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Baishuizhai is a mountainous scenic area is about 200 kilometers from Shenzhen boasting waterfalls, weathering landforms, enchanting forests, hot springs, mountains and lakes. Find out more in the Shenzhen Daily article Wonderland of Baishuizhai.

Quzhou, a historic and cultural city in western Zhejiang Province, is expecting more travelers from Shenzhen and other Pearl River Delta cities with the opening of more flights to the city. Quzhou has more than 1,800 years of history and is now a State-level historic and cultural city. Find out more in the Shenzhen Daily article Historic city invites SZ travelers.

Mount Qiyunshan in east China’s Anhui Province is famous for its thousand-year old cliff carvings. As one of the four sacred places of Taoism in China, Qiyunshan is rich in Taoist paintings, and cliff inscriptions. The CNTV Culture Express program reports on the large scale restoration project to preserve these precious cultural relics.

This year the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Sunday 30 September and Chinese National Day is the following day, 1 October.

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the day of the full-moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. It’s the second most important traditional Chinese festival, after the Spring Festival. Eating moon cakes is a highlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chinese National Day 2012 marks the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and various celebration activities are held across China and around the world. Following these two days is a week-long national holiday.

Located on the northeastern edge of the Loess Plateau, Datong in Shanxi province is the site of some of the earliest settlements of Chinese civilization. Find out more about Datong and three of its key attractions – Yungang Grottoes, Hengshan Mountain and Pagoda of Fogong Temple – in the China Daily article Height of art.