May 11, 2009


Trip Dates: July 30 - August 22nd


Itinerary: Below

2 comments:

  1. Ni Hao Mrs. Motley,
    We hope you are enjoying the wonderful country of China. We have fond memories of our trip in December. Don't forget to try a scorpion and pork flavored potato chips. And the Hi-Chew is the greatest candy. Get some for your kids.
    Bye for now,
    Nick R. and family

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2009 China Study Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Thursday, July 30th – Flight from Newark to Beijing

Day 2: Friday, July 31st – Arrive Beijing
• Taiwan International Hotel, visit Jingshan Park. Early diner at Lao She Tea House

Day 3: Saturday, August 1st – Beijing
• Visit Tiananmen Square for raising of flag at dawn, tour Forbidden City
• Afternoon: Guo Zi Jian Cacdemy, Kongmiao Temple, Youghe Temple
• Dinner: Vegetarian meal near Kongmiao Temple

Day 4: Sunday, August 2nd – Beijing
• Morning: Panjiayuan Market (Pearl Market), then Temple of Heaven
• Afternoon: Summer Palace
• Dinner: Baijia Dahaimen (Imperial Dining)

Day 5: Monday, August 3rd – Beijing
• Morning: Visit Dandelion Migrant School for Migrant Worker Children
• Afternoon: lecture by Yu Dan
• Dinner: Wangfujing and/or Night Market (eat crickets/scorpions)

Day 6: Tuesday, August 4th – Beijing
• Morning & Afternoon: The Great Wall Simatai
• Dinner: Peking Duck Evening Banquet

Day 7: Wednesday, August 5th – Qingdao
• Morning flight and check-in
• Afternoon: Quingdao Number One Bathing Beach, and Qingdao brewery
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Renquiu Yu

Day 8: Thursday, August 6th – Qingdao
• Morning & Afternoon: Visit Mt. Laoshan
• Dinner: Seafood cuisine

Day 9: Friday, August 7th – Qingdao *** My birthday ***
• Morning: Pedagogy Session with Professor Renqiu Yu – Confucius
• Afternoon: Fly to Qufu, check-in

Day 10, Saturday, August 8th – Qufu
• Morning: Wu Liang Shrines I Jiaxiang County
• Return to Qufu

Day 11, Sunday, August 9th – Qufu
• Morning & Afternoon: Climb Taishan mountain
• Return to Qufu

Day 12, Monday, August 10th – Qufu
• Morning: Visit Kongmiao – Confucius Temple, Confucius’ Well/Lu Wall, Kongfu – Confucius mansions, Konglin-Sonfucian Forrest
• Afternoon: Fly to Nanjing, check-in

Day 13, Tuesday, August 11th – Nanjing
• Morning: Visit Fuzi ;miao Confucian Temple, Zhonghua Gate, city walls, Porcelain Pagoda
• Afternoon: Bailu Park, visit Nanjing Provincial Museum

Day 14, Wednesday, August 12th – Nanjing
• FREE DAY: Buy souvenirs for Motley family!

Day 15, Thursday, August 13th – Nanjing
• Morning: Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre
• Guest lecture Prof. Liu Haiping, Nanjing University on “ Teaching Traumatic History”
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Prof. Renqiu Yu – Confucianism in Modern Times

Day 16, Friday, August 14th – Nanjing
• Morning: Ming Xialing Museum
• Afternoon: Visit Dr Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum
• Evening: Fuzimiao Night Market

Day 17, Saturday, August 15th – Suzhou
• Morning: Train to Suzhou, hotel check-in
• Afternoon: Suzhou Museum, boat ride along Suzhou Canals
• Evening: Performance at Master of Net’s Garden

Day 18, Sunday, August 16th – Suzhou
• Morning: Lingering Garden
• Afternoon: Silk Factory
• Evening: Karaoke K-TV

Day 19, Monday, August 17th – Suzhou
• Morning: Confucius Temple, Suzhou Provincial High School
• Afternoon: Traditional Suzhou teahouse with pingtan performance.
• Suzhou International High School, new campus
• Evening: Drive to Shanghai

Day 20, Tuesday, August 18th – Shanghai
• Morning: Shanghai Museum
• Afternoon: Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Chinese Communist Party Headquarters.
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Prof. Renqiu Yu

Day 21, Wednesday, August 19th – Shanghai
• FREE DAY: Buy souvenirs for Motley family

Day 22, Thursday, August 20th – Shanghai
• Morning: Moganshan Road Art District
• Afternoon: Old Town, Shanghai
• Evening: Final Banquet, Cruise alon the Bund

Day 23, Friday, August 21st – Flight back to Beijing then home to New York!