Harvard-Westlake School
"China Highlights Travel Study" Summer 2001
Dates: June 10-24 (15 days)
Route: Beijing-Xi'an-Guilin-Nanjing-The Yellow Mountains-Hangzhou-Suzhou-Shanghai
Features:
  • 5 capital cities through the Chinese history – Suzhou, Hangzhou, Xi’an, Nanjing, and Beijing.
  • The Great Wall, Summer Palace, Huangqing Pond, Wild-geese Pagoda, Guilin and Li River, Yellow Mountain, Lingyin Temple, parks, gardens, streets, and other interesting local places.
  • 7 museums – Beijing: The Forbidden City, The Ruins of Yuan Ming Yuan; Xi'an: Banpo Village of the Primitives, The Forest of Tablets, The Qin Terra-cotta Figures, Shaanxi Provincial Museum for History; Nanjing: The Museum for Chinese Craftsmanship, The Memorial Museum of Nanjing Massacre.
  • Chairman Mao Zedong's Memorial Hall in Beijing and Dr. Sun Yat-sun's in Nanjing.
  • Folklore study – the Dong People's Village in Guilin and Zhouzhuang Village in Jiangsu province.
  • 2 evening shows in Guilin (music and dances) and Beijing (acrobat).
  • Meeting Chinese students at the Affiliated High School No.2 of the Normal University Beijing.
  • Various foods and trasportations (planes, boats, trains, buses, and walking) for better experience.
Lsat update on December 20, 2005
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