Explorer Series: Destination China

Friday, 29 May 2026

An educational tour to China gives students a rich blend of ancient culture and modern innovation. From iconic sites like the Great Wall to the energy of cities such as Shanghai, learners experience firsthand how history and progress shape the nation.

Did you know….

• In Ancient China, soldiers sometimes wore armour made from paper.
• A 2,400-year-old pot of soup was unearthed in Xi’an in 2010.
• The long-eared jerboas of northern China have ears that are one-third longer than their heads!
• If you join all of China’s railway lines you could loop them around Earth twice!
• The mortar used to bind the Great Wall of China’s stones was made with sticky rice!
• 7th-century Emperor Tang of Shang had 94 ‘ice men’ who made him ice-cream.
• China’s giant pandas are good swimmers.
• Developed about 5,000 years ago, the earliest chopsticks were used for cooking, not eating.
• Chinese white dolphins, which live off southern China, are often pink.
• More people speak Mandarin as their first language than any other language in the world.
• Many Chinese emperors considered themselves to be descendants of dragons.
• Chinese brides often wear red, a colour considered to be lucky.

Let your students explore the richness of China via one of our China tours: Imperial China, Pandas, Warriors and Wall, and Western China and Tibet.