CHINA ITINERARY – JUNE 14 – 29
Purpose of the trip: As students in training to become Global Citizens and leaders, we ask our students to think about the world and the interconnectedness we share with everyone in it. What we do here, today, matters. It matters to our WMA community as well as to the greater Wilbraham community that surrounds us. It matters to Western Massachusetts and the United States...it matters in Australia, Angola, China, Korea, Germany and Italy...and all of the other homes of WMA classmates and friends. Understanding how we live, hearing how we speak at home, and eating food that is typical of our ethnicities are ways to learn about each others’ differences. Once we understand the differences, we can begin to understand each other and appreciate our cultures.
For these reasons, in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Ningbo we will be visiting the homes of our students, meeting their families, and seeing their schools. In Ningbo, we will be hosted by one of the dads who will show us his manufacturing plant and explain the Chinese business model. Hopefully, when we return, we will have a greater understanding of the Chinese culture and we will be able to begin a dialog that speaks to how alike we are.
June 14 Depart WMA 5:00 a.m. for Logan Airport. Air Canada flight AC0357 to Toronto at 8:50 a.m. Depart Toronto, Canada, for Beijing, China, on Air Canada flight AC0031 at 1:10 p.m.
June 15 2:20 p.m. arrival in Beijing, transfer to Jianguo Hotel Visit Wangfujin Street, dinner at Tian’amen Fangshan Restaurant
June 16 Tour of Beijing: Tian’anmen Square, Pearl Store, the Forbidden City. Lunch at Hubin Business Hall. Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace. Dinner at Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
June 17 Tour of Beijing: Ming Tombs, Jade Store. Lunch at the Auspicious Business Hotel. Badaling Great Wall. Dinner at Donglaishun Hot Pot Restaurant.
June 18 Tour of Beijing: Olympic Park, Deihai Park. Lunch at Hua Jia Yi Yuan. Hutong, Yonghe Lama Temple. Dinner Dai Village.
June 19 Flight from Beijing to Hangzhou on flight MU5164. Transfer to Hangzhou Xiangyuan Hotel. Lunch at Jiao Ye Restaurant. West Lake Cruise with visits to Huagang Fish Pool and Meijiawu Tea Plantation. Dinner at Grandma’s Home. Evening show: Impression Westlake.
June 20 Morning visit to Lingyin Temple and Flying Peak. Lunch at Shanwaishan Restaurant. Afternoon visit to Tiger Running Spring and transfer by bus to Suzhou. Check in at Holiday Inn Youlian Suzhou. Dinner at Lao Dong Wu Restaurant.
June 21 Tour of Suzhou: Suzhou Musemu, the First Silk Factory. Lunch At Wu Men Ren Jia Restaurant. Visit Lion Grove, Administration Garden, and Linger Garden. Dinner at Chuanfulou Restaurant.
June 22 Travel by bus to Nanjing, stopping at Tongli to visit Yan’s Family Garden and Rainbow Drink Mountain Room. In Nanjing Check in at the International Conference Hotel of Nanjing. Visit Confucious Temple. Dinner at Xianheng Hotel.
June 23 Tour of Nanjing: Rain Flower Terrace, Nanjing Massacre Memorial. Lunch at Nanjing Spring Story Restaurant. Presidential Palace, Xuanwu Lake. Dinner at Nanjing Dpaidang.
June 24 Bus tour of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Mausoleum of the Ming Emperors. Lunch at Xiangyang Fish Port. Transfer by Train to Shanghai and check in at Yun’s Paradise Hotel. Dinner at Sunya Cantonese Restaurant. ERA show.
June 25 Bus tour of Shanghai: Yu Garden, Chenghuang Market. Lunch of vegetarian noodles at Jing’an Temple. Afternoon visit to Shanghai Ocean Aquarium. Buffet dinner at Dajianghu Japanese Cuisine.
June 26 Visit Shanghai Museum. Lunch at Din Tai Feng. Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, Bund Tourist Tunnel, the 100th Floor of the Shangai World Financial Center. Dinner at Hai’ou Fang Resaurant.
June 27 Visit Tianzi Fang, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. Lunch at Suzhehui Restaurant. Afternoon visit to the China Pavilion and the Huangpu River Cruise. Dinner at Xiao Nan Guo and evening visit to Bin Jiang Avenue.
June 28 Transfer to Ningbo by train. Visit the vertically integrated Le Coq Sportif apparel plant of the Shan Shan Group of China to see the Chinese business model regarding design, manufacturing, marketing, and retailing. June 29 Transfer to Shanghai by train. Depart Shanghai for Toronto, Canada, on Air Canada flight AC0088 at 5:10 p.m. Arrive in Toronto at 6:55 p.m. Depart Toronto for Logan Airport in Boston on Air Canada. Flight AC0368 at 8:25 p.m. Arrive at Logan at 9:54 p.m. Arrive at WMA later that night.