EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE MEMBER OFFERS MEMBER OFFERS JOIN US IN Panda and Palaces (CHPA) China Jewels and Tibet Discovery (CHJW) 13 Day Tour & Cruise Beijing > Chengdu 22 Day Tour & Cruise > Beijing We have some amazing From $8,490* pp From $13,690* pp THE journeys to China in 2018, $1,100* per couple Airfare Credit Fly Free* where you can see the country in luxury, with small $50 per couple Fairmont Hotel credit $50 per couple Fairmont Hotel credit FOODIE’S groups for a more intimate experience, business class $75 per couple Fairmont Hotel credit $75 per couple Fairmont Hotel credit seats on rail journeys, 5-star GUIDE TO accommodation and more. $100 per couple Fairmont Hotel credit $100 per couple Fairmont Hotel credit You’ll also sample the f nest

fare, with a special Peking $150 per couple Fairmont Hotel credit $150 per couple Fairmont Hotel credit CHINA duck dinner in Beijing and an exclusive cooking class in *Conditions apply. You must quote SNDR1279 *Conditions apply. You must quote SNDR1279 at the time of booking to receive these offers. at the time of booking to receive these offers. Chengdu, where you’ll learn Forget sweet and sour pork: there’s so much more all the secrets to whipping up CHPA Great Wall of China CHJW to . Get your chopsticks ready… a sumptuous Chinese meal. Beijing 4 Great Wall of China China 2018 Earlybirds are out Beijing 4 now, see scenic.com.au for Xi’an Xi’an more information. 2 China 2 China Zhujiajiao Tibet River 3 Cruise 3 Shanghai Lhasa 4 Shangri-la 2 Chongqing (Zhongdian) Chengdu Yangtze River 3 Cruise Lijiang 2 4 Yichang Chongqing Fried rice, spring rolls, stir-fries Fujian/Min glistening with MSG … your average Aussie Chinese takeaway doesn’t quite Cantonese refers to Dating back 5,000 years, Fujian cuisine salted duck, sweet and sour mandarin compare to what you fi nd in the East. the cuisine of China's originates from the south-eastern fi sh, hairy crab. Like China itself, food in China varies province. province of Fujian on the coast, and is If you’re a fan of Peking duck, make a wildly, from steamed and It’s the most popular full of sweet and sour fl avours and lots beeline for Beijing, which has the very melt-in-your-mouth duck to slug-fi lled style internationally; of seafood. We’re not just talking your best. Peking duck’s history traces back soups (yes, really!). Here’s the lowdown dishes have sweet, mild fl avours and standard shellfi sh here: sea cucumbers, 700 years to the Yuan Dynasty, when on the most popular types of cuisine. involve lots of braising and stewing. sea worms and sea slugs are all common. Mongol emperors ruled China. Today, it’s can vary depending Braised frog is popular too, if you’re considered one of China’s national dishes. on which region you’re in. Dumplings feeling game. Popular dishes: (a soup of feature heavily on the menu. Popular pork ribs), crispy skin fi sh rolls, Buddha dishes: Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), Jumps Over the Wall (a complex dish (barbecue pork buns), with over 30 ingredients, including Hainanese chicken rice, beef chow fun abalone and shark’s fi n). (beef fried noodles). Sichuan Like it hot? Then Sichuan is your cup of (green) tea. Bold, spicy and Jiangsu province and China's biggest city, often mouth numbing, dishes usually Shanghai, have a very refi ned gourmet feature lots of chilli, garlic, and cuisine that is often served at government peanuts. Sichuan food originated from banquets. Moderately salty and sweet, it the south-western region of China and involves precise cooking techniques and is the most widely served cuisine in artistic presentation. Jiangsu is on the the country. Popular dishes: kung pao coast, so fresh seafood is favoured – as is chicken (spicy diced chicken), Sichuan duck (a local saying goes, ‘Without duck, hot pot, mapo tofu. it’s not a proper meal') Popular dishes:

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