CULTURAL TOUR ALONG THE GREAT WALL
The Great Wall refers to a huge military project against intrusions by northern nomadic groups in different periods in ancient China. It stretches for over 10,000 km from east to west, so it is also called The Long Wall of Ten Thousand Kilometers. As an ancient defense project that required the longest time of construction and the biggest workload in the world, it was built during the Spring and Autumn period and the subsequent Warring States period over 2,000 years ago. The existing relics of the Great Wall are mainly the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty built in the 14th century. According to data issued by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2012, the total length of the Great Wall in past dynasties is 21,196.18 km; the State Administration of Cultural Heritage published data on the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty in 2009, indicating its total length of 8,851.8 km. The Great Wall is a great miracle created by ancient working people of China and is the witness of China’s long history. Moreover, it is one of eight wonders of the world together with other wonders like Colosseum of Roman, Leaning Tower of Pisa and Pyramids of Egypt. In December 1987, the Great Wall was listed as a world cultural heritage.
TOUR ALONG BEIJING-HK-MACAO HIGH-SPEED RAIL
Beijing-HK-Macao High-Speed Rail connects eight core economic and cultural areas, namely, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Bohai Economic Rim, Urban Agglomeration in the Central Plains, Wuhan Metropolitan Circle, Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan District, Guangzhou-Shenzhen City Agglomeration, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR. The cities along the line have a high level in terms of economic development, and are concentrated, hence the huge tourism demands and large customer source market. As Beijing-HK-Macao High-Speed Rail is opened step by step and section by section, it will definitely promote communication and exchange between provinces and cities along the line, thus exerting a significant influence on tourism development of regions along the line, and bringing about important changes to these regions. Cultural and natural tourism resources along the line complement each other. Ranging from Imperial Palace of Beijing to Mulan Paddock, from Great Wall to Kung Fu Shaolin, from surging Yellow River to rolling Yangtze River, and from hometowns of great men to Pearl of the Orient, this tourism line features strong relevance of various tourism resources, and perfect combination and integration of travel routes.