Chinese Horse Riding Holidays

Chinese Horse Riding Holidays are a great up and coming destination. With a land mass of close to 9.6 million square kilometres and an ancient culture thought to be over five thousand years old, China is a huge country in every sense of the world.

China is home to every time of wilderness you could thing about. China offers dense rain forests, deserts and mountains.

A few of the highlights to a Chinese horse riding holiday are the Great Wall of China, Mount Everest, Hong Kong and the Forbidden City.

If you are looking for more of a wilderness experience then China offer the awe-inspiring Three Gorges on the Yangtze River and the peaks of Mount Everest to trek along.

The Yangtze River Trail

The Yangtze begins at the southern foothills of Geladandong Peak in the Tanggula Mountains of Qinhai Province. From there it stretches 3,938 miles (6,300 km) past six provinces, including Tibet, Jiangsu and Shanghai, finally emptying into the East China Sea.

Along this sometimes muddy waterway are some of the oldest human sites and artefacts known. The Ba, for example, were an ancient civilization that developed here 4,000 years ago who buried their dead in coffins raised high among the cliffs. The Ba believed the higher you were buried, the better for your soul.

Though many of these sites and artefacts are now being submerged as the Three Gorges Dam construction project proceeds, river tours still offer hundreds of fascinating sights. Tours often mix sights from the cruise boats as well as walking tours of the area.

Cruises visit Shibaozhai, home of the 12-story temple built in 1650 AD, with a view of the Yangtze below. There are excursions that take tourists down tributaries like the clear Daning River, offering awe-inspiring views of the canyons and rural villages along its banks.