China has a long history of pharmacy and herbal medicine. This tour takes you on a historical journey from China’s traditional pharmacies and herbalists to the modern day, where traditional pharmacy combines very effectively with Western medicine. You will also visit Materia Medica, a research institution in Shanghai for drug discovery, often derived from traditional Chinese medicines.
Gain fascinating insight into China’s traditional and contemporary culture and society along the way as you visit a great cross section of this extraordinary country. Starting in China's great imperial city, Beijing, travel to the ancient Silk Road crossroads of Xian, to see the magnificent Terracotta Warriors. Continue to tranquil Guangxi Province with its spectacualr mountain landscapes, onto the 2,500 water town of Suhou - famed for its gardens, its canals and its silk - and finally finishing in China's most cutting edge and glamorous city, Shanghai.
Ground only cost: US $3,450 per person sharing