New Tour China: Manchuria By High Speed Train (7 Days / 6 Nights)
- May 11, 2015
One of China’s most fascinating regions, the far northeast of the Middle Kingdom offers guests an intriguing mix of influences. Historically known as Manchuria, the region consists of three provinces – Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang – and also encompasses part of Inner Mongolia.
Unsurprisingly, given its giant size, the area offers guests a broad spread of experiences from natural wonders to easy-going cities where Chinese temples coexist with Russian churches and Jewish synagogues. With long distances to be covered, the best way to tackle the “dongbei” (northeast) is by high-speed train.
Whizzing out from Beijing station, the journey hurls guests towards points of interest such as Shenyang, the former capital of the Manchu Empire, and Harbin, a cultural crossroads where Russian touches are highly noticeable. Although freezing in the winter months, the northeast has some fine beaches – especially the stretches of sand at Dalian where the thrilling breakneck odyssey reaches its conclusion.
Learn more about China’s astonishing northeast by speaking with one of our travel consultants at [email protected], or get inspired with the full itinerary of this tour.