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Visit China

  • Architecture

    With some of the most recognisable buildings and monuments in the world, from the ancient Forbidden City to the ultra-modern skyscrapers of Shanghai and Pudong, a trip to China is must for anyone interested in city and rural architecture.

    Architecture

  • City life

    China is awash with enormous cities, arguably the three most famous being Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. All three cities are excellent places to watch the world bustle along around you, whilst of course being some of the top cities to shop and dine.

    City life

  • Communist history

    The portrait of Chairman Mao that stands proud on the front of the Forbidden City is just one of the countless examples of the influence that the Communists have had on this country.

    Communist history

  • Local cuisine

    Surely one of the top worldwide cuisines, each region of China is famous for different delicacies. Sichuan hot pot, Hong Kong dim sum, and of course Peking duck, all dishes to get the taste buds going.

    Local cuisine

  • Minority groups

    In some of the more rural parts of the country ethnic minority groups can be found in large numbers. Many of the same tribes that are found in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand have also settled in Yunnan province and also in Guizhou and Guangxi. Many still wear there traditional dress and so a visit to these regions is often a colourful one!

    Minority groups

  • Views & scenery

    The different regions of China boast a myriad of different fascinating and beautiful landscapes, the limestone karst mountains in the Guilin area and the high plains crossing over into Tibet to name a couple.

    Views & scenery

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Visit Datong, China

Datong can be reached easily by train from Beijing, and is home to the outstanding Yungang Caves, also known as the ‘Cloud Ridge Caves’. These grottoes are amongst the finest in China.

Stone Buddha, Yungang Grottoes, Datong
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Datong

China

Between Beijing and Xian there are several superb cultural treasures yet to be discovered by the tourist hordes. Datong can be reached easily by train from Beijing, and is home to the outstanding Yungang Caves, also known as the ‘Cloud Ridge Caves’.

These grottoes, amongst the finest in China, are cut into a kilometre stretch of cliff with beautifully-coloured frescoed walls framing more than 50,000 Buddhist statues, ranging from miniature to monolithic.

South of Datong the Wooden Pagoda, precipitous Hanging Monastery and the caves of the troglodytes all make intriguing stops on the journey to sacred Mount Wutai.

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