I am an American photojournalist and travel correspondent based in Beijing and have traveled extensively to all 33 provinces in China. I specialize in budget travel and have a personal affection for remote villages, ethnic minority culture and uncharted locales. I am also the author of CHINA: Portrait of a People, the most comprehensive collection of imagery of contemporary China ever published by a single author.
Experience
Experience: In 2006, photojournalist Tom Carter embarked on a historic, 2-year journey that would take him throughout the 33 provinces of China, making him one of the first foreigners in China’s 5,000 year history to do so. From the Yellow Sea to the Himalayas, Tom traversed 56,000 kilometers and visited well over 200 cities and villages in a determination to understand, and thoroughly record, life and humanity in today’s People’s Republic of China.
Question I am interested in rail tours in china, 5-9 day tours, first class and luxury.
Answer There are a number of agencies that offer rail tours of China. You can arrange these tours online, or wait until you arrive in China for a better price. I personally have never taken a rail tour; I only use the train to commute from city to city and province to province, primarily by hard seat or hard sleeper. Sounds like you will have a more luxurious trip than I ever did :)
