The horse is part of a 12-year-cycle of animals that make up the Chinese zodiac. Each year in that cycle relates to an animal. These animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. The selection and sequence of the animals was originated in the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–… Read more »
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Holidays to China with China Tours to experience the region’s cultural heritage and ancient legends
Subsequently the spacecraft Chang’e unlocked its docking mechanism with its lunar rover named Jade Rabbit driving across the lunar surface. The spacecraft and lunar rover were named as a result of an online poll. Both Chang’e and Jade Rabbit are from ancient Chinese legends. Chang’e was a beautiful young woman married to a hero King… Read more »
Travel to China with China Tours to see the terracotta warriors guarding the 2000-year old Qin Tomb
2014 marks the fortieth anniversary since, a local farmer digging a well outside Xian China, struck upon one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in the world; a clay man-made life-sized soldier in full military uniform poised for battle. The subsequent escavations revealed thousands of clay soldiers in underground corridors in a vast area, which is now… Read more »
Travel to Beijing to the magnificent Forbidden City with China Tours & enjoy your holidays to China
Wintertime in Beijing is cold, since the temperature can drop to minus 20 degrees centigrade. With largely wooden structures and no insulation in the ancient times, you may wonder how the imperial family kept themselves warm enough to survive the bitter climate. The answer lies primarily in the complex of tunnels which were dug out… Read more »
Enjoy Yangtze River cruise through the Three Gorges with spectacular scenery by China Tours Ltd
Phillip Larkin, took inspiration for some of his best poems from Hull, the UK’s next City of Culture. In the same way, Li Bai, the most famous poet of ancient China, wrote a poem about the Three Gorges on his Yangtze sailing “From the banks of the river, monkeys’ chatter fills up the air, and… Read more »
