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 China, the Land of the Emperors, is full of both man-made and natural wonders to experience. A trip to this magnificent country could take you on an exploration of the Forbidden City, lead you to the impressive Terra Cotta Soldiers, and end with an overnight spent sleeping on the Great Wall! Allow yourself the opportunity to witness firsthand the stunning natural beauty of Guilin’s fantasy-shaped mountains, the Yangtze River, and the spectacular gorges and mountains of Yunnan. The adventure traveler may also wish to embark on an expedition along the Silk Road, across the Yunnan, or through Tibet. Whatever your preferred travel experience, we can make it happen! We can show you China as few other companies can, providing you travel with smaller groups, specialized tours, and many special features. Many companies will have hidden official shopping agendas built into their tours; they will spend more time at the Great Mall than the Great Wall. We purposely avoid this. Instead, we can give you special shopping experiences with local merchants as well as take you to the most interesting factories. From the marvels of Shanghai to the majestic marketplace of Hong Kong, come experience the rich culture, food, and hospitality that China has to offer and learn first-hand about the important roles each of these places played in the history of Asia.
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 ● Spend the night in a guard tower and wake up to the sunrise on the Great Wall ● Explore the majestic sights of the Old Silk Road ● Ride bicycles through the Fantasy-shaped mountains of Guilin and Yangzhou ● Bargain with the local Chinese vendors at the 2nd Hand Street Market in Beijing ● Journey through the Tibetan Countryside on a Jeep trek to Tibet  
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Facts & Statistics:
Name: China
Population: 1,330,141,295
Capital: Beijing
Languages: Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua) [Official language], Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
Currency: Yuan/Renminbi
● While the Great Wall of China is typically included in the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World.
● The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world. On April 18 in 2009, the length of the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was announced after a full investigation.
● Long ago, silk making was a closely guarded secret. Anyone who gave the secret away could be killed.
● China has the world’s largest population making up 20% of the earth’s population. China’s population is four times that of the United States.
● In the Yunnan province Cormorant fisherman get their name from using trained cormorant birds to catch the fish for them.
● China is often considered the longest continuous civilization, with some historians marking 6000 B.C. as the dawn of Chinese civilization.
● Giant Pandas (“bear cat”) date back two to three million years. The early Chinese emperors kept pandas to ward off evil spirits and natural disasters.
● The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing were the most expensive games in history. While the 2004 Athens Games were estimated to cost around $15 billion, the Beijing Games were estimated to cost a whopping $40 billion.
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