"China Highlights Travel Study" Summer 2002Dates: June 10-26 (17 days)
Route: Shanghai - Suzhou - Wuxi - Nanjing - The Yellow Mountains - Guilin - Xi'an - Luoyang - Beijing
Features:
- 5 capital cities through the Chinese history– Suzhou, Xi’an, Luoyang, Nanjing, and Beijing.
- The Great Wall, Guilin landscapes, Yellow Mountain, Taihu Lake, Wild-geese Pagoda, Shaolin Temple, Summer Palace, gardens and parks, old villages, cave house, and many other interesting local visits.
- 6 museums – Xi'an: The Forest of Tablets, The Qin Terra-cotta Figures, The Museum for Ancient Arts; Luoyang: Longmen Grottoes; Beijing: The Forbidden City, The National Museum of Chinese History.
- The Memorial Hall of Mao Zedong (Beijing).
- 4 shows in Guilin (minority music), Xi'an (music in the Tang style), Luoyang (Tang court music), and Beijing (acrobat).
- Various regional foods, including emperor's menus and common people's daily meals.
- Trasportations by varied means of planes, boats, trains, buses, and walking for a more total cultural experience.
