It's almost 5am, the sun is rising, sunlight is reflecting off the towers of glass and steel that surround me. The music is pulsating; you can feel the bass. I look around and soak in the moment…

I'm on the roof top terrace of an elegant nightclub watching the sun rise in epic fashion (I'm talking major motion picture stuff, lol) surrounded by new friends from the Netherlands, Italy, Holland, Botswana and South Africa. Is the UN having a party? No. I'm in Shanghai, China at a great party in a section of the city (The Bund) that best represents the old and the new China.

China has everything you're looking for and some things you are probably not expecting. Visit ancient palaces and temples, learn about China's colonial history, party with expats from around the world, and make business contacts in all corners of the globe. You can also have a traditional Chinese meal for breakfast, genuine Brazilian food for lunch, and Indian food for dinner (all you can drink Tsingtao included), all while waiting for your tailor to finish making your fine wool suit and cashmere overcoat (ridiculously cheap!).

This is the China you will never hear about on your local/national news and won't experience with a big tour company. Tyree is the perfect tour guide; an American who knows the language and has lived there. Ty can take you off the beaten path to top tailors, great food, fabulous beaches, and great parties any night of the week because he has lived it not just read about it.