Eagerly assuming its place among the world’s top travel destinations, even more so since its economic success, China is an epic adventure. From the wide open and empty panoramas of its Northwest to the well-modernized Southeast, from industrialized Northeast to culturally enriched Southwest, a journey through this colossus of a country is a mesmerizing encounter with the most populous, perhaps most culturally idiosyncratic nation on earth.
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China Essential Tour (9 Days 8 Nights)
Day 1. Arrive in Shanghai
Upon arrival at Shanghai Pudong airport, our representative will greet you and transfer you to our hotel. Free for the evening.
Day 2. Shanghai
We will visit Yu Yuan Garden, Old Shanghai District, Pearl TV Tower, Nanjing Road and the Bund. (AB, L, D)
Day 3. Shanghai-Hangzhou
Free morning in Shanghai on your own. Drive to Hangzhou. Visit the West Lake and the Red Carp Pond, Enjoy a Hangzhou Impression show on the side of West Lake in the evening. (AB, L D)
Day 4. Hangzhou-Xian
Visit the Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum and the Lingyin Temple. Take a late afternoon flight to Xian. Transfer to our hotel. Free for the evening. (AB, L D)
Day 5. Xian
Today will visit Terracotta Warriors, the 8th wonder of the world, City Wall, and Big Goose Pagoda. Enjoy Dumpling dinner and Tang Dynasty Show in the evening. (AB, L, SD)
Day 6. Xian -Beijing
Take a morning flight to Beijing, the capital of China. Visit Summer Palace and pearl factory in the afternoon. (AB, L, D)
Day 7. Beijing
Today we will visit Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven. Enjoy a Peking Duck Welcome Banquet in the evening. (AB, L, SD)
Day 8. Beijing
Take a Hutong Tour in the morning before visiting the Great Wall and Jade Factory. We also will visit Ming Tombs and the Sacred Way. Enjoy a Kungfu show for evening entertainment. (AB, L, D)
Day 9. Depart Beijing
Today we will be transferred to the airport for home flight. (AB)
The Culture of China is quite unique and special. It contains wonderful and delightful arts and customs as well as Chinese_culture_Logo_1 very interesting ways of life. Yet there is one aspect of Chinese Culture that truly sets it apart from other cultures and countries: the connected split between Old and New.
ReplyDeleteChinese Culture as a whole can clearly be divided into two: Traditional Culture and Modern Culture. Like all other cultures of the world, the Chinese Culture is changing continually. Throughout history it has evolved and changed, especially during the 20th century.
Social scientists believe that there are four chief factors that cause a culture to change: changes in the environment, contact with other cultures, invention, and the further development of the culture itself. The last three have proved to be the key factors in China's cultural change from old to new, as China began opening its doors to foreign relations and making scientific, technological, social, and economic advances.
Before the mid-1900's, traditional Chinese culture was prominent as people and families lived by traditional values and beliefs as well as old teachings and ways of life. However, after the political change in 1949, a new culture developed as modern Chinese culture was developed. The ways of life of the Chinese people took on a whole new character as the traditional styles and ways were put behind.
Chinese_Painting_1Today, however, the Culture of China is not traditional nor even fully modern, as most people would think it to be; it is a combination of both. You may see high-rise buildings and people wearing western-style modern clothing in many parts of China today; or you may see a Sea-World-type Ocean Park in Hong Kong or an upbeat city night life in Shanghai. And the ways of life of the Chinese people might seem similar to those of the United States or Europe.
Yet you will also see traditional festivals being celebrated, tributes to ancient styles and artifacts, the integration of traditional sounds in modern music, celebrations of traditional art and design through stores and classes, and special concerts and programs shown both live and on TV devoted to the traditional culture. In the rural areas and villages traditional culture is even more prominent, as country farmers and village people continue to live simple lives without modern technology.
Many of the topics and areas explored in this site are divided into the sections of Traditional and Modern. The two "subcultures" of Chinese Culture are clearly distinct and different; yet, they are also connected together, even "co-existing". Although separate in history, they are linked together in the Chinese society.