Pre-Workshop Tour Option 3 

Beijing-Shanghai

Day 1: Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Leave the USA for Beijing (If you are departing from other countries, please be sure to arrive in Beijing on October 22). 

Day 2:  Wedneday, October 22, Beijing

Arrive in Beijing in the evening. Transfer to hotel.  

Day 3: Thursday, October 23, Beijing

In the morning, visit 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 Tiananmen Square, you will walk to the Forbidden City (Imperial Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties for over 500 years). Visit the Temple of Heaven, where emperors prayed.  

Day 4: Friday, October 24, 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 5: Saturday, October 25, 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 6: Sunday, October 26, Beijing to Shanghai

Fly from Beijing to Shanghai. Transportation will be provided for tour members to get to the workshop site from the airport when you arrive in Shanghai.    

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

• Full name (as it appears in your passport))
• Date of birth
• Contact information (mailing address, email and phone number) 
• Passport number
• Citizenship
• Occupation

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