Chef Martin Yan Culinary Arts Center (CAC) is located in Shenzhen, China. The following are cities that you will visit during your trip.

Shenzhen:

Located in the Southern Guangdong Province, Shenzhen neighbors the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong. This bustling city was the first Special Economic Zone in China, but it was a fishing village only 20 years ago. With its constant economic development, many people relocate to Shenzhen to find opportunities, while bringing in their traditions and cuisines from all regions of China. The attractions include a number of cultural parks, beautiful golf courses and exciting shopping for all. 

This city is conveniently connected by several modes of transport, but the most recommended is by the new subway system and taxi. They are both inexpensive, fast and takes you anywhere in the city, even to the Hong Kong border.

CAC is located at a theme park – Window of the World, which is a reproduction of world known attractions. CAC is also surrounded by various hotels, bars, restaurants and the subway system that connects you to other attractions.

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Beijing:

For centuries, Beijing has been the center of Chinese culture, government and commerce, which reflects the regal and sophisticated cuisine.  Visitors can still experience the way Emperors had traditional banquet dinners, view Peking duck cutting and noodle making. All these demonstrations will get your appetite going. The historical sites like Forbidden Palace, Summer Palace, Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, will engross you into the Chinese cultures.

This city that is projected to annually grow at a rate of 60% is building an extensive and user-friendly transportation system allowing their Olympic visitors to commute efficiently.

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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong is truly an international city where one can find various foods and people from all over the world. To the Hong Kong people eating is a high priority, so many restaurants and dessert houses are open 24hrs, if not, till very late.  It is very easy to get around Hong Kong because there’s no language barrier since both Chinese and English are the official languages and the transportation system is extremely efficient and user friendly. It is suggested to use the subway, taxi and/or buses.

Located at the tip of Southern China, Hong Kong was a British Colony where residences remain very westernized in its society but the Chinese culture and traditions are still very prevalent. Celebrating the 10-year anniversary repatriation to China, Hong Kong is under a Special Administrative Region (S.A.R) and doesn’t require a visa for visitors unlike China.

A few attractions to get you excited are the Victoria Peak, Stanley Market, and Big Buddha.  

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Macau:

Once a Portuguese colony, Macau is now the Las Vegas of the East. The new casinos include Sands, Wynn, Venetian and MGM opening in 2008 among others. Another new attraction includes a replica of San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Warf where one can taste cuisines from around the world, especially Macanese cuisine which is a mix of Portuguese and Cantonese food. Even with these modern excitements Macau still treasures their historical churches, fortresses and Portuguese architecture like the Ruins of St. Paul’s, Mount Fortress and Senado Square to name a few. The ideal means of getting to these places is by flagging down a taxi and walking.

If you’re already in Hong Kong or Shenzhen, its recommended to ride the frequent turbo ferries that only takes an hour to Macau. If not there is always the Macau International Airport.

Also, visa is not required for most visitors carrying valid documentations staying under 30 days, however, please view the following site for more details and more about Macau’s beauties.

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Xian:

Xian is one of the four great ancient capitals of China, which holds much of world known Chinese relics including the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, the City Wall of the Ming Dynasty, Wild Goose Pagodas, the Muslim quarters and many more. The best way to get around the city and to see all these sites is by taking a taxi.

This region is known for their various soup dumplings and dry dumplings, which is pronounced in Chinese as ‘Tang Bao’ and ‘Bao Zi’ respectively. The dumplings are served in a hot steaming bamboo tray and you can chose from a lamb Bao Zi, vegetarian Bao Zi, sweet eight treasure soup and many more.

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