Itinerary Schedule
Follow our travels in China! Here’s the Master Plan:
Thursday, May 28th
Depart from John F. Kennedy Airport to Shanghai, China at 1:45 AM (New York Time [NYT])
Friday, May 29th
Arrive in Shanghai at 5:00 AM (China Time [ChiTi])
Saturday, May 30th
Visit the Great Wall of China, the Cloisonne Factory, the Summer Plalace, and tour the Pearl Factory
Sunday, May 31st
Visit Tiananmen Square, the Palace Museum, the Forbidden City, Chinese Medicine Tong Ren Tang, and Peking Duck Dinner. Then… on a train off to Xi’an!
Monday, June 1st
Arrive in Xi’an at 8:42 AM (ChiTi), and visit the Jade Gallery and the Terra Cotta Army
Tuesday, June 2nd
Tour Xi’an! Visit the Wild Goose Pagoda Square, XuanZang Buddhist Stature, the Chinese Art Gallery, and the Muslim Quarter. Then we’re swept up by a train to Nanjing.
Wednesday, June 3rd
Arrive in Nanjing in the early morning. Settle in and begin the first day of classes! =Z
Settling down for classes for the next two weeks…
Sunday, June 7th
Side trip to Shenzhen/Hong Kong
Wednesday, June 10th
Return from Shenzhen/Hong Kong and Guilin Side trip is underway! =] (Can’t Wait!)
Friday, June 12th
Return from Guilin Side trip
Sunday, June 14th
Side trip to Sanya
Friday, June 19th
Depart for Yellow Mountain
Saturday, June 20th
Full day of Yellow Mountain activities
Sunday, June 21st
Depart from Yellow Mountain for Hangzhou. There, we will visit a tea plantation and the West Lake.
Monday, June 22nd
Depart from Hangzhou for Shanghai. There, we will visit the Silk Factory.
Tuesday, June 23rd
We will have our Farewell Banquet at the hotel. Dress nicely!
Wednesday, June 24th
Depart from Shanghai en route to New York at 6:30 (ChiTi). We will arrive in New York at 7:45 PM (NYT) on the same day. I was confused at first, but time difference calculations work out…
