Post-Conference Tours
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Three post-conference tours are being organized by the conference organizers. Tickets can be reserved and paid for online. The offline registration
form can also be used to make a booking, and for arranging payment.
Owing to the need to reserve air tickets, participants must book the Beijing - Xi'an
and
Guilin - Hangzhou - Shanghai tours before 1 July 2005 (extended from 1 June) and include
passport details when registering. Fees do not include personal insurance,
air insurance and tips.
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| Beijing - Xi'an - Chongqing - Yangtze River -
Three Gorges Dam - Beijing
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9 - 14 September 2005
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Five days, five nights, 4-star hotels: Before 1 July
2005 (extended from 1 June) - one person in single room: USD 1350; one person in a double room:
USD 1040. After 1 July 2005 -: one person in single room: USD 1600; one
person in a double room: USD 1400.
The tour begins in Beijing on the morning of 9 September 2005 and ends
at the Sino-Swiss Hotel, Beijing International Airport on 14 September in the
morning.
Fee includes transport, hotel accommodation, domestic air tickets
(incl. taxes), five breakfasts and ten meals, admission tickets,
transfers, air-conditioned cruise ship and English-speaking guide.
Note: includes three nights on deluxe cruise boat on Yangtze River
(maximum 150 persons, 150 rooms)
Note: participants aiming to leave Beijing on September 14, or later, are advised to hand over heavy luggage
to the tour operator for collection at the Sino-Swiss Hotel. |
| Day
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Xi'an |
Since its establishment as a city more than 3100 years ago, Xi'an was chosen as the capital by emperors of 12
dynasties spanning almost 11 centuries. The most dominant was the Tang Dynasty,
when China witnessed its Golden Age and the city was a commercial and trading hub, ranking with the ancient Rome as
one on the world's most cosmopolitan cities. It was also the starting point for the Silk
Route. |
| Transfer to Beijing airport for flight to
Xi'an. |
| Xi'an - a City of
Museums |
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An extraordinary day begins as you tour the life-sized
terracotta warriors (no two are alike) and bronze chariots that were
unearthed around the mausoleum of
China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang who reigned during the Qin Dynasty 2,200 years ago. |
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Hua Qing Hot Spring, famous for natural
its hot spring in ancient times. |
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Banpo Village, the site of a Neolithic community which practiced the Yangshao Culture
around 6000 BC. |
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Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in the evening. |
| Day 2 |
Xi'an |
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Morning visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Originally built in 652 as part of the Cien Temple, the five-storey pagoda was
transformed between 701 and 704 into a seven-storey,
64 metre high pagoda. |
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Afternoon: flight to Chongqing. |
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Chongqing |
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Visit the Stillwell Museum where you will see an intriguing collection of World War II memorabilia of the famed Flying
Tigers. |
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Dinner in a local restaurant. |
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Board a deluxe cruise ship and begin the cruise
down the Yangtze River. |
| Days
3 - 4 |
Yangtze
River cruise |
Three Gorges Dam: the Three Gorges refers to the 192 km stretch of the Yangtze River that winds eastward from Chongqing to
Yichang. The stretch covers three gorges - Qutang, Wu Gorge and
Xiling - comprising the most picturesque views of mountain and river landscapes along the Yangtze River. |
| Enjoy the Three
Gorges' beautiful scenery. |
| Day
5 |
Yichang
- Three Gorges Dam |
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Arrive in Yichang City |
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Visit the Three
Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project. |
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Fly from Yichang
to Beijing (the tour ends at the Beijing International
Airport). |
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Guilin - Hangzhou - Shanghai
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9 - 14 September 2005
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Five days, five nights in 4-star hotels. Before 1 July 2005 (extended from 1 June) - one person in
single room: USD 850; one person in a double room: USD 700. After 1 July 2005:
one person in single room: USD 1000; one person in a double room: USD 850.
The tour begins in Beijing on the morning of 9 September 2005 and ends in
Shanghai on 14 September in the morning. Fee includes transport, hotel
accommodation, domestic air tickets (incl. taxes), five breakfasts and nine
meals, admission tickets, transfers, air-conditioned cruise ship and
English-speaking guide.
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Day 1 |
Guilin |
Guilin heart of a magnificent landscape.
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Transfer to Beijing International Airport for flight to Guilin. |
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Sightseeing to Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave and Fubo Hill's dramatic rock formations. |
Hanghzhou's beauty is attributed to the legendary West Lake, which has inspired
many poets and painters throughout the centuries.
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Day 2 |
Li River cruise |
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A cruise tour along the Li River reveals the haunting beauty of Guilin's mist-wrapped peaks surrounding the river en route to
Yangshuo. |
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Day 3
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Yangshuo |
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Visit the Seven Star Park, in the eastern section of the city .The park is named after Seven Star Hill, whose peaks form a pattern similar to that of the stars in the Big Dipper. The hill contains six caves, the most famous of which is the Dragon Refuge Cave. |
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Afternoon: fly to Hangzhou. |
Shanghai, once known as the Paris of the Orient, appeals to those seeking a chic and modern lifestyle.
Feel the vibrant pulse of the city, particularly when the night falls. A multitude of restaurants, pubs, cafes and night clubs are packed with people.
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| Hanghzhou |
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Hanghzhou's beauty is attributed to the legendary West Lake, which has inspired
many poets and painters throughout the centuries. The city is also famous for
Longjing, China's best-known green tea. |
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Day 4 |
West Lake cruise |
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Cruise on the West Lake, an area of striking beauty. Originally a shallow bay adjoining Qiantang River, it was gradually transformed into an island lake by the silting-up of the outlet. |
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Two-hour coach tour to Shanghai. |
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Day 5 |
Shanghai
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Visit Shanghai's Bund, Nanjing Road, the city's main shopping street, the Oriental Pearl Tower,
and the Yuyuan Garden.
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Day 6 |
Shanghai
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| The tour ends after breakfast in the hotel.
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| Beijing |
| 9-10 September 2005 |
| The tour starts and ends each day at the Beijing Hotel. Hotel
accommodation not included. USD 150 per person. Fee covers
local transport, admission tickets, two lunches and one dinner, and
English-speaking guide. |
| Day
1 |
Beijing |
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Morning: tour to the Badaling Great Wall. |
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Afternoon: tour of one of the Ming Tombs. |
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Evening: Peking Roasted Duck dinner and Peking Opera show. |
| Day 2 |
Beijing |
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Morning: tour to Imperial Palace - the Forbidden City. |
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Lunch in the Palace Restaurant (Beijing Fang Shan),
Beihai Park. |
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Afternoon: tour to The Temple of Heaven and
the silk show. |
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