Summit 2017 Pre-FAM Option 2 November 5th-8th, 2017

Day 1 November 5th, 2017: Pick-up from the Hyatt at 8:30am Route: Guiyang— Kaili — Kaili Minority Museum, Upper Langde Miao village—Guiyang

Kaili Minority Museum, Upper Langde Miao village As one of the most fascinating ethnic minorities in China, groups of Miao people are everywhere in southwest China, mostly in Province. But, if you really want to experience the authentic ethnic cultures, go visit Langde Miao Ethnic Minority Village in Kaili which is about 50 kilometers north of Kaili.

Miao Ethnic Minority is both mysterious and exciting. The Miao people are identified by their dialect, dress, location and other customs. In dress we have Long Skirt Miao, Short Skirt Miao, Black Miao, Flowery Miao and Long Horned Miao. By location there are River Miao and Mountain Miao. The villagers in Langde wear long skirts; hence they are nicknamed as "Long Skirt Miao".

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Day 2 November 6th, 2017: Route: Guiyang—Libo— Small Seven Arches Bridge

LIBO XIAOQIKONG(Small Seven Arches Bridge) is a karst Natural Heritage that located in the southwest of Libo county of Guizhou Province. It is well known as the Xiaoqikong bridge in the north of scenic which was built in1836.The Xiaoqikong bridge was built by the granite, and now covered with the vines and ferns. The enchanting green river under the bridge, the twined branches above the bridge, and the towering old trees shores beside the river; and moreover, the lush primeval forests, brooks, pools and caves hidden among the narrow mountain valleys, all of that looks admirable.

Day 3 November 7th, 2017:

Route: Libo— Pingtang —FAST Telescope Area

FAST Telescope The world's largest and most sensitive single- aperture radio telescope is in a natural basin in , Guizhou province. The telescope, called Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, was first proposed by astronomers from 10 countries in 1993. In 2007, after experts visited the natural basin in Guizhou, the site was selected for the construction of FAST, which started in March 2011 with a budget of 667 million yuan. It was completed in 2016. Before FAST was complete, the 305-meter-diameter radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in the Puerto Rico remains the largest telescope of its kind.

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