14 nights from £2199
Key VJV Features
• VJV Special Event • VJV Sightseeing Programme • Most Meals Included • Walking Content: 3 • Group Size: 6 – 25
The improvement and integration of air services in China has enabled this arrangement, combining in just two weeks the great cities (Beijing, Xian and Shanghai) with cruises through the dramatic Yangtse Gorges and the stunning scenery of the Li River. Home to the ‘Last Emperor’ and the nation’s capital, Beijing’s greatest treasures are revealed at the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. The Great Wall was initiated by the first Emperor and revived during the Ming Dynasty against the invading Mongols. At Xian, the life-size Terracotta Warriors stand in formation, with no two faces alike. Sheer cliffs and steep rugged mountains rise on either side of the turbulent, misty Yangtse, creating one of nature’s most marvellous sights. The river scenes are enlivened by stories and legends and encapsulated by poets and painters, immortalised in particular by the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai who wrote “…day dawns and we leave White Emperor City towering in the mist, one whole day to reach Yichang, as my frail craft scuds past soaring mountains...”.
VJV Special Event - Chinese Entertainment
This includes a Peking Opera performance, Peking Duck dinner, City Wall ceremony in Xian, Acrobatic show and Sichuan Opera.
