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