China's TOP 3 cities
Beijing, China
Complex and immersive
With its centuries-old glorious past, Beijing is fast on its way to a power charged future; the city of millions is complex and immersive, from mystical opera, juicy Peking duck to eye-catching architecture. Beijing has it, and more...
In this fascinating city it is always rush hour; take the metro to Tiananmen Square,the Forbidden City,the Art District and the Summer Palace. For an unperturbed walk across the world famous Great Wall of China just outside, grab a taxi to the Wall at Zhuàngdàokŋu. If you have the chance, give your eyes and ears a living during a performance of the Beijing Opera.
Shanghai
Big, bigger, largest
The Maglev, the fastest train on earth, takes you from the airport to the centre of Shanghaiin no time , a burst-out metropolis where superlatives fall short. To the largest, most populous city in the world.
In Pudong, the beating heart of capitalism, you'll be buzzing with the fastest elevator on earth to the 121st floor of the Shanghai Tower for breathtaking 360-degree views of a skyline as far as the eye can see. Beyond the skyscrapers you will find pop-up boutiques, bustling markets, vintage shops, designer outlets and art galleries. The entertainment options are equally varied; from acrobatics shows to Chinese opera,from unpretentious jazz and indie venues to night-long hip-hop and electro dance parties. Re-arrival takes you on a gondola ride across the calm canals of the lovely historical Zhujiajiao.
Hong Kong
Exotic New York
Once a sweet fishing village, now a world city of size. Hong Kong welcomes with an iconicskyline,an exquisite cuisine and lush, protected nature. A pulsating city of millions shrouded in a blanket of English colonization, where people live not next to but above each other. Cruise the legendaryStar Ferry, shop inMong Kok, eats inWan Chai, walk theAvenue of Stars and have your prayers answered in theMan Mo temple. At the end of the day, take the tram toVictoria Peak and behold the sparkling harbor before you flee the crowds and settle down on one of the hundreds of unexplored islands that Hong Kong is rich in,where the world can't find you...