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,TheStatueofLibertyinNewYorkHarbor,TheOrientalPearlTVTower,TheOperaHouseofSydneyAustralia,HousesofParliamentandtheBigBenofLondon,TheTajMahalofIndia,印度泰姬陵,TheFujiMountainofJapan,TheColosseumofAncientRome,TheWailingWallofIsrael,以色列哭墙,TheLittleMermaidofCopenhagenDenmark,TheEiffelTowerofParisFrance,TheGreatPyramidofEgypt,ceramics,calligraphy,Guilin,TourisminGuilinIncreasesChinaspopulartouristdestinationofGuilin,famedforitslimestonelandscapeanddiversifiedethniccultures,haswitnessedacontinuousincreaseintourists.,Thecityexpectsthenumberoftouristssoaringupto10millionthisyear,comparedtoarecord9.63millionin2000.,Guilin,whichistryingtopromoteitsinternationalreputation,receivedsome950,000overseastravelerslastyear.Thenumberisexpectedtoexceedonemillionthisyear.Eighteeninternationaltouristagenciesand52domestictouristagencieshaveopenedbusinessesinGuilin,whichisclusteredwith25hotelswithastarrating.,Guilinhasanannualaccommodationcapabilityofover1millionforeigntouristsand10milliondomestictourists,FuliFuliisatinytownthatholdsanoutdoorfoodandcraftsmarketforlocalseverythreedays.Thereisntmuchforforeignerstobuyhere,butthepeasantswhopourinarefascinating/fascinatedtowatch.Manyareethnicminorities,andtheycometomarketintheirmostcolorfulclothing.,ThePeakTramStation,VictoriaPeak,overlookingthewestofHongKongIsland,isthehighestpeakonthisisland.ItisthemostenduringtouristattractioninHongKong,withthecitysoldesttransport,the112-yearoldPeakTramandHongKongsiconandmostunusualbuilding,PeakTower.,Thepeakrises1,805feetabovesealevel.Intheearlycolonialrule,VictoriaPeakwasaccessibleonlytoHongKongshighsocietywhilethecommoncouldvisitthepeakbypermitfromthecolonysgovernor.Today,VictoriaPeakisaworld-renownedscenicspot.ByascendingthepeakyoucometoexperiencethedazzlingpanoramaofHongKongIsland,theharbor,KowloonPeninsulaandthehillsbeyond,Moreover,thepeakoffersvisitorsfantasticentertainment,diningandshoppingoptions.Youfindawideselectionofrestaurantsandboutiquessellingsouvenirs,clothes,andgiftsinthePeakGalleriaandthePeakTower.,PeakTramThePeakTramisstillthebestmeanstogettothetop.Itisafunicularrailwaythatcarvesasteep373-meter(about1224feet)swatheupthelushhillside.Itstartedoperatingin1888andhas,overthelastcentury,servedthecitywell.Thetrackis1400meters(4592feet)long.ItrunsalongtheshortestyetmostscenicroutetothePeak,takingabout7minutes.,Thesteepestincline,atMayRoad,is27degreestothehorizon.ThePeakTramisbothquickandsafe,becauseitisrunonacomputerizedelectricdrivesystem.Itautomaticallydoesasafetycheckbeforeeverytrip.ThePeakTramisscheduledtorundailyevery15minutes,between7:00amandmidnight,includingSundaysandpublicholidays.,ThePeakisHongKongsnumberonetouristdestination,playinghosttomorethan6millionvisitorseachyear.Itfeaturesthecitysoldestandmostreliablemodeofpublictransport,ThePeakTram,inoperationsince1888.AscenicrideupfromthecitycentretoThePeaktakesonly7minutes.,Atthesummit,visitorsarriveatThePeakTower,thecitysmostunusualbuildingandicon.Theuniquewokshapedtowersitsatanelevationof396metres.ViewingterraceslocatedondifferentlevelsofthetowerofferspectacularviewsoftheHongKongandKowloonskylines,includingVictoriaHarbour.,HowToGetThereThemostenjoyableandspectacularwaytoreachThePeakistotakearideonthePeakTram.ThePeakTramrunseveryday,includingSundaysandpublicholidays