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When you book a group tour to China usually there is not much choice about what to see and when. Your day is packed from 8am to 7pm when you are taken to a restaurant where the menu is decided by the government. You are usually presented with a visit to the Great Wall of China without specifying which part of the Great Wall. To keep costs down most companies take you to the Badaling section which is close to Beijing and most of the time, very overcrowded. If you are on a group tour your not able to see any current exhibitions in any of the cities visited, because there's just not time. In the evenings, you are booked to see a performance of Beijing Opera but without any explanation what is the significance of any of the colours or costumes or masks or dances, so you'll sit there out of sheer politeness and stay till the bitter end like most tourists do.You'll go to Shanghai but you won't have time to catch a world-class performance in the magnificent Shanghai theatre (the seats are so cheap too!). Nor will you be able to ride the fastest train in China, the Maglev, as there is no time, nor will you be able to go to the charming Taikang Lu district as buses can't park down the narrow streets. However, on your group tour you will be taken on factory visits, so-called friendship shops, again earmarked by the government for tourists, in order to increase guides' commission. Most of the time clients are get annoyed that they weren't told about these visits (sometimes 3 a day) which can take up a considerable proportion of your time - for example, instead of spending some quality time at the Great Wall of China you have to go to the pearl shop and even if none of the group members buy anything, the will still guide get commission. On your group tour there will be at least 20 other people, sometimes 30 or 40, and just one guide - how many questions are you going to be able to answer? Are you going to be able to get close enough to hear them even? Fo

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China Wall or The Great Wall of China one of the largest construction on the earth. The wall is constructed of Masonry, Rocks, Packed-earth materials. The construction stretch is more than 5,000 km long (10,000 li in Chinese measurement), thickness vary from place to place ranges from 15-30 feet(4.5-9.1 meters) and height is up to 25 feet(7.5 meters)

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Summer Palace is the largest and most famous imperial garden in China, is an outstanding expression of the creative art of Chinese landscape garden design, combining the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole. It is now a great retreat for holiday makers...

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The recently concluded 15th China International Beer Festival was held at the Xinghai Square of Dalian city between July 26 and August11, which attracts about 1.65million tourist from home and abroad...

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Located in Panyu District, Guangzhou, 30mins from the downtown Guangzhou, Chimelong Resort is one of the world class amusement kingdom in China. It is mainly composed of Chimelong Paradise, Chimelong International Circus, Chimelong Water Park and Xiangjiang Safari Park...

The 114th Canton Fair 2013 is approaching in Guanghzou city China. It is a very big business event when thousands of businessmen from around the world attend the fair. Its host city - Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, is one of the largest and most prosperous cities in southern China, which offers budget hotels with attractive accommodation facilities to travelers at low tariff. Among the many, the following three budget hotels could be on your list, all the hotels offer free shuttle buses between the hotel and canton fair...

TANZANIA and China earlier this month commemorated the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations that started in June 1965 after the visit in the country paid by Chinese Premier Mr Zhou Enlai.

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Beijing, China's sprawling capital, has history stretching back 3 millennia. Yet it's known as much for modern architecture as its ancient sites such as the grand Forbidden City complex, the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. All the information for tourist and travellers who are planning to Visit Beijing in China. Get all the information and list of all sightseeing places to visit in Beijing.