Mountains become rocks, forests become bonsai trees and rivers become landscaped streams, and the restorative power of nature is distilled into gentle sips of green tea. Kick back in cool bamboo groves or beside ancient canals, linger in classical Chinese gardens which replicate nature’s grandeur in miniature, this trip will take you to secluded islands of tranquility amid the seas of stress outside.
Experience the rarified and secluded world that China’s Imperial elite designed to keep themselves refreshed in body and mind. WildChina’s Grand Canal takes you from Suzhou, the Venice of the East, through richly decorated merchant towns such as Wuzhen, and onto Hangzhou, which Marco Polo considered the finest city on earth.