Company News in 2005
Silk Road Experience Tour
Published: October 27, 2005
The primary director of the tour department went on a weeklong Silk Road as a virtual expedition to this popular travel route on October 20. The destinations at this time included the major attractions, hotels and restaurants in Gansu and Xinjiang, at the meantime, the expedition group brought many items of the latest tourism news and pictures of Silk Road in autumn.
Dunhuang was the first stop and they went to Mogao Caves, Portrait Brick Tomb of the Western Jin Dynasty, Crescent Lake and Echoing-Sand Mountain. The next stop is Turpan, the Grape Valley, Jiaohe Ancient City and Flaming Mountain. Then the group continued to Urumqi as a transfer station to Kashgar (Abakh Khoja Tomb, Karakuri Lake, Sunday Market and Nanshan Pasture).
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A Cheerful Day in Tang Paradise
Published: October 18, 2005
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| Our Team in Tang Paradise, Xi'an |
After the festival rush during the National Day Festival (October 1-7), the city became quieter. TravelChinaGuide organized a day tour for the whole company staff to the most splendid theme park of the city, Tang Paradise. It is newly built and opened up to the public in April, which unveiled the Tang style and features in the relic of the original royal garden.
The company staff arrived in the main entrance of the park and each was given an admission ticket. For most of the people, this is their first time to see this place. Then the virtual tour began at 10am. The Tang Paradise is especially beautiful at night and the most wonderful performance at night is the water curtain movie. This is a highlight that cannot be missed.
Guilin Expedition Tour
Published: September 22, 2005
The general manager and the business executives went on an expediton to Guilin. Between business negotiation and first-hand experience of possible travel routes, they spent some leisure time in the countryside traveling on rented motorbikes, which gave a real and close view to the beauty along the Li River more truly than those seen from the cruise ship.
Guilin has the most characteristic landscape in China and it is also one of the most amazing parts we highly recommend in our Best China Tours and Memorable China Tours. We also carefully devised exclusive Guilin City Packages.
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Expedition Tour to Tibet
Published: August 10, 2005
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| Our Staff in front of Potala Palace, Tibet |
The general manager and the head officers of the major departments went on a business tour to Tibet on August 8. The main purpose was to determine the suitability of Tibet hotels, entertainment facilities, restaurants inclusion as speialties of Tibet. For this reason, the expedition group visited several local Tibetan families, went to the farm field and participated in the highland barley harvest.
August is the best time to visit Tibet, not only because of the weather condition, but also for the festivals. This is a busy month. There is the horse racing festival and the excitement of the Shoton Festival in Lhasa. They visited many historical sites: including the Tombs of Tibetan Kings, which are in fact the tombs of 29th – 40th kings of Tibet Regime from 7th to 9th Century, princesses and ministers; Samye Monastery, the first monastery in Tibet history; Potala Palace, the very center and symbol of Tibet; Norbulingka, the Summer Palace of Lhasa; and the grand huge Buddha Tangkha unfolding ceremony in Drepung Monastery on Shaton Festival.
Summer Vacation to Fengyu Manor
Published: August 8, 2005
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Summer Outing to Fengyu Manor More Photos of 2005 Summer Outing |
The entire company staff went on a leisure trip on August 6 to a summer retreat in the Qinling Mountains, Fengyu Manor, where we spent two days. We got together at 7:45am at the office building and left on the company bus at 8am. It took two hours to get to the destination. After lunch, we had free time to roam around and enjoy the entertainment facilities offered by the manor, such as gym, fishing, mahjong, etc. Before dark, we started to prepare for the night barbecue party. An excursion into the valley came the following morning. It is scheduled to get back to the assembly point at 2pm, which was the time for returning home.