China: Premier Programs

The Jewels of China & Hong Kong
Magnificent China
Yangtze River Odyssey
Shanghai World EXPO
Orient Deluxe

China: Super Value Programs

Beijing and Hong Kong

Shanghai, Suzhou and Hong Kong
Beijing and Shanghai
Best of China
China Delight
China Discovery
China Highlights
China Super Value
Golden Yangtze River
Mystery of Tibet
Scenic Yangtze River
The Ancient Silk Road
Unique Beijing
Yangtze River Vacation

China, formally known as the People's Republic of China is a country in Eastern Asia about the same size as the United States of America.

With coasts on the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, it borders Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam to the South; Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to the West; Russia and Mongolia to the North and North Korea to the East.

China is a very diverse place with large variations in culture, language, customs, and economic levels. The economic landscape is particularly diverse. The major cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai are rich and modern.

China, as by far the largest and, historically, the most technologically and societally advanced culture in the region, has given its writing system (Chinese characters), religion (Mahayana Buddhism) and philosophy (Confucianism) to all the countries in East Asia.

Japan

Historical Japan
Imperial Tokyo

Japan is the country where the past meets the future. Japanese culture stretches back millennia, yet has also adopted and created the latest modern fashions and trends.
Cities in Japan are as modern and high tech as anywhere else, but tumbledown wooden shacks can still be spotted next to glass fronted designer condominiums. Japan has beautiful temples and gardens which are often surrounded by signs and buildings. In the middle of a modern skyscraper you might discover a sliding wooden door which leads to a traditional chamber with tatami mats, calligraphy, and tea ceremony. These juxtapositions mean you may often be surprised and rarely bored by your travels in Japan.