About our China Holidays
Cut off from the rest of Asia by the Russian steppes to the north and the Himalayas to the south, China has spent literally thousands of years refining and innovating its ancient cultures. Today’s rush for modernity may seem to replicate the style of the west, but it is being conducted in a manner that is unmistakably Chinese – all of which makes travelling in this vast country a uniquely compelling experience.
Undiminished by the economic revolution taking place around them, China’s Big Five sights – the Great Wall, Forbidden City in Beijing, Terracotta Army, Yangtze Gorges and limestone mountains around Guilin and Yangshuo – all retain their timeless allure. For the most vivid taste of old China, however, we recommend visiting smaller, less frequented destinations between the headline locations or, time permitting, venturing to the country’s far southern and western provinces, whose rural heartlands preserve architecture and ways of life little altered since the Ming and Qing eras.
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Suggested China Holidays
China Experience
13 days from £2095 per person
Beijing, the enthralling capital city of China, is your first stop on our China Experience tour. Visit Tian An Men Square and the Great Wall of China. Take a day train to Xi’an to
China Grand Tour
20 days from £4685 per person
This once-in-a-lifetime tailor-made tour or trip will leave you awe-struck at the refinement of ancient Chinese culture, and splendour of the country’s landscape. Three weeks
China's Ancient Silk Road
19 days from £7195 per person
Retrace the route followed by the Buddhist monks and caravan traders of the Tang Dynasty on this wonderful odyssey from the country’s heartland to the wild west of Xinjiang Province.
China’s Ancient Heartland
15 days from £4745 per person
Trace the evolution of Chinese religious culture from the rock-cut caves of the Wei Dynasty (mid-5th century AD) to the warrior monks of Shaolin’s Kung Fu temple
Discover China
17 days from £3795 per person
This once-in-a-lifetime trip will leave you awe-struck at the refinement of ancient Chinese culture, and splendour of the country’s landscape. In seventeen days you’ll complete a tour of the
Discover Tibet
14 days from £5010 per person
Experience the unique landscapes and traditional Buddhist culture of the world’s highest mountain kingdom on this two-week tour. Chengdu, in China’s Sichuan Province, serves as our
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Holiday Types in China
Popular Holiday Regions in China
Northwest China
Comprising the city states and provinces of: Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia.
North China
Comprising the city states and provinces of: Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei.
Southwest China
Comprising the city states and provinces of: Sichuan, Yunnan
South China
Comprising the city states and provinces of: Shanghai, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Chongqing, Hubei provinces)
Tibetan Plateau
The fascinating Tibetan Plateau is considered the spiritual rooftop of the world—vast, stark, and deeply moving. Dominated by Himalayan grandeur, this is a land of monasteries, sky-burial sites, yak herders, and Buddhist devotion.
Northeast China
Comprising the city states and provinces of: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning.
Xinjiang Region
Comprising the city states and provinces of: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Iconic Places in China
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Beaches of Hainan
Known as ‘the Tail of the dragon’, Hainan Island in China’s southernmost province is synonymous with sun, sand, turquoise water and good times.
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Suzhou
Only a 40-minute ride away from Shanghai on the bullet train, Suzhou is an ancient city whose antique core has fared better than many during the recent ferro-concrete revolution.
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Zhujiajiao
A precious remnant of old China survives on the western fringes of Shanghai at Zhujiajiao – a traditional water town on the Dianpu River. Packed around a network of
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Zhaoxing
This was one of the first Dong villages to embrace tourism and is showing signs of over-commercialization, but still deserves a visit for its superb wooden architecture,
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Yunnan
For Chinese people, ‘Yunnan’ represents everything that’s most exotic about their own country. Bordered by Tibet, Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Vietnam, the province encompasses
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Yungang Grottoes
Miraculous vestiges from the 5th and 6th centuries, the Yungang Caves honeycomb a spread of sandstone cliffs outside the city of Datong, a day’s journey west of Beijing in Shanxi
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Yin Xu
Strange bones, inscribed with an ancient form of Chinese script, had for generations been turning up in fields along the banks of the Huan River in Henan Province.
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Yangtze River Cruising
The Yangtze is the country's most scenic waterway and flows 3,915 miles (6,300km) from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea. A series of dramatic gorges line the Great River
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Yangshuo (Li River)
The main hub for the Li River is Yangshuo (‘Bright Moon’), a lively riverside village with a crop of Ming-era houses and bustling market area where you can stock up on local souvenirs
Signature Experiences in China
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A Ma Temple (Macau)
Built in 1488, the A Ma temple on the south side of the peninsula is dedicated to the Taoist Goddess of the Sea
Experience
Harbin Ice Festival
If you enjoy seriously cold weather and remote adventurous locations, the Harbin, with its -20 degrees temperatures and fabulous Ice and Snow Festival, is the place for you.
Experience
Harbin
Formerly the last outpost of civilization before the onset of the Siberian Wilderness, Harbin rose to prominence in the late 19th century after the completion of the railway to Vladivostok. The line encouraged many Russian immigrants
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Tulou Houses of Yongding County
A two-hour drive inland from Xiamen, the verdant mountainsides of Yongding County, in southwest Fujian Province, are renowned for their extraordinary clan houses, belonging to the Hakka and Minnan minorities whose heartland this has been since the 12th century.
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Xi'an's Temples, Markets & Mosques
The most iconic of Xi’an’s many historic monuments is the soaring Giant Wild Goose Pagoda (659 AD). It was originally built by the Tang Emperor, Gaozong in the late 7th century
Experience
White Horse Temple (Luoyang)
A site of great historical significance in the Luoyang area is the White Horse Temple, established in 68AD, and now on the outskirts of the modern city. Believed to be the oldest
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Victoria Harbour (Hong Kong)
This superbly sheltered deepwater anchorage dividing Hong Kong and Kowloon is what initially attracted British traders to the area during the Opium Wars of the 1830s and
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Giant Panda Base
The bamboo forests of southern Sichuan are the last stronghold of China’s national treasure, the Giant Panda. Around 1,500 of these adorable black-and-white bears survive in the wild, but they’re notoriously reclusive. For a guaranteed
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Giant Buddha of Leshan
Seated imperiously, hands on knees, gazing at eternity through half-lidded eyes, the Giant Buddha of Leshan – or ‘Dafo’ as he’s known locally – was carved in the early 8th century from a red sandstone cliff overlooking
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