Beijing, China

Shimmering, expeditious, beautiful, elusive and haunting Beijing is unlike any other city on the planet.

An ancient city with a modern face, Beijing forms an integral part of China’s identity playing the part of political, cultural and educational axis par excellence while continuing to hold a place of enduring relevance in Chinese mythology.

The city seems to have been built layer upon layer with erstwhile shops and office blocks spiritedly jostling for space with pristine glass and steel mega-structures and yet in amongst all of this the inhabitants go about their lives with an understated panache that belies the constant bustle around them.

With first class shopping opportunities, a myriad of restaurants and urbane bars and a host of cultural attractions that will delight and tantalise the senses the city is one of the jewels of the Far East.