Chengdu is a fantastic destination for families. It’s the capital of Sichuan province and home to spicy food, night markets and hot pot. Culture seekers will want to head to a nearby mountain for its Daoist temple where you can learn about fortune telling, alchemy, meditation, and even get to meet a monk and accompany him on his daily routine. For history lovers the Sanxingdui archeological site is not to be missed.  » Read more »

Shanghai is home to 23 million people – imagine the entire population of Australia (plus a few more) crammed onto a tiny corner of the Yangtze River Delta. It will come as no surprise that this population density brings with it enormous environmental challenges such as those we have become used to reading about in the media. Fewer people are aware of the city’s growing sense of environmental awareness and conscience,  » Read more »

Over the past five years, Imperial Tours has been an avid supporter of Half the Sky, contributing to the nurturing care and education of 10 orphaned babies and children.  Many of these children have since been placed in loving homes.  Most recently we also became a “Half the Sky Medical Care Sponsor” which helps provide lifesaving medical treatment for orphaned infants and toddlers at the China Care Home in Beijing.   We’d like to share with you the inspiring stories of Yu Xia,  » Read more »

  Mr. Ma came to our office to teach us the traditional craft of Chinese egg carving.  This involved the laborious process of drawing, in pencil, the character “fu” (“prosperity) on a hallowed egg, then using a blade to slowly chisel away the peel of the egg.  While at first frustrating, each of us eventually became so involved in our eggs that it was almost meditative.  While carving our eggs,  » Read more »

  Hong Kong has long – unfairly in my opinion – been dismissed by many as a destination dominated by business or conference travelers. Now officially a part of China, the world’s largest art market, but with regulations and red tape much more easily navigated than on the mainland, the city is really stepping up its cultural offerings to the benefit of not only its sophisticated and well-traveled populace but also to the millions of international visitors that it attracts from all over the globe.  » Read more »