| Canada-China Student
Cultural Exchange Program 2007 |
| March 16-25, Vancouver-Beijing-Shijiazhuang-Beijing-Xi'an-Shanghai-Vancouver
Trip |
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| Program
Features: |
Tour Features:
*Safe*Cultural *Educational*Luxurious *Five
and Four Star Hotels *Authentic Chinese Food
*Full buffet breakfast in the hotel |
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| Day 1 Vancouver - Beijing
(International Flight) |
Mar 16 Highlight |
Leave Vancouver
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Activities |
Meeting place
and time TBA |
Lunch & Dinner |
On the flight
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Accommodation |
On the flight
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Day 2 Beijing |
Mar 17 Highlight |
Arrive
in Beijing in the afternoon or late at night |
Activities
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Free
time to settle into the Loong Palace Hotel
& Resort (or similar 5 Star Hotel) and
explore the grounds |
Lunch & Dinner |
Authentic
Chinese restaurant |
Accommodation |
Loong
Palace Hotel & Resort
(or similar 5 -Star Hotel) |
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Day
3 Beijing |
Mar 18 Highlight |
Panda
& Meet Chinese Students |
Activities
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Visit
Beijing Zoo in the morning to see the lovely
panda that is considered to be the national
treasure of China followed by a visit to
a Beijing School. At the school the group
will be greeted by a local art teacher who
will give instructions on Chinese paper
cutting or calligraphy. A friendly game
of sport between Canadian and Chinese students
will follow. Make Chinese dumplings with
Chinese students and teachers will be a
very special experience to you. |
Lunch
& Dinner |
Beijing
Dumplings |
Accommodation |
Loong
Palace Hotel & Resort
(or similar 5 -Star Hotel) |
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Day
4 Beijing - Shijiazhuang - Beijing (Coach) |
Mar 19 Highlight |
Memory
of Norman Bethune |
Activities
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Visit
Memorial hall of Norman Bethune, and take
floral wreath to mausoleum of Norman Bethune
in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. |
Lunch
& Dinner |
Authentic
Chinese Restaurant |
Accommodation
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Loong
Palace Hotel & Resort
(or similar 5 -Star Hotel) |
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| Day
5 Beijing |
Mar 20 Highlight |
The
Great Wall of China, Ming, Tomb & Summer
Palace |
Activities
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Motor
coach from hotel to the Great Wall. A Jade
factory will be visited while we enjoy a
rest stop on the way to the Great Wall.
Free time will be given to explore the wall.
Following lunch, the group will visit the
underground Ming Tomb. |
Lunch
& Dinner |
Beijing
(Peking) oven roasted duck |
Accommodation |
Loong
Palace Hotel & Resort
(or similar 5 -Star Hotel) |
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| Day
6 Beijing |
Mar 21 Highlight |
Tiananmen
Square and the Forbidden City |
Activities |
Taiji
lessons in the garden to start the day.
Guided visits to Tiananmen Square and the
Forbidden City where the last two dynasties
ruled from, and the group will continue
on to a Hutong tour to visit streets and
courtyards of the old part of Beijing and
enjoy a lunch in the house prepared by local
families. An acrobatic show will follow
dinner. Enjoy a Chinese Tea Ceremony before
dinner. |
Lunch
& Dinner |
Authentic
Chinese restaurant |
Accommodation |
Loong
Palace Hotel & Resort
(or similar 5 -Star Hotel) |
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| Day
7 Beijing-Xi'an (Domestic Flight) |
Mar
22 Highlight |
Grand
City Wall of Xi'an |
Activities
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Board
a short flight to Xi'an and check in to
a 5-Star hotel. Xi'an served as China's
capital city for 11 dynasties and is rich
in history and culture. Enjoy an afternoon
walking tour of the only remaining grand
city walls of China, the Ancient City Wall
of Xi'an and the beautiful Buddhist pagoda. |
Lunch
& Dinner |
Authentic
Chinese Restaurant |
Accommodation |
Xi'an
Aurum International Hotel
(or similar 4-Star Hotel) |
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| Day
8 Xi'an-Shanghai (Domestic Train) |
Mar 23 Highlight |
Terra
Cotta Warriors & Huaqing Gong |
Activities
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Board
a motor coach in the morning and travel
to the Terra Cotta Warriors, widely regarded
as the 8th wonder of the world. Visit the
famous summer palace of Tan Emperors the
Huaqing Gong. Board a night train after
dinner to Shanghai. China's largest city
and busiest port, Shanghai has the flavor
of past European influences and is often
referred to as ¡°Paris of the East¡±. |
Lunch
& Dinner |
Authentic
Chinese restaurant |
Accommodation
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On the
train (Hard Sleeper) |
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Day
9 Shanghai |
Mar 24 Highlight |
Oriental
Pearl's Tower & Bund |
Activities |
Experience
the culturally rich Bund areas of downtown
Shanghai and get a bird's eye view of the
city from the highest tower of China the
Oriental Pearl's Tower. |
Lunch
& Dinner |
Shanghai Cuisine |
Accommodation |
Rainbow
Hotel (or similar 4-Star Hotel) |
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Day
10 Shanghai-Vancouver (International Flight) |
Mar 25 Highlight |
Chenghuangmiao
Temple & Return Flight Home |
Activities
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Visit
one of the busiest business and cultural
areas of Shanghai called Chenghuangmiao
Temple and enjoy a traditional Shanghai
style lunch before boarding the return flight
to Vancouver |
Lunch
& Dinner |
Authentic
Chinese restaurant |
Accommodation |
On
the flight |
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* We reserve the right to adjust and change the
itinerary according to any irresistible local
situations. |
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