We stay in 4 or 5 star hotels and eat local flavored dishes.  Our tours are usually about two weeks, cost approx. $4300 inclusive of most meals, hotels, airfare (Northwest Airlines), local guides and admissions.
Make your plans early!  We limit our groups to under 20 people and your first deposit must be made by November 2010.
Sign up today and secure your place for the trip of your life!

For a detailed itinerary, send an e-mail to: dianerobinson@prodigy.net,
Call Edith Clark at 360-479-2300 or diane Robinson 360-373-8260.

Hong Village

• Ancient walled and moated city (setting for the movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”)
• Visit artisans carving stone teapots, antique shops, a 300 –year-old Salt Baron’s mansion
• This is an artist paradise. Like the Yellow Mountains, it is well off the beaten path and rarely visited by anyone but the Chinese.

Guilin

• The heart of Chinese Medicine – you haven’t been to China if you haven’t been to Guilin!
• Cruise down the Li River, see its breathtaking scenery, visit caves, old villages & gardens

Shanghai

• Visit of an ancient garden, the Shanghai museum.
• Amazing food and 4 & 5 star hotels
• One of the most exciting cities in the world!
• See the contrasts of the old concessions and the new Pudong.

Suzhou - Huangshan City – Mt Huangshan

• Tiger Hill Park (exquisite bonsai collection), Silk Institute
• Old Town Huangshan, art galleries & antique shops
• Gondola ride 5000 feet to Mt. Huangshan (stay of several nights in the Yellow Mountains)
• For hundreds of years the Yellow Mountains have been the inspiration for poets and painters. Pine trees hang in the mists from sheer cliffs. It will take your breath away.

Xi-an

• Ancient capital of China for 11 Dynasties
• Visit the Grand Mosque, a relic of the Silk Road
• Terra Cotta Museum & factory where replicas are created

Beijing

• The Temple of Heaven, Tien An Men Square, Summer Palace
• Visit the Forbidden City and the Great Wall!
• Peking Roast Duck dinner, shopping at the greatest Flea Market in the world
• Get a taste of the Fangshan Restaurant where recipes from the Imperial Palace are used
• See the exotic Peking Opera.  So much to do, and we manage to do all of it!