Secrets of Central Asia

Under bright blue domes, pilgrims draw close to the tombs of saints to pray. Voices in tangled alleyways reveal a bewildering patchwork of languages and cultures: Tajik, Uzbek, Dari, Farsi, even Russian. Close by, traders barter their wares in bazaars, haggling over everything from spare tyres to pigeons, whilst high in the mountains yak-herding nomads [...]

Everest Peak, Tibet

Everest (8,848m), the world’s first summit, is similar to an east-west arc of mountains, located in the middle of the Nepalese Himalayas on the border, Tingri in Xigaze Prefecture of Tibet south. Among the many rivers in the Himalayas erosion and cutting, the formation of many of the several thousand meters deep gorge channel, Tibet [...]

Mystic Beach (Japan)

The white beach that only appears at low tide. Yurigahama Beach has “hoshinosuna (star sand)” which is the shell of foraminifera in the sand. The saying is if you find and pick up same number of hoshinosuna as your age, you will be happy. It is certainly a breathtakingly beautiful scene with mysterious mood, and [...]

Nanjiabawa Peak, Tibet

Mount Namjagbarwa (7782m) full of wonderful legends, because of its soaring peak, the local gods of the sky Legend has it often fell on their gatherings and Wei Sang, high-altitude winds caused the Qiyun is God who ignited the Sandinista tobacco, is said to There are Jingu Peak Road and Ten, living in the valley [...]

Yellow Mountains, Anhui

Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, is located in the south of Anhui province in eastern China. Famous for its magnificent landscape - pine forrest, strange stone, cloud sea and hot spring. It is one of famous mountains in China. Yellow Mountain has 72 peaks with different dimensions. The three main peaks - the Lotus Peak, the [...]

Gonga Mountains, Sichuan

Tianwan Gongga Mountain River is the largest rivers, mountains and rivers turbulence, the momentum of the event, dozens of waterfalls and the, become a spectacular. Here is rich in geothermal resources, such as the large number of hot spring water, small hot water, medicine and other gods in the 30-70 C temperature hot springs are [...]

Meili Snow Mountains, Yunnan

Meili Snow Mountain is the most splendid, lofty and mysterious snow mountains in Yunnan. Its thirteen peaks are situated in the average attitude of 6000 Meters, were titled as “Prince’s Thirteen Peaks”. The main peak (Kagebofeng) stands out majestically on 6740m above sea level, is accounted to be the highest Mountain among Yunnan. The highland [...]

Wudang Mountains, Shiyan-Hubei

Wudang Mountains, also known as Wu Tang Shan, are a small mountain range in the Hubei province. In years past, the mountains of Wudang were known for the many Taoist monasteries to be found there, monasteries which became known as an academic centre for the research, teaching and practise of meditation, Chinese material [...]

Huangshan, Anhui

The Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The area is very famous for its scenic beauty, which lies in the peculiar shapes of the granite peaks, in the weather-shaped Huangshan Pine trees, and in views of the clouds from above. The area also has hot springs and [...]

Bamboo Sea, Sichuan

Characterized by bamboo scenery, the Southern Sichuan Bamboo Sea covers an area of 120 sq. km with an elevation from 600 to 1000.2 m. In its central region, more than 5000 hectares of big tall and upright bamboo shelters 28 ridges and peaks high and low, 500 hills big and small. The place seems like [...]

North Daxing anling Larch Forest, Inner Mongolia

The Greater Hinggan, Lesser Hinggan and Changbai mountain ranges in the northeast are China’s largest natural forest areas. Major tree species found here include conifers, such as Korean pine, larch and Olga Bay larch, and coniferous-broadleaf trees such as white birch, oak, willow, elm and Northeast China ash. Major tree species in the southwest include [...]

Karst Forest, Libo-Guizhou

Since the discovery of the Maolan karst forest in Libo County, this rare and precious land has attracted many biologists,geologists and ecologists. They were so charmed by the karst peak-clusters, funnels and depressions, covered with primeval vegetation, they almost forgot to return. According to experts, the Maolan karst virgin forest is the only one of [...]

Popular Tree Forest, Luntai-Xinjiang

The huyang poplar forest near the desert highway at Luntai is my favourite place to visit. The Tarim Basin contains the world’s largest area of natural huyang poplar forest and this roadside forest of over 2,700 hectares is only a tiny part of the whole. The forest grows along the meandering course of the silt-laden [...]

Tropical Forest, Xishuangbanna-Yunnan

Xishuangbanna is the southernmost prefecture of Yunnan Province. The prefecture is nicknamed ” Aerial Garden ” for its luxuriant and multi-layered primitive woods and tropical rain forests, which are teeming with animals and plants. Renowned as a huge natural zoo, Xishuangbanna’’s rain forest and monsoon jungles provide a habitat for nearly 1000 species of animals. [...]

Chengyang Dong village

In Guangxi Province, there are several different ethnic minorities, including the Miao, Zhuang, Dong and Yao. Each lives in a different area of Guangxi. Sanjiang in particular is famous for the stockade villages built by the Dong ethnic minority. The Dong people also erect covered bridges with porches and pavilions which provide shelter even when [...]

Yongding Hakka village

The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian. From China’s Fujian coast, it’s a grinding drive up narrow roads through villages built around exhausted coal mines to reach the remote mountains of Yongding. Morning mist clings to the slopes of dense trees [...]

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal

The Grand Canal, or the Beijing–Hangzhou Canal, was a giant irrigation project of ancient China. With a history of over 1,400 years and a length of 1,794 kilometers it is one of the world’s oldest canals and is the longest man-made river in the world. The canal goes from Tongxian County, Beijing, in the north [...]

The beautiful women-Xishi

Xishi (497 BC) was a legendary beauty of ancient China. She has been described as “equally charming in both heavy and light makeup”, “as appealing when she frowns as when she smiles”. Of her figure it has been said that “were she plump, you would admire her plumpness, were she thin you would admire her [...]

China Water Town Tours

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have been known as a paradise on earth since ancient times. They are featured by crisscrossing rivers and lakes, small bridges, running streams, small ancient towns, rural scenery, villages, classical gardens, winding paths and corridors, and green bamboo groves. The local accents are sweet and charming. Our trips will lead [...]

Shangri-la Tours

A Shangri-La tour will take you to places that resemble in many details James Hilton’s exotic Utopia. You will experience snow-capped mountains, green lakes, flowers and friendly local residents. Many of our trips have a strong cultural feeling. The primary focus may be the culture, classical sites or local markets.

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Silk Road Tours

The opening of the Silk Road has contributed greatly to the exchange and development of ethical and material civilization. When you are warmly entertained by local residents, watch their unique art performances or stroll through their bazaars, you will find their life style and customs simple and yet colorful, strange and intimate.

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Wuyuan village

Wuyuan is a county endowed with rich ecological and cultural beauty eulogized by some as the most beautiful village in China. Although the accommodation and transportation conditions are not good in some places here, you can’t be too critical when traveling in this sort of tourist attraction, with well preserved ecological and cultural relics. Wuyuan [...]

Zhaoxing Dong village

Zhaoxing Dong Village, the largest Dong village in China, is also called Qianhu (meaning a thousand households) Dong Village because about 1,000 households of Dong people live here. There are five sections in the village, namely ren (meaning benevolence), yi (meaning justice), li (meaning courtesy), zhi (meaning wisdom), xin (meaning faith). There lives one clan [...]

Tuwa village at Kanas Lake

Over 1,400 Tuwa people live by the beautiful Kanas Lake. Before Kanas was opened to tourists, they lived in an almost isolated world. Some scholars believe the Tuwa to be the descendents of old, sick or disabled soldiers left behind by Genghis Khan when he led his troops west. The inhabitants customarily live in Mongolian [...]

Dayangjie Hani village

Standing on a high mountain above the east bank of the Honghe River, you will be swathed in the rolling magic cloud sea of the Ailao Mountains. In the brief gaps when the clouds disperse, you can see the Honghe River in the deep valley below, thin as a winding thread, weaving its way through [...]

Rongchag Tibetan village

Rongchag is located in the west of Sichuan Province. The area is characterized by towering mountains, deep valleys and swift-flowing rivers. Scattered among the mountains below the snowline are Tibetan-inhabited villages such as Zhonglu, Pujiaoding, and Dazhai with their own distinct architectural styles. The stepped-back red stone houses, shaded by many different kinds of tree, [...]

Mongolia Experience

Mongolia, the ‘Land of Blue Sky’ is Asia’s last undiscovered wilderness. Home of Genghis Khan, ruler of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Awesome expanses of rolling steppe, home to Mongolia’s famous horses and herdsmen, meet high glacial mountains, impenetrable forests and deep, crystal lakes. Your visit here will truly be an experience [...]

Laos Uncovered

One of Asia’s most beautiful secrets, travellers to Laos find themselves captivated by the mist-veiled mountains and enigmatic plateaux, the rivers that run ghostlike through untouched forests, and the monks who trail along paths and alleys in search of their morning alms. This is truly an opportunity to escape from the fast paced lifestyle of [...]

Secrets of Thailand

Thailand is known as the land of smiles, and with good reason. The people are genuinely welcoming and hospitable. From the powdery sand of its southern beaches to its fertile central rice lands and the mountains of the north, this is a country where there is still much to discover. Thailand is blessed with some [...]

Fall in love with Bhutan

Bhutan is a truly amazing place with spectacular Himalayan scenery, colourful festivals and historic monasteries. The people of Bhutan are warm and charming and gladly welcome you to discover their deeply Buddhist and traditional way of life. A journey through Bhutan will take you through deep valleys, high mountain passes and will certainly be a [...]

Taste of Japan

In the archetypal image of the sleek bullet train gliding past snow-capped Mount Fuji, the magic of Japan is encapsulated in one freeze frame: natural and modern beauty merging in harmony. The appeal of Japan encompasses all tastes and ages, whether your interest lies in embracing modern pop-culture, discovering ancient spirituality in secluded Buddhist retreats [...]