A casual stroll along the wooden structured green tile houses brought my thoughts to the businessmen and horses on the ancient tea route a thousand years ago. The sophisticated tiles, wall corners, adjacent of windows, as well as ornate carvings on plinth, all tell how prosperous it was in its prime. The buildings on both sides used to be yamun, bank, hockshop, pharmacy, embroidery shop, inn, restaurant, tea house and theatre, but now most of them are common civil residences. It is no wonder that so many tourists prefer to visit the Wangyu Ancient Town besides other Chengdu tourist attractions.

In the residences, there are no sand and stones used as construction materials, except for the wall. Tiles are black. Like in any ancient town in China, I always find myself fascinated by craftsmen's persisted pursuit of elaborated details. Here, wooden decorations on windows show various animals, while piers used for supporting functions have four or eight sides; each side is engraved with fine patterns. Many tour agents have arranged the Wangyu Ancient Town along the itinerary of their Chengdu travel.

Wangyu has a rainy and humid climate, so lichens bringing the mark of past times have sprawled to almost everywhere. Under such weather, ancient people invented a fairly good drainage system called "Tianlou." Searching for Chengdu travel guide to discover Wangyu Ancient Town further? Visit www.chinatour.com.

The houses consist of a gate, sliding slot and gate pivot hole. The floors have difference in height with the ground of the alley; in addition, in front of some doorways, there are steps to obstruct water from getting in. But what's more surprising is the various shaped holes between the steps and the ground of the alley, which are used to form a complete drainage system. Wangyu ancient town is a nice site for a thoughtful walking tour, while it offers a fragment of fading history. Saunter into it, and take a breath of refreshing nature, something may well remind you of your hometown miles away. No Chengdu tour is perfect if the Wangyu Ancient Town is not arranged in their schedule.

Mengdong River is praised as “The best choice of drifting in China” by the famous social activist Mr. Fei Xiao Tong after his float on the Mengdong River at his age of 82. If you are searching for China travel destinations fro drifting, Mengdong River would be the best choice for you.

Mengdong River is located 80 kilometers southeast of Zhangjiajie City, nestled among mountains, a remote canyon towering limestone cliffs, a beautiful river that’s ranked among the top ones in China. The whole floating distance of Mengdong River is 47 kilometers with the 17 kilometers most exciting upper stream drifting. Started from Hani Palace, going downwards along the river, a small boat, is going through waves passing “Triangular Rock”, “Chicken House Gate”, “Earth waterfall”, “Yanwang Beach”, “Luoshui Pond”, “Mengsi Valley”, etc, totally several dozens of scenic spots. Many students particularly like to drift along the Mengdong River along their student tours to China.

The second limestone area on the way of the flows, Kesite ground boasts lots of beautiful sceneries. Along the both bank of the river, the limestone caves are found everywhere, mountains are in ranges, trees are verdant, and waterfalls are beautiful while the river is all in curves and the water is crystal. In the bended river, you can sing songs, play in water, or fight against waves, just relax and you will enchanted by the beautiful scenery and feel joyful. It is no wonder that so many businessmen prefer to extend their China business tour to Mengdong River to refresh themselves.

May you have enjoyed boating along the Shennong Steam along your Yangtze River tour, while if you want to experience the fantastic drifting experience in China, Mengdong River: the best choice of drifting in China should never be missed. Come here and enjoy your travel!

Grottos of Zhongshan Mountain are at the southern foot of Zhongshan Mountain, some 15 kilometers west of Zichang County, Shaanxi Province. If you have enjoy the beauty of Shangri-la along your travel to Shangri-la, but still want to discover China further, China grottoes is highly recommended. Let’s start from the Grottos of Zhongshan Mountain.

Built in 1067 during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the grottos are distributed along the Wanfo Cliff in five grottos that are still intact. Every year, many China business travel have come here to discover Chinese grottoes culture.

The biggest grotto is the Wanfo Grotto 20 meters wide, 14 meters deep and seven meters tall. At the center of the grotto is a Buddhist altar -- 11.5 meters long from east to west, five meters wide from north to south and 2.5 meters high -- with eight square stone pillars that reach the roof. The grotto vault was engraved with lotus lines. If you are searching for China travel destinations for Chinese grottoes discovery, visit Grottos of Zhongshan Mountain in Shaanxi has much to offer to you.

Divided into three groups are 16 Buddha statues encircling the altar. At two to three meters in height, all of the statues are the disciples and Bodhisattvas of Sakyamuni. The grotto walls and eight pillars were carved with more than 10,000 Buddha statues in various poses. Carved using smooth lines, the Buddha statues are representations of the sculptural art of the Northern Song Dynasty. Check the China weather before heading there is highly recommended.

Farmers pick Mingqian tea, which is the best and most costly green tea picked before the Qingming Festival, in Longwu Village. A tea culture festival is underway in the village. THIS is the season for tea picking, drinking and celebrating tea culture. The best and most costly green tea is picked before the Qingming Festival, which this year falls on next Tuesday. If you are a culture-lover, you should never miss celebrating tea culturem along your trip.

The 2011 West Lake International Tea Culture Exposition and China Hangzhou West Lake Longjing Tea Picking Festival are underway in Longwu Village, Xihu District. The exposition running through April 22 includes various competitions, such as the contest to choose the king master of stir-drying tea. There are also competitions in tea tasting, tea ceremony and preparation of tea banquets. Along your China tour of Hangzhou, you should never miss tasting Dragon Well tea there.

Hangzhou is the home of Longjing or Dragon Well tea, one of China's top 10 teas; it is mostly produced in Xihu District. Because of weather conditions, the tea picked before the Qingming Festival, also known as Mingqian tea, is considered the very best and thus is the most costly. Tea picked even a day later is priced lower, though it is excellent. Checking the China weather before heading there is kindly recommended to ensure a pleasant trip.

This year the average price for a kilogram of Mingqian tea is around 6,000 yuan (US$914), 20 percent higher than last year because of the higher cost of labor, chemical fertilizer and pesticides, according to Wang Hongwei, vice director of West Lake Scenic Spot Management Committee. The price of Mingqian tea varies from thousands of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan per kilo, depending on quality. "Because the snow and rain was sufficient, the quality of Mingqian tea this year will be better than last year," Wang says. Last year the yield of tea in Xihu District was nearly 500 tons valued at more than 68 million yuan. If you are a tea-lover, you could extend your Yangtze River tour of Shanghai part to Hangzhou by a high-speed train so as to enrich your trip.

“Ninghai Shuaya (teeth play)” is a unique technique of Ninghai Pingdiao Opera enjoying a history of over a hundred years. When performing Shuaya, the actor keeps four, eight or even ten buckteeth of the wild boar in the mouth, which sometimes quickly pop out, sometimes pierce through the nostrils, and sometimes wobble up and down. In particular, two buckteeth should always be hidden in the mouth while the performer is singing and dance acting. Hence the technique is an exclusive which can rival the face-changing skill of Sichuan Opera. If your China tours cover Ninghai area, watching the authentic Teeth Play should never be missed.

Ninghai Shuaya is a kind of “mouth changing” technique with both delicacy and roughness, conveying sort of dexterity in wildness. The performer would keep the buckteeth of a 200 kg-or-above boar in the mouth, use the tongue as the major force to perform, assisted by his own teeth, lips and breath. It is a breath-taking skill indeed. The Shuaya technique of Ninghai Pingdiao Opera is unique, with strict procedures. It looks like an easy job, but is actually hard work requiring painstaking efforts before one could finally master it. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Ninghai Shuaya has been improved quite a lot – the traditional six buckteeth increasing to ten, which has won the unanimous acclaim of the audience. Many students particularly like to watch the amazing Teeth Play along their student tours to China.

During the theatrical festivals in Ningbo and Hangzhou, Ninghai Shuaya stunned the audience with its outstanding performance, receiving praises and rewards from provincial leaders as well as unanimous acclaim from show biz circle. Ninghai Shuaya has joined quite a lot of theatrical performances on the city, provincial and national levels, and has won the First Prize of Zhejiang Minor Operas Exchange Performance, the First Prize during the 5th China Azalea Folk Drama Festival, the Golden Award of China (Hangzhou) “Chenghuangge Cup” Folk Opera Highlights Invitational Tournament, and so on. Ninghai Shuaya was on the list of the first batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage authorized by the Ministry of Culture with the approval of the State Council on May 20, 2006. This folk performance even attract the businessmen to discover if their China business tour come to Ninghai area.

May you have appreciated the natural beauty of China in Yangtze River cruises, while your China travel would be imperfect if you missed discovering some terrific Chinese culture, teeth play for example. These would make your China travel more enjoyable. If you come to Ninghai, never miss teeth playing.