GLOBE-trotting Prestwich student Daniel Critchlow is jetting off to China in the summer for a trip of a lifetime, courtesy of Thwaites Brewery.

Daniel (17), who is studying at Holy Cross College in Bury, will travel out in late July for a two-week trip sponsored by the renowned Thwaites' Travel Scholarship.

Thwaites has funded the Travel Scholarship, run in conjunction with the Experiment In International Living, for 46 years.

The student, of St Ann's Road, will leave Britain with two group leaders and nine other scholarship students for Shanghai and travel back from Beijing on August 11th.

As well as seeing many of the cultural sights, including the 2,000-year-old terracotta warriors in the ancient capital of Xi'an and biking to see the renowned Buddhist cliff carvings along the Yi River, the youngsters will visit the Great Wall and Forbidden City and spend time with local families.

They will travel hundreds of miles across the country, have the opportunity to visit areas not usually visited by tourists, join in tai chi, enjoy Chinese conversation and watch the Shanghai Acrobatics Troupe.

Daniel, who is studying theology, philosophy, politics and history, said: "I'm particularly looking forward to seeing the terracotta warriors and also sampling Chinese cultural life. It's a marvellous opportunity for me."

He is a former pupil of Bury C of E High School.