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China Study Tour
Map from lonelyplanet.com
When: Approx. three
weeks after Spring final exams.
College: Scholarships to
support the trip may be available.
China: Shandong
Agricultural University will arrange for students'
lodging, meals, transportation in China, and tour (2004, 2002, 2000 and typical
itinerary).
Students: Cost - approx.
$2,700/student (airfare, lodging, meals,
transportation in China, and tour).
Visa to enter China - Office of International Programs will
submit all visa applications to Chinese Embassy in Washington,
D.C.
Students can receive 3 credits for trip and the mandatory
Spring orientation.
If you are interested in the China tour program, you can
E-mail, stop by the office, or fill out an on-line form on the Adobe
Acrobat PDF format and mail to the address below.
For additional information
contact:
UK Office of International
Programs for
Agriculture
302 Charles E. Barnhart Building
Lexington, KY 40546-0276
Dr. Michael Reed, 257-7259, E-mail: mrreed@uky.edu
Anita Hill, 257-1711, E-mail: anita.hill@uky.edu
The 2004 group photos will be posted soon!
From left to right: Katherine Ginting-Ag Economics, Wu
Guangwei-Director of International Programs Shandong Agricultural
University, Cheryl Edge-Natural Resource Conservation and Management
(NRCM), Professor James Ringe-Forestry, Leslie Dawson-NRCM, Rangsit
Poosiripinyo-Ag Economics, Sue Haszler-Ag International Programs, Alex
Cherry-Forestry, Diane Harrington-NRCM, Amy Poston-NRCM, Xinhong
Zhang-Deputy Director of International Programs Shandong Agricultural
University, and Kang Guangming-Deputy Director of International
Programs Shandong Agricultural University.
Climb the Great Wall
From left to right: Francisco Pena, Kara Taylor, Shelby Jett,
Danica Kubly, Katharine Mayfield, Megan Sands, Harold Kirtley, and
Professor Lee Edgerton-Team Leader
From left to right: Professor Lee Edgerton-Team Leader, Danica
Kubly, Katharine Mayfield, Shelby Jett, Harold Kirtley, Kara Taylor,
Francisco Pena, and Megan Sands
Sunday, May 9, 2004:
Monday, May 10:
- Arrive Beijing - pick up at the airport, check in to
the hotel
Tuesday, May 11:
- Visit Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City
(Imperial Palace), the Temple of Heaven
- Peking Duck Dinner (Quan Ju De Restaurant)
Wednesday, May 12:
- Visit the Great Wall (Ba Da Ling), the Ming Tomb
(Ding Tomb with underground chamber)
- Watch Peking Opera after dinner
Thursday, May 13:
- Visit Summer Palace, Beijing Alleys, courtyard
houses (old Beijing local houses)
- 10:20pm-05:13am. - night train (hard sleeper train)
Beijing-Taian
Friday, May 14: Taian (a city in Shandong Province,
where Shandong Agricultural University is located)
- Arrive Taian, check in the hotel
- Visit campus, farm, dorms, labs, gym
- Meet President of Shandong Agricultural University
- Banquet to the delegations in the evening
Saturday, May 15:
- Morning -- Visit departments, meet students, free
activities
- Afternoon -- basketball, ping pong ball, swimming with
SDAU students
Sunday, May 16:
- Morning -- Visit some textile mill and garment
factories
- Afternoon -- country side, farmers
- Evening -- Join performances with the SDAU students after
dinner
Monday, May 17:
- Visit Qufu (Confucius descendents hometown),
Confucius Temple, Confucius descendents Mansion and Confucius Forest
(family tombs)
Tuesday, May 18:
- Climb MountTai, take #15 train (soft sleeper train)
Taian-Xian (05:09pm-10:59am)
Wednesday, May 19:
- Arrive Xian, check in the hotel
- Afternoon -- visit city wall, Bell Tower and the Goose
Tower
Thursday, May 20:
- Morning -- visit Terra Cotta Army, History Museum
- Afternoon -- fly to Chongqing, check in to the hotel
Friday, May 21:
- 09:00am -- Cruiser starts at Changjiang, Three
Gorges start on Yangtze River
- 03:30pm -- Off the ship to visit Fengdu (the ghost city
in folk tales)
- 06:30pm -- Return to the ship (sleep on the ship)
Saturday, May 22:
- Off the ship to visit Badi town 08:00-10:30am, visit
Shennong Stream 02:00-05:30pm
- Sleep on the ship
Sunday, May 23:
- Arrive in Yichang, Three Gorges end
- Off the ship to the Airport
- Yichang-Shanghai 04:20-06:00pm, check in the hotel
Monday, May 24:
- Visit old town, free market, the bund, Nanjing Road
(pedestrian street)
Tuesday, May 25:
- Take a bus to Zhouzhuang (water township)
- After lunch take a bus to Suzhou, visit Zhuo Zheng Yuan
(Humble Garden), silk factory, watch Chinese instrument performance in
Liu Garden after dinner
Wednesday, May 26:
- Visit Embroidery Institute
- Boat tour on the Grand Canal
- Take #5069 train Suzhou-Shanghai (02:45-03:45pm)
Thursday, May 27:
- After breakfast depart for the United States
(airport tax not included)
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