Popular Destination Names: China destinations
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Key Phrases
长城
cháng chéng
Great Wall
紫禁城
zǐ jìn chéng
Forbidden City
天坛
tiān tán
Temple of Heaven
Skills You'll Learn
Understanding historical landmarks
了解历史地标
liǎo jiě lì shǐ dì biāo
Recognizing famous tourist sites
识别著名旅游景点
shí bié zhù míng lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn
Identifying cultural heritage locations
辨认文化遗产地
biàn rèn wén huà yí chǎn dì
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
长城
cháng chéng
Great Wall
紫禁城
zǐ jìn chéng
Forbidden City
天坛
tiān tán
Temple of Heaven
兵马俑
bīng mǎ yǒng
Terracotta Army
东方明珠塔
dōng fāng míng zhū tǎ
Oriental Pearl Tower
黄山
huáng shān
Yellow Mountain
桂林山水
guì lín shān shuǐ
Guilin Scenery
💬 Chinese place names often stack nouns directly with no word for 'of' or 'in': [桂林山水] is literally '[Guilin] + [mountain-water/scenery]'. You can reuse that pattern in names like [苏州园林] or [杭州西湖].
See breakdown →杭州西湖
háng zhōu xī hú
West Lake in Hangzhou
💬 Chinese place names often put the bigger place first, then the specific spot: [杭州西湖] = '[Hangzhou] + [West Lake]'. You can use the same order in names like [海南三亚] or [成都大熊猫基地].
See breakdown →九寨沟
jiǔ zhài gōu
Jiuzhaigou Valley
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