Tour to China

• A trip to China begins with the understanding of the Chinese Flag which sports a deep red colour charged in the canton (upper corner nearest the flagpole) with five golden stars. The design features one large star, with four smaller stars in a semicircle set off towards the fly (the side farthest from the flag pole). The red represents the communist revolution; the five stars and their relationship represent the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC)

Chinese Flag

Map of China

Rivers of China

• This list of rivers that flow through China is organized according to the body of water into which each river empties, beginning with the Sea of Japan in the northeast, moving clockwise on a map and ending with the Arctic Ocean

• The Biggest Rivers in China are:• Yangtze River - 6,300km (3,915 miles) • Yellow River - 5,464km (3,395 miles) • Heilongjiang River - 4,370km (2,715 miles) • Songhuajiang River - 1,927km (1,197 miles) • Zhujiang River - 2,200km (1,367 miles

Yangtze River

Yellow River

Short History of China

The ancient Chinese civilization – one of the world's earliest – flourished in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, known as dynasties, beginning with the semi-mythological Xia of the Yellow River basin (c. 2000 BCE). Since 221 BCE, when the Qin Dynasty first conquered several states to form a Chinese empire, the country has expanded, fractured and been reformed numerous times. The Republic of China (ROC) overthrew the last dynasty in 1911, and ruled the Chinese mainland until 1949. After the defeat of the Empire of Japan in World War II, the Communist Party defeated the nationalist Kuomintang in mainland China and established the People's Republic of China in Beijing on 1 October 1949.

Chinese cuisine

Chinese cuisine is highly diverse, drawing on several millennia of culinary history. The dynastic emperors of ancient China were known to have many dining chambers in their palaces, with each chamber divided into several departments, each responsible for a specific type of dish. China's staple food is rice. Pork is the most popular meat in China, accounting for about three-fourths of the country's total meat consumption.Spices are central to Chinese cuisine. Numerous foreign offshoots of Chinese food, such as Hong Kong cuisine and American Chinese food, have emerged in the various nations that play host to the Chinese diaspora.

Chinese Cuisine

Chinese cuisine

Wildlife of China

Wildlife of China

• A giant panda, China's most famous endangered and endemic species, at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan

• China is one of 17 megadiverse countries,lying in two of the world's major ecozones: the Palearctic and the Indomalaya. By one measure, China has over 34,687 species of animals and vascular plants, making it the third-most biodiverse country in the world, after Brazil and Colombia

Capital of China -Beijing

• Is the capital of China from where we start our tour.

• We begin our visit with the Tiananmen Square, the world's largest plaza. Walking through Tiananmen Gate, you'll enter the splendid Forbidden City, China's No.1 palace complex adorned with imperial treasures. You’ll marvel at the Temple of Heaven where the emperors worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest.

Tiananmen Square

Forbidden City

Great Wall of China

We will visit the world-famous Great Wall , the key symbol of China. Flexible visiting time allows you to enjoy a lifetime trekking trip (1-2 hours' hiking), or witness the breathtaking views of this man-made wonder by taking a cable car.

• Great wall was built by first emperor of China Qin Shi Huang between 220-206 BC .It took 14 years to built the wall spread up to 8850km.

• It is stated that the Great wall can be seen from the Earth Orbit also.

Great Wall

Ming Tomb

• After the Wall visit, we will explore the MIng Tomb of Ming Imperial Tombs. The Ming Tombs were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in August 2003. They were listed along with other tombs under the "Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties" designation.

Ming Tomb

Beijing National Stadium

• On the way back to the city, you may make a stop at the Beijing Olympic Village to take some pictures of the world-famed "Bird’s Nest" from the outside.

• The stadium was designed to be used for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics games.

Bird’s Nest Stadium

Terracotta Army -Xian City

• The Terracotta Army or the "Terracotta Warriors and Horses", is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BC and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.

Terracotta Army

City : Shanghai

Shanghai

• We will be riding an 8-minute high-tech Maglev Train. It’s not a bird or a plane, just Shanghai’s Maglev Train, the world’s fastest train running 430km/hr.

• Then ascend the Jinmao Tower to get an amazing bird’s eye view of this metropolis. Then continue to Jade Buddha Temple to admire the largest jade Buddha in the world and exquisite religious artifacts

Shanghai

Shanghai

City : Lhasa

• The overwhelming Potala Palace is our first stop. As the symbol of Tibet, it was built in 641 AD and was the winter palace of Dalai Lama who is Tibet's pope. Impressive Tibetan architecture, huge golden Buddha statues, red-robed lamas and devoted pilgrims all make it a must-visit.

• We will visit the Norbulingka Park, the former summer palace of Dalai Lama, and then come to Drepung Monastery, once the largest Monastery housing 10,000 monks in its heyday.

City : Lhasa

Lhasa: Drepung Monastery

City : Hongkong

City : Hongkong

• Welcome to Hong Kong, a vibrant and bustling metropolis!

• Today's first stop is to ascend to the city's highest point, Victoria Peak, to get a fantastic bird-view of the whole city. Then go to the romantic beach of Repulse Bay and explore the Stanley Market to find some of your favorite souvenirs for your family or friends.

Currency of China

The renminbi (RMB, sign: ¥; code: CNY) is the official currency of the People’s Republic of China. The yuan (sign: ¥) is the basic unit of the renminbi, but is also used as a synonym of the currency, especially in international contexts – the ISO 4217 standard code for renminbi is CNY, an acronym of “Chinese yuan” (a similar case is the use of the terms sterling and pound to designate the British currency and unit). Its name (simplified pinyin: rénmínbì) literally means "people's currency".

Currency of China