6. China Grand Canal tour route.
Descending through the eastern part of China, the tour begins in Tongzhou in the north and continues to Hangzhou in the south, spanning Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
7. "Long March" tour route.
The ¡°Red Army¡¯s Long March¡± trip is currently the most popular route in revolutionary tourism. The route begins in Ruijin in Jiangxi Province, passing through Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Shaanxi to Yan¡¯an, connecting east, west, south and north China.
8. Songhu ¨C Yalu rivers tour route
This route runs through three northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, featuring immense forests, clear skies, blue water and snow, and introducing regional culture and frontier customs.
9. The Yellow River tour route
The trip stretches from Shandong Province in the east to Qinghai in the west, covering the cultural areas of Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, and Shandong in the central plain.
10. "The middle and lower Yangtze River" tour route
The trip, centering on the cities and world Heritage sites around the middle and lower Yangtze River, features city tours and heritage, and the landscape of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai.
11. "Beijing-Xi'an-Shanghai-Guilin-Guangzhou" tour route
The trip focuses on the air routes connecting 5 well-known tourist destinations: Beijing, Xi¡¯an, Shanghai, Guilin and Guangzhou. It was the first trip opened to the overseas market and its long-standing reputation justifies its title of the ¡°Classic China¡± trip.
12. Seaside holiday resort tour route
The trip covers China¡¯s eastern seaboard cities by air and sea, working from north to south through Dalian, Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao, Rizhao, Lianyungang, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Haikou, and Sanya, and promoting China¡¯s seaside holidays and leisure.
-- (China.org.cn by Dong Qingpei, Mar.27, 2009)
