{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11a7f7fa-c58e-5d12-a59c-8b912694d5f2/697ffddd9a56fea508d8038a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"China: 'Go before you get too old' – because so much walking is involved","description":"<p>The first UK tour operator to China in the 1970s was Regent Holidays. Neil Taylor, now a tour leader and travel guide writer, was the man behind the trips behind the \"Bamboo Curtain\". He contrasts then with now, and offers advice for anyone seeking to take advantage of the new visa-free status of British holidaymakers.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up <a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to get it delivered to your inbox.</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}