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  • Beijing
    Wide-eyed Chinese tourists converge on Tiananmen Square each day at dawn to watch a military honor guard raise China’s flag. As soldiers march forth from the vast Forbidden City, these visitors, who usually number in the hundreds, begin to take pictures. They jockey for spots beneath the fluttering banner. They pose before the Gate of Heavenly Peace, its huge Chairman Mao portrait gazing benignly from atop the imperial doorway. This same shot, snapped by countless pilgrims, adorns family albums across the Middle Kingdom.
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  • Shanghai - The head of the dragon
    Shanghai, the most notorious of Chinese cities, once known as the Paris of the East, now calls itself the Pearl of the Orient. No other city can better capture the urgency and excitement of China’s opening and reform. Beauty and charm coexist with kitsch and commercialism. From the colonial architecture of the former French Concession to the neon-lightened high-rises jutting above the city, Shanghai is a city of paradox and change.
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  • TIBET – ROOF OF THE WORLD
    Welcome to a land that can’t help but trade on its mystery. Turquoise-green rivers run through rocky terrain, which at times looks like moonscapes. A wall of towering, seemingly endless mountains surrounds the plateau, where the air is already thin. Wearing their waist-length braided black hair tied up in buns on top of their heads, men and women bejeweled with chunks of turquoise and coral still roam the land with nothing but dried yak meat and cheese for sustenance. Donning traditional clothing, the people, as much as the land, possess an enchanting aura that sadly is dying. Experience it now, while you still can.
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  • SOUTHWESTERN CHINA (The Yangzi River and the borderlands)
    Southwestern China, encompassing Yunnan, Sichuan, and the Yangzi River, promises a journey to an altogether different China, where minority cultures and unique geographical phenomena offer glimpses into a colorful and significant past. A cruise down the Yangzi River offers the opportunity to explore ancient cities and view the beautiful scenery of the Three Gorges, whose future appearance may be altered by the completion of the huge dam, Gezhouba.
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  • NORTHWESTERN CHINA (Terra-cotta soldiers and the Silk Road)
    Home to the fabled Silk Road, Northwestern China encompasses some of the most stunning and inhospitable landscapes in the nation. To the east, Shaanxi’s Xian harbors the magnificent terra-cotta warriors of the country’s first emperor. Gansu province’s Mogao caves contain an unrivaled collection of Buddhist art. The Western Xia tombs stand among grazing flocks in Ningxia. The source of China’s vital Huang He (Yellow River) is in the grasslands of eastern Qinghai, while snowcapped mountains form the province’s western edge. The oil-rich and politically troubled province of Xinjiang extends to China’s westernmost frontier.
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  • SOUTH CENTRAL CHINA (Rural China and the limestone valley)
    China’s south central region attracts visitors with its natural scenery, from the magnificent limestone peaks of Guilin to the Wuling Yuan Mountains in Hunan Zhang Jia Jie to the white-sand beaches of Beihai. Guiyang is a good base from which to explore surrounding ethnic villages, while Wuhan, Changsha, and the pilgrimage site of Shaoshan attempt to maintain the intrigue surrounding the long-departed Chinaman Mao.
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  • NORTH CENTRAL CHINA
    From the quiet seaside of Beidaihe to the antiques markets in Tianjin to the ancient Buddhist grottoes at Luoyang, a trip through this region is a trip through Chinese history. At inland sites, see where Confucianism, Buddhism, and various Chinese empires put down their roots. On the coast - notably Qingdao, Tianjin, and Beidaihe - you can see where Westerners arrived and began to open up China, leaving European architecture as their earliest legacy.
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  • EASTERN CHINA (Waterways, gardens, workers’ movements, hip Cities)
    Imperial riches, peasant revolts, and some of China’s first experiments with market economics – this heavily populated region has had intimate experience with the events that have shaped modern China. Rich in cultural capital, it is home to some of China’s oldest and most renowned landmarks. The scenic mountain ranges that crisscross these provinces have inspired artists and provided refuge for revolutionaries.
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