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The Echo Health Tour

Explore Far Eastern Medicine... And Much More!

Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture have unique curative effects on illnesses. Qigong and taijiquan, component parts of traditional Chinese medical science, are scientific exercises which integrate Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, martial arts and medical learning.

We welcome you to join our Health Fitness Tour. Included in the tour are a professional medical examination and the opportunity to sample traditional curative food.

Destinations on the Health Tour include:

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Beijing... Tradition, Beauty, Promise

China\'s capital city eagerly awaits your visit! Locations below are available in our different package tours but can also be included in a custom upon request.

Day 1 am: Chinese Nutrition Society

The Chinese Nutrition Society is a national scientific social group consisting of nutrition professionals. It is a unit of the China Association for Science and Technology and a country member of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences.

The CNS goal to promote a balanced diet, rational nutrition, and general health. CNS has developed the \'Dietary Guidelines for Chinese populations\', and popularized, in many ways, the "Food Guide Pagoda" approach to good nutrition (see right).

Your trip to the CNS will include extensive information regarding the proper way to feed your body. This will be an invaluable experience from which you will benefit for years to come.

Day 1 pm: Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven, at three times the area of the Forbidden City, is China\'s largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings. It was built in 1420 for emperors to worship Heaven. The principle buildings include the Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests, Imperial Vault of Heaven and Circular Mound Altar.

The Altar of Prayer for Good Harvest stands on a round foundation built with three levels of marble stones. This towering triple-eave hall is under a three-story, cone-shaped glaze-tile roof in blue color crowned with a gilded knob. A circular wall of polished bricks known as the Echo Wall encloses the Imperial Vault of Heaven.

Day 2 am: Tong Ren Tang

Beijing\'s oldest Chinese apothecary, Tong Ren Tang, was founded in 1669 and received royal patronage in 1861. It is located just south of Tiananmen and today has expanded to having a large show-room for foreigners outside Beijing. Strolling into the pharmacy, one is impressed with its spaciousness and cleanliness. The shop has a traditional Chinese set-up at the frontage and at the interior.

The shop includes many pictures of the famous Chinese physicians and pharmacists, and a study of each picture is a historical synopsis of China\'s contribution to medicine.

This tour includes a very informative lecture by Dr. Wang about how Chinese medicine can help you in your every day life.

Day 2 am: Jingshan Park

There\'s no better place for a clear aerial view of the Forbidden City than from Jingshan Park. The park\'s central hill was created using earth left over from the digging of the imperial moat and was the highest point in the city during the Ming dynasty.

It was designed to enhance the fengshui of the Forbidden City, by blocking the harsh northern wind and by burying a Mongol Yuan dynasty pavilion, the Yanchun Ge. A tree on the east side of the hill marks the spot where the last Ming emperor, Chongzhen, supposedly hanged himself in 1644, just before Manchu and rebel armies overran the city.

Day 2 pm: Forbidden City

Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City (Gu Gong in Mandarin Chinese) was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square.

Rectangular in shape, it is the world\'s largest palace complex. Surrounded by a seven foot deep moat and a 12 foot high wall are 9,999 buildings. The wall has a gate on each side. Opposite the Tiananmen Gate and to the north is the Gate of Devine Might (Shenwumen), which faces Jingshan Park. There are unique and delicately structured towers on each of the four corners of the curtain wall that afford breathtaking views over both the palace and the city outside.

Day 2 eve: Acrobats Show

Acrobatics is an interactive art form. Admirers from all walks of life can immediately appreciate and be dazzled by acrobats as it is a specialty no language barrier or cultural border.

The history of acrobatics in China can be traced back to Neolithic times. It is believed that acrobatics grew out of the labor and self-defense skills that the people practiced and demonstrated during their leisure time.

A professional acrobatic program requires significant preparation time before it is ready to be performed in public. Acrobatic art has its own genre. The performance itself is very depictive and requires very specific lighting and musical accompaniment.

You will find the acrobats show an excellent way to finish off your second day in Beijing.

Day 3 am: Cloisonné Factory

Cloisonné is a unique combination of copper and porcelain working skills, traditional painting, sculpting, and etching skills. Originating in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), cloisonné is an intricate process requiring many years of training for an artisan to master.

Over the centuries, a great variety of beautiful and creative cloisonne have been created. They are brilliant in color and splendid in design. Cloisonne is one of the defining arts and crafts of Beijing.

See for yourself the ancient art of cloisonne at one of the original creation sites.

Day 3 pm: The Great Wall

The Great Wall of China is acknowledged as one of the greatest wonders of the world. Like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles) from east to west of China.

With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections of the great wall are now in ruins or even entiFIXY disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance.

Day 3 eve: Kung Fu Show

Kung Fu is one of the most well known features of traditional Chinese culture. Kung Fu has been developed for self-protection and survival. Over its long history, it has become a unique combination of exercise, practical self-defense, self-discipline and art. The form was popularized in the West by the Chinese Kung Fu actors Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

The skills of Chinese Kung Fu consist of various forms of fighting: fist fights (e.g. long fist, southern fist), weapon fights (e.g. lance, staff, rapier, the rope dart), and other fighting routines (including kicking, hitting, throwing, holding, chopping and thrusting) and unarmed combat. Chinese Kung Fu contains many different styles including the well-known Shaolin Temple System.

Our Kung Fu show will amaze you with feats physical and mental prowess. This is a performance you will remember for years to come.

Day 4 am: Hutong Tour via Riskshaw

People say the real culture of Beijing lies in the Hutong or, culture of the courtyard.

How true that is, for it is from within the Hutongs that every day Chinese culture originates. A Hutong is a typical lane or small street in Beijing dating back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). In many cases, Hutongs were formed when people left a passageway between two courtyards to make entering them more convenient.

Hutong is a Mongolian word that means water \'well\'. Historically, towns and cities grew around the area where water wells were dug, making the wells the center of the community. There are literally tens of thousands of hutongs throughout Beijing, especially around The Forbidden City.

Hutongs and similar courtyards reflect the ritualistic and traditional ideas of China, and contain rich cultural connotations. They are the archetypes of the royal architecture.

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Xian... The Eternal City

Xian stands as a living history book of the great changes of the Chinese nation. Called Chang\'an in ancient times, Xian is one of the birthplaces of the ancient civilization in the Yellow River Basin area of the country. During Xian\'s 3,100 year development, 13 dynasties such as Western Zhou (11th century BC - 771 BC), Qin (221 BC - 206 BC), Western Han (206 BC - 24 AD) and Tang (618 - 907) placed their capitals here.

Day 5 am: Shaanxi Provincial Chinese Medical Research Institute

Shaanxi Provincial Chinese Medical Research Institute is an A-class hospital, with 380 beds and 30 different departments. More than 200,000 patients were treated via their outpatient program and 3,000 patients were treated on an inpatient basis last year.

in 1992, the hospital was approved as a \'Chinese Medicine Clinical Pharmacological Base\', specializing in treating cardiovascular, digestive, cancerous, and cerebrovascular diseases with Chinese medicine.

The Base has nearly 100 beds used for the clinical study of new drugs. Four professional medical staff groups are equipped with the corresponding experimental equipment to manage the rigorous clinical studies focused on drug testing requirements.

Day 5 pm: Terra Cotta Warrior Site

The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.

Life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations are the star features at the museum. They are replicas of what the imperial guards looked like back in the days of pomp and vigor.

Altogether over 7,000 pottery soldiers, horses, chariots, and even weapons have been unearthed from these pits. Most of them have been restored to their former grandeur.

Day 6 am: Ancient City Wall

The Xian City Wall is not only the most completely well preserved example of ancient Chinese architecture but also the largest and most integral ancient military fort in the world.

The wall was constructed in the early Ming Dynasty on the basis of the Imperial City of Chang An (Everlasting Peace) of the Tang Dynasty. It is also a symbol of great significance of the famous historic cultural city of Xian.

As old as it is, the Xian Wall has been preserved intact. The construction of the Xian City was formally started in the seventh year of Emperor Hongwu\'s reign (1374) and completed in the eleventh year of Hongwu\'s reign (1378).

Day 6 am: Feng Shui Symposium

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of placement that creates harmony and prosperity in our lives. If you have walked into a home or a place of business and instantly felt at ease, chances are you have experienced good Feng Shui. If you couldn\'t get out of a store or office fast enough, you may have been in an establishment that didn\'t have good Feng Shui.

For over four thousand years, Feng Shui practitioners have balanced the relationship between the natural world and our dwelling spaces. While it began as a method for choosing auspicious land for optimum survival, Feng Shui is recognized today as an effective method for helping us function in our complex, modern societies.

The Chinese Feng Shui character literally means \'wind and water\'. This represents a natural balance of opposite forces such as the familiar yin yang.

Day 6 pm: Mt. Huashan

Situated roughly 75 miles east of Xian, Mt. Huashan is known as \'The Number One Precipitous Mountain Under Heaven\'. It is one of the five sacred mountains in China which include Mt. Taishan in Shandong, Mt. Hengshan in Hunan, Mt. Hengshan in Shanxi, and Mt. Songshan in Henan.

In ancient times, Mt. Huashan was called Mt. Taihuashan. From a distance the five peaks seem to form the shape of a \'flower\' (hua in Chinese), hence the name \'Huashan\'. It is famous for its natural vistas of steep and narrow paths, precipitous crags, and a high mountain range. It is home to several influential Taoist temples where emperors of past dynasties made pilgrimages, making Mt. Huashan the holy land of Taoism.

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Chongqing... Culture & History Among the Peaks

Chongqing is a port city with the largest municipal area and population in China. It is situated in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers in southwest China. With an area of 31,800 square miles, Chongqing shares borders with the provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Shaanxi.

Besides the Han who form the majority of its total population of 30.9 million, numerous ethnic groups reside in Chongqing, including Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Qiang, You and Tujia.

Day 7 pm: Ciqikou

Ciqikou is an old town preserved in sprawling modern Chongqing, about an hour\'s drive from the city center. It\'s an old sleepy town built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The town\'s name means \'porcelain harbor\', and the community prospered from the porcelain trade. Today, it offers a glimpse of the peaceful laid-back life in the Sichuan countryside and is somewhere to take a break from the busy commercial world.

With a history of more than 1,800 years, it has some typical traditional and cultural characteristics featured in an area where mountains and rivers cross and the buildings are in a picturesque disorder.

Ciqikou is a charming quiet place with transitional Chinese folk culture and construction. You will completely enjoy the quiet relaxation and release from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Days 7 eve: Yangtze River Cruise

The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and third longest in the world. The headwaters of the Yangtze are situated at an elevation of about 16,000 feet in the Kunlun Mountains in the southwestern section of Qinghai. It flows generally south through Sichuan into Yuanan then northeast and east across central China through Sichuan, Hubei, Auhui, and Juangsu provinces to its mouth, 3,720 miles, in the East China Sea north of Shanghai. The river has over 700 tributaries but the principal tributaries are the Hun, Yalong, Jialing, Min, Tuo Jiang, and Wu Jiang. The climate ranges from 96 degrees in the summer to cold, brisk temperatures in the winter.

A Yangtze River tour through Chongqing will prove to be a breathtaking and relaxing experience.

Days 8 am: Third Peoples Hospital

Days 8 pm: Modern Women\'s Hospital

Chongqing Modern Women\'s Hospital was built in 2004 and is the first professional female oriented hospital in Chongqing. In addition to state-of-the-art medical care, teaching and research, and preventive health expertise, the hospital has a plastic surgery department and a beauty salon. The hospital focuses solely on female-related afflictions

Day 8 eve: Foot Massage

Relax in luxury with a custom Chinese foot massage. Sit back in comfort as a professionally trained therapist works out the kinks that developed while you were exploring the finest China has to offer.

Please see the video to the right for an example of the sheer relaxation you can expect during your personal foot massage.

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Yangshuo... Land of Peaks and Rivers

Yangshuo lies in the northeast of Guangxi Province and to the southeast of Guilin City. The special geography gives it breath-taking beauty while over 1,400 years of history bless it with a deep traditional culture. The diverse ethnic minority groups including Hui, Zhuang, Yao and others, enrich it with special folk cultures represented by their various festivals while many foreign residents add exotic flavors to its fascination.

Streets in Yangshuo are well kept in the original style, presenting the simple and primitive atmosphere of the ancient town. West Street is the most exciting one that locals call the \'Global Village\'. There are quite a number of foreign residents managing cafés and restaurants. The exotic flavor, combined with the traditional culture, make the West Street world famous.

Day 9 pm: Bike Along the Yulong River

A major tributary of the Li River, the Yulong River flows through some of the most beautiful Karst (limestone) scenery near Yangshuo. Local people use rafts as daily transportation up and down the river between houses, markets, and rice paddies. Some villagers made bigger rafts and started to woo travelers and soon it became a highlight of the tour around Yangshuo.

Several bike rides and hikes also follow the Yulong river taking in local villages and rice paddies. These can be some of the most memorable days on your China experience.

Day 9 pm: Explore the Yangshuo Countryside

Crisscrossed with rivers and streams, the Yangshuo area is embraced by the Li and Yulong Rivers on the outskirts while the city is within the arms of the Dragon-head Hill, Duli and other peaks and hills. Yangshou is famous for its many mountains that are an intergral part of the cityscape. They form designs that have been inspirations of writers and artists for centuries. Xu Xiake, a famous traveler of the Ming Dynasty praised Yangshuo as \'A world of green lotuses and jade bamboo-shoots\'.

The town\'s well-preserved dwellings, winding cobblestone alleys and narrow streams have made her a Mecca for backpackers in China. Indeed, Yangshuo has a vibe that makes you want to sip tea by a small stream and soak in the sun as you ponder the patina of a stately weathered old house, and catch a fleeting insight into what life must have been like generations ago.

Day 10 am: Yangshuo Open Market

The craftspeople of Yangshuo are very skilled with their hands. Their exact and exquisite handicrafts are popular among all tourists. The painted fans, the embroidered balls, and the bamboo walking sticks, are much favored by visitors.

You can get these souvenirs near all the tourist spots and at the street stalls. Your tour will include a stop by West Street, where most people speak English fluently and the goods are named in both English and Chinese. Along West Street there are over one hundred stalls selling various tourist souvenirs, including not only the items mentioned above, but also antiques, ornaments, as well as Chinese calligraphy and Chinese paintings.

Always remember to drive a hard bargain at the Open Market and never pay more than 50% of asking price!

Day 10 am: Yangshuo Cooking School

Chinese cuisine is one of the world\'s most famous with a history of thousands of years and with distinctive regional differences. The cuisine of the Guanxi Province is simple but extremely tasty using the amazing variety of food that is produced in this fertile area.

Yangshuo Cooking School offers the opportunity to learn how to cook real local food with skilled and friendly teachers who love to impart the stories and secrets of Chinese cuisine in a friendly fun atmosphere.

The teaching emphasis is based on actually doing rather than watching. You first go shopping in the local markets to learn about the ingredients that used in the dishes. After cooking five dishes, we will eat the meal together and informally explore Chinese culture and customs.

Day 10 pm: Yulong River Bamboo Rafting

The Yulong River is the biggest branch of the Li River in YangShuo County. The clear water runs smoothly past fields, farmhouses, trees and mountains. Traveling by bamboo raft you will be surrounded by crystal-clear water and feel relaxed in the arms of the green mountains.

Passengers are entranced with the harmonious picture of women washing clothes beside the river, ducks swimming on the river, bamboo rafts moving under the old bridge, and farmers working in the fields.

Yulong has a different kind of beauty. Along the Yulong River you can find Fuli Bridge, Guiyi Original Site, Ancient Village, Xiangui Bridge, the Zhus\' Camp, Chuan Cave, Rhinoceros Deep Pool, Zhaoyang Camp, Seven Stars and other truly scenic spots.

Day 11 am: Li River Cruise

The famous Li (also called Lijiang) River traverses the landscape surrounding Yangshuo and brings it the most beautiful scenery. Along the extremely pure river, thousands of hills stand in different poses and with different expressions, such as Moon Hill, Mural Hill and Schoolboy Hill which is the natural stage of the world famous opera \'Impression on Sanjie Liu\'.

The Li is cosidered one of Earth\'s most stunningly beautiful journeys. The river has very smooth water which mirrors and creates a fairytale landscape of mountain and hill peaks reaching for the sky.

The Li River cruise is the centerpiece of any trip to northeastern Guangxi Province. Gorgeous Karst peaks give you surprises at each bend of the limpid river under the blue sky. You will also see water buffalo patrol the fields, peasants reap rice paddies, school kids and fisherman float by on bamboo rafts.

Day 11 pm: Visit a Kung Fu School & Learn Tai Chi

Why just watch when you can learn from the masters?

Located within easy walking distance of lively Yangshuo, the Yangshao Tai Chi and Kung Fu School is situated in the picturesque tiny and peaceful village of Shi Ban Qiao, one of the many farming villages that surround Yangshuo, a small town by the Li River.

The school welcomes all levels of student, from beginners who would like to experience authentic Tai Chi Chuan, to advanced and professional practitioners. Many students have won national and international competitions in Tai Chi Chuan and Push Hands. These classes combine high standards and discipline with a friendly and supportive atmosphere, making sure all students receive individual attention. Instruction is given in both Chinese and English.

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Suzhou... Land of Beautiful Gardens

As the saying goes - \'Gardens to the south of Yangtze River are the best in the world, and Suzhou gardens are the best among them\'.

These gardens attain their grand reputation not only for their vast numbers, but also for their charming natural beauty and harmonious construction. At present more than 60 gardens are kept intact in Suzhou, and a series of them have been listed in the World Heritage List, including the Humble Administrator\'s Garden, the Lingering Garden, the Garden of Master of Nets and the Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty.

Day 12 am: Choyers Silk Factory

Day 12 am: Tao Hua Wu Wood Cutting Society

Since the end of the Ming dynasty and into the Qing dynasty, Suzhou Tao-hua-wu wood-cutting has been recoqnized as one of China\'s finest styles of art. It later had such a great influence upon Japanese engravings that it was named \'the Suzhou Engraving\' by Japanese engraving historians and won international recognition.

After the Cultural Revolution in China, Suzhou engraving maintained the excellent work of traditional woodblock prints and introduced contemporary styles depicting the landscapes of the South Yangtze River to the world. This style of print has gained recognition both at home and abroad and has been exhibited extensively in England, Canada, Japan, U.S. and other countries.

Day 12 pm: Humble Administrator\'s Garden

The beautiful waterside City of Suzhou in South China is most famous for its elegant classical gardens. Among these, the Humble Administrator\'s Garden, covering almost 13 acres, is the largest and most renowned. Due to its unique designs and ethereal beauty, the garden has garnered many special honors. Along with the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Mountain Resort of Chengde in Hebei Province and the Lingering Garden in Suzhou, it is considered as one of China\'s four most famous gardens. No other classic garden in the country has been honored more than this one.

The Humble Administrator\'s Garden was originally built in 1509 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It was initially a private garden of a former government servant named Wang Xianchen. It was said he intended to build a garden after retired and just do some gardening work like planting trees and vegetables there, which was said to be the life of a humble man by him, hence is the name of the garden. The garden was created upon the old relics of a resident and a temple. Water is the main background and its natural landscape includes small forests, hills and rock formations.

Day 13: Visit a Watertown

Small nested rivers flow through the region south of the Yangtze river. The soil is fertile, and the weather is gentle. In ancient times, rivers were a primary means of transportation. Many canals were built to facilitate these water highways.

In recent history, wars, the cultural revolution, and the rapid economic development around Shanghai, Jiangsu, and the Zhejiang province has contributed to the \'destruction\' of countless numbers of these ancient towns and cultural relics. However, the Watertown culture is not completely destroyed.

Today, there are six famous and well preserved Watertowns remaining in Zhejiang and the Jiangsu Province. They are remarkably rich in culture and are being preserved at great expense by the local governments. In these Watertowns, one can see Chinese architecture over 1,000 years old including countless numbers of unique bridges and small Chinese boats. In a Watertown, you\'ll see an ancient culture and a way of living that is quickly fading from modern China.

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Shanghai... Where Old World Meets New

Today\'s Shanghai is a multi-cultural metropolis with both modern and traditional Chinese features. Bubbling Shanghai shows off every aspect of her unique glamour.

Shanghai is a scintillating city swirling with rapid cultural change. Since market restrictions were lifted, it has embraced the forces of business and design and rewritten its rule book shaping a fresh, new city that is sophisticated, innovative and living a life it has never lived before.

A wide variety of cuisines can be found in the city and today Shanghai offers a plethora of culinary delights focusing on the traditions of Beijing, Yangzhou, Sichuan, Guangzhou as well as its own local dishes. Shanghai\'s restaurants are among the finest to be found in China and they welcome diners from anywhere at any time.

Day 14 pm: The Bund

The Bund, also called the Zhongshan Road, is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. It starts from the Baidu Bridge, which is at the connecting point of the Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek, to the East Jinling Road and winds less than one mile in length. Walking along the Bund, which is at the west shore of the Huangpu River, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower can be seen on the opposite side and also the Jin Mao Tower. Being one of the Top Ten Shanghai attractions, the Bund is a really beautiful and special place which is worth visiting.

The most famous and attractive sites are the 52 various buildings of different architectural styles including Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Classicism and the Renaissance. The Bund was the centre of Shanghai\'s politics, economy and culture hundreds of years ago, consulates of most countries and many banks, businesses and newspaper offices were settled there.

Day 14 pm: Visit Yuyuan Garden

Yuyuan Garden is a famous classical garden located in Anren Jie, Shanghai. The garden was finished in 1577 by a government officer of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) named Pan Yunduan. Yu in Chinese means pleasing and satisfying, and this garden was specially built for Pan\'s parents as a place for them to enjoy a tranquil and happy time in their old age.

In the 400 years of its existence, Yuyuan Garden has undergone many changes. During the late Ming Dynasty, it became very dilapidated with the decline of Pan\'s family. In 1760, some rich merchants bought Yuyuan Garden and spent more than 20 years reconstructing the buildings. The Yuyuan Garden you see today is the result of a five year restoration project which began in 1956. The garden was open to the public in September, 1961.

Day 14 pm: Old Shanghai Neighborhood

To the casual eye, Shanghai is a city obsessed modernity, from the stark space of People\'s Square to Huaihai Lu, where all the old buildings have been razed to make way for department stores or covered in green glass and converted into boutiques. The sense of timeless and tranquility that can be found in China\'s older and more \'Chinese\' cities seems to be lacking in the midst of Shanghai\'s fast-paced bustle. That is, unless you know where to look.

Beyond the tourist theme parks of Yuyuan and the \'Shanghai Old Street\' lies a little known treasure trove of living history. In Old Shanghai, as foreign ways and architecture dominated the rest of the city, its \'Chinatown\' was a crowded place of winding streets, vibrant markets, entrenched customs and a lifestyle that remained relatively unaltered despite the rapid pace of change around it. That description still holds true today, and the little back lanes of the Old City remain an intriguing anachronism of the way life was lived a century ago.

Day 15 am: Visit a Nursing Home

The Shanghai Oriental Senior Living Home, located in the Jiading District of Shanghai, covers an area of 18,000 square meters with 350 beds and provides Grade I, Grade II, Grade III, and intensive care services to the eldery.

Day 15 pm: Jin Mao Tower

Being the third tallest building of the world and the tallest building in China, Jin Mao Tower is located in the center of Lujiazui Finance and Trade Districts in Pudong.

The 88-stories Jin Mao Tower was completed in 1999. It is almost 1,380 feet tall and covers an area of almost 6 acres.

Jin Mao includes modern offices, a deluxe 5-star hotel, exhibition halls, banquet halls, an observation deck, and entertainment facilities.

The tower has the best elevators available. Two direct elevators operate at the speed of nearly 30 feet per second that can send visitors from the ground floor to the 88th floor for only 45 seconds. There are also five to six elevators every 10 floors, which reduce waiting-time to 35 seconds even during busy times.

Day 15 pm: French Concession

The French Concession was founded in 1862 in southwest Shanghai as a result of the Treaty of Nanking. The concession is a pleasant mix of wide tree lined streets and interesting European style architecture.

The foreign diplomatic quarter, top hotels, great shopping and international restaurants and bars are all found in this area\'s art deco buildings. In the 20s and 30s, the French Concession was famous for its lawlessness and decadence. This spirit of anarchy also attracted political activists and a house in the concession is the Site of the 1st National Congress of the Communist Party.

Huaihai Road, once known as Avenue Joffre, is one of Shanghai\'s favorite shopping roads. Chic shops housed in French style buildings sell Shanghai\'s finest goods, designer clothes and much more.

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