China

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China is one of the most ancient states of the world. In 2nd c. BC Yin Empire was established, in XI c. it was conquered by Chjou tribe. To VII c. Chjou state was shattered into some states. In 6-3 cc Confucianism, Taoism, and other philosophic schools.
During the period of Han Empire large trade centers appeared and Confucianism became the predominant official ideology and the basis of Impetrator's power. Borders of the empire were enlarged significantly. The trade route to the West, to the countries of Central Asia and Middle East (Silk Road) was made.
After the defeat by the Great Britain in 1840, China was enforced the first of unequal treaties (in particular, in 1842 Hong Kong was deprived).
On October 1, 1949 People's Republic of China was announced.
From the beginning of 1990-s transition to the "socialist market economy" was defined by Chinese Communist Party. In 1997 upon agreement with Great Britain Hong Kong (Siangan) was passed back to China.
Some millenniums ago science and technique of China reached the high level of development. Chinese silk, ceramics and porcelain units, Great Wall, 1000 km long etc. are known worldwide. But the special place among the achievements of Chinese culture belongs to four great discoveries. They are: invention of paper, typography, compass and gun-cotton.

Till now traces of the past in China include the imperial structures of Beijing, the colonial buildings of Shanghai, the occasional rural village and Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist temples.

Chinese cuisine is famous, memorably diverse. For the most part it's a case of doing ingenious things with a limited number of basic ingredients. Tea is the most common nonalcoholic beverage.

Beijing
Beijing is a city of orderly design, with long, straight boulevards crisscrossed by lanes. The city's central core was once a walled enclosure, and it still maintains its ancient symmetry based on a north-south axis passing through the Front Gate (Qianmen).
Beijing retains plenty of evidence of its royal past. They are: Forbidden City, The Great Wall, Summer Palace, The Temple of Heaven, the Ming Tomb and Lama Temple.

Shanghai
Shanghai is China's largest city where East meets West, offering many "faces" - old Western style of buildings along the Bund, impressive new 21st-century architecture and hundred year old houses in the old town. The city is divided in half by the Huangpu River, with most of the city's highlights located in Puxi.

Hong Kong
Despite its British colonial past, Hong Kong has always stuck to its roots and the culture beneath the glitz is pure Chinese.
It is the only Asian truly international city. Hong Kong has one of the world's most dramatic harbors, an incredible range of shopping, terrific restaurants, fun, varied transportation and breathtaking views.

Xi'an
Xi'an was once a major crossroads on the trading routes from eastern China to central Asia, and once vied with Rome and later Constantinople for the title of greatest city in the world. Today Xi'an is one of China's major drawcards, largely because of the Army of Terracotta Warriors on the city's eastern outskirts. Soldiers, archers (armed with real weapons) and chariots stand in battle formation in underground vaults looking as fierce and war-like as pottery can.
We invite you to visit China - land with ancient and rich history, culture and beautiful nature.
Tours will be worked out upon your individual request.