their rare cultural relics and historical remains, and those famous for exquisite art works. Examples of these sites are the ancient city of Lijiang in Yunnan Province and the ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province. Lijiang lies in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, a city known for its cobbled streets and canals; the walled-city of Pingyao (its city wall was built in the Zhou Dynasty) is preserved today as it was hundreds of years ago. Both are on the United Nations World Cultural Heritage List. Aside from cities, it would be hard to find any other place in the world with as many ancient villages as China, a traditionally large agricultural country. Xidi and Hongcun villages at the foot of Mount Huangshan in southern Anhui Province were added to the World Cultural Heritage List in 2000, and just a 15-minute drive south of Xidi is the village of Nanping, where scenes from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" were filmed in courtyard buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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