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A Guide to Golden Lands and Faraway Places
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 Introduction to China
China
'An Ancient Civilization' A journey to China remains one of the world's most exciting and enigmatic experiences likely to be enjoyed more by the traveller than the tourist.
Travel by plane, coach, train and boat and discover a world of ornate pagodas, mist shrouded mountains, jade carved landscapes, majestic oriental palaces,
tinkling bicycles bells and old men and women gracefully following their Tai Chi rituals.
What to See
Stone Forest - A maze of jagged limestone pinnacles forming an eerie landscape.
Terracotta Warriors - 6,000 slightly larger-than-life soldiers guard the tomb of the first Qin emperor who died in 210BC
Beijing - This 3,000 year-old city holds the Ming Dynasty's inner
sanctum, the 15th-century Forbidden City palace complex.
Great Wall of China - 6,000km (3,700 miles) long from Gansu province to the coast near Beijing.
Reed flute Caves - The natural beauty of these caves near Guillin is rivaled by the neighboring Seven Star caves.
Chengdu - Prides itself on its fine temples but is better known as the Giant Panda center. Here they also care for the Red Panda and black-necked
cranes.
Shaolin Monastery - A grand religious building famous for its martial arts and often used as a film location.
 Activities
Contemplate the many inscriptions on the path up Tai Shan, Shandong. Follow in the steps of Confucius and Mao.
Feast on Peking Duck in Beijing and enjoy a night at the opera Chinese style. Here singers in elaborate customs and makeup bring scenes to life without props.
Cruise the Yangtze gorge, before the new dam half-submerses them.
Spot a rear black-necked crane at the lake of Qinghai Hu near Xining.
Take the train across the Taklimakan desert in Xinjiang, the second-largest in the world.
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Asian Guides
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