China rewards a planned route: Beijing for the Great Wall and Forbidden City, Xi'an for the terracotta warriors, Shanghai for the modern contrast, Guilin and Yangshuo for the karst landscape, and a Yangtze cruise through the Three Gorges. Travel is easiest with local guides and pre-booked high-speed rail, both of which we arrange.
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