Why take home a taxi-load of anonymous self-assembly flat-pack furniture, when for much the same price you can fill your apartment with elegant traditional Chinese pieces? (This article is for information purposes only. Imperial Tours is not in involved in any capacity with the antique or reproduction furniture business. Our links page introduces various Chinese and western furniture websites. We have no business relationship with these websites,  » Read more »

From tailored suits to diamonds to contemporary Vietnamese art, Hong Kong can provide for every price range and quality. As this tropical island was formerly a British colony, English is widely spoken and it is not hard to get around on your own, whether by MTR, taxi or rented limo. Whilst many will be interested to wander along Cat Street or visit the Bird & Jade market to view Chinese curiosities, others armed with shopping guides,  » Read more »

Victoria Peak If you picture Hong Kong as a dragon, with qi or energy coursing through it, then Victoria Peak is the summit of the dragon's spine; and the Peak is unquestionably Hong Kong 's premier tourist site. If you visit in summer you'll no doubt sympathize with Sir Richard MacDonnell, a Governor of Hong Kong in the nineteenth century, who moved his residence there to avoid the tropical torpor down by the harbor.  » Read more »

Just to the south of Hong Kong lies Macao. This tiny territory of just under thirty square kilometres must be one of the few places in the world where a former colony boasts a higher per capita income than the parent country. Macao was settled while the Portuguese were acting as middlemen for trade between the Chinese and Japanese during the sixteenth century. These days it is internationally known for the casinos, whose revenues now better those of Las Vegas ,  » Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2008   Contact : Heather Caufield 212.255.8455 x228 Heather@rosengrouppr.com   Amy Benson 212.255.8455 x237 Amy@rosengrouppr.com   Dumplings & Dynasties The James Beard Foundation Celebrates the Evolution of Modern Chinese Cuisine with Annual Gala Dinner/Auction and Two-Day Conference. New York,  » Read more »