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China Cultural Tour
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"This trip may only last for fifteen days, but the experience of Chinese culture and the memory of the beautiful Three Gorges scenery will last for a lifetime."
This is the only Tour to allow you to cruise YangTse River( with the largest Hydro Power dam/ship lock in the world) and ancient Grand Canal. During this tour you will feel the impact of the latest state-of-the-art technology and with the contrast of the 'Gone with the Wind' glory in the imperial old days. The Grand Canal of China is the most ancient canal in the world. Construction was started in 486 BC and the Canal was finally completed in year 1293, covering a long period of 1779 years. The Canal is 1794 Kilometers long, stretching from Beijing to HangZhou, covering six provinces of China. The Grand Canal penetrates five major river regions, including the Yellow River and YangTse River. It has been historically a major transportation waterway in China and had contributed a significant improvement to the economy of cities and towns along side the Grand Canal.
You will be cruising on the most scenic regions of the Grand Canal. Cruising on the Grand Canal in a ferry, like the local population, will take you back to the days of past imperial dynasties in China.
We have a video record CD of the Grand Canal, and major attractions in cities SuZhou and HangZhou showing you what you will be sightseeing in these regions.
Our Three Gorges Cruise is on China's first rated five-star river cruise ship. She is furnished in such a luxurious way that they will be able to accommodate all the kinds of VIPs in this world. Just name a few from their distinguished guest lists--Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Henry Kissinger. Managed by a western-trained management team, our cruise ship is perfectly suited for your Yangtze River journey. The fully air-conditioned our ship is 300 feet long, 54 feet wide, with a shallow draft designed for river cruising. Each of the 78 identical cabins features color television for video viewing, a minibar/refrigerator, radio, in-room safe, and private bathroom facilities with shower and hair dryer. The cabins are the most spacious available on the Yangtze River. The panoramic restaurant, featuring Chinese and Western cuisine, serves meals in single seatings. Other facilities include an observation lounge, snack bar, boutique, night club, fitness center with sauna and whirlpool, and ample deck space. Physician on board.
We will visit two most popular cities on Grand Canal, SuZhou and HangZhou :
SuZhou Attractions click here
The city SuZhou is praised as "the earthly heaven" for its fully developed traditional culture and its scenic gardens.
You should click on the above ATTRACTION to visit the most beautiful gardens in China.
HangZhou Attractions click here
Hangzhou is famous historical and cultural city in China, reputed as one of the 7 major ancient capitals in the Chinese history.
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Three Gorges Cruise
A trip of the lifetime will be the cruise down the YangTze River to view the largest hydro project in the World, the Three Gorges Project of China. The Yangtze River is the longest river in China as well as one of the longest rivers in the world. The Three Gorges on the Yangtze River are famous for their breathtaking scenery, and are praised as nature's art gallery and wonderland. Of the three Gorges, the Qutang Gorge is magnificent and precipitous, the Wuxia Gorge is deep and beautiful and the Xiling Gorge has rapids and many rocks. The water in the Mini Three Gorges is clean and both banks are blanketed with trees and have many historical sites, scenic spots and lovely legends. Today, a huge dam is being built along the Three Gorges. After completion, it will offer visitors a new look amidst the precipitous gorges.
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This website is divided into five sections.
Overview gives a general description of the aims and scope of this tour.
Itinerary provides a detailed look at the daily activities.
References allows others who have taken this tour to talk about their experiences.
Details talks about what's included in the tour, as well as the costs.
Registration will bring you to the China Hiking Adventures Inc. Online Registration System Page for secure registration.
Extension Tours are available :
1. China's most famous Yellow Mountains and photos
2. Xian -- Terra Cotta Soldiers Museum and its photos
3. Hiking Great Wall and its photos
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How China solves nationwide Water Shortage Problem
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An input of 16 billion yuan for Golden Waterway Project along Yangtze River
Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Starting from this year China will, in 17 years, put in 16 billion yuan into repairing the main watercourse of the Yangtze River in a bid to renovate the river's navigation channels.
It is a reparation work, the largest in scale ever since the founding of the PRC, said an official at Changjiang (Yangtze River) Waterway Bureau. It means that the Golden Waterway of the Yangtze River is stepping into the golden period for its development. He also said: "by 2020, the Yangtze is going to become a modern navigation watercourse which is safe, expedite, convenient and efficient.
It is learned that the Ministry of Communications has just approved the Changjiang Main Waterway Development Plan and decided to conduct large-scale comprehensive reparation work along the Yangtze navigation channel. Starting from Shuifu port in Yunnan province and extending to the Yangtze estuary in Shanghai it stretches a total of 2,838 kilometers. The total investment is well over 16 billion-yuan of which 12 billion is to be invested directly in repairing the navigation passage.
According to the plan the related Yangtze waterway departments will, step by step, have more than 30 shallows and shoals systematically repaired along the Yangtze River where they impede navigation. It includes the building of structures such as T-dams (to narrow the waters for deepening the watercourses), the clearing, retrieving and dredging of the watercourse, renewal of the establishment such as waterway measures, navigation marks and signals as well as the building of some wharfs, stations, bank revetments and shoal protections etc.
With the comprehensive reparation the navigation scale of the Yangtze waterway will be raised. The part between Yunnan Shuifu and Chongqing will be built into a third class waterway, which can pass fleets formed by 1,000-ton barges all the year round. The part between Chongqing and Wuhai will be put into a first class waterway for passing through barges of 2,000 and 3.500 tons. The part below Wuhan can pass 20,000-ton - 40,000-ton fleet formed by 2,000-ton - 5,000-ton barges. The part between Tongling and Nanjing can pass 5,000-ton sea vessels all the year round. And the part below Nanjing can be upgraded to pass sea-crafts above 50,000 tons all the year round.
By People's Daily Online
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200403/30/eng20040330_138948.shtml
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Pour encourager le développement des relations entre le Québec et la Chine
This trip starts from Beijing.
NOTE: Full refund for your payment if withdraw 60 days before departure date.
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