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China is a vast country with many glittering,modern metropolises. Today we want to lead you away from these places of steel and glass and take you a thousand miles inland to some of the last strongholds of the "old China".
We will highlight five ancient towns and villages in this newsletter that cater for those travelers that want an authentic China experience.
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Stone Drum Town - Top - 
Stone Drum Town is a bustling ethnic community, with Naxi, Zang, Bai, Yi, Miao, and Hui people all inhabiting the town. The Naxi are the main minority group, and their unique culture is well represented through their traditional lifestyle and centuries-old fashion of dressing. The women in Stone Drum Town do a special style of make-up. They usually wear blue hats and long gowns with white ribbons binding their waists. more...
4 Days Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Stone Drum Town tour
- Tour Price: $365 USD (based on travel party of 2-5 persons)
- Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + Private Guided with your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.
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Zhaoxing Dong Village - Top -
Zhaoxing is the largest Dong ethnic community in China with 5 drum towers, and more than 800 households. The town has been little touched by modernization, and its villagers live in their old timber-made houses, wear their traditional clothes and still practice their time-honored traditions. A trip to Zhaoxing will offer a brief taste of this fascinating and isolated Dong community. more...
Basha Miao Village - Top -
Basha is a very special and old Miao Ethnic village and is virtually untouched in any way by modernization. Basha residents still live in their wooden houses, practice centuries-old customs and have their own unique beliefs. The village is perched on a hill, 7.5 kilometers from Congjiang. Legends say that Basha's ancestors immigrated from heartland China to this isolated mountainous region over 2,000 years ago more...
15 Days of Ancient Ethnic Minorities Culture Tour
- Tour Price: $2,884 USD (based on travel party of 2-5 persons)
- Destination: Hong Kong, Guilin, Yangshuo, Guilin, Longsheng, Sanjiang, Zhaoxing, Congjiang, Rongjiang, KaiLi, Guiyang, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Kunming, Beijing
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Sanjiang - Top -
Sanjiang is known for its diverse minority culture. There are four ethnic groups in the region; Dong, Zhuang, Miao, Yao. They are famed for their carpentry skills and unique architecture. Many travelers escape to Sanjiang to experience the traditional, little affected Dong ways. Some of the many highlights are well preserved Dong wooden structures-suspended houses, drum towers, magnificent wind-and-rain bridges and water wheels, Dong people's simple lifestyle, and their colorful local customs and conventions. more...
Fenghuang Ancient Town - Top -
Fenghuang(Phoenix town) is a town out of time. Hemmed in by rolling mountains and nurtured by a gently flowing river, flagstone streets, rows of traditional wooden houses built on stilts, towers, bridges everywhere, small boats row down the river, present unique portrait of Fenghuang. It's an authentic ancient town and still largely unaffected by tourism. more...
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China Highlights has put together a Travel Guide Book that includes many, many useful tips for those traveling in or planning to travel to China.
Together with the list of cultural do's and don'ts you will get a list of useful vocabulary to use when you mingle with the natives. 