Accompanying Person＊s Program

We will organize several daytime excursions to the neighborhoods of Shanghai for accompanying persons. There will be one route for each day. The price will be announced in the final circular in Sept., 2007.
1. Oct. 22: Suzhou City
Tiger Hill - Zhuozheng Garden 每 Lion Grove Garden - Hanshan Temple
Leave at 8:00 and return at 17:00.
2. Oct. 23: Zhouzhuang Waterside Old Town Day Tour
Leave at 8:00 and return at 16:00.
3. Oct. 24: Hangzhou, heaven on earth Day Tour
The West Lake and Lingyin Temple
Leave at 8:00 and return at 18:00.
4. Oct. 25: Best of Shanghai Day Tour
The Oriental Pearl Tower - Shanghai Yuyuan Garden and Tourist Mart 每 Jade Buddha Temple
Leave at 9:00 and return at 16:30

After Conference Travel

For extending your experience in China, the organizer recommends the following travel routes for you to choose. The price will be announced in the last circular in Sept., 2007.
1. Four-Day Tours of Guilin - The Most Spectacular Karst Region on the World (Oct. 26 每 Oct. 29)
Guilin, by the banks of the Li River, is considered to be one of the most beautiful tourist cities in China. With more than 2,000 years of cultural history, Guilin has gained reputation both at home and abroad for its unique scenery: green hills, rocky cliffs, clear water, numerous caves and stones of various shapes. Since its opening up in the early 1980s, some 70 million tourists from more than 150 countries and regions and tens of heads of foreign governments and states have toured Guilin.
2. Three-Day Tours of Xi＊an (Oct. 26 每 Oct. 28)
Xi＊an, the eternal city, records the great changes of the Chinese nation just like a living history book. Called Chang＊an in ancient times, Xi＊an is one of the birthplaces of the ancient civilization in the Yellow River Basin area of the country. During Xi＊an's 3,100 year development, 13 dynasties such as Qin (221 BC - 206 BC) and Tang (618 AD- 907AD) placed their capitals here. So far, Xi＊an enjoys equal fame with Athens, Cairo, and Rome as one of the four major ancient civilization capitals.
The cultural and historical significance of the area, as well as the abundant relics and sites, help Xi＊an enjoy the laudatory title of 'Natural History Museum'. The Museum of Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses is praised as 'the eighth major miracle of the world', Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang is listed on the World Heritage List, and the City Wall of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) is the largest and most intact Ming Dynasty castle in the world.
3. Five-Day Tours of Beijing (Oct. 26 每 Oct. 30)
Beijing, the nation's political, economic, cultural and educational center as well as China's most important center for international trade and communications, is one of the six ancient cities in China. It has been the heart and soul of politics and society throughout its long history and consequently there is an unparalleled wealth of discovery to delight and intrigue travelers as they explore Beijing's ancient past and enjoy its exciting modern development.
4. Four-Day Tours of The Three Gorges (Oct. 26 每 Oct. 29)
From the treeless Mountain Tanggula of Upper Qinghai, the Yangtze River winds 3,900 miles through the country from west to east. The journey from Chongqing to Wuhan includes the "Three Gorges" and is characterized by its picturesque natural scenery. The various ports of call along the way offer great opportunities to experience our ancient cultural heritage. Come with us and discover this special part of China, with its great humanity, beauty and time-honored history.
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