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CHINA. has a skyline of dazzling modern
The Olympics have provided Beijing architecture and a thriving cultural scene.
with another iconic sight. The Bird’s Nest Despite the contemporary buzz, traces of
stadium, scene of the spectacular opening Shanghai’s colourful past remain. Art deco
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and closing ceremonies, is now as big a buildings along the Bund, the riverside road
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es. fixture on the tourist trail as the Forbidden that is the most famous part of the city,
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City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. recall the colonial decadence of the 1920s.
worldpic The Chinese capital is also the main base
Busan is renowned for the range of its cuisine for excursions to another must see for first- Sample price: Five nights’ B&B at the Sofitel
time visitors – the Great Wall of China. Hyland in Shanghai costs £935 with Hayes &
SOUTH KOREA. Nowhere is China’s booming economy Jarvis in March. The price includes flights
Skyscrapers form a dramatic backdrop to the more evident than in the country’s other from Heathrow and transfers.
palaces, temples and shrines of Seoul. Huge main gateway, Shanghai. This fast-paced city ■
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shopping malls sit alongside street markets
and oriental tea houses. Highlights range from
the World Heritage Site of Changdeokgung
Palace to a tour of the World Cup stadium.
Korea’s second-largest city, Busan, is 270
miles south of Seoul. Its biggest draw is its
beaches, which offer a range of activities. The
city is also popular for birdwatching, particu-
larly for trips on the Nakdonggang river.
Sample price: Jetset offers a week’s tour that
takes in Seoul, Busan, Mount Songnisan vis
national park and Gyeongju. Prices start at
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£1,939, excluding UK flights.
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jetsetholidays.co.uk The art deco buildings on Shanghai’s Bund are a legacy of the colonial decadence of the 1920s
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