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Sample 5-Week Study & Tour Itinerary |
| Week 1 |
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Monday: |
Arrive at Beijing Airport - Welcome dinner prepared by your host family |
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Tuesday: |
Meet and Greet on the first day of Class |
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Wednesday: |
Chinese Class - Enjoy a night out at the Peking Opera |
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Thursday: |
Chinese Class - Participate in a guohua demo, the art of Chinese painting |
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Friday: |
Chinese Class - Join us at the Beijing office for a jiaozi (dumpling) cooking class |
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Saturday: |
Hop on our private bus and take a ride to climb the magnificent Great Wall |
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Sunday: |
Relax and get to know your homestay, your new family in China |
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| Week 2 |
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Monday: |
Chinese class - Visit and learn about the historical Summer Palace |
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Tuesday: |
Chinese class - Volunteer teach at a local immigrant school |
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Wednesday: |
Chinese class - Free time to explore the city |
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Thursday: |
Chinese class - Watch a traditional acrobatics performance. Careful, they flip! |
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Friday: |
Chinese class - Visit the popular Beijing Zoo and see a panda (or two) |
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Saturday: |
Excursion to Tiananmen Square and the renowned Forbidden City |
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Sunday: |
Take a load off at your homestay |
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| Week 3 |
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Monday: |
Chinese class - Visit Beijing's newest addition, the Olympic Park |
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Tuesday: |
Chinese class - Brush up on your calligraphy (shufa) with another demo |
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Wednesday: |
Chinese class - Free time to explore the city |
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Thursday: |
Chinese class - Absorb some Chinese history at the Capital Museum |
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Friday: |
Chinese class - Soak in the scenery at the Temple of Heaven |
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Saturday: |
Light some incense at the Lama Temple and Confucian Temple |
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Sunday: |
Join your host family for a reunion with some relatives and friends |
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| Week 4 |
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Monday: |
Chinese class - Try your hand (and foot) at our Chinese Martial Arts class |
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Tuesday: |
Chinese class - Get creative in our traditional hand-craft class |
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Wednesday: |
Chinese class - Free time to explore the city |
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Thursday: |
Chinese class - Wander the narrow hutongs to get a glimpse of courtyard living |
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Friday: |
Chinese class - Attend a Chinese medicine workshop at a local clinic |
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Saturday: |
Travel to Beijing's suburbs to volunteer your acting skills at the Senior Center |
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Sunday: |
Say goodbye to your host family, though we're sure you'll be back to visit! |
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| Week 5 |
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Monday: |
Arrive in Xi'an - Explore the burial grounds of the first Emperor of China and the awe- inspiring Terracotta Army |
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Tuesday: |
Hike up to the Tang Dynasty Wild Goose Pagoda - Visit the Shaanxi History Museum and walk along the ancient city wall |
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Wednesday: |
Fly to Chengdu - Go out for some early Sichuan hotpot and get some rest |
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Thursday: |
Check out the state-of-the-art Chengdu Panda Breeding & Research Center - Head to Jingli Ancient Street to visit the traditional shops and taste the local specialties |
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Friday: |
Fly to Shanghai - Relax while cruising down the Huangpu River - Snap some pictures of the view from the observation deck of the Oriental Pearl Tower |
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Saturday: |
Check out all the international exhibits at the World Expo |
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Sunday: |
Say goodbye to China and promise to come back and visit us again! |
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The destination, group size, and curriculum can all be changed according to your needs and interests. We are very flexible!
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