China Spree National Guide

Tuesday April 5 The Forbidden City, Tieneman square, and the Summer Palace

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April 5th 2016
Monday April 4 Beijing China Today was our first real day of touring and it was a killer! Anyone who says taking a tour is a great vacation has never been on a tour! Our day started at 6:30 AM with a wake up call from our tour guide Jo who ushered us down to a buffet breakfast at the hotel. Buffet does not do this dining extravaganza justice. There was a wide varity of both Asian and We ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more