I'm the kind of person that likes to travel and I don't always use a travel agent. I go online, I decide where I'm going to travel to and I book it. I tend to look for places that have someone I know already living there and I give them a call to see if I can drop by for a few days or so. It usually works out really well. I would absolutely love to go to China. However, this is a big year for them because of the Summer Games. It would be wise to get a china travel package through a registered travel agent in China before you go. You could have some trouble finding a place to stay otherwise. Talk to people who have been there and get some China travel tips. I'm sure everything will be very pricey this year so I'm not certain it will do any good to try to find a cheap China travel package. So if you are determined to go then contact a travel agent, see if you can get some tickets to the Summer Games events and enjoy yourself. I'm sure it will be the trip of a lifetime.