The 10 Most Romantic Cities in China

Places like Paris and Venice will always hold the title as “the” romantic destinations but some beautiful places in China can be exactly that. From tropical city Sanya to romantic city Dalian, take a look at 10 China cities that will, without a doubt, turn you into a hopeless romance.

1. Fenghuang Ancient Town 凤凰古城

Fenghuang is Chinese for ‘phoenix’, a mythical bird of good omen and longevity. Located in Hunan Province, Fenghuang Ancient Town is a attractive and romantic city. In the town dozens of lanes that run between the wooden houses built on stilts. Generations of local people have stepped on the lanes and worn them down bit by bit. Mist envelopes the town in the early morning or after a rain, creating a charming picturesque scene of Southwest China.

One fantastic thing is to ake a craft drifting on the Tuo River, winding around one kilometer through the old town of Fenghuang. How could it not be romantic to sit on a traditional bamboo raft with a canopy placed in such a picturesque scene.

2. Yangzhou 扬州

Yangzhou, a city in Jiangsu province, is located on the lower reaches of the Yangti River and the Huaihe River. As Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai famously wrote, “Go to Yangzhou in March, in the mist of the flowers of spring”. During the time of Li Bai, mention of Yangzhou evoked images of prosperity and romance. Today, much of the city’s heritage is still alive within its narrow lanes and well preserved family gardens situated in the old town area.

3. Sanya 三亚

Sanya, called as the “Hawaii of China”,  is a tropical city on the southernmost tip of Hainan Island. The city offers 20 km long stretches of beaches and plenty of water sports activities such as snorkeling and jet-skiing, rainforest hiking, scuba diving, glass-bottomed boat etc. Sanya is an incredible beach destination – an ideal destination for romantic getaways and honeymoons in China.

4. Hong Kong 香港

Hong Kong is virtually stunning with amazing lifestyle and some wonderful traditional Chinese places. The city is a heady blend of skyscrapers and shopping, culture and cuisine. You may find your fun in Disney Land, where the world’s favorite cast of characters await; You can also visit Clock Tower, A landmark from the Age of Steam; Walk along Ladies Mrket to find something your the other half loves; Stop at a street vendor for fish balls on a stick or stinky tofu….

5. Hangzhou 杭州

When the Venice merchant traveler Marco Polo visited Hangzhou, China 800 years ago, he was so taken with this beautiful city that he observed:  “In heaven, there is paradise; on earth there is Hangzhou.” Today people are still capitvated the beauty of the city.  Boating and biking around the West lake are the best ways to experience the city`s romance. People can spend days exploring the many gardens, pagodas, temples, and bridges dotting the shoreline and many small islands of the lake.

6. Harbin 哈尔滨

Located in the center of Northeast Asia, Harbin is called the bright pearl on the Bridge of Eurasia Land. In China, the name of Harbin reminds people of an exotic and romantic city associated with ice and snow. If you never see snow in your life, come to Harbin; if you want to visit a city with unique Russian influenced culture and architecture with romantic alien atmosphere, come to Harbin.

7. Xiamen 厦门

Xiamen is a coastal city in southeast China`s Fujian province. Xiamen is a very vibrant, affluent and modern place with some beautiful islands and lakes and few heritage sites to see.  Gulangyu Island is the most romantic place. It is a car free small island with some beautiful colonial buildings. Spending some peaceful and refreshing time at the Gulangyu Island is a very enjoyable experience.

8. Dalian 大连

Dalian, known as “the Romantic City”, is a coastal city full of magic power in the northern China. It has been named a Garden City and one of the World’s Top 500 Cities of Excellent Environment by the United Nations; and it is the only holder of this UN honor in China, and the second metropolis to win such an award in Asia. The impression Dalian gives to the world is of a city of lawns, squares, fountains, gardens and hospitalble citizens.

9. Qingdao 青岛

Qingdao is considered as one of the nicest and cleanest cities in China. The name means Qingdao The Blue / Green Island.  its European architectural style, beer culture, the blue clear sky and beaches, which make you feel that you are not in Asia.  The Qingdao International Beer Festival is a major event in this beautiful city.

10.Suzhou 苏州

Marco Polo famously dubbed Suzhou the “Venice of the East” because of the city’s grid-like series of canals and bridges. Trekking along the narrow trail to Sandiequan Falls early in Exploring the Bonsai Garden in the Humble Administrator’s Garden, sitting on an old stone bridge and watching the boats on the canals drift by, the feeling of peace and tranquility they give is wonderful, just the Suzhou’s Timeless Romance.