BUSINESS AND CULTURE IN CHINA BUSINESS AND CULTURE IN CHINA

12 DAYS China

PROGRAM FEE INCLUDES: ■ Round-trip airfare, bus transfers, internal fl ights ■ 10 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms ■ Breakfast and dinner daily, 1 lunch ■ Full-time EF Tour Director ■ 3 business visits ■ 1 cultural exchange ■ Select guides and entrances to special attractions as per itinerary

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Day 4 Beijing Day 6 Shanghai Cultural Exchange with Local Students • Excursion to Badaling and the Great Wall of Flight to Shanghai • Fly to Shanghai, China’s Today, meet with a local professor and students China • Travel north to Badaling to view one largest and most cosmopolitan city. Shanghai to learn about college life in China. Exchange of the wonders of the world: the Great Wall of (meaning “up from the sea”) has been an impor- ideas, share opinions and ask questions about the China. Its construction began in the 5th century tant port for centuries. China’s Communist Chinese education experience and the future of B.C. as a defense against the Mongols: 300,000 Party—and later the — business in this thriving country. people (many of whom are buried in the wall) originated in Shanghai. Acrobatics show • Th is evening, witness a labored on it over several centuries. Th e Great thrilling display by talented performers during Wall extends across mountains and valleys for Day 7 Shanghai an acrobatics show. Th e Chinese have been more than 3,000 miles—perhaps only a tenth of Guided sightseeing of Shanghai • Your tour enjoying this entertaining sport for 22 centuries. its former length! begins in the heart of the city with a visit to Rickshaw tour of hutongs • A hutong is an (once considered the “Wall Street of Day 8 Shanghai ancient city alley or lane typical in Beijing. the East” and today the largest base of Chinese Visit a local company* • Starting out as a Today, although the city is becoming an inter- industrial technology), a beautifully landscaped fi shing and textiles town, Shanghai has emerged national metropolis, its small lanes and alleyways promenade overlooking the waterfront. You’ll not only as a major tourist destination in China, still provide access to dwellings for half the total also view the Jade Buddha Temple. Th e extraor- but also as the world’s busiest cargo port. urban population. dinary Buddhas you see here (each sculpted From its historical landmarks to its modern Optional Kung Fu Show • Prepare to be from a single piece of white jade) were brought buildings, like the , and its amazed as you take in this dance spectacular. A from Burma by a Chinese monk in the last designation as a center for culture and design, mixture of kung fu, dance and acrobatics, this century. One portrays Buddha experiencing Shanghai now boasts the world’s fastest-growing show combines ornate costumes, vibrant set Enlightenment, the other his transcendence economy. Today, you’ll visit a leading Shanghai design and gravity-defying Kung Fu moves sure into . Continue on to the glorious company. to impress you. , a showplace of classical Chinese Free time • Enjoy free time in Shanghai today. landscaping dating back to 1537. Th e Chinese You might choose to visit People’s Square, a Day 5 Beijing consider gardening a complex art form in which large public square in the heart of Shanghai that Business visit * • China’s second largest city, the challenge is to construct an entire world in is home to many municipal buildings as well as Beijing is a major transportation center that miniature, using minerals, plants and animals in the City Hall, Grand Th eatre, and the impres- is recognized as the political, educational and a limited space. sive . cultural center of the country. Coupled with its Road • Spend time admiring the crafts excellent museums, ornate temples and world- and delicacies in the interesting shops that line Day 9 Hong Kong class universities, Beijing is a fascinating city to colorful . Transfer to Hong Kong • Board your fl ight to explore. Today, you’ll have the opportunity to Shanghai World Financial Tower • With 101 Hong Kong, China’s Window on the World. visit a leading Beijing company! fl oors, the Shanghai World Financial Center Th is bustling metropolis, important fi nancial Peking Duck dinner • Tonight, you’ll is home to a wide variety of businesses and center, and former British Crown Colony revert- be treated to northern China’s most famous services. You’ll fi nd shops and restaurants that ed to Chinese control in 1997. (Britain fi rst dish: Peking Duck! During this special cater to busy fi nancial executives, a hotel, media claimed Hong Kong following the Opium War feast, learn about the ritual preparation and center and an observatory. Located at a height in 1842, and later, in 1898, signed a 99-year savory side dishes that accompany this regional of 1,555 feet, the observation deck off ers spec- lease for the territory.) In 1998, Britain ceremo- specialty. tacular views of the city. See if you can spot niously ended this lease. Shanghai landmarks like the Hongkou Soccer Stadium, HSBC Tower, Yangpu Bridge or Jin Mao Building. Day 10 Hong Kong Day 11 Hong Kong Guided sightseeing of Hong Kong • A guided Free day in Hong Kong • Enjoy a free day to tour brings you up to Victoria Peak for a explore the city on your own. You may choose truly breathtaking view of the city, harbor and to browse amid Hong Kong’s renowned bar- neighboring islands. You’ll also pass Happy gains and stop for tastes of a variety of Chinese Valley, the Royal Yacht Club, Repulse Bay regional cuisines: Cantonese, Beijing, Chiu (Hong Kong’s most popular beach) and the Chow, Hakka, Shanghai or . world-famous Aberdeen Harbour (known for its Optional excursion to Lantau Island • Opt fl oating restaurants). to join this half-day excursion to Lantau Island, Dim Sum Lunch • Enjoy the local tradition the largest island in Hong Kong. Begin your of a dim sum lunch today. Dim sum gives you tour with a visit to Po Lin , originally the chance to try an amazingly diverse range of constructed by three Buddhists in 1924. Climb Chinese culinary specialties. nearly 268 steps to reach the world’s tallest, out- Hong Kong Stock Exchange * • Th is after- door, seated bronze Buddha. Th e Big Buddha noon, visit the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the is 75 feet tall and weighs more than 200 tons. second largest Asian stock exchange. You may recognize it from the fi lm Rush Hour II. Th en take a stroll along the Wisdom Path, a prayer carved into tree trunks.

Day 12 Home Return home • Transfer to the airport, where you’ll check in for you return fl ight home.

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ITN1109CHBA Itinerary subject to change. 2011/S