Review: Tour of China, Beijing, Xi'an, Hong Kong, Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors, Muslim Quarter

Great trip. Great company overall.  No mishaps. Well organized especially booking/ planning last minute.  Our agent was great. Our guide in Beijing was great too. I would've given 5 stars but for the guide in Xian. Nice person, reasonably good English but for lack of a better term- we just didn't click! I think she would do great in another industry. Maybe it was an off day or two for her but somehow the concept of " the customer" comes first " got lost somewhere. She needs to be less dictatorial and more flexible. While we had flexible options in Beijing in terms of food and sites( had a great time) , the Xian leg, especially food choices were non negotiable - not so much I would think from a company standpoint but more so due to lack of guide flexibility and enthusiasm - even when I was prepared to pay the extra! Xian, especially the Muslim quarter and its eclectic food was the highlight for me- no mention of it by the guide - we explored at night and " discovered" it and loved it. Again, not to sound too critical- I'm glad that they were able to pick us up and drop us off and share some facts with us- but in comparing the Beijing vs Xian tours, I think we could've done better in the latter.