ANOTHER WORLD
At first glance, China does not appear to be a country but a very different world of geographic and cultural contrasts. The spectrum spans gigantic mega-cities with an overabundance of merchandise, well-preserved monuments of imperial dynasties, holy mountains, impressive caves, and the vastness of Inner Mongolia with its sparse desert devoid of people. Towards the end of the 1970’s, China began to open up to the Western world. She is therefore no longer a “far distant land” although some regions, to the outsider looking in, still appear full of mystery.

COUNTLESS CULTURAL MONUMENTS
The contrasts in this land are distinct, including the beauty of the countryside. A trip to China is a chance to encounter 4000 years of history and a foreign culture and way of thinking. The Great Wall stands out as the most impressive landmark of the People’s Republic of China. It is an absolute must-see for every traveller to China. UNESCO has placed China’s Great Wall, an outstanding man-made wonder, on the list of world culture and heritage monuments. Other outstanding monuments of the country are the Yuanmingyuan Garden, the Dajue Temple, the Guyau Caves, the Imperial Palace of Beijing, the ‘Temple of White Clouds, the Yungang Grottoes and Wulingyuan, a landscape in the north west of Hunan Province. China has a much to visit and see, once you have learned the art of making your way through masses of people, quickly ducking the thoughtless spitting of passers-by.