3.Taining, Fujian Province
福建泰宁
Has the best maintained hometown houses of the leading scholars in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Take a boat ride into the past on the Shangqingxi River or look at the magnificent 'Buddha views' on the crescent shaped Dajinhu Lake. The Taining grottoes are famous as living fossils from the days when humans lived in caves.
泰宁拥有保存最为完好的明代民居建筑群（建于1368年到1644年间）。划艘小船，在上清溪中徜徉，或者在月牙般的大金湖上观赏壮观的八仙崖，是种惬意的享受。泰宁还有洞穴奇观，展现了人类居住在山洞时期的原始风貌。