Cultural China & Tibet + Mongolia & Hong Kong

23 days / 22 nights, including 4-night Yangtze River cruise. Highlights: In Hong Kong, Stanley Market, sampan ride on the harbor / Shanghai’s Bund, Yu Yuan Gardens/Three Gorges cruise / in Lhasa, Tibet, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple / Xi’an / Beijing / Ulaanbaatar / Gobi Desert sand dunes, dinosaur cemetery. Land and cruise, from $5,869. Single supp., $2,955. Hermes Travel (Astoria, NY; 718/274-9777).