Outreach
NCTA Study Tours to China, Japan, and Korea
Past Study Tours
2009 China - Itinerary
The 2009 NCTA Study tour was to the People’s Republic of China. Participants spent about three weeks in China, visiting key cultural landmarks, tourist attractions, and a school in Xi'an. Participants also did their independent exploration and research during free study days. In addition, meetings and briefings were arranged to help participants develop their curriculum projects.
The Forbidden City, Beijing |
The Great Wall |
Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan |
Terra Cotta Warriors, Xi’an |
The Bund, Shanghai |
Stone Forest, Yunnan |
June 14 (Su)| Chicago
- Chicago O’Hare Airport
- Hilton O’Hare Airport Hotel
- Orientation begins at 5:00 p.m.
June 15 (M)| Chicago 
Beijing
- Depart Chicago on UA flight 851 at 12:41 p.m. for Beijing Capital Airport
- Breakfast
June 16 (T)| Arrive Beijing at 3:15 p.m.
- Beijing Jianguo Garden Hotel
- Dinner
June 17 (W)| Beijing
- City tour including: Welcome dinner at a renowned Peking Duck Restaurant – Quanjude Restaurant
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
June 18(Th) | Beijing
- Great Wall
- Ming Tombs
- Chinese Acrobatic Show
- Breakfast, lunch
June 19 (F)| Beijing
- Free study day
- Breakfast
June 20 (S)| Beijing 
Xi’an
- Summer Palace
- Olympic Park–Water Cube & Bird's nest
- Hutong tour
- Wang-fu-jing Business Street
- Overnight soft-sleeper train to Xi'an
- Breakfast, lunch
June 21 (Su)| Xi’an
- City tour including:
- Ancient City Wall
- Shanxi Provincial History Museum
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda
- Imperial dumpling banquet dinner & Tang Dynasty singing and dancing show
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
June 22 (M)| Xi’an
- Terra Cotta Warriors
- Noodle-making performance
- Hong Jia Village and a cave house
- Grand Mosque
- Breakfast, lunch
June 23 (T)| Xi’an
- Visit to Xi'an Aizhi Middle School
- Free study time
- Breakfast
June 24 (W)| Xi’an 
Kunming
- Western Hills & Dragon Gate
- Grand View Pavilion
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
June 25 (Th) | Kunming 
Stone Forest 
Kunming
- Excursion to Stone Forest
- Breakfast, lunch
June 26 (F)| Kunming 
Dali
- Butterfly Spring
- Cruise tour on Erhai Lake & Three courses tea
- Three Elegant Pagodas
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
June 27 (S)| Dali 
Lijiang
- Cobblestone Streets
- Black Dragon Pond
- Naxi Music Performance
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
June 28 (Su)| Lijiang
- Jade Dragon Mountain
- Baisha Village
- Breakfast, lunch
June 29 (M)| Lijiang 
Zhongdian (Shangri-La)
- First Bend of the Yangzi River
- Tiger Leaping Gorge
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
June 30 (T)| Zhongdian
- Songzanlin Lamasery
- Visit to a Tibetan family
- Bitahai Lake
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
July 01 (W)| Zhongdian 
Shanghai
- Yuyuan Garden
- Night Cruise tour on the Huangpu River
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
July 02 (Th) | Shanghai 
Zhu-jia-jiao 
Shanghai
- Zhu-jia-jiao Ancient Water Town
- Shanghai Museum
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
July 03 (W)| Shanghai
- Free study day
- Breakfast
July 04 (F)| Shanghai 
Chicago
- Depart Shanghai on UA flight 836 at 3:55 p.m. for Chicago, arrive in Chicago at 4:16 p.m.
- Breakfast
