Day One Today you will fly to Chengdu, the capital of modern Sichuan province. A historic capital serving as the traditional gateway to the Tibetan plateau, Chengdu has in recent years become a vibrant and sophisticated metropolis. Prepare yourself for mouth-watering Sichuan food, wonderful cultural sites and of course one of the rarest bears on our […]
“They were the oddest hills in the world, and the most Chinese, because these are the hills that are depicted in every Chinese scroll. It is almost a sacred landscape – it is certainly an emblematic one.” Paul Theroux, Riding the Iron Rooster, 1988 When looking at a Chinese painting, most visitors will remark upon […]
The Three Gorges were so named from the late Han dynastic period (23 – 220 AD). This nomenclature groups into a set of three the numerous shoals and gorges of the Yangzi river between Wanxian and Yichang. The Three Gorges are the Qutang Gorge (8km long), the Wuxia Gorge (45km long) and the Xilong (66km […]
Day One Arrive at the Hotel of Modern Art and enjoy a relaxing meal or a stroll through the tiny, pedestrian streets of Yangshuo village. (Hotel of Modern Art – Deluxe Room) (D) Day Two In the morning we will take a relaxing boat-ride along a rarely visited stretch of the Li River: fishermen use cormorants […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact : Margot Kong Imperial Tours (888)888-1970 margot@imperialtours.net Imperial Tours Itinerary to Feature Solar Eclipse Chasing the Sun-Eating Dragon in Shanghai SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. (January 29, 2009) – Imperial Tours announced today that it will offer a luxury itinerary to include viewing of the longest eclipse this century from the tallest hotel […]
