China Travel Service for Americans
From Los Angeles in English and Spanish
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China Tour from
Los Angeles
Tips for China Visa, China Flight,
China tour packages
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charge without seeking China packages from your local
China tour agent in Los Angeles.
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Planning a trip to China from Los Angeles can be
intimidating. There are a few things to do before you
travel that are required, like ensuring your passport is
current and getting a visa for China. Then you'll need
to do some itinerary planning to make sure you see
everything you want to and have time for. And of course,
you will want to do a little reading on etiquette and
how to get around China. A little pre-trip planning will
help you have a fantastic trip during your travel to
China.
The People's Republic of China currently maintains one
embassy in Washington D.C. and five consulates in New
York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
You should apply for your visa about 1.5-2 months before
your actual trip, just to be safe. For visa
requirements, please see the visa section in “China tour
from the USA”. As a resident of the Los Angeles area,
you should use the Los Angeles consulate in obtaining
your tourist (L) visa. Here is the address for the Los
Angeles consulate:
Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles, CA
Visa Office: 3rd Floor, 500 Shatto Place, Los Angeles,
CA 90020
Tel: 213-807-8006
Fax: 213-380-1961
Email: visa@chinaconsulatela.org
Website: http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/
Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Great Wall Adventure Club will send you an
important invitation/confirmation letter to endorse your
visa application.
For those living in Los Angeles, flying to China is
incredibly easy and convenient, as a plethora of direct
flights to Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong leave from
the city’s international airport (LAX). Websites like
eLong, Expedia and Orbitz are all great resources when
it comes to booking flights from Los Angeles to China.
Airlines offering flights to China include:
United Airlines, Air Canada, Asiana Airlines, Korean
Air, Dragonair, Air China, China Eastern, China
Southern, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Swiss Air,
Continental Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines
and Cathay Pacific.
Of course, in a country as vast as China it can be
pretty daunting in determining where to go and what to
see. Here is a top 10 list of China’s most popular
attractions, which will give you an idea on the type of
tour you want.
The Forbidden City: The Forbidden City, or Palace
Museum, sits at the center of Beijing, directly north of
Tiananmen Square where the famous portrait of Mao Zedong
hangs on the palatial crimson wall. It was the imperial
seat for Ming and Qing dynasty emperors from 1420 until
1912 when the last emperor, Pu Yi, abdicated. It was
listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
The Great Wall: The Great Wall winds its way across
China covering over 5,500 miles (8,850 km). While the
latest construction occurred after 1368 during the Ming
Dynasty, construction of the Great Wall began over 2,000
years ago. In fact, the Great Wall is actually made up
of a number of interconnecting walls spanning China that
different dynasties and warlords constructed over the
years. The most popular sections of the Great Wall are
easily reachable from Beijing.
The Terracotta Warriors: Discovered in 1974 when a local
farmer was digging a well, the terracotta army, buried
in 210 BC with the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, is
a breathtaking site. The thousands of life-size figures
have individually unique faces and hair and armor styles
appropriate to their rank. The museum of the Terracotta
Army is located in Xi'An, Shanxi province.
Karst Mountains in Yangshuo: Illustrating the 20
Renminbi (Chinese currency) note, the karst mountains
are famously beautiful in China. Located in the south of
China in Guangxi province, they can best be viewed from
Yangshuo, a small town outside Guilin, a major city in
Guangxi Province.
Hangzhou: China’s “Paradise on Earth”, Hangzhou is a
lovely city centered around the famed West Lake. This
green city is full of gardens, tranquil temples, and
pavilions and bustling historic streets to venture
through. The hills surrounding the city grom the famed
longjing tea. Hangzhou is close to Shanghai but is a
much more laid-back, cultural city.
Jiuzhaigou: Jiuzhaigou Valley is a nature reserve
located in China's Sichuan province. A beautiful example
of China's varied landscape, Jiuzhaigou is famous for
crystal blue lakes and multi-level waterfalls. It is
populated by a number of Tibetan villages so is also a
superb place to see and experience Tibetan local
culture.
Potala Palace: Now a Chinese museum, the Potala Palace
was traditionally the seat of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan
Buddhists' spiritual leader. Famous for its imposing
white walls surrounding the inner red palace, the
building sits at 3,700 meters or over 12,000 feet. The
Potala Palace is located in Lhasa, the capital of the
Tibetan Autonomous Region.
The Bund: The Bund, meaning embankment, was historically
the seat of Shanghai's most powerful businessmen in the
late 1800s and early 1900s. The Bund is a fabulous place
to see examples of Shanghai's rich architectural
history, illustrated by the HSBC Building, built in 1923
and at the time said to be "the most luxurious building
between the Suez Canal and the Bering Strait."
Giant Pandas: Heading out to Chengdu is a great way to
get a taste of Sichuan as well as an in-depth
understanding of Giant Pandas at the Breeding Research
Base.
Hong Kong: See modern China - and Asia - at the cutting
edge with a visit to Hong Kong. Walking down the Kowloon
side promenade gives the traveler a view of some of the
most beautiful modern architecture in China, dominated
by the Bank of China Tower designed by I.M. Pei.
Our China tour packages were on
Wall Street Journal
2010 was the year of the Shanghai World Expo, and Great
Wall Adventure Club was dedicated to being the worlds #1
Expo tour agency. With our “Shanghai World Expo Travel
and Package Tour” we had given our clients the beset
World Expo experience possible while showing them more
of the China that has brought so much acclaim and
fascination to this country. Our Shanghai World Expo
Tours came recommended by
The Wall Street Journal in the article about
Shanghai World Expo ("Shanghai Aims to Attract the World
"). "For those booking their own flights, a package from
Great Wall Adventures includes hotels, airport
transfers, Expo tickets, guide and private car and
driver; three days and two nights, $1,398 for two." (As
of March 18, 2010).
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