Glimpse into the real China

China is a place packed with opposites. The old crashes into the new, East bumps into West and timeless tradition meets modern ambition. Cobbled lanes dense with dangling red lanterns stand in stark contrast to glinting grey skyscrapers and space-age living. Semi-nomadic monks wander through the snow-tipped mountains while city folk sip cocktails in swanky rooftop bars.

China’s landscape is just extraordinary. With tree-topped karst mountains, snowy Himalayan peaks, high grass plains, the largest rice paddies on the planet and a wall visible from space, there’s a whole natural world to explore. Sail between craggy karsts on a bamboo raft, watch the dawn break over forest valleys and trek into the belly of Tiger Leaping Gorge. There are endless adventures to be found.