A visitor poses for photo under peach blossom at the opening of the first peach blossom festival in Xuchang in Central China's Henan Province on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The peach trees cover more than 200 hectares.

Travel to China, the highlight of Henan Province, Songshan Mountain lies southwest of Zhengzhou and it is one of the most famous mountains Shaolin Temple and Shaolin Gongfu (martial arts) have long taken on a legendry color and are famous both in and outside China. Luoyang City has been the capital of nine dynasties since the time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-221BC). There are many historical sites to be viewed in Luoyang as well as the opportunity to purchase replicas of the famed Tang three-glaze horses. Luoyang's Longmen Grottoes, famous for its grand treasure trove of Chinese Buddhist statues, are located 12km (7 miles) south of Luoyang.