CONTACT: Hilari Graff at Strategic Vision Tel: 914-881-9056/9020 hgraff@strategicvision.org IMPERIAL TOURS LAUNCHES GROUP TOUR BOOKING PROMOTION Travelers Enjoy Either $150 P.P. Credit for Air/Hotel or Champagne Dinner SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 10, 2011) – To help drive bookings of Imperial Tours’ 2011 escorted group journeys, the company has launched a special promotion – when four or more people book one of the Majestic,  » Read more »

To help drive bookings of Imperial Tours’ 2011 escorted group journeys, the company has launched a promotion — when four or more people book one of the Majestic, Imperial or Unique Destinations scheduled group departures, guests have the choice of one of the following amenities: $150 per person credit, which can be applied to Diplomatic Channel Access upon international arrival; upgrading to First Class on all for internal China flights or upgrading to suites in all the hotels;  » Read more »

 Explore the many amazing World Heritage sites throughout China. View our full blog post for more details.      Imperial Projects (Pre-1368) Beautiful Mountains Religious Carvings Imperial Architecture (1368-1911) Natural Wonders Historic Towns Other Great Wall Taishan Mogao Caves Imperial Palace Jiuzhagou Lijiang Potala Palace Terracotta Warriors Huangshan Dazu Rock Carvings Summer Palace Huanglong Pingyao Confucius Family Mansion Dujiangyan Irrigation System Lushan Longmen Grottoes Imperial Tombs Wulingyuan Suzhou Wudang Temples   Emeishan &  » Read more »

Over the past two thousand years, perceptions of distance and scale have been continually exploded by technological advances. We now take for granted: airplanes, trains and roads; distribution systems that furnish ice-cool “Perrier” in the midst of a vast, baking desert. Yet even now, Nature with a flick of her skirt belies our pretensions to mastery. When you’re in the middle of a scorching desert, there is only so much your air-conditioning unit can do.  » Read more »

The History of the Silk and Fur Roads The incursions of the Xiongnu, a savage Turkic tribe that regularly pillaged the towns on China’s northern border, prompted the Han Emperor Wudi (r. 140-86BC) to seek Western allies for a joint attack. For this military reconnaissance mission he sent out one hundred men, led by Zhang Qian, who took thirteen years to report back with tales of glittering western cities and alien cultures.  » Read more »