China Tour

Taijquan is a traditional Chinese system of body movement sequences, which has spread worldwide in about 20 years and which is practiced in numerous variations and styles. Taijiquan conjoins body, intellect and soul in a harmonious way. It regulates the breathing and it invigorates the cardiovascular and the nervous system. You will learn from a Taijiquan master and relax yourself in Yangshuo with its unforgettable karst landscape. In the end, you will fly to Sanya, the most popular bathing vacation area in China – the so-called "Hawaii of China".


Itinerary:

Arrival in Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. At first, you will experience the colourful religious life in the Jade Buddha Temple (Yo Fo Si), with its 2 m Buddha statue made of one single piece of rare white Burmese jade. Then you will visit the Bund, the legendary waterfront along the Huangpu River with its European colonial architecture of the 1930's. In the end, you will stroll up the famous shopping street Nanjing Lu.

In the morning, you will walk through the historical Old Town with its labyrinth of narrow lanes and experience the everyday life there. While visiting the Yu Garden, you can enjoy one of the numerous sorts of tea from China in the old Tea House, which is located in the middle of a lake. Afterwards, transfer to the airport and fly to Guilin. The city is located romantically in the typical South Chinese karst cone landscape. After the arrival, transfer to the hotel, which is located at a beautiful lake.

In the morning, transfer to the wharf outside the city. Go for a cruise on the picturesque Li River through the bizarre karst landscape to Yangshuo. It will last for about 4 hours. You will get the lunch on the ship. After the arrival in Yangshuo, you will walk within a few minutes to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your disposal. You can explore the impressing karst landscape by bicycle or make a round trip by electrical minibus through the villages, along rice fields and mountains. Overnight stay at the New Century hotel in Yangshuo.

One suggestion for the evening: Impression Liu Sanjie, directed by the famous Chinese film director Zhang Yimou. He will be the leading director of the opening and closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The evening performance is a wonderful presentation of local dance and singing.

From today on, you will take part in the Taijiquan Course, which means every day two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon practicing Taijiquan with the master. Taijiquan consists of gentle movements, whose sequences have been taken from work-related tasks, movements of animals and martial arts. There, deep abdominal breathing, body movements and relaxation are combined together. By the use of concentration on the slow, soft and flowing body movements, body and soul will be harmonized. Taijiquan leads to a deliberate interaction with one’s own body and helps to become aware of one’s own attitude towards the handling of everyday life. But it is deployed mainly for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, diseases of the back, articular and muscular problems as well as for the fortification of the natural self-healing processes and the immune defence. The training program will be designed according to your abilities and knowledge.

Return to Guilin in the morning. Visit the Reed Flute Cave (Ludiyan) with its impressing stalagmites and stalactites and the Fubo Hill, where you can get a beautiful panorama of the city. Afterwards, transfer to the airport and fly to Guangzhou, where you will continue to fly (check in independently) to Sanya. According to a survey of the Environmental Protection Organization of the UNO, the city of Sanya has the best air quality within Asia. After the arrival, transfer to the hotel, where you can get a wonderful view of both the hotel’s own garden and pool and the beach lined with palm trees and the sea.

The days are at your disposal. Sanya is the most popular bathing vacation area in China. It is warm throughout the year like summer, but it is not hot. The water temperature is 28 degree centigrades. The Hainan Island is called "Hawaii of China".

Transfer to the airport and fly from Sanya to HongKong, where you will continue to fly back home (check in independently).

End of the travel

B: Breakfast     L: Lunch    D: Dinner

Number of participants	Peak season	Single room extra charge	Shoulder season	Single room extra charge	book
2-5 pers.	1110 USD	255 USD	1055 USD	245 USD

Note:
-- Children less than 12 years old can be given discounts.
-- The hotels, trains and flights listed in the itinerary may be changed into the    ones of similar category if necessary.
-- The prices do not apply to the period of the Formula 1 racings in Shanghai    (25th Sep.–5th Oct.  2006), the May Day Holiday (30th April. –7th May) and     the National Day Holiday (30th Sep.–7th Oct.)
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