Outreach
2009 Study Tour to China
Itinerary
June 14-July 4, 2009
D1, June 14 | Chicago
Chicago pre-departure orientation will be held from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Hilton Chicago O’Hare International Airport Hotel. Group dinner afterwards.
D2, June 15 | Chicago, IL
Beijing
Fly to Beijing, the capital city of China. Cross the International Date Line. Lose one day on the way.
United Airlines 0851
Depart: ORD at 12:41pm, June 15
Arrive: PEK at 3:15pm, June 16
D3, June 16 | Beijing
Arrive in Beijing. The tour guide will greet the group at the airport and take us to the hotel.
D4, June 17 | Beijing
• Tiananmen Square
• Forbidden City
• Temple of Heaven
• Peking Roast Duck Banquet Dinner
D5, June 18 | Beijing
• The Largest Jade Center of Asia
• Great Wall
• Ming Tombs/Changling Exhibition Hall
• Chinese Acrobatic Show
D6, June 19 | Beijing
• School visit in the morning.
• Free study time for the rest of the day.
D7, June 20 | Beijing
Xi’an
• Summer Palace
• Olympic Park /Water Cube /Bird’s Nest
• Hutong Life tour
• Wang-fu-jing Business Street
• Transfer to train station at night and take air conditioned express train to Xi’an. Stay overnight in soft-sleeper train shared by four persons in one compartment.
D8, June 21 | Xi’an
• Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum
• Noodle-making Performance
• Hong Jia Village
• Art Ceramics Factory
• Imperial Dumpling Banquet Dinner
• Traditional Tang Dynasty Singing and Dancing Show
D9, June 22 | Xi’an
• Shanxi Provincial Historical Museum
• Ancient City Wall
• Big Wild Goose Pagoda
• Grand Mosque
D10, June 23 | Xi’an
• School visit
• Free study time
D11, June 24 | Xi’an
Kunming
• Western Hills
• Dragon Gate
• Grand View Pavilion
D12, June 25 | Kunming
Stone Forest
Kunming
• Stone Forest
D13, June 26 | Kunming
Dali
• Butterfly Spring
• Cruise tour on Erhai Lake
• Bai Minority Village
• Three Courses Tea
• Three Elegant Pagodas
D14, June 27 | Dali
Lijiang (3 hrs)
• Cobblestone Streets
• Black Dragon Pond
• Naxi Music Performance
D15, June 28 | Lijiang
• Jade Dragon Mountain
• Baisha Village
D16, June 29 | Lijiang
Zhongdian (Shangri-La) (3.5 hrs)
• First Bend of the Yangzi River
• Tiger Leaping Gorge
D17, June 30 | Zhongdian
• Ganden Songzanlin Monastery
• Bitahai Lake
• Tibetan family visit
D18, July 01 | Zhongdian
Shanghai
• Bund
• Ming Dynasty Yuyuan Garden
• Nanjing Road
• Night Cruise tour on the Huangpu River
D19, July 02 | Shanghai
Zhu-jia-jiao
Shanghai
• Zhu-jia-jiao Ancient Water Town
• Shanghai Museum
D20, July 03 | Shanghai
• Free study day
D21, July 04 | Shanghai
Chicago
United Airlines 0836
Depart: PVG at 3:55pm, July 4
Arrive: ORD at 4:16pm, July 4
