Traveling has always been a good way to relax. But this is not true for Xiao Lin (not her real name).

In November, Xiao Lin took a trip to Lijiang, a tourist city in Yunnan Province, and had dinner at a restaurant. She had a fight with a group of local people because they made a joke about her while she was eating. Later, they beat her heavily and her face was injured badly, reported CCTV.

This made the public very angry. In fact, Xiao Lin is not the first person to be injured at famous scenic spots (景区) in China. Last month, the National Tourism Administration (国家旅游局) gave serious warnings to three national 5A scenic spots. It also asked them to change and improve in six months.

The three spots are the Old Town of Lijiang, Jingpo Lake in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, and Laohutan Ocean Park in Dalian, Liaoning. They failed to meet the standards of 5A scenic spots including the transportation, safety, sanitation (卫生状况), opinions from visitors and so on. According to People’s Daily, the three spots received the most complaints from visitors during this Spring Festival.

“We’re sorry for our bad work,” the Old Town of Lijiang government wrote on its Sina Weibo account. “We are open to tourists’ suggestions and will make things right.”

If the three spots don’t correct themselves in six months, the National Tourism Administration will remove them from the 5A scenic spot list, reported Guangming Daily.

“I’m glad to hear that the spots will improve themselves,” said a Sina Weibo user, who once went to Lijiang but had a bad experience there. “I hope they will change into better ones.”

Hainan is the southernmost province of China. Now, this beautiful island is going to become a free trade port (自由贸易港). More people will come to visit Hainan. People on the island will make more money.

Hainan province is the youngest province in China. It is the smallest province in land area (面积), but the largest in sea area. The map of Hainan looks like a big pear. Hainan is high in the middle and low on all sides. Wuzhi Mountain is its highest mountain. There are rainforests on Wuzhi Mountain. It is home to over 500 kinds of wildlife.

Sanya is in the southern part of Hainan. It has a nice view of the sea and beaches. Some people say it is the “end of the earth”. In ancient China, it might have been the farthest place Chinese people could reach.

Hainan has the world’s first circular high-speed train (环岛高铁). You can travel around the whole island in a few hours on the train. The Wenchang Space Launch Center (文昌卫星发射中心) is also in Hainan. Shijian 20 (实践二十号卫星) is China’s heaviest and most advanced satellite (卫星).

In Haikou, the capital city of Hainan, you can find many special houses. They are about 100 years old. The ground floor of the house sets back (后退) into the building, so it can stay out of both rain and sunlight.

Travel Spotlight: Seoul（首尔）

As the capital of Korea, the best month for sightseeing is during warm weather between summer and early autumn.

Three main means of transportation: express train, subway and taxi. Traveling around Seoul by express train is the fastest.

Seoul has one of the largest subway stations in the world, so it’s pretty easy to take a subway. It’s convenient to take a taxi around Seoul.

Another choice is to rent a car. This is one of the least used ones because it costs a lot of money.