Traveling China is an experience of a lifetime. Not only is there breathtaking scenery and fascinating historical monuments, but there is the culture and the wonderful people that live there. The Chinese people are proud of their heritage and give a warm welcome to foreign visitors. They are also politely curious about those visiting their country from far away places and you will find it easy to get a smile or make a friend in your China travels.

China travelers often see the country as part of an organized tour due to language and cultural barriers. Larger groups always have a professional knowledgeable guide. "Escorted Tours" offer the advantage of a private professional guide that you can get to know personally as you travel China with a smaller group that can be limited to just family and friends. We arrange both large and small group China tours and specialize in custom China vacation planning. We pride ourselves in helping people plan the China vacation adventure that is right for them.

China is a superb tourist destination with a rich history and an enormous number of sights. Home to numerous different ethnic groups, it offers a cultural variety that is not found elsewhere. China's major cities Beijing, Shanghai, Xian and Guangzhou are all worth a trip alone.

China is considered one of the safest countries in the world to travel. Crime is very low throughout China, and there are virtually no crimes committed against tourists visiting China. Even during the late evening hours travelers have little to be concerned about. The Chinese are friendly and hospitable, and Chinese law is quite strict.

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Great Wall of China,an ancient gigantic defensive project,is one of the greatest wonders of the world.It winds its way westward over the vast territory of China from the bank of the Yalu River and ends at the foot of snow-covered Qilianshan and Tianshan mountains,up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateausstretching approximately 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles ).

It is seldom that we can see any other gigantic in the world like Great Wall of China. As the Great Wall was reconstructed --in Qin, Han and Ming Dynasties -- its length exceeded 5,000 km(10,000 li). Hence the name "Wan Li Chang Cheng" or "the long wall of 10,000 li". Its size is better seen on a map or from an aerial photograph. According to astronauts who looked back from the moon, of all projects built by man, the Great Wall of China is the most conspicuous visible from space.

Today, the Great wall has lost its strategic importance and has become a world-renowned tourist attraction. The laboring people of different dynasties demonstrated their intelligence and wisdom while building this great project. They left behind a precious heritage deserving our everlasting care. Badaling section, Juyong pass and Cloud Terrace were listed as important historical monuments under special preservation by the Chinese government in 1961. The Great Wall was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one of the world heritages.

The Great Wall as we see today was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty. It starts from Shanhaiguan Pass in the east to Jiayuguan Pass in the west traversing provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia,Shaanxi and Gansu.

Also known as the Imperial Palace Museum or Gugong, the Forbidden City was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties carried out their administration and lived.It lies at the center of Beijing. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex. Forbidden City covers 74 hectares,960 meters long and 750 meters wide,having 9,999 buildings.Opposite the Tian'anmen Gate in the south, to the north is the Gate of Devine Prowess (Shenwumen), which faces Jingshan Park.

The forbidden city is encircled in a 52-meter-wide, 6-meter-deep moat and a 10-meter-high, 3,400-meter-long city wall which has one gate on each side. There are four unique and delicate structured corner towers overlooking the city inside and outside on the four corners.

The Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the northern half, or the Outer Court where emperors executed their supreme power over the nation and the southern half, or the Inner Court where they lived with their royal family. Until 1924 when the last emperor in China was driven out of the Inner Court, 14 emperors of the Ming dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing dynasty had reigned here. About 500 years being the imperial palace, it houses numerous rare treasures and curiosities. It is now listed by the UN as World Cultural Heritage in 1987 and is the hottest tourist magnets.

The Forbidden City is also called Purple Forbidden City. In the feudal society, emperors had supreme power, so this residence was certainly a forbidden place. Purple was the symbolic color of the North Star, which was believed to be the center of the cosmos. So it got the name of Forbidden City or Purple Forbidden City.

Nowadays, it is open to tourists home and abroad as a palace museum where people can see the great traditional palace architecture, enjoy the treasures kept in the palace, and learn of the legends and anecdotes about the imperial family and the court. Splendid paintings on the royal architectures, grand and deluxe halls, and surprisingly magnificent treasures will certainly satisfy "modern civilians".

Tiananmen Square is a large paved public plaza near the middle of Beijing, China,in front of the Forbidden City, facing south,and is said to be the biggest square in the world. It is 880 meters from south to north, and 500 meters from east to west, with total area of 440,000 square meters and can hold one million people.Tourists can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony.

Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors in China is the Eighth Wonder of the World, which are indeed spectacular.Jacques Shirac, president of France, once said: "One can't claim to have visited China unless one has seen these terracotta warriors." It is an absolutely incredible sight. If you close your eyes and listen, you can hear the soldiers breathing, the horses snorting and pawing the ground with their hooves, the generals barking out orders and the wind blowing through the valley. So lifelike, they appear to be flesh and bone under a thin veneer of potters clay.

Examples of such figurines have been shown on five continents, thus arousing keen interest in the terracotta warriors. A report in the United Evening News of Singapore said that all leaders from other countries who visit Beijing find it a great pleasure to go to Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, and see the terrocotta warriors.