China

Discover China through imperial history, modern cities, village traditions and rapid social change. Students explore how culture, politics, development and innovation shape one of the world’s most influential countries.

Explore China Through Contrast, Culture and Change

China offers students a powerful setting for real-world learning. As one of the world’s oldest civilisations and one of its most rapidly evolving societies, it gives students the chance to explore the relationship between ancient traditions, modern cities, political systems, economic change and everyday life.

An Edventure Travel program in China can connect classroom learning with lived experience across history, geography, cultural studies, environmental issues and contemporary society. From imperial landmarks to high-speed rail, rural communities and modern megacities, students see how the country’s past and present continue to shape its future.

Shape the Learning Experience

Curiosity sets the direction. Whether your focus is history, culture, development, environment or contemporary issues, Edventure Travel can help build a China program that connects learning with real-world experience.

Programs can be shaped around themes such as imperial history, modernisation, urban development, geography, environmental change, language, cultural exchange, food, school visits, high-speed rail and contemporary society.

Customised China Tours for Your Group

Every group brings different priorities, interests and learning goals. That’s why each China tour is shaped around your students, curriculum and preferred travel style.

Student trips can support curriculum outcomes, student wellbeing and your school’s budget, while offering meaningful learning beyond the classroom.

Private tours can also be tailored to your group’s interests, pace, accommodation preferences and overall budget.

History and Cultural Studies

  • Discover China’s imperial past at UNESCO World Heritage sites like Beijing’s Forbidden City, Xian’s underground army of Terracotta Warriors, or the iconic Great Wall of China
  • Take in colonial history while exploring Shanghai’s former French Concession district
  • Learn how China’s Social Credit System ranks its citizens and discover its implications for trust

Environmental Awareness

  • Understand China’s biggest contemporary environmental issues, like air pollution, desertification and habitat loss
  • See conservation in action at Chengdu’s Giant Panda Breeding Centre

  • Visit a recycling plant to uncover how urban waste works in a Chinese megacity

Urban Development and Rapid Industrialisation

  • Visit a modern Chinese residential community to gain insight into high-density urban living
  • Tour an industrial manufacturing facility and examine how government policies incentivise production
  • Explore China’s ‘floating population’ of workers who provide temporary, low-wage labour in industrial centres

Add Adventure to Your China Program

If you like an action-packed itinerary, expand your agenda with these exciting local activities.
Try your hand at calligraphy or fan-making
Bicycle around rural villages
Take a martial arts class, like kung fu or tai chi
Test your culinary skills with a Chinese cooking class
Ride a high-speed bullet train
Visit a local school to see how children in China learn
Improve your conversation with Mandarin language lessons
Board a bamboo raft along the Yulong River and cruise beneath dramatic karst crags
Trek the Longsheng Mountains to see spiralling rice terraces amid ethnic minority villages
Visit the surreal Harbin Snow & Ice-carving Festival in Dec-Feb

Nine Destinations, Endless Learning

Explore educational school tours across Asia and New Zealand, with each destination offering distinct culture, community and real world learning.

Ready to Plan Your Next School Tour?

Tell us where you’d like to go, what your students need to learn and when you’re planning to travel. We’ll help shape an itinerary around your school.