The Silk Road To The Future--LOC

The Silk Road
To The Future

KEY FACTS OF 2010 PROGRAM

Theme of 2010 The Silk Banner Creation
Internationalism and World Peace

Theme of Future Leader Forum, 2010
Better City, Better Life

Highlights of 2010 Program

Splendid Silk Road 10 Year Anniversary Celebration (Capital Museum)
Future Leader Forum: Better City, Better Life (Qinhua University)
World Expo 2010 Shanghai China
International Internship Opportunities (offered by City of Beijing and Nanjing Science Parks)
International Teamwork Projects: Better City, Better Life (one on one for U.S. and Chinese students)
Meeting your counterparts, visiting top universities
Exclusive educational and cultural exchange programs (daily topics, seminars, etc)
Historcial sites: Great Wall, Forbidden City, and... a lot more!

Keynote Speaker, 2010

GEORGE R. BLUMENTHAL, Ph.D.

Beijing·China
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Trip C: Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xian & Shanghai from $2368.00

(This is a tentative itinerary)

INCLUDES
(5 cities, 12 days)

round trip international airline ticket
domestic airline tickets (Beijing- Xian, Xian – Shanghai, Shanghai - Beijing)
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

Xian Introduction

Suzhou Introduction

Hangzhou Introduction

Shanghai Introduction

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Dates:

Departure approximately 7/15/2010 – return to U.S. approximately 7/26/2010

Length:

12 days

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

Day 1

Trip starts

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 – Xian

Daily Topic: Terra Cotta Soldiers

Fly to Xian
Tang Dynasty Singing and Dance Show

Day 7

Xian

Daily Topic: The Silk Road

Terra Cotta Warriors Museum
Banpo Village Ruins
Ancient City Wall, Greater Wild Goose Pagoda visit

Day 8

Xian – Shanghai

Free time
Fly to Shanghai, drive to Suzhou

Day 9

Suzhou - Hangzhou

Daily Topic: Oriental Gardens and Cultural Heritage

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

Day 10

Hangzhou - Shanghai

Daily Topic: Tea Culture

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

Day 11

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 12

Shanghai

Free time
Fly to U.S.

"The organization is flawless and the cultural sights beyond expectations."

Penny Rue, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
University of California, San Diego