--- title: "Famous Places in China in Chinese: Landmarks, Mountains and Rivers With Pinyin and Sound" description: "62 famous places in China in Chinese, from 长城, 故宫 and 兵马俑 to 黄山, 长江 and 西湖, each with pinyin, its meaning and sound." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-landmarks" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Free · 62 places # Famous places in China in Chinese [Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E9%95%BF%E5%9F%8E%20%E6%95%85%E5%AE%AB%20%E5%A4%A9%E5%AE%89%E9%97%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%9C%BA%20%E5%A4%A9%E5%9D%9B%20%E9%A2%90%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%AD%20%E5%9C%86%E6%98%8E%E5%9B%AD%20%E5%85%B5%E9%A9%AC%E4%BF%91%20%E7%A7%A6%E5%A7%8B%E7%9A%87%E9%99%B5%20%E5%B8%83%E8%BE%BE%E6%8B%89%E5%AE%AB%20%E8%8E%AB%E9%AB%98%E7%AA%9F%20%E5%A4%96%E6%BB%A9%20%E9%B8%9F%E5%B7%A2%20%E7%BB%B4%E5%A4%9A%E5%88%A9%E4%BA%9A%E6%B8%AF%20%E9%BB%84%E9%B9%A4%E6%A5%BC%20%E5%B0%91%E6%9E%97%E5%AF%BA%20%E4%BA%94%E5%B2%B3%20%E6%B3%B0%E5%B1%B1%20%E5%8D%8E%E5%B1%B1%20%E9%BB%84%E5%B1%B1%20%E5%B3%A8%E7%9C%89%E5%B1%B1%20%E6%AD%A6%E5%BD%93%E5%B1%B1%20%E5%BC%A0%E5%AE%B6%E7%95%8C%20%E7%8F%A0%E7%A9%86%E6%9C%97%E7%8E%9B%E5%B3%B0%20%E5%96%9C%E9%A9%AC%E6%8B%89%E9%9B%85%E5%B1%B1%20%E6%98%86%E4%BB%91%E5%B1%B1%20%E5%A4%A9%E5%B1%B1%20%E7%A7%A6%E5%B2%AD%20%E5%B1%B1%E8%84%89%20%E6%88%88%E5%A3%81%20%E5%A1%94%E5%85%8B%E6%8B%89%E7%8E%9B%E5%B9%B2%E6%B2%99%E6%BC%A0%20%E9%95%BF%E6%B1%9F%20%E9%BB%84%E6%B2%B3%20%E7%8F%A0%E6%B1%9F%20%E6%B7%AE%E6%B2%B3%20%E9%BB%91%E9%BE%99%E6%B1%9F%20%E6%BE%9C%E6%B2%A7%E6%B1%9F%20%E9%9B%85%E9%B2%81%E8%97%8F%E5%B8%83%E6%B1%9F%20%E6%BC%93%E6%B1%9F%20%E4%B8%89%E5%B3%A1%20%E4%B8%89%E5%B3%A1%E5%A4%A7%E5%9D%9D%20%E4%BA%AC%E6%9D%AD%E5%A4%A7%E8%BF%90%E6%B2%B3%20%E8%A5%BF%E6%B9%96%20%E5%A4%AA%E6%B9%96%20%E9%84%B1%E9%98%B3%E6%B9%96%20%E6%B4%9E%E5%BA%AD%E6%B9%96%20%E9%9D%92%E6%B5%B7%E6%B9%96%20%E6%B4%B1%E6%B5%B7%20%E4%B9%9D%E5%AF%A8%E6%B2%9F%20%E5%B9%B3%E9%81%A5%E5%8F%A4%E5%9F%8E%20%E5%87%A4%E5%87%B0%E5%8F%A4%E5%9F%8E%20%E9%BC%93%E6%B5%AA%E5%B1%BF%20%E6%8B%99%E6%94%BF%E5%9B%AD%20%E8%83%A1%E5%90%8C%20%E5%9B%9B%E5%90%88%E9%99%A2%20%E4%B8%9D%E7%BB%B8%E4%B9%8B%E8%B7%AF%20%E6%99%AF%E7%82%B9%20%E5%90%8D%E8%83%9C%E5%8F%A4%E8%BF%B9%20%E6%97%85%E6%B8%B8%20%E9%97%A8%E7%A5%A8%20%E5%AF%BC%E6%B8%B8%20%E7%88%AC%E5%B1%B1%20%E6%8B%8D%E7%85%A7) Speed ## Landmarks cháng长chéng城 the Great Wall gù故gōng宫 the Forbidden City; the Palace Museum tiān天ān安mén门guǎng广chǎng场 Tiananmen Square (in Beijing) tiān天tán坛 Temple of Heaven (in Beijing) yí颐hé和yuán园 Summer Palace (in Beijing) yuán圆míng明yuán园 Old Summer Palace (in Beijing) bīng兵mǎ马yǒng俑 terracotta warriors; Terracotta Army qín秦shǐ始huáng皇líng陵 Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (near Xi'an) bù布dá达lā拉gōng宫 Potala Palace (Lhasa) mò莫gāo高kū窟 Mogao Caves (in Dunhuang) wài外tān滩 the Bund (waterfront in Shanghai) niǎo鸟cháo巢 Bird's Nest (Beijing National Stadium) wéi维duō多lì利yà亚gǎng港 Victoria Harbour (in Hong Kong) huáng黄hè鹤lóu楼 Yellow Crane Tower (in Wuhan) shào少lín林sì寺 Shaolin Temple (in Henan) ## Mountains and deserts wǔ五yuè岳 the Five Great Mountains (of China) tài泰shān山 Mount Tai (in Shandong) huà华shān山 Mount Hua (in Shaanxi) huáng黄shān山 Mount Huang (Yellow Mountain, in Anhui) é峨méi眉shān山 Mount Emei (in Sichuan) wǔ武dāng当shān山 Mount Wudang (in Hubei, Taoist center) zhāng张jiā家jiè界 Zhangjiajie (city and scenic area in Hunan) zhū珠mù穆lǎng朗mǎ玛fēng峰 Mount Everest (Qomolangma) xǐ喜mǎ马lā拉yǎ雅shān山 the Himalayas kūn昆lún仑shān山 Kunlun Mountains tiān天shān山 Tianshan Mountains (in Xinjiang and Central Asia) qín秦lǐng岭 Qinling Mountains (in Shaanxi) shān山mài脉 mountain range gē戈bì壁 Gobi; desert of gravel and stones tǎ塔kè克lā拉mǎ玛gān干shā沙mò漠 Taklamakan Desert ## Rivers, lakes and canals cháng长jiāng江 Yangtze River huáng黄hé河 Yellow River zhū珠jiāng江 Pearl River huái淮hé河 Huai River hēi黑lóng龙jiāng江 Amur River lán澜cāng沧jiāng江 Lancang River (upper Mekong) yǎ雅lǔ鲁zàng藏bù布jiāng江 Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) lí漓jiāng江 Li River (in Guangxi) sān三xiá峡 Three Gorges (on the Yangtze River) sān三xiá峡dà大bà坝 Three Gorges Dam jīng京háng杭dà大yùn运hé河 Grand Canal (Beijing to Hangzhou) xī西hú湖 West Lake (in Hangzhou) tài太hú湖 Lake Tai (between Jiangsu and Zhejiang) pó鄱yáng阳hú湖 Poyang Lake (in Jiangxi) dòng洞tíng庭hú湖 Dongting Lake (in Hunan province) qīng青hǎi海hú湖 Qinghai Lake ěr洱hǎi海 Erhai Lake (in Dali, Yunnan) jiǔ九zhài寨gōu沟 Jiuzhaigou (nature reserve in Sichuan) ## Old towns and gardens píng平yáo遥gǔ古chéng城 Ancient City of Pingyao fèng凤huáng凰gǔ古chéng城 Fenghuang Ancient Town (in Hunan) gǔ鼓làng浪yǔ屿 Gulangyu (island in Xiamen) zhuō拙zhèng政yuán园 Humble Administrator's Garden (in Suzhou) hú胡tòng同 alley; lane sì四hé合yuàn院 siheyuan; courtyard house (traditional Beijing residence) sī丝chóu绸zhī之lù路 the Silk Road ## Sightseeing words jǐng景diǎn点 scenic spot; tourist attraction míng名shèng胜gǔ古jì迹 places of scenic beauty and historic interest lǚ旅yóu游 tourism; travel mén门piào票 admission ticket; entrance fee dǎo导yóu游 tour guide pá爬shān山 to climb a mountain; to go hiking pāi拍zhào照 to take a photo ## How do you say the Great Wall in Chinese? 长城 (chángchéng, the Great Wall), “the long wall”; in full it is 万里长城 (wànlǐ chángchéng), the wall of ten thousand li. ## What is the Forbidden City called in Chinese? 故宫 (gùgōng, the Forbidden City), “the former palace”. Its old name, 紫禁城 (zǐjìnchéng), is the one the English comes from. ## Which are the Five Great Mountains? 五岳 (wǔyuè, the Five Great Mountains): 泰山 (tàishān, Mount Tai) in the east, 华山 (huàshān, Mount Hua) in the west, 衡山 (héngshān) in the south, 恒山 (héngshān) in the north and 嵩山 (sōngshān) in the middle. ## Why is the Yangtze called 长江? 长江 (chángjiāng, Yangtze River) is simply “the long river”, the longest in Asia, and 黄河 (huánghé, Yellow River) is named for the yellow silt it carries. ## What are the major rivers and mountains of China? The two great rivers are 长江 (chángjiāng, Yangtze River), the Yangtze, and 黄河 (huánghé, Yellow River), the Yellow River, both flowing east from the Tibetan plateau; then 珠江 (zhūjiāng, Pearl River), the Pearl River, in the south, 淮河 (huáihé, Huai River), the line between north and south, and 黑龙江 (hēilóngjiāng, Amur River), the Amur, on the Russian border. The great ranges are 喜马拉雅山 (xǐmǎlāyǎshān, the Himalayas), the Himalayas, with 珠穆朗玛峰 (zhūmùlǎngmǎfēng, Mount Everest), Everest, 昆仑山 (kūnlúnshān, Kunlun Mountains), 天山 (tiānshān, Tianshan Mountains) in Xinjiang and 秦岭 (qínlǐng, Qinling Mountains), which divides north from south. A range is a 山脉 (shānmài, mountain range). ## Can’t hear it? Play uses your device’s Mandarin voice. Edge, Chrome and Safari have one; a browser with none plays each character in our recorded voice instead. ## More on places in Chinese - [Chinese provinces and cities](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-provinces) - [The Chinese dynasties](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dynasties) - [Travel phrases in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-phrases/travel) - [Travel words in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary/travel) Names, pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary.