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TOURS OF SPECIAL INTERESTS

China Tea Culture Tour

Since its mythical origins in ancient China, the te leaf has been an essential part of Chinese life. In this exciting 17 days tour you will experience the thrill of China, explore the wonders of the Dragon Kingdom. Sip your way, through a cup of tea, across the land of legends as you visit some of the most beautiful areas that are home to the world's favorite beverage. steep yourself in the traditions of one of the most integral components of Chinese life--TEA. Guided by tea masters, discover the intricate nuances of brewing and savoring the perfect cup of tea. Breathe in the tranquility of remote mountain tea gardens, where the finest teas are still hand made. Indulge in sumptuous banquets and relax in traditional and contemporary tea houses as you experience the many regional variations of Chinese life. Tea is also a historically important trade commerce and politics. You will meet with experts from provincial tea trading companies, and sample a cross-section of tea's numerous varieties, in a private tasting at the national tea museum. Continue your "degree in tea" at a university tea ceremony practicum. And, get hands-on, when you pick and process your own, in the heart of famous tea producing regions.

D 1 Arrive Beijing Welcome dinner

D 2 TianAnMen Square, Forbidden City, Laoshe Tea House, Summer Palace

D 3 Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Heavenly Temple, Acrobatic show

D 4 Morning walks on Hu Tong Afternoon flight to Kunming ffjy11.bmp (260932 bytes)

D 5 Dragon Gate Temple, West Hill, Tea company, Banquet

D 6 Stone Forest, Green Lake, Fly Fuzhou

D 7 Tea factory, Tea house, Tea test center, Stone carving factory

D 8 Train to Wuyishan Wuyi Palace, Wuyi Banquet

D 9 Bamboo raft ride on the stream, Heavenly Tour, Tea house, Tea research institute

D10 Lesser Guilin, Tea factory, Train to Hangzhou

D11 West Lake, Tea Museum, Meijiawu village, Tiger Springs, Banquet

D12 Attend a tea class at a university, Tea house,

D13 Coach to Yixin Tea pot factory, Teapot museum, Taichi Caves

D14 Coach to Suzhou Tour of the city, Tea factory, Gardens

D15 Tiger Hill Train to Shanghai Bund

D16 Traditional Chinese medicine hospital, Tea import & export Company, Yu Garden, Tea house

D17 Back home

Departure Dates: 4/27, 5/4, 5/18, 6/1, 7/20, 8/24, 9/7, 9/21, 10/5

Chinese Antiques Tour

This is collectors' tour designed for people who are interested in Chinese antiqies, archeology, history.We take you through Beijing, Shanxi Province, Shanghai and Fujian Province, the destinations for any collector of Chinese antiques. We'll visit a large open-air antique market and a specialized antique mansion in Beijing, the rich Shanghai showrooms and the famous markets as well as the back-street tiny shops. We even take you to remote villages to bargain with peasants for the treasures burried in the dust of their attics. We will also visit refurbishing and reproduction factories. At the same time, we'll experience all of the beauty and mystique of this ancient land. We will be in the countryside, in small villages, welcome guests in the homes of Chinese farmers. We arrange all refurbishing and shipping of anything you buy. It
will be delivered to your door soon after your return.

Day 1 Arrive in Beijing in the afternoon.

Day 2 We will begin the first day of the tour with some sight-seeing of the most famous scenic spots, The Great Wall, Ming Tombs. In the evening, we will hear a lecture from a recognised authority on Chinese antiques.

Day 3 Visit to a large open-air antique market, a specialized antique mansion, and then the Museum of Chinese History.

Day 4 Visit to the Palace Museum, the Temple of Heaven Walk through the Streets of Liulichang for various antiques.

Day 5 Morning train or coach to Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, a place rich for its antique resources. We will first visit the famous Jing Temple. We will probably go into the towns or villages to explore the antiques and to bargin with the local farmers.

Day 6 We will be in the countryside or towns for exploration of antiques.

Day 7 Morning flight to Hangzhou, we will visit a factory where antiques are refurbished. A translator will help answer questions concerning wood types, finshing processes, etc. Then we will visit the beautiful West Lake.

Day 8 Visits to tiny shops of antiques in the streets. Afternoon train to Wuyishan, Fujian Province.

Day 9 Arrive in the morning, we will do some relaxed sight-seeings, including a delightful banboo raft ride along the Nine-Bend Stream.

Day10 Visits to some antique shops and go into the countryside for antique exploration.

Day11 We will be in the countryside for antique exploration.

Day12 Morning flight to Shanghai. We will first do some relaxed sight-seeing and visit the two most famous antique warehouses in the city.

Day13 We will start with a visit to a Shanghai museum. With a better idea of what to look for, we'll head into the narrow alleys and back-streets of Shanghai to visit the true antique dealers. We'll spend the entire day moving from shop to shop. W will also take care of refurbing and shipping arrangements to be made for your purchases.

Day14 Back home.

Departure Dates: 4/25, 5/2, 5/29, 6/20, 7/11, 8/15, 9/5, 9/26, 10/3, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5

Tour of Steam Locomotive

D 1 Arrive Beijing

D 2 Sightseeing

D 3 Fly Harbin

D 4 Visit Locomotive Factories Sihgtseeing

D 5 Train to Cahngchun

D 6 Visit Locomotive Factories Sightseeing train3.jpg (17182 bytes)

D 7 Train to shengyang

D 8 Visit Locomotive Factories Sightseeing

D 9 Night Train or Plane to Beijing

D10 Train to Datong

D11 Visit Locomotive Factories Sightseeing

D12 Train back to Beijing

D12 Exit

Departure Dates: 9th and 30th of every month

CHINA MARTIAL ARTS TOUR

D 1. Arrive Beijing

D 2. Sightseeing

D 3. Learn Taijiquan (Chen & Yang style), taste medicinal cousins

D 4. Sightseeing

D 5. Watch martial & Qigong performances

Ffjy02.bmp (273092 bytes) D 6. Fly Zhenzhou city tour

D 7. Coach to Shaolin Temple, learn Shaolin martial arts (including Qigong)

D 8. Back to Zhenzhou in the afternoon Train or plane to Xian

D 9. Sightseeing

D10. Fly Hangzhou in the afternoon

D11. Practice Taichiquan or Taichi sword at the West Lake

D12. Train to Shanghai sightseeing /shopping

D13. Fly Wuyishan sightseeing

D14. Learn the Taoist ways of keeping good health

D15. Sightseeing Fly Fuzhou

D16. Sightseeing Exchange ideas and skills with masters of martial Arts

D17. Visit a wushu academy Visit a traditional Chinese medicine College, forum on the knowledge of fit-keeping, medicinal herbs, and acupuncture

D18. Fly Guilin sightseeing

D19. Sightseeing

D20. Fly back home

Departure Dates: 5/7, 5/21, 6/4, 7/2, 8/6, 9/3, 10/8, 10/22, 11/12, 12/3

CHINA EMPLOYMENT TOUR

D 1. Arrive Beijing

D 2. The Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Laoshe Tea House

D 3. Tian An Men Square, the Forbidden City, the Heavenly Temple, Summer Palace, Beijing Opera

D 4. 07:35 fly Xi'an City tour, Big Goose Pagoda, Dumpling Banquet

D 5. Terra Cotta Warriors, HuaQing Spring, Provincial Museum, Tang Dynasty singing & dancing performance

D 6. 09:05 fly Kunming Stone Forest

D 7. Coach to a minority nationality county . Welcome party

D 8. Labour in a village

D 9. Work at an enterprise run by village or town

D10. Tour of the region, investigating some aid-the-poor projects

D11. Back to Kunming Fly Hangzhou

D12. West Lake, Tiger Run Spring, Six Harmonies Pagoda, Panda

D13. Lingying Temple, Botanical Garden, Train to Nanping

D14. Arrive Nanping early morning After reception by the Nanping municipal government officials coach to Songxi County Welcome party

D15. Work at arts & crafts factory or tea factory

D16. Labour in the countryside ( stay overnight there)

D17. Tour of the region, investigating the village economy

D18. Coach to Wuyishan Sightseeing

D19. Bamboo raft ride sightseeing

D20. Fly back home

Departure Dates: 9th and 29th of every month

Match-Box Cover Collection Tour

D 1 Arrive Beijing

D 2 Exchange with China Match Association Welcome dinner

D 3 Sightseeing Antique market, Liulichang Street, Cloisonne factory, Visit to King of Match Collection

D 4 Sightseeing Visit Li Shiqing's collections, Beijing opera

D 5 Morning flight to Shanghai Antique market

D 6 Sightseeing Visit to Li Yongjin's Exhibition of World Matches Evening flight to Wuyishan

D 7 Sightseeing Visit to antique shops

D 8 Sightseeing Fly Xiamen

D 9 Sightseeing Antique market Exchange with Xiamen Collections' Association

D10 Sightseeing Fly Guilin Antique market

D11 Sightseeing Yangshuo ancient town

D12 Sightseeing Fly Guangzhou in the afternoon Antique market

D13 Chen's Clay Temple, Museum of West Han Nanyue Kings, Visit Collections by Linhui or Chen Chuxiong

D14 Back home

Departure Dates: 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/15, 7/20, 8/17, 9/14, 9/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9, 12/7

Tour of Chinese Cuisine and Scenery

D 1 Arrive Beijing Imperial banquet 0-100.bmp (921656 bytes)

D 2 Beijing Roast Duck

D 3 Beijing Hot Pot

D 4 Beijing –Xian Dumpling ( JiaoZi ) banquet

D 5 Xi'an

D 6 Xi'an – Chendu Sichuan Cuisine ( including traditional Chinese medicinal

D 7 Chendu cuisine and various kinds of snacks

D 8 Chendu -- Hangzhou HuaiYang Cuisine ( including Dongpo Pork and Beggar's Chicken )

D 9 Hangzhou

D10 Hangzhou=Shanghai

D11 Shanghai—Wuyishan Delicacies from land Buddha Jumping over Wall (the most famous Fujian Food)

D12 Wuyishan

D13 Wuyishan~Xiamen Sea Food Vegetarian food from a temple

D14 Xiamen

D15 Xiamen—Guangzhou Cantonese Cuisine (including roasted suckling pig and various Dim Sum)

D16 Guangzhou

D17 Exit

D16 Xiamen—Guilin

D17 Guilin

D18 Guilin—Guangzhou

Note: -- airplane = train ~ coach

Departure Dates: 4/27, 5/4, 5/18, 6/1, 7/6, 8/10, 9/7, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 12/14

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