15 Days Great Walls and
Warriers
Amazing sights of the Orient
Introduction
One may think there are few sights as impressive as the
mighty Great Wall of China, yet on this tour wonders
abound; the splendours of Imperial Beijing and vast
Tiananmen Square, the ever-marching “Terracotta Army” of
Xian, towering rice terraces and the superhuman skills
of the legendary monks of the Shaolin “Kung Fu”
monastery. We'll also take time out to learn about life
in the villages and relax in the beautiful landscapes of
China's tranquil south.
Forbidden City and the Great Wall
Starting in the capital of Beijing we'll explore the
famous Tiananmen Square and the maze of palaces that
make up the adjoining Forbidden City. We also discover
the fascinating old residential quarters, the “Hutongs”,
by cycle rickshaw. Constructed to protect China's
northern frontier from Mongol raiders, the majestic and
awesome Great Wall stretches for almost 4500 kilometres
from the edge of the Gobi desert to the Yellow Sea. At
Simatai, we overnight at one of the most stunning
sections of the Wall from where we'll walk along its
towering ramparts or take the cable car up to one of the
old observation towers.
Kung Fu and Ancient Warriors
An overnight train takes us to the former Xia dynasty
capital of Luoyang where we pay a visit to the Shaolin
“Kung Fu” monastery, famous throughout the world for the
prowess of its monks. Each year, thousands of youngsters
enrol at Shaolin's martial arts schools and we hope to
catch them in action with their graceful kicks and feats
of superhuman strength! Another kind of warrior awaits
us near Xian where excavation of imperial tombs revealed
the wonders of the vast Terracotta Army; thousands of
life-sized models of warriors, horses and chariots had
been buried to protect the Qin dynasty emperors in the
afterworld. Xian's ancient centre is still surrounded by
imposing walls where we can walk or even cycle for a
birds-eye view of the bustling streets below.
Along the Li & the Dragon's Backbone
A flight south to Guilin takes us to a bizarre but
beautiful karst landscape of mysterious hump-backed
mountains that have fired the imagination of poets and
writers for centuries. By boat we'll drift along the Li
river to the small and welcoming town of Yangshuo with
its many interesting craft shops - an excellent base
from which to explore nearby villages, ride a bike,
climb a peak, or even try out bamboo rafting on the
Yulong River. Driving north to Longji we enter a region
famous for its spectacular rice terraces (known locally
as the “Dragon's backbone”) which sit tier upon tier up
to a staggering 800 metres. Here we'll meet the local
Dong and Yao people as we ramble along the paddies.
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