| Do you know that Beijing, Xian, Guilin and | | | | Banpo Neolithic village is a famous site of |
| Hong Kong are the most visited cities in | | | | 6,000 years old which has typical features of |
| China? | | | | a matriarchal society. You'll also see clues |
| | | | of ancient burial, marriages, creative tools |
| A lot of people refer it as the 'golden | | | | and artifacts. |
| route' or 'presidential route' after Bill | | | | |
| Clinton visited these cities in 1998. | | | | In Xian, don't forget to go for a dumpling |
| | | | feast which usually goes with a first class |
| Certainly the golden route has a good | | | | entertainment show of Tang Dynasty music and |
| combination of everything: great historical | | | | dance. |
| heritages, beautiful landscape, delicious | | | | |
| Chinese food, great shopping and so on. | | | | Guilin is ranked second on China's list of |
| | | | top 10 tourists' destinations. It has |
| Best time to visit China is spring and autumn | | | | beautiful landscape integrated with fabulous |
| when China has beautiful weather and fewer | | | | countryside. Make sure you won't miss the |
| tourists. | | | | Reed Flute Cave, the Crown Cave and some of |
| | | | the beautiful peaks. |
| If you are a first-time visitor to China, the | | | | |
| golden route is your top pick. You would need | | | | Don't forget to make a day trip to Yangshuo |
| at least two weeks to complete the tours. | | | | where the best hills and waters are. Go there |
| | | | on a Li River cruise and return by bus. If |
| Beijing - you would need at least four nights | | | | you choose to stay overnight, you would be |
| to complete what you need to see and do. | | | | able to watch the spectacular 'Liu Sanjie' |
| | | | performance, which takes place on the Li |
| Great Wall of China - the longest man-made | | | | River. Yangshuo is truly a place for you to |
| architecture on earth. This should be your | | | | relax and enjoy. |
| number one destination in Beijing. | | | | |
| | | | In Guilin, make sure to go for a rice noodle |
| Forbidden City - the former palaces and | | | | feast. Or you can just eat it as a street |
| offices of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is | | | | food at ¥2 per bowl. They are extremely |
| currently a museum with countless treasures. | | | | yummy. |
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| Summer Palace - the most well preserved royal | | | | A Guilin tour including Yangshuo would |
| resort of Qing Dynasty. | | | | require a minimum stay of three nights. |
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| Temple of Heaven is the symbol of Beijing. | | | | Hong Kong is very different from any other |
| Ming and Qing emperors worshipped Heaven | | | | mainland Chinese cities. In Hong Kong, you |
| here. | | | | can experience one-country-two-systems. I |
| | | | would suggest a minimum stay of three nights |
| Please do include a hutong tour in order to | | | | here. |
| have an old Beijing feel. After all, don't | | | | |
| forget a Beijing duck feast. | | | | Being Asia's World City nowadays, Hong Kong |
| | | | is an important leg on the China travel |
| Tip: Beijing travel requires a lot of | | | | golden route. |
| walking. Please be prepared for it. | | | | |
| | | | There are several 'bests' of Hong Kong. The |
| Xian - everyone should visit Xian at least | | | | world's best night view, best skyline, best |
| once in life, Chinese and foreigners alike. | | | | shopping paradise, best gourmet's paradise |
| Spend three nights here is necessary to cover | | | | and so on. You would be able to buy the |
| the most important sightseeing. | | | | trendiest everything here at the lowest |
| | | | prices in the world, including authentic |
| Xian has been a capital city for 13 | | | | luxury goods. |
| dynasties, totaling 1,100 years. It was the | | | | |
| world's most prosperous city in Tang Dynasty, | | | | Cantonese cuisine is one of the yummiest |
| 1300 years ago. | | | | among Chinese foods. Don't forget to go for a |
| | | | dim sum lunch and a typical Cantonese seafood |
| The Terra Cotta Warriors is a full-scale | | | | dinner. |
| replication of the Qin Dynasty army. There is | | | | |
| no other place in the world you can see a | | | | Visit this site for more travel information |
| life-size army of over 2,000 years old. | | | | of the China travel golden route. |
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