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China tour leaves
lasting impression on residents Local travelers returned from the Porterville Chamber of Commerce's business tour of China with a new appreciation for our neighbors east of the Pacific. Tourist Jim Murrell said despite a 24-hour flight delay that nearly put a stop to the trip, the experience was well worth the wait. "It was unbelievable," Murrell said Thursday after returning to Porterville. A group of 140 local residents and members of the business community signed up for an eight-day tour of some of China's most revered attractions. The morning of Nov. 10, members of the Porterville tour group stepped off of the plane in Beijing. Twenty-four hours earlier they were stranded at the Los Angeles International Airport. Mechanical issues with China Easter Airlines Flight 586 delayed the trip for about a day. "We had to spend the night in L.A. but they went ahead and made up for," Murrell said. "We had some long days, but we saw everything on the itinerary." The tour included the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou and such historic sites as the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Ming Tombs, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. "I was really impressed by the Forbidden City," Murrell said. The Forbidden City is found at the center of Beijing and was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Surrounded by a deep moat and high walls are 9,999 buildings. Analuara Mechem and her husband said they were more than satisfied with the trip. "I was amazed by how old everything was," Mechem said. "They have 6,000 years of recorded history." Mechem said she was most awestruck by the Terra-cotta Warriors. "There is over 7,000 warriors and they haven't even excavated the whole tomb," Mechem said. Several members of the tour group said the $1,399 trip was worth every penny. The trip also had a business-related aspect, visiting various economic zones, factories, a tea farm and a silk plant. The tour was coordinated by the local chamber in conjunction with chamber member Citslinc Inc. and the Chinese government. This was the Porterville chamber's second annual business tour of China.
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