China Itinerary

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Work on the itinerary for this trip began more than two years ago. Jon decided to focus on China, recruited Robin, solicted some input from me and others and then Robin began working on the details, consulting with Jon about the needs and interests of teachers. It's going to be a remarkable trip. Below, I've attached the most recent version of the itinerary (in .doc format) and I've also put the detailed version into a post.

Let's use this section of the forum to share what we know, websites, books, and teaching ideas related to each destination. [Edit by="Clay Dube on Apr 17, 2:24:18 PM"][/Edit]

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Courtesy of Xian Everbright International Travel Service:

26/JUN: Departure for China
27/JUN----03/JUL：Beijing (Peking University)
04/JUL(SUN)：Today you will take flight WH2156（1520/1955） to Dunhuang，then transfer to hotel after dinner. You will spend 2 nights in this hotel, after visit the Crescent Moon Spring and the Mingsha Dunes.
05/JUL(MON)：Today visit to the Famous Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang museum,. Then will visit a local village and farmer’s home.
06/JUL(TUE)：After breakfast you will fly to Xi’an by air MU2232 (08:00/10:00). You will have a seminar in the JiaoTong University today, Arrived in Xi’an, you will visit the city wall and the square of the Drum and Bell tower Then have dinner and transfer to the Bell Tower Hotel where you will spend 3 nights in this hotel.
07/JUL(WED)：Sightseeing today will include, Shaanxi History Museum and the Big Goose Pagoda., also visit a middle school and Today will have lunch students and teachers. Today you’ll enjoy a special Chinese dumpling festival dinner, after dinner you will appreciate ‘Dance with Musical Accompaniment in the Style of Tang Dynasty’ which shows prosperous Tang Dynasty in China history.
08/JUL(THU)：Today will visit the Army of Terracotta Warriors, Huaqing hot spring pool and the fascinating Neolithic relics housed in the Banpo Museum. Then visit an old people’s home(Nursing Garden).
09/JUL(FRI)：Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to KunMing MU4282(10:40/12:20), Afternoon visit the Horticulture Exposition(’98 World Expo), then transfer to hotel, you will spend 1 night at KunMing Hotel. 10/JUL(SAT)：Morning flight to Lijiang, Visit the Yunshan Meadow on the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with the cable, then visit Jade Peak Lama Temple, and Ming Dynasty’s Baisha Mural Paintings, Lijiang ancient town.
11/JUL(SUN)：Today sightseeing the old Dragon Pool, renowned for its over 500 kinds of flowers and various famous pavilions, then continue to drive to ZhongDian. En route, visit the tiger Leaping Gorge, which is the one of the World-famous deepest canyons of the world.
12/JUL(MON)：Today sightseeing including Bita Lake, then visit local Tibetan family for learning traditional life style of Tibetan.
13/JUL(TUE)：Take the morning flight to KunMing, then transfer to the airport and take flight to the ShangHai. After lunch you will check in hotel in ShangHai.
14/JUL(WED)：After breakfast will transfer to Suzhou by bus, then visit Tiger Hill, HanShan Temple. You will spent 1 night at Suzhou Hotel.
15/JUL(THU)：Morning visit the Tarrying garden. After lunch you will transfer to Shanghai by bus. Shanghai, China’s largest city and commercial heart of the nation. Take a stroll along the riverfront Bund. You will stay two nights at the Shanghai hotel.
16/JUL(FRI)：Today visit the Jade Buddha Temple and Yu Garden and wander the twisting alleyways of Old Chinatown.
17/JUL(SAT)：Morning have the breakfast in the hotel, then transfer to the airport .Homeward bound！

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Here's the itinerary as of 04/12/04. It includes the names (but not contact info yet) for the hotels. Many will have websites so you can preview the setting.

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We'll spend a lot of time at Beijing University (Beida as the Chinese call it, or Peking University at the PKU's marketing department pushes it) -- here are some web resources you might find interesting:

main website (Chinese)

main website (English)

1996 American teacher on bringing Tiananmen account to her Beida students
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/gizmo/gizmochinablues.html

1998 Beida students protest anti-Chinese attacks in Indonesia
http://www.huaren.org/focus/id/081298-03.html

1999 AsiaWeek reporter looks unsuccessfully for radicals at Beida
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/99/0604/sr3.html

2001 spy plane demonstration
http://www.cise.ufl.edu/~dcc/pub/china/china_free_speech.html

2003 students sent up info booth on Iraq war
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/iraqwar/story/0,4395,180419,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/antiwar/story/0,12809,926151,00.html

2003 campus bombing
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,902674,00.html

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Here is a link to an LA Times story about the Zhongdian => Xianggelila name change.

Note that it is reprinted on a Tibetan News site published in Canada.

http://www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/2002/6/28_5.html

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If you are reading this, then you probably don't need the attached guide (which was passed out at the orientation and also distributed via email). Still, many people find the step by step help useful, especially in attaching documents and photos.

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Back in 2002, the mountain was the site of a giant rock festival. Check out a list of articles and photos at:

http://www.cuijian.com/ENGLISH/Pages/news/snowmt/media/press/press.htm

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Among the most interesting places we visited was the Tibetan community of Xianggelila. A couple of us were able to spend time with monks at the monastery. For me it was one of the most exciting moments of the journey. Our conversation focused on everyday concerns: food, prices, daily routines, family, and the like. I didn't broach political topics, though the monk's friend grew quite attentive when I mentioned that the Dalai Lama visited Berea College where I taught in the 1990s. I also told him that we had Tibetan students there (from the exile community in Northern India) and that one had taken my course in modern Chinese history.

I've attached an article from today's Christian Science Monitor. Robert Marquand discusses the views of a young Tibetan monk he met recently.

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