China and Tibet

Our nineteen day tour of China and Tibet will expose us to the cities of Beijing and Wuhan before we spend 5 nights on the Yangtze River. Then we vist Chongqing, Dazu, Chengdu, Lhasa, Xi'an, Guilin, Yangshuo and Shanghai. We will experience the Great Wall of China, visit the 3 Gorges Dam, marvel at the Terra-Cotta Warriors, tour Lhasa's Potala Palace and the 1,300 year-old Jokhang Temple with its ancient Bhuddist masterpieces. You can view an interactive itinerary of our trip by clicking here.

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Friday, April 18, 2008

Guilin, Yangshuo to replace Tibet

   Because Tibet has been closed to tourists indefinitely, our agent, China Focus, has revised our tour to include the Guilin/Yangshuo area on the Li river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guilin is an ancient city named for the fragrant Osmanthus trees which populate the city. In fact, “Guilin” means “forest of sweet Osmanthus” in Chinese. This senic spot has been a population center since at least 314 BC. Guilin was used as the planet Kashyyyk in Star Wars III.
      Yangshuo has become a center for rock-climbing on the surrounding karst peaks and is very popular with foreign backpackers. Karst terrain is formed by the dissolution of layers of soluble bedrock, like limestone and dolomite. Karst regions display distinctive surface characteristics, such as sink-holes, caves and abrupt peaks and cliffs. It sounds like a very interesting region. We're looking forward to experiencing it!
      Incidentally, Yangshuo has, since 1994, been a sister city to the town of Morehead, Kentucky, USA.
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