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Day 1 -
Thursday, October 23
Elk Grove/San Francisco/Beijing
Board a convenient charter bus from the Chamber’s
parking lot to San Francisco International Airport for the
afternoon flight CA986 at 1:55 pm to Beijing. Your adventure
begins as you fly trans-Pacific aboard a wide cabin jetliner.
Cross the International Dateline.
Day 2 -
Friday,
October
24
Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, the Capital of China at 6:15 pm. You will be
met by your local tour guide at the airport. Transfer to the
hotel.
Day 3 -
Saturday,
October 25
Beijing
Visit the Tian An Men Square, the largest square in the world,
and the Temple of Heaven, built in 1420 A.D., where the emperors
prayed to the heaven for a good harvest. Sightseeing also
includes the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City,
home of 24 emperors with a total of 9,999 rooms, and the
Summer Palace, known for the Long Corridor with painted gallery,
Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, Seventeen- Arch Bridge and
Marble Boat. Business meeting at 8:00 pm for those who requested
making contacts.
Day 4 -
Sunday,
October 26
Beijing
Tour bus excursion to the Great Wall, the 4,000 miles long and
2,000 years old, is said to be the only man-made structure
visible by the naked eye from the moon. Visit to the Ming Tombs,
one of 13 Ming Emperors' Tombs is fully excavated and open for
exploration. Roasted Beijing Duck Dinner.
Day 5* -
Monday,
October 27
Beijing/Shanghai/Suzhou
Morning Air China flight CA1519 to Shanghai, and then a tour
bus trip to Suzhou. Evening Dinner Show with traditional
Chinese music. |
Day 6* - Tuesday,
October 28
Suzhou/Hangzhou
Morning sightseeing to the centuries old Lingering Garden, Tiger
Hill and Hanshan Temple. Visit the National Embroidery
Institute to see silk embroidery, an important local craft with
1,000 years history. Afternoon tour bus journey to Hangzhou.
Visit to Economic Development Zone.
Day 7* - Wednesday,
October 29
Hangzhou/Shanghai
Morning boat cruise on West Lake with a relaxing stopover at
jewel-like pagodas and tea houses. Visit to the centuries old Lingyin Temple, with the main feature of the 64.3 feet high
camphor-wood carved Buddha. Afternoon tour bus trip to
Shanghai.
Day 8 -
Thursday,
October
30
Shanghai
Sightseeing includes the Yu Garden, a maze of marvelous
pavilions, ponds, rocky works and over arching trees. Visit to
the Bund, a famous waterfront park. Business visit to the
Pudong economic development zone.
Day 9 -
Friday,
October
31
Shanghai/San Francisco/Elk Grove
Morning
flight to Beijing and then CA985 to San Francisco will arrive approx. 11:55 am on
the same day. Return to the Chamber parking lot by shuttle
bus.
*Optional
trip to Xi'an
Day 5* - Monday,
October 27
Beijing/Xi'an
Morning flight to Xi’an. Afternoon sightseeing to the Big Wild
Geese Pagoda. Evening entertainment of Tang Style Dancing.
Day 6* - Tuesday,
October 28
Xi'an
Morning bus excursion to the Terra-Cotta Warriors
at the Tomb of the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty. Then visit the
Huaqing Hot Spring Park and Banpo Museum, a preserved
pre-historical cavemen site.
Day 7* - Wednesday,
October 29
Xi'an/Shanghai
Morning flight to Shanghai followed by the
sightseeing in the afternoon. |
