In a country as massive as China, there’s lots to see. You could spend an entire lifetime exploring the Middle Kingdom and not see it all. That being said, there are definitely some places you’ll want to put higher on your China bucket list than others. Here are 25 famous Chinese landmarks and their names in Chinese so you can start planning your dream trip.

Chinese Names for 25 Famous Landmarks

Some of China’s highlights.

Q&A

Now try to use the names learned above to answer a few simple questions about visiting famous places in China:

你已经去过什么地方？
nǐ yǐ jīng qù guò shén me dì fāng
Which places have you already been to?

你还要去什么地方？
nǐ hái yào qù shén me dì fāng
Which places do you still want to go to?

你最喜欢什么地方？
nǐ zuì xǐ huan shén me dì fāng
Which places are your favorite?

If you’re curious about my answers, here they are:

我已经去过很多地方 – 长城，兵马俑，西湖，九寨沟，泰山，龙脊梯田，龙门石窟，外滩，什么的
wǒ yǐ jīng qù guò hěn duō dì fāng – cháng chéng, bīng mǎ yǒng, xī hú, jiǔ zhài gōu, tài shān, lóng jí tīt ián, lóng mén shí kū, wài tān, shén me de
I’ve already been to the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, West Lake, Jiuzhaigou, Mt. Tai, Longji terraces, Longmen Grottoes, the Bund, and so on.

我还要去布达拉宫，黄山，和张家界
wǒ hái yào qù bù dá lā gōng, huáng shān, hé zhāng jiā jiè
I still want to go to the Potala Palace, Yellow Mountain, and Zhangjiajie.

我最喜欢长城和九寨沟
wǒ zuì xǐ huan cháng chéng hé jiǔ zhài gōu
My favorite (places) are the Great Wall and Jiuzhaigou.

Here are a few videos from my favorite places – camping on the Great Wall and exploring Jiuzhaigou National Park: