(Above photo: Pilgrims prostrating in front of Jokhang Temple)   Travelers to China’s skyscraper cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong may think they have seen and done all there is to do in China. Other travelers may even venture beyond to cities like Xi’an, Guilin, and Hangzhou. But those looking to escape the more traditional and explore an incredibly unique destination and culture on a deeper level should definitely consider Lhasa in Tibet.  » Read more »

Now when traveling on an Imperial Tours Majestic Tour or an Ultimate China private tour, you will have free access to the internet outside the doors of your hotel.  Imperial Tours’ China Hosts will be equipped with a mobile Wifi device so that guests will be able to surf the web and keep in touch with friends and family while traveling throughout the country. This means that while on a scenic drive through China’s idyllic countryside,  » Read more »

Es jueves en la noche y se está haciendo tarde. Tienes que terminar un itinerario FIT bastante complicado antes de irte de la oficina, así que pides comida china a domicilio y te concentras para terminar el trabajo. El cielo se está oscureciendo del otro lado de la ventana cuando de repente se ve un destello cegador de luz y un platillo volador desciende en picada desde el firmamento nocturno para sobrevolar hasta detenerse afuera de tu oficina.  » Read more »

  In 2015, Imperial Tours is offering two departures of our small group tour: May 7-17 and October 8-18. This is a 10-night journey covering the "must-sees" for a first time trip to China: Beijing, Xi'an, Hangzhou and Shanghai. These are guaranteed departures with a maximum of 14 travelers for an intimate small group experience. It is the highest-end scheduled departure group tour of China on the market and features: VIP meet and greet upon international arrival into Beijing Stays at the best 5 star hotels in each city White linen banquet on a secluded section of the Great Wall Nearly all meals at amazing restaurants Exclusive access into a section of the Forbidden City not open to the public Visit to an ancient pharmacy accompanied by an expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert-led walking tour of coloninal architecture in Shanghai Book by November 30,  » Read more »

If books like Professor Campbell’s “China Study” are to be believed, over the past thirty years nutrition has been underfunded and overlooked by western medicine. By contrast in China the nutritional precepts of traditional medicine remain highly prevalent in contemporary life. For many generations Chinese doctors have categorized foods according to their properties in order to analyze their dynamic impact with the human body, and as a result Chinese people will commonly discuss these issues in their daily life.  » Read more »