A photo shows the overall view of Fenghuang Ancient Town in Central China's Hunan province in September 2012.[Photo/IC]

Quaint water town Fenghuang

Fenghuang, or phoenix, is "the farthest from the public and nearest to the heart", according to New Zealand author Rewi Alley, who also wrote that it "is one of the two most beautiful towns in China". You can wake up in one of the hotel rooms above the river by the foot of the mountain to welcome the year f 2015 in a peaceful world.