Wang Family Ancestral Hall, part of Ai Weiwei's new exhibition in Beijing. Photo courtesy of Galleria Continua.  Imperial Tours has compiled a roundup of what’s happening and what’s new in China luxury travel this summer. Art & Culture Ai Weiwei’s first solo exhibition in China titled ‘Ai Weiwei’ is currently on show in the 798 art district in Beijing.  Ai Weiwei has brought an ancient ancestral temple from southern China and reconstructed it in two neighboring galleries –  » Read more »

Savor a world of authentic cuisine… in China. Enjoy a 9-night culinary adventure through Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai with VIP treatment featuring complimentary breakfasts, a special welcome amenity at each hotel, and a custom book on Chinese cuisine.  » Read more »

February 19 marks 2015’s Chinese New Year and while the worldwide parades, golden dragons, crimson lanterns and money envelopes may catch your attention, don’t let it distract you from the wealth of traditional food served during the Lunar New Year. Just as the alternating animal zodiacs bring new tidings every year, the food surrounding this celebration also carries meaning. A traditional Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner is a time for reunion and tradition amoung family and friends.  » Read more »

If books like Professor Campbell’s “China Study” are to be believed, over the past thirty years nutrition has been underfunded and overlooked by western medicine. By contrast in China the nutritional precepts of traditional medicine remain highly prevalent in contemporary life. For many generations Chinese doctors have categorized foods according to their properties in order to analyze their dynamic impact with the human body, and as a result Chinese people will commonly discuss these issues in their daily life.  » Read more »

  I often get asked if it’s really hard for an Italian to have to eat gluten-free (GF), and in China too.  No pasta? No dumplings?  What *do* you eat??  Luckily, China has always been a fairly GF-friendly country.  With the rare exception of restaurants specializing in wheat-based noodles or dumplings, there are always plenty of rice-based dishes to choose from, as well as rice noodles (and other GF starch noodles like mung bean or sweet potato noodles…).   » Read more »