Can't bear the crazy heat of midsummer? Follow CGTN Travel to the top five beautiful streams in China and feel nature's coolness!
Jiuxi 18 Streams, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Jiuxi 18 Streams, Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. /VCG Photo
As the saying goes, "Jiuxi 18 streams, best view of West Lake."
It is located in the mountains west of West Lake in Hangzhou, winding seven kilometers from Longjing to Qiantang River.
Jiuxi 18 streams is a nice place for escaping the summer heat. A long and narrow street is lined by creeks and tea tree fields. The streams are tortuous along the mountains and six of them pass through the mountain cave. Visitors can step in the stream and walk on the rocks, feeling the coolness of the water.
Huaxi Park, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province
Huaxi Park, Guiyang City, SW China's Guizhou Province. /VCG Photo
Huaxi, located in the watershed of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, is a famous ecological resort in Guiyang City. There are 51 streams with a total length of 390 kilometers in the area.
The total storage capacity of two medium-sized reservoirs, Songbaishan Reservoir and Huaxi Reservoir, reaches 71.4 million cubic meters. Therefore, Huaxi has become an important water source protection area in southwest China.
Huaxi Park is rich in biodiversity, with forest coverage reaching 41.53 percent, and has become a national ecological demonstration zone.
Golden Whip Brook, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province
Golden Whip Brook, Zhangjiajie City, central China's Hunan Province. /VCG Photo
Jinbianxi, also known as the Golden Whip Brook, is located in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, which has a concentration of quartzite-sandstone formations found nowhere else in the world.
The 5,700-meter-long river originates from the mountain ridge of Zhangjiajie. It twists and turns travel among the mountains and valleys, and stretches in the forests.
It is said that even if the drought lasts for a long time, the stream will not stop flowing.
Yuanyang Stream, Pingnan County, Fujian Province
Yuanyang Stream, Pingnan County, east China 's Fujian Province. /VCG Photo
Yuanyang, or Mandarin Duck Stream, is located in the northeast of Pingnan County. It is the only Mandarin duck habitat reserve in China, hence the name. Yuanyang Sream is 14 kilometers long and surrounded by dense forests, making it a great home for the mandarin duck.
Every autumn, hundreds of mandarin ducks fly from the north to overwinter, so Pingnan has a reputation as the home of mandarin ducks.
Xiangxiyuan, Shennongjia, Hubei Province
Xiangxiyuan, Shennongjia, central China's Hubei Province. /VCG Photo
Xiangxiyuan, a tributary of Yantze River, is a famous attraction in Shennongjia Scenic Area.
There are also huge drift stones in the valley, which are ancient glacial ruins. Precipitous mountains towering into the sky, with clouds surrounding the peaks, make it more mysterious.
Visitors can take an adventure between a 3,000-step trail, brooks, ravines and thickly forested peaks.