From the historic city streets of Hong Kong, to the rice terraces and villages of Longsheng, to the traditional dishes of Sichuan, archaeological sites in Xi’an, the Great Wall, and contemporary dining scene in Beijing, on this trip you have the opportunity to truly experience the diversity and dynamism of China – at once both steeped in history and ancient cultures, and rapidly developing – as it exists today, in the year 2012.  Not only will ethnic minority village life, historic Muslim Chinese culture, and limestone karsts with winding rivers, and all of the other communities, cultures and landscapes you see in China, never seem the same as you may have imagined before your journey, but China, itself, will also never be the same as it is now, today, in 2012.  This is a truly special opportunity to experience “China 2012”.