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mso-themecolor:text1;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></h5> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size: 16.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Heavy","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;color:#0070C0'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_s1075" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="chinacitymap-001.jpg" style='position:absolute;left:0; text-align:left;margin-left:342.75pt;margin-top:5.05pt;width:382.75pt; height:319.8pt;z-index:-1;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords="-85 0 -85 21478 21586 21478 21586 0 -85 0"> <v:imagedata src="SideTrips_files/image013.jpg" o:title="chinacitymap-001"/> <w:wrap type="tight"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=510 height=426 src="SideTrips_files/image015.jpg" align=right hspace=12 alt=chinacitymap-001.jpg v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>The Itinerary of our CUNY-BC China program includes visits to <b><u>five</u></b> major cities:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:1.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>1. Beijing (3 days<span class=GramE>)</span><br> 2. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Xi an</st1:place></st1:City> (2 days<span class=GramE>)</span><br> 3. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun'>Nanjing (about 3 weeks<span class=GramE>)</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><br> 4. Suzhou/Hangzhou (1 day<span class=GramE>)</span><br> 5. Shanghai (3 days) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In addition to those five cities, travel agencies in China can also try to arrange side trips, <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>during our stay in Nanjing</i>, to the following famous locations:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.75in; margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hong Kong (with Shenzhen)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.75in; margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Guilin &amp; <span class=SpellE>Yangshuo</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.75in; margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sanya</span></span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (Oriental Hawaii)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.75in; margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.75in; margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yellow Mountain (with Hangzhou in summer)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.75in; margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tibet - Lhasa (with Chengdu)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Many students are visiting China/Asia the first time and may not go there again in the near future, so we try to help with some side trips if possible, such that students can see those additional famous and beautiful places at a fraction of the usual cost (should they make the trip on their own).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Scroll down this page for details of each side trip.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please be aware of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Side trips are additional cost, which will be given to the participants after the program is put together (around 2 weeks after the application deadline). Depending on the distance, number of days, means of transportation and service provided, the cost of the side trips varies, from about $70 to about $600 if the trip requires more than one flight within China, or about $1,500 for Tibet. Chinese airlines are more expensive.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Each side trip requires sufficient interest to happen (about 15 people).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The length of side trips varies (some for one day and some 2-4 days).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l8 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We try to schedule the side trips apart from each other, so that the trips do not conflict with the class schedules (some side trips are part of the course content). One faculty will go on each side trip, and the students who are not making the side trip will stay in Nanjing for their classes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The side trip to Hong Kong happens around the first weekend of our stay in Nanjing (after tours of Beijing and Xi an).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Hong Kong is well-known and you can easily view some pictures online.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Here are some:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://conneva.com/blog/archives/images/Hong%20Kong%20Island%20At%20Night.jpg"><span style='color:purple'>http://conneva.com/blog/archives/images/Hong%20Kong%20Island%20At%20Night.jpg</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080228/000802c98ccc0930aace28.jpg"><span style='color:purple'>http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080228/000802c98ccc0930aace28.jpg</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Airline tickets from Nanjing to Hong Kong are expensive (about US$290 one way), and hotels in Hong Kong are also expensive.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>However, it costs less if we fly from Nanjing to Shenzhen (which is right next to Hong Kong). To make the Hong Kong side trip affordable, we choose to stop in Shenzhen before entering Hong Kong. Travel agencies will arrange flights and hotels for the group.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Shenzhen is an exciting modern city.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>It was still a fishing village in mid 1980s, but now it is a huge booming cosmopolitan with about 12 million people, and serves as the back garden for people of Hong Kong, many of whom commute between the two cities on a daily basis.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>You can search for information about Shenzhen online.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>See a picture of Shenzhen here:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://dorsher.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/shenzhen1.jpg"><span style='color:purple'>http://dorsher.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/shenzhen1.jpg</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Hong Kong side trip is for 4 days, with the tentative plan as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 1:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>  </span>Fly from Nanjing to Shenzhen (2 hrs) in the afternoon (after the classes in the morning)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stay in the Shenzhen hotel for one night<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 2:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>  </span>Cross the border in the morning to enter Hong Kong <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stay in the Hong Kong hotel for the night <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 3:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>  </span>Continue to tour Hong Kong, return to Shenzhen in the evening and <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stay in the Shenzhen hotel for the night<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 4:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>  </span>Fly back to Nanjing from Shenzhen (around noon)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We strongly recommend that students who are business or economics majors make this side trip, so that you have opportunities to see Hong Kong as the UK version of capitalism and Shenzhen as the Chinese version of capitalism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please Note</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you are planning a side trip to Hong Kong during your stay in mainland China, you will need to apply for double entry visa</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun'> at the Chinese consulate</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>, so that you can be allowed to return to mainland China after the Hong Kong trip.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6; tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hong Kong is a special administrative zone of P.R. China and it is governed under special laws. Citizens from many countries such as the US, Canada and UK do not need a Hong Kong visa to enter Hong Kong. However, passport holders of some other countries must have another visa from a special office of Hong Kong (which can be found in many major cities such as New York City). Before you decide to make the Hong Kong side trip, you must check the following website to see if you are from one of those countries that need a Hong Kong visa to visit Hong Kong: <a href="http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_4.htm"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_4.htm</span></a>; if your country is not on the list, you must also apply for a Hong Kong visa.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#0070C0'>Sanya</span></b></span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About the 2<sup>nd</sup> week during our stay in Nanjing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Some think <span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> is Oriental Hawaii, and many others consider it a paradise. People go there to enjoy the beautiful beaches, tropical scenery, tasty seafood, scuba diving, parasailing, and many other beach activities. In recent years, rich tourists for all over China and other countries such as Russia, South Korea and Mongolia flock to <span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> and that is driving the prices up significantly, especially in the winter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tentative Plan:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:90.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Day 1: Fly to <span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> from Nanjing (3 hrs) in the afternoon and enjoy the <span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> Bay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:90.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Day 2: <span class=SpellE>Da</span> <span class=SpellE>Donghai</span> Bay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:90.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Day 3: <span class=SpellE>Yalong</span> Bay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:90.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Day 4: Enjoy whichever bay you want, have another relaxing day before flying back to Nanjing in the evening<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'>&nbsp;</span></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For pictures and slideshow of our previous side trips to <span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> on Hainan Island: <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/CUNYinChina/Sanya"><span style='color:purple'>http://picasaweb.google.com/CUNYinChina/Sanya#</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The following is from different sources on the internet. You can visit the following sites for some information on <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>HaiNan</span></span> Island which Chinese people now call a Paradise, or the Oriental Hawaii:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&amp;q=sanya&amp;gbv=2"><span style='color:purple'>http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&amp;q=sanya&amp;gbv=2</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.watg.com/uploads/images/portfolio_15545D7B-1372-FA94-037653DCA2118D32.jpg"><span style='color:purple'>http://www.watg.com/uploads/images/portfolio_15545D7B-1372-FA94-037653DCA2118D32.jpg</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=sanya%2C+hainan&amp;hl=en"><span style='color:purple'>http://images.google.com/images?q=sanya%2C+hainan&amp;hl=en</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.chinaplanner.com/hainan/">http://www.chinaplanner.com/hainan/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/hainan/">http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/hainan/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sanya</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (where annual Miss World Pageants are held), at the southernmost tip of Hainan Island, is becoming the most popular destinations for vacationers from both China and the world.&nbsp; A coastal city with the tropical scenery, <span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> is like a pearl on a piece of green jade, the Hainan Island. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sanya's</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> annual average temperature is 25.4 centigrade (77 F). In July, the hottest month, its average temperature is 28 centigrade (82 F) and in January, the coldest one, 21 centigrade (70 F). It is always called &quot;WINTER PALACE.&quot; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sanya</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> has five kinds of treasures:&nbsp;Sea, Sand, Air, Green and Sunshine. The sea is fade-like, the sand rouge-like, the bay rainbow-like and the sight picturesque, which makes <span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> rival Hawaii in beauty yet not yet commercialized.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sanya</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> has s long history. There are famous places of scenic beauty and historical interest such as the <span class=SpellE>ying</span> wan pagoda built in the first year of the Qing Dynasty(1851), the word&quot; ÊÙ&quot;(Longevity) on a monument which was written by the Empress Dowager <span class=SpellE>Ci</span> xi, <span class=SpellE>TiaYaHaiJiao</span> (Land's End) and the Cape of the sea where the sky can't be told from the sea in color, the Turn-round Deer with a myth on Love affair, <span class=SpellE>Da</span> <span class=SpellE>Donghai</span> (sea) and Xiao <span class=SpellE>Donghai</span> (sea), fine places for swimming in winter, <span class=SpellE>Ya</span> long Bay and <span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> Bay with fame of &quot;Hawaii in the east&quot;, the major and minor Caves with a wonder of the sea and mountains, the Pen-Drop Cave, on the top of which a fairy pen is being hung high, the Eastern Island and the western Island like two turtles floating on the waves.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>In addition, the silent coconut gardens, the customs of the Li, Miao and <span class=SpellE>Hui</span> nationalities. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sanya</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is rich in the resources of the sea and the topical plant. <span class=GramE>Treasured seafood such as &quot;<span class=SpellE>Sanya</span> Three Delicacies (sea cucumber, shark's fin and abalone), sea-snakes, and jelly fish can be served.</span> Tropical fruits like <span class=SpellE>Lychee</span>, <span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>gui</span></span> <span class=SpellE>yuan</span>, pineapple, Jack-fruit, mongo and bananas are available year round.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'>-----------------------</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#0070C0'>Yellow Mountain <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:#0070C0'>(<span class=GramE>i.e</span>. <span class=SpellE>Huangshan</span></span></b><span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:SimSun;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Äžq\</span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><span style='color:#0070C0'>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Yellow Mountain</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'> (<span class=SpellE>Huangshan</span> in Chinese)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is acclaimed to be the most beautiful mountain in the world, as the saying often goes: no other mountains are worth seeing after a trip to the Yellow Mountain.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/CUNYinChina/YellowMountain">http://picasaweb.google.com/CUNYinChina/YellowMountain#</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Yellow Mountain offers breathtaking views.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Chinese artists often go there for artistic inspirations.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>People go to Yellow Mountain all year around, but students of this program always go there in the summer and sometimes in the winter.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>It is a two/three-day trip:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 1: <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Charter bus&nbsp;from Nanjing to the Yellow Mountain City (about 5 hours)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Visit the countryside and&nbsp;the ancient town<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 2: <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Take the cable car to the top of the Mountain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Enjoy the breathtaking views for the whole day (and return to Nanjing by chartered bus)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 3:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>  </span>Go to Hangzhou by chartered buses (in summer if the entire group is on this trip)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(If majority choose this side trip, it becomes mandatory. After Yellow Mountain, we head to Hangzhou and then Shanghai.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Check some images of Yellow Mountain here:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0A-m2JojhU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0A-m2JojhU</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span><a href="http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&amp;hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=Yellow+Mountain">http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&amp;hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=Yellow+Mountain</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&amp;hl=en&amp;newwindow=1&amp;q=huangshan">http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&amp;hl=en&amp;newwindow=1&amp;q=huangshan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in; margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There are tourists at Yellow Mountain even in the winter. The local tour guides and travel agencies often provide special anti-slippery covers for shoes, so that it is safe to walk if there is snow. Yellow Mountain in the winter looks much like the other seasons in terms of its beauty except that there is a bit less green. You can look at the following link for information and pictures of the Yellow Mountain in winter:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200102/22/eng20010222_63138.html">http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200102/22/eng20010222_63138.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.chinaculturecenter.org/chinaguide/regions/anhui/huangshanyellowmountain/">http://www.chinaculturecenter.org/chinaguide/regions/anhui/huangshanyellowmountain/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://image.baidu.com/i?tn=baiduimage&amp;ct=201326592&amp;cl=2&amp;lm=-1&amp;pv=&amp;word=%BB%C6%C9%BD%B6%AC%BE%B0&amp;z=0">http://image.baidu.com/i?tn=baiduimage&amp;ct=201326592&amp;cl=2&amp;lm=-1&amp;pv=&amp;word=%BB%C6%C9%BD%B6%AC%BE%B0&amp;z=0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://image.baidu.com/i?ct=201326592&amp;cl=2&amp;lm=-1&amp;tn=baiduimage&amp;pv=&amp;word=%BB%C6%C9%BD%D1%A9%BE%B0&amp;z=0">http://image.baidu.com/i?ct=201326592&amp;cl=2&amp;lm=-1&amp;tn=baiduimage&amp;pv=&amp;word=%BB%C6%C9%BD%D1%A9%BE%B0&amp;z=0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&amp;q=%E9%BB%84%E5%B1%B1%E9%9B%AA%E6%99%AF&amp;gbv=2">http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&amp;q=%E9%BB%84%E5%B1%B1%E9%9B%AA%E6%99%AF&amp;gbv=2</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'>-----------------------</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Guilin</span></b><span style='font-size: 18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tentative itinerary may be as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 1: Fly 2 from Nanjing to Guilin (2 hrs) in late afternoon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tour guide and a bus pick up at the airport and transport the group to the hotel<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 2:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>  </span>Tour the <span class=SpellE>Lijiang</span> River by boat.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>This is going to be a very beautiful day<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in;mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo8;tab-stops:list 2.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>i.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You enjoy the beautiful board ride on the river for half of the day until reaching <span class=SpellE>Yangshuo</span> (in the summer months, there is a chance that the river water might be higher than usual, but that should not affect the beautiful views). Make sure you have enough memory in your camera.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in;mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo8;tab-stops:list 2.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>ii.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the afternoon, you can rent a bike with the tour guide to see the beautiful views of the <span class=SpellE>Yangshuo</span> countryside<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in;mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo8;tab-stops:list 2.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>iii.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the evening, you can enjoy the magnificent open show of Impressions of <span class=SpellE>Lijiang</span> (performed by the local people) if the water is not too high; or you can walk around on the west street with many bars and foreign tourists<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 3:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>  </span>Back from <span class=SpellE>Yangshuo</span> to Guilin for additional sites in the city and vicinity before flying back to Nanjing in evening<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The most beautiful part of the trip is the boat ride on the river from Guilin to <span class=SpellE>Yangshuo</span>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=SpellE>Yangshuo</span> is about 1 hour and half away from Guilin by bus, and about 4 hours by boat. Of course, tourists all choose to travel by boat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One famous saying goes like this: Guilin s scenery is the best in the world, but <span class=SpellE>Yangshuo</span> still beats Guilin. All tourists, Chinese and non-Chinese alike, especially dream to see the stunning landscape of Guilin and the breathtaking beauty of the <span class=SpellE>Lijiang</span> River.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.1pt'><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=T4b6F9II17k&amp;feature=related">http://youtube.com/watch?v=T4b6F9II17k&amp;feature=related</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=guilin&amp;hl=en">http://images.google.com/images?q=guilin&amp;hl=en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&amp;hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=Yangshuo">http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&amp;hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;q=Yangshuo</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.1pt'><a href="http://www.triptoguilin.com/webpages/cities/guilin/attraction/lijiang.htm">http://www.triptoguilin.com/webpages/cities/guilin/attraction/lijiang.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'>-----------------------</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Yangzhou<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou, a not-too-big yet very pretty city, is only about one hour and half north of Nanjing. With <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><u>the Grand Canal</u></b> running through the city and<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u> the Yangtze River</u></b> flowing from west to east to its south, Yangzhou<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> </b>furthered an indigenous and growing economic market of China's urban centers throughout the ages since the Sui dynasty.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>During Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou was very prosperous, comparable to modern NYC, Shanghai or Beijing.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>At one point, about one third of the country s tax revenue came from Yangzhou where rich merchants, scholars, poets, artists, etc, chose to enjoy their life.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The city was also one of the most-picked destinations for emperors when they travelled outside the capital in the north.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What is special about a trip to Yangzhou?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>People visit Yangzhou for the following reasons:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beautiful scenery (gardens, ancient streets &amp; houses, towers, pagodas, etc)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>History (especially modern Chinese history)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Art, culture, museums, and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo10'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>cuisine<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>During our stay in Nanjing, we often make a one-day trip to Yangzhou, which may include the following sites and activities:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Slender West Lake (<span class=SpellE>shou</span>-xi-<span class=SpellE>hu</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ten-Thousand flower garden (wan-<span class=SpellE>hua</span>-<span class=SpellE>yuan</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Grand Canal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>over 2,000 years old, and still active<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Main transportation artery for ancient China<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dongguan</span></span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> scenery area<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Well-preserved streets and houses of unique ancient architecture<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Offer beautiful views of ancient China<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou Museum with rich and unique collections<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou paintings <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>block printing museum<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>porcelain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tomb of <span class=SpellE>Puhaddin</span> (by the Grand Canal)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>from the Silk Road<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou Lacquer ware (nice gifts)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Enjoy tasty Yangzhou cuisine<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou fried rice (served in Chinese restaurants all over the world, but the one you have in Yangzhou is authentic and the best)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo12'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It is said that Yangzhou buns are shipped by plane to Tokyo for the Japanese emperor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We strongly recommend that students in the courses of the Development of the Silk Road, Revolutionary China and Asian Business make this side trip to Yangzhou to help them better understand many topics in the courses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The following links are in English, by Travelogue of CCTV (China Central Television):<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbeZ95fcXy8&amp;NR=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbeZ95fcXy8&amp;NR=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gTGxIIGQHs&amp;feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gTGxIIGQHs&amp;feature=related</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo14'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Yf58bSgfo&amp;feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Yf58bSgfo&amp;feature=related</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Enjoy the beautiful song about Yangzhou (even though it is in Chinese):<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6mz9xpl75U&amp;feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6mz9xpl75U&amp;feature=related</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8xG2GAe4O4&amp;feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8xG2GAe4O4&amp;feature=related</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Links in Chinese:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdW7QKnc2NY&amp;feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdW7QKnc2NY&amp;feature=related</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amx2oMjNXu8&amp;NR=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amx2oMjNXu8&amp;NR=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>History<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou has a history of 2,500 years.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The city was one of ten cities in the world around 1800 A.D, and had the largest population over half million.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Until the 19th century, Yangzhou acted as a major national political, financial and trade center and a transport hub duo to its excellent location at the junction of the Yangtze, the Grand Canal and the <span class=SpellE>Huaihe</span> River. This historical period had left Yangzhou a large number of treasures, including valuable architectures and arts, splendid culture and well-known celebrities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You all know about <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'>Marco Polo</b>; he once served as a municipal official in Yangzhou around 1282-1287 under Yuan Emperor <span class=SpellE>Kubilai</span> Khan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Under the 2nd Emperor <span class=SpellE>Yangdi</span> (604-617) of the Sui Dynasty (581-617), the city was the southern capital of China (called <span class=SpellE>Jiangdu</span>) upon the completion of the Grand Canal. Thus, it became a leading economic and cultural center and major port of foreign trade and external exchanges since the Tang Dynasty (618-907). There lived many Arab and Persian merchants.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The mosque complex at the <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Tomb of <span class=SpellE>Puhaddin</span> </b>is essentially a Ming Dynasty graveyard that includes the tomb of <span class=SpellE>Puhaddin</span>. According to information at the tomb, he was a 16th generation descendant of Muhammad, The Prophet. The tomb is on the eastern bank of the (Old) Grand Canal in the eastern sector of the city and is adjacent to a mosque which houses a collection of valuable materials documenting China's relations with Muslim countries. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Senior Monk <span class=SpellE>Jianzhen</span> from Yangzhou brought Buddhism to Japan, after six attempts to cross the dangerous seas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Art</span></i></b><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou (Yangzhou <span class=SpellE>Baguai</span>) is the name for a group of eight Chinese painters known in the Qing dynasty for rejecting the orthodox ideas about painting in favor of a style deemed expressive and individualistic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The term was also used because they each had strong personalities at variance with the conventions of their own time. Most of them were from impoverished or troubled backgrounds. Still the term is more a statement about their style rather than a judgment of them as being among history's noted eccentrics.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Slender West Lake</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Be sure to check this link first:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34224.htm">http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34224.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Slender West Lake, with a history since the Qing Dynasty, was originally a natural river course connecting to the Grand Canal during the Sui (581-618) and Tang Dynasty (618-907) periods. In order to celebrate the Emperor Qianlong s visit, the river was widened and the shores along the river were landscaped with numerous gardens, pavilions, and pagodas. The purpose to use  Slender to describe the lake is to contrast it with the West Lake of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, one of Jiangsu s neighbor provinces, by emphasizing that the lake is narrower but longer, like a slender and tall beauty.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The lake is 4.3 kilometers in length with an area of over 30 hectares. Main tourist interests include Spring Willows along the Long Causeway, <span class=SpellE>Xuyuan</span> Garden, <span class=SpellE>Xiaohin</span> Hill, <span class=SpellE>Chuitai</span> Terrace, Five Pavilions and White Pagoda.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The lake is typical of the Chinese water-based garden art combining the elegance of the south with magnificence of the north. Taking a boat tour in the lake or a walk along its shores will conveniently bring you to other Yangzhou's tourist attractions in the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou Cuisine</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Some of China s most creative and eye catching dishes come from the Yangzhou school of cuisine called <span class=SpellE>Huaiyang</span>, which is a distinctive and masterful skill that locals are quite proud of.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou dishes may be one of the reasons why the people of Yangzhou are so infatuated with their city. They have an appealing color, aroma, taste and also appearance. The original color of each ingredient is preserved after cooking, and no oily sauce is added, so as to retain the fresh savor of the food.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yangzhou buns (steamed ones) are the most delicious. We will certainly have some (and bring some back to our hotel in Nanjing if you want).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In Yangzhou all dishes, whether cheap or expensive, are elaborate. Cooks will not scrimp on their work, even with <span class=SpellE>Zhugansi</span> (stewed sliced dry bean curd), a popular dish that costs only a few <span class=SpellE>yuan</span>. Dry bean curd is made by each restaurant that serves it, so the flavor is guaranteed. The cook slices the 1-cm-thick curd into 30 shreds, each one paper-thin but none broken, and then stews them for hours with chopped bamboo shoots and shelled shrimps in chicken soup. In this way the dry bean curd shreds can soak up the flavor of the other ingredients, and the soup is clear but savory. It is not only Yangzhou cooks but also the ordinary people who are conscientious about cooking.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'>-----------------------</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Tibet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Tibetan plateau rises formidably to the north side of the massive Himalayas; <span class=GramE>It</span> is the <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>roof of the world</b>. Many dream of visiting this sacred land and getting to know the wonderful Tibetan people, the religion and the culture in this spectacular mountainous area.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Travel to Tibet, a journey to a unique destination, a trip to another world that is never to be forgotten!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Tentative Itinerary:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Day 1:<span style='mso-tab-count: 1'>  </span>Flight around noon from Xi an to Lhasa (and rest in the hotel after arrival to get acclimatized to the high altitude)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>Departure from Xi an to Lhasa on the 2<sup>nd</sup> day of our stay in Xi an, when the rest of the group will depart for Nanjing in the evening<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Day 2:<span style='mso-tab-count: 1'>  </span>Tour Lhasa--visit major religious and cultural sites<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Day 3:<span style='mso-tab-count: 1'>  </span>Visit a local Tibetan family and experience the rural life; late afternoon flight from Lhasa to Chengdu<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Day 4:<span style='mso-tab-count: 1'>  </span>Tour Chengdu and late afternoon flight to Nanjing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Tibet tour offers you a kaleidoscope of Tibetan people, scenery, religion and culture:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo16;tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>On this very special trip, you travel from Xi an all the way across the continent up onto the Tibetan Plateau at more than 11,400 feet and back to Chengdu and then to the coastal city of Nanjing. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo16;tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>You will come in contact with Tibetan farmers, monks, lamas, scholars, teachers, students, and many others. This is a true adventure crisscrossing the vast China-Tibet continent. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Dotum'>Tour </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Highlight</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Dotum'>s</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Dotum'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Dotum'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;letter-spacing:.1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>Group travel to Lhasa Tibet and ancient city of Chengdu: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;letter-spacing: .1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><st1:City w:st="on"><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; letter-spacing:.1pt'>Lhasa</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; letter-spacing:.1pt'> (capital of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Tibet</st1:country-region></st1:place>)</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;letter-spacing: .1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>Chengdu<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol; letter-spacing:.1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>First-hand encounter with mystical Tibetan religion and culture</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;letter-spacing: .1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>Explore the Dalai Lama s <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span class=SpellE>Potala</span></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Palace</st1:PlaceType> (the political center of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Tibet</st1:country-region></st1:place>) and <span class=SpellE>Jokang</span> Monastery (center of Tibetan Buddhism)</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;letter-spacing: .1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>Enjoy the stunning landscape and scenery on the top of the world</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;letter-spacing: .1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>Experience the genuine spirituality in the Tibetan life: walk in streets of Lhasa, meet local people, taste the exotic cuisine, breathe the holy air</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol; letter-spacing:.1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>Stop-over at the charming city of Chengdu in southwest China<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;letter-spacing: .1pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>Hug pandas at the China Panda Reservation <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level2 lfo18; tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";letter-spacing:.1pt'>Walk into the old streets of the ancient town <span class=SpellE>Jinli</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Notes:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo20;tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The altitude of <st1:City w:st="on">Lhasa</st1:City> (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Tibet</st1:country-region></st1:place>) is <span style='color:black'>3,650 meters (or 11,975 feet). </span>People with high blood pressure, heart attack risks &amp; respiratory conditions are advised not to travel to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Tibet</st1:country-region></st1:place>. You should check with your physician before applying.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo20;tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>The climate in Lhasa (Tibet) is quite pleasant year round.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo20;tab-stops:list 1.5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Non-Chinese citizens will need to apply for a </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>special <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Tibet Entry Permit</i></b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> (the travel agencies in China will help with this permit.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The document fee and application fees for this Tibetan Entry Permit will be included in the cost to be collected.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html>