Imperial Tours, a leading luxury tour operator to China, doubled its revenue in 2010 (as compared to 2009) with 75 percent of the growth realized in the second half of the year. Imperial cited the bookings of its FIT vacations (including the new China Escapades product that was introduced last year) and several museum groups whose benefactors were prepared to travel internationally as what spearheaded the increase in 2010 sales. To push continued revenue growth in 2011,  » Read more »

CONTACT: Hilari Graff at Strategic Vision Tel: 914-881-9056/9020 hgraff@strategicvision.org IMPERIAL TOURS DOUBLES REVENUE IN 2010 FROM FIT & GROUP BOOKINGS; RESTRUCTURES ORGANIZATION AS RESULT SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 26, 2011) – Reflective of the ensuing economic recovery, Imperial Tours (www.imperialtours.net), the leading luxury tour operator to China, doubled its revenue in 2010 (as compared to 2009) with 75 % of the growth realized in the second half of the year.  » Read more »

This lecture on the ancient Chinese philosopher, Zhuangzi, was given by Professor Wang Bo, Professor of Philosophy at Beijing University as part of Imperial Tours sponsored research into Chinese philosophy and ideas.   The Spirit of Zhuangzi By Professor Wang Bo   Good evening everybody. My name is Professor Wang Bo and I have been at Peking University (PKU) for about 24 years since 1982.  » Read more »

The short article, Occult Universe, presents the basic patterns of belief current in China from the third millenium BC. It introduces the Book of Changes , which was as influential in the development of Confucianism as it was in much Daoist doctrine. Yet whereas Confucius expanded this book's social implications, Daoism elaborated on its metaphysical claim – to understand the invariable laws controlling the process of change in the universe.  » Read more »

In the introductory article on the Occult Universe we establish the the basic model of Chinese thought which Confucius inherited. His contribution was to imbue this primtive but complex system with a moral value. For Confucius was an innovative conservative. While upholding all the ceremonial rituals of the existing cultural model, he gave them a moral significance of his own making. In this short article, after introducing Confucius and principal ideas,  » Read more »