Terra Cotta Warriors

The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses were discovered in 1974 by farmers drilling a well. What was excavated were thousands of terra cotta figures that included warriors, chariots, horses, officials, strongmen, musicians, and acrobats. The Terra Cotta Army was buried with the first emperor of Qin, and the purpose of the army was to help him rule another empire in the afterlife. The Terra Cotta warriors and other figures have a very realistic appearance. You have to see them in person, so if you are visiting China, be sure to put a trip to see the Terra Cotta Warriors on your list.

The Bund

The Bund is located in the Huangpu District in central Shanghai in the Poeple's Republic of China. It is on Zhongshan Road. It runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River. Visitors like to visit the Bund to see the variety of architectural buildings that line the river. In one mile, you can see fifty-two buildings of many architectural styles, such as Renaissance, Romanesque, Gothic, Beaux-Arts, Neo-Classical, Baroque, and Art Deco. You can view the Bund from the road or you can take a boat ride down the river. You must see the Bund if you are visiting Shanghai.

The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City was the imperial palace of the emperors between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. In addition to being the home of the emperor and his household, it was also a ceremonial and political center of the government. The Forbidden City has 980 buildings and 8,707 rooms. Those numbers are just astounding and nearly unbelievable. The Forbidden City also covers 7,800,000 square feet. The architecture found in the Forbidden City has influenced cultural and architectural developments in other locations across Asia. It is located in Beijing, and is currently the home of the Palace Museum.Today, in the Palace Museum, you can view not only the inside of the building, but also an extensive collection of artwork and artifacts that have come from the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The Great Wall of China in Beijing

If you have the opportunity to visit Beijing, you must see the Great Wall of China. It is truly one of the most spectacular wonders you will ever see in the entire world. In fact, it is the world's longest human-made structure. It winds through the country of China. The wall that you can view today was mainly built during the Ming Dynasty. Parts of the wall have been built with the earth, but other parts were built with stone or brick. It is estimated that between two and three million Chinese peasants died while working on building this wall. Can you even imagine the amount of labor that went into building such a masterpiece? Of course they didn't have modern construction equipment and machinery that we have now either. It is breathtaking to visualize the effort the Chinese put into their protection.

Shunde Furniture Market

Shunde, China Furniture Wholesale Market is located at Shunde district which connects Lecong town and Longjiang town along the 10 km highway, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China.
Shunde has become the largest furniture wholesale market and distribution center in China and the world. It claims to be the The World Largest Furniture Wholesale Market.^{[citation needed]} It was named as the China Furniture Business and Trading Capital by the China National Light Industry Council and China National Furniture Association. It covers a total area of approximately 32.3 million square feet (3 million square meter) and it includes more than 200 modern furniture sales buildings, such as Sunlink Group, Lecong International Furniture Exhibition Center, Shunde Empire Group, Tuanyi International Furniture City and others.

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The furniture wholesale market extends more than 5 km and is arranged by 12 rows and 20 streets. There are over 3,300 domestic and foreign furniture dealers and more than 1,500 furniture manufacturers. Jointly they display over 20,000 types of furniture and products ranging from living room furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, hotel furniture, hotel mattress, contract furniture, restaurant furniture, cafe chairs, bar stools, bathroom furniture, sanitary ware, furniture accessories, material & hardware. The market is open year round with furniture trading more than USD1 billion is sales volume each year.
Whereas Longjiang is about 5 km from Lecong, a well-known furniture manufacturing base and transaction center of furniture material. It was awarded by China Light Industry Association and China Furniture Association as Important Town Of China Furniture Manufacture and Capital Of China Furniture Material. It is also known as "the first furniture town in China" and there are more than 1,200 factories in it, measuring more than 10,760,000 square feet (1,000,000 m²) of furniture marketplace and 3,200,000 square feet (300,000 m²) of furniture material marketplace. There are two major furniture exhibitions held in March and August each year at Longjiang town of Shunde district. The Dragon Furniture Fair has a famous reputation of professional fair at home and abroad.
Being located at Guangdong province, close to Hong Kong and Macau, the market offers convenient transportation and well-developed infrastructure. Shunde District has become the most important and the best international home furnishing center and international trading platform for international sellers/buyers in China.