SAVORING CHINA – Culture Tour
15 days - April of the year.
Tour with Artist Cai Xi and Artist Le Xi
Beijing 北京 - Xi'an 西安- Langzhong 阆中 - Wulong 武隆 National Park - Chongqing 重庆
Including
In-China transportation car, train and admission fees
Deluxe and first class hotels (double occupancy)
3 meals daily
2 feet massages
1 entry to hot spring
Not Including
International fight
Chinese visa application fee
Travel insurance
Additional fee for single occupancy by request
Excess baggage fees, or advance seat reservations
About Trip leaders
Le Xi, MFA, School of Visual Arts, NY. Established artist and professor. lexistudio.com. Currently he is teaching multimedia arts at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. He presents through cxsilvergallery.com and in China. Le has been a program liaison, coordinator, and curriculum designer for The Putney School trimester abroad in China for the past 4 years. Le’s passion is to present China as an optimal travel and learning experience through the lens of the arts and the sense of community daily living and expanding globe understanding of shared living style.
Cai Silver, MFA, Vermont College of Fine Art. Established painter caixiart.com; chef dimsumvt.com; tai chi instructor and Chinese language instructor; owner/curator of cxsilvergallery.com. She is currently teaching at The Putney School and has been leading a trimester abroad for a group of high school students for the past 4 years. Cai has been practicing art for more than 40 years, presenting Chinese art and culture to schools and local communities. Her art practice has expanded into her cooking. Her passion is to extend and enrich our lives by providing explore arts and culture with friends and communities through seeing, touching and tasting.
Trip Description
Small intimate group travels with two native artists who will show you the cultural historical sights , food and local life. Visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an. Stay in a merchant’s mansion from the Ming Dynasty more than four centuries old with nine courtyards in a 2000-year-old ancient city on the Jialing River. 2 days Yangtze River tributary Furong River Cruise, practitioners of traditional Chinese herbal medicine and tea ceremony. Try tai chi. Get a Chinese massage. Visit a hot spring.
Fully Escorted & Guided
You can relax and leave all the details to us. We arrange visa, transfers, hotels and a comprehensive touring program that includes all the important places a destination offers. Cai and Yali are escorting the group throughout the itinerary and takes care of all the arrangements. However, some free time is always provided for independent exploration to fill in the leisure time.
What to Expect
This moderately-paced tour includes a reasonable amount of walking or hiking and requires an average level of physical fitness.
