Post-Workshop Tour Option 3

 Shanghai-Beijing

 Day 1: Friday, October 31, 2008, Shanghai to Beijing 

Tour members will be picked up at the workshop site for a late afternoon or evening flight to Beijing.

Day 2: Saturday, November 1, 2008, Beijing 

Visit the Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the world, where you will find Tiananmen (the Gate of Heavenly Peace), the Museum of Chinese History, the Museum of Chinese Revolution, the Great Hall of People (the "Capitol Hill in China"). In the center of the square sits Mao Tsetong Memorial Hall.  After the Tiananmen Square, we will walk to the Forbidden City (Imperial Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties for over 500 years).

Day 3: Sunday, November 2, Beijing 

A whole day excursion to the Great Wall of China, Underground Tombs of Ming Dynasty Emperors and their Empresses (13 emperors were buried there), and the Sacred Way lined with large stone statues.  "Peking" duck banquet dinner in the evening.   

Day 4: Monday, November 3, Beijing

Summer Palace in the morning (including a short cruise on the Kunming Lake inside the Summer Place) and free time for shopping and other things you want to explore on your own in the afternoon.

Day 5: Tuesday, November 4, Beijing to the USA  or other countries

Return to the USA or other countries.

To sign up for this tour, please email as soon as the following information to  cw@fibersphere.net:

• Full name (as it appears in your passport)
• Date of birth
• Contact information
• Passport number
• Citizenship
• Occupation

You can also submit the above information on our Registration Form.