China


the picturesque Fenghuang

Beijing to Shanghai

March, June, September

The old and the new China
Cycle through the Shandongprovince with our tour leader Lee

Bicycle in China

June

Cycle through the beautiful and fertile Shandong province
Ritual at the sacred lake at Xiahe

The Silk road in China

May, July

The Silk road, the Taklamakan dessert and tibetan areas
Terrace cultivation

Trek in China

September

Trekking through villages and terraced landscapes

Yunnan and Sichuan

May

A tibetan journey

Facts about China

CapitalBeijing
Population1 273 million
Area
9 600 000 km2
GDP/capita
3 180 USD (2008)
Avarage life span
Men: 70,7 Women: 74,4 (2007)
Literacy
Men: 95 % Women: 87 % (2006)
Language
Chinese
Rainy Season
June-August
Currency
Yuan Renminbi CNY
Time zone
+7 h (+6 h during summer) CET
ReligionNo state religion
GovernmentCommunist one-party rule
Bric-s-brac55 diffrent nationalities