SAVORING CHINA – Art, Food, Tai Chi and Culture
12 days in March each year.
Touring with Artist/Chef Cai Silver and Artist/Professor Lee Xi
Beijing, Xi’an, Langzhong, Chongqing
12 days $4800 per person
Including
International fight
In-China transportation
Deluxe and first class hotels (double occupancy)
3 meals daily (hotpot, Peking duck, 8-course family style meal, and buffet)
Workshops
Comprehensive touring program including entrance admission fees
2 feet massages and 1 whole body massage
1 entry to hot spring
Not Including
Chinese visa application fee
Travel insurance
Additional fee for single occupancy by request
Excess baggage fees, or advance seat reservations
About Trip leaders
Le Xi, MFA, School of Visual Arts, NY. Established artist and professor. lexistudio.com. Currently he is teaching multimedia arts at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. He presents through cxsilvergallery.com and in China. Le has been a program liaison, coordinator, and curriculum designer for The Putney School trimester abroad in China for the past 4 years. Le’s passion is to present China as an optimal travel and learning experience through the lens of the arts and the sense of community daily living and expanding globe understanding of shared living style.
Cai Silver, MFA, Vermont College of Fine Art. Established painter caixiart.com; chef dimsumvt.com; tai chi instructor and Chinese language instructor; owner/curator of cxsilvergallery.com. She is currently teaching at The Putney School and has been leading a trimester abroad for a group of high school students for the past 4 years. Cai has been practicing art for more than 40 years, presenting Chinese art and culture to schools and local communities. Her art practice has expanded into her cooking. Her passion is to extend and enrich our lives by providing explore arts and culture with friends and communities through seeing, touching and tasting.
Trip Description
Small intimate group travels with two native artists who will show you the cultural historical sights as well as the arts, food and local life. Visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an.
Stay in a merchant’s mansion from the Ming Dynasty more than four centuries old with nine courtyards in a 2000-year-old ancient city on the Jialing River. Visit artist studios and practitioners of traditional Chinese herbal medicine and tea ceremony. Try tai chi and Chinese painting lessons. Get a Chinese massage from the blind masseuses. Visit a hot spring.
Fully Escorted & Guided
You can relax and leave all the details to us. We arrange flights, visa, transfers, hotels and a comprehensive touring program that includes all the important places a destination offers. Cai and Le are escorting the group throughout the itinerary and takes care of all the arrangements. However, some free time is always provided for independent exploration, or you can choose optional excursions are available to fill in the leisure time.
What to Expect
This moderately-paced tour includes a reasonable amount of walking or hiking and requires an average level of physical fitness.
