I back packed around china last year because I wanted to avoid the tour method....the only tour I went on was in Xi'an and Chengdu
As I don't speak anything but english becasue im as white as snow I would only go on this tour if it was in english or at least engrish
if anyone has more info please post it as I would want to go again to some places I missed....although I do think that I paid about the same for 7 days in Beijing however I stayed in hostels and ate at what I think were restaurants
All I found where these
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Cheap China tours subsidized by Chinese GovernmentFebruary 24, 2011 Mingshi Di Staff 3 Comments ••PUBLICATION:World Journal (中文)
Many Southern California travel agencies now offer week-long China travel packages that cost only $49 and $99 per person. These tours are subsidized by the Chinese government in an attempt to encourage oversea Chinese to visit China, according Yuan Zhiwei, a travel agency professional. Chinese who hold a US passport or green card are eligible for the low price. For those who cannot speak Chinese, an additional $100 fee is involved for Chinese-English interpreter
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... that there is no such thing as a China gov. subsidized tour. If you want to check, call the China National Tour Office. They have branches in NYC, LA, Toronto, and Vancouver, as well as other places. I can even give the the LA phone number if you want to call and check: 1-800-670-2228. The person in charge is named Davy Wu.
Someone mentioned trying to be clever and "miss" the bus on the tour. If you look at the fine print on these itineraries, they state that if you leave the tour, you pay an extra $50. And yes, they do make a lot of shopping stops at factories and other wholesalers.
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