Cao Yue (right) and her mother visit the Philippine's Boracay ahead of the coming Mother's Day. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Finding the perfect Mother's Day gift isn't easy. When flowers, perfume, and candy have worn out the surprise, you may want to change the gift game a bit, for example, by traveling with her to somewhere special.

Remember when she always said, "the world is the best textbook"? One of the best things about getting older is that we get to take care of mom and check out the world with her.

The following are some of the most relaxing destinations to spend some special time with mom in China.