• round trip international airline ticket
• domestic airline ticket (Beijing- Shanghai)
• ground transportations
• top hotels (4/5 star)
• 3 meals/day (except “free time”)
• travel insurance
• educational exchange programs/events
• historical site tours on the itinerary except “optional activities”
• guides

Beijing Introduction

Shzhou Introduction

Hangzhou Introduction

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Silk Banner Contest and Future Leader Forum Theme
Better City, Better Life

Day 1

Day 2

Beijing Welcomes You

Daily Topic:  Ancient Beijing

Arriving at Beijing International Airport
Pick up by LOC and check into Hotel
Free Time
Welcome Dinner (Beijing Duck)
Night Tour of Beijing (Optional or free time):
Beijing Wall Street, Beijing CBD, National Stadium-Beijing Olympic Site

Day 3

Beijing

Daily Topic:  Green Beijing, Better Life

Taiji Lesson (Optional)
Forbidden City, Tianmen Square
Heaven Temple
Green Agenda in Beijing:  Beijing Silicon Valley Green Park
Beijing Opera (Optional or free time)

Day 4

Beijing

Daily Topic:  Modern Beijing, Better Future

Taiji Lesson (Optional)
Visit Capital Museum
International Internship Opportunities
Meet your counterparts, international teamwork:
Future Leader Forum 2010:  Better City, Better Life
The Silk Road to the Future Award Ceremony
Acrobatic Show (Optional or free time)

Day 5

Beijing

Daily Topic:  Q & A

Taiji Lesson Optional
Visit Qinhua University
The Great Wall of China

Day 6

Beijing - Suzhou

Daily Topic: Silk the Beauty of China

Fly to Shanghai, drive to Suzhou
Tiger Hills

Day 7

Suzhou - Hangzhou

Daily Topic:  Oriental Gardens and Cultural Heritage

Famous Zhuozheng Garden               
Drive to Hangzhou, enjoy the South of Yangzi River Countryside ride

Day 8

Hangzhou - Shanghai

Daily Topic:  Tea Cuture

West Lake
Dragon Well Green Tea Village
Drive Shanghai, enjoy the South of Yangzi River Countryside ride                
Huangpu River Cruise (Optional)

Day 9 

Shanghai

Daily Topic:   Better City, Better Life

World Expo 2010 Shanghai China!               
Expo 2010 Shanghai China (Optional)
City Walk: Chenhuang Temple Local Market, New World Center, Nanjing Street Bund

Day 10 

Shanghai

Free time                  
Fly to U.S.

"I wanted to thank you for running such a well organized and exciting program. I liked the fast paced experience where we got to see many sights. My experience in China was one of the most memorable things I have ever done.

I really liked the theme of the trip and it was orchestrated very well. The annual award ceremony was magnificent and I felt truly honored to be able to witness it. Also, getting to know the Chinese students was very interesting and fun. I really enjoyed becoming friends with both the student volunteers on the buses and the students we met on the great wall, lunch, and at the ceremony. Both of our cultures have so much to offer one and another and it was great to make these friends that I hope to see again. I found the lectures during dinner to also be quite interesting to learn even more about China. In short, the itinerary was perfect for me and allowed me to encompass as much of China as possible in a 10 day trip."