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Corporation For Professional Conferences, Inc.
206 East Main Street
PO Box 697
Babylon Village, New York 11702-0697
Toll Free 1.800.621.4414 | Fax 631.661.6914 | E-mail: cpcus@aol.com
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Historic China - Nursing Study Tour
Your chance to join a nursing study tour and visit: China's Historic Cities • Beijing • Hangzhou • Shanghai • Suzhou
Visit ancient and modern China. Explore the Forbidden City, the Great Wall of China, The Ming Tombs, Tiananman Square. Enjoy the beautiful gardens and pavillions of Hangzhou and Suzhou. Stroll and shop madly in dynamic bustling Shanghai, China's gateway to the Twenty-First Century where the U.S. Dollar goes far. See China as it was and is now; stay in comfortable 4 & 5-star hotels with deluxe amenities.
Here's What's Included
• Scheduled Air Transportation
• Deluxe Hotels
• Daily Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• American Tour Director and Local Guides For Entire Program
• Full Sightseeing Program
• Peking Duck Dinner Banquet
• Theater Performances
• West Lake Cruise In Hangzhou
• Optional CE Program And Certificate Of Achievement
• Visit To Silk Embroidery Factory
• All Sorts Of Shopping Opportunities In Shanghai
Price of Tour: $2885 From Seattle
Date of Tour: July 18 - 28, 2012
Date of Tour: August 8 - 18, 2012
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Your Complete Itinerary
Your Dollars Go Far In China
Day 1. We depart Seattle for Beijing.
We depart for Beijing via our Hainan airlines flight. Full meal service will be provided.
Day 2. (B,D) We arrive in Beijing and are taken to our hotel. Tonight we dine at a local restaurant 5 Star International Hotel
We arrive in Beijing, are met by our local guides and taken to the luxurious deluxe International Hotel. We will have a short briefing about our professional agenda, then have diner.
About Beijing
China is the oldest, most populous and most continuous civilization on earth and Beijing, once the self-proclaimed center of the world, is its capital. "Nowhere in the world are such rare and precious goods traded as in Khanbaliq, Just imagine, every day more than a thousand wagons arrive fully laden with silk and precious jewels," wrote Marco Polo in the 14th century. Incidentally, among other things, he discovered pasta, ketchup and gunpowder.
Around 3,000 BC villages were established in the Beijing area. In the 15th century, Emperor Yongle named the city Beijing, meaning northern capital. From then until the 20th century Chinese emperors lived in its Forbidden City without interruption.
During the 20th century Beijing endured the turmoil of war, revolution, industrialization and a massive building boom. As the undisputed hub of China, everything is always happening in this city of 6 million. It retains its rich past with aristocratic parks and palaces and a great heritage of art and history displayed in over 50 museums. Today the heart of Beijing would still be familiar to Emperor Yongle.
Day 3. (B,L,D)
This morning we tour the Temple of Heaven; this afternoon we meet with our colleagues at a local hospital. Tonight we attend the Peking Opera Show. 5 Star International Hotel
This morning we visit the Temple of Heaven, the most perfect example of Ming architecture that has come to symbolize Beijing. It is set 267 hectare-Tiantan Guongyuan whith four gates as compass points. It originally functioned as a vast stage for solem rites performed by the Son of Heaven, prayed for good harvests, divine forgiveness, and atone for the sins of his people. This afternoon we visit a local hospital and meet with Chinese nurses for a 'Round Table' discussion with our Chinese colleagues. We will exchange views with our colleagues and have a background briefing about China's Healthcare Delivery System.
Day 4. (B,L,D) Visit the Great Wall of China and the Ming Tombs. Tonight we enjoy a Peking Duck banquet. 5 Star International Hotel
The Great Wall is the only visible structure on Earth that can be seen from the Moon, and is nearly four-thousand miles long. Great Wall construction began in the fifth century, B.C. as a series of defensive boundaries around China's smaller states. Over the centuries it was improved and extended as protection from the Huns and other nomadic tribes.
We will have lunch at the Great Wall and then travel on to 'The Valley of The Thirteen Ming Tombs' and the 'Sacred Way'. The thirteen Tombs date back to the year 1409, when construction on them started. Each Tomb has an underground palace, defense wall, soul tower, and sacrificial hall. The 'Sacred Way' is a vast collection of twelve larger than life human statues, and twenty-four stone unicorns, lions, camels, and elephants.
Tonight we enjoy a Peking Duck Banquet. A few years ago the Wall Street Journal featured a three page article about the incomparable Peking Duck Dinners that are served in Beijing (Peking). Enjoy the delicately sliced duck, wrapped in thin pancakes and dipped in dark brown hoisen sauce.
Day 5. (B,L,D) We Visit Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City then travel to Hangzhou, the Garden City of China. 4 Star ZheJiang Cultural Plaza Hotel
We start at Tiananmen Square, China's most famous square covering 100 acres in the heart of Beijing. On October 1, 1949 a million people gathered there when Mao Zedong proclaimed the birth of the Peoples Republic of China. Next we visit the Forbidden City, otherwise known as the Gu Gong (Imperial Palace). Construction of the Imperial Palace started in 1406 as a residence for the Ming emperors. Over the centuries twenty-four Ming and Ching Dynasty emperors ruled from the Imperial Palace that sprawls over 9,000 rooms covering floor space of over 150,000 square yards. There's a lot to see since many of the palace buildings are exhibition halls for ancient collections from every corner of China. The famous 'Treasure Exhibition' displayed here is unforgettable. Later we take our flight to Hangzhou, China's garden city.
About Hangzhou
The ancient Chinese said "There is a paradise in heaven but on Earth it's Hangzhou." Hangzhou, China's "Garden City" is renowned for its natural, exquisite and picturesque scenery history as one of China's six ancient capitals. In the Middle Ages Marco Polo visited Hangzhou and said " It is the most beautiful city in the world." Located by the Qiantang River and at the Southern end of the Grand Canal, Hangzhou has a warm climate, good food and excellent hotels. Among its splendors are the West Lake, Six-harmony Pagoda, Song City, Yue Fei's Tomb and Lingyin Temple.
Day 6. (B,L,D) We sightsee in Hangzhou, cruise on West Lake and see many grace gardens. (The West Lake is China's largest fresh water lake). Later, we meet our colleagues at the Chineses Traditional Medicine Museum and Clinic. Tonight we dine at a local restaurant famous for Hangzhou's distinctive cuisine 4 star ZheJiang Cultural Plaza Hotel
This morning we cruise on the beautiful West Lake, China's largest fresh water lake and enjoy the beautiful scenery as we stop and tour charming gardens, magnificent temples and pavillions. Later we have lunch, then meet with our colleagues at the Chinese Traditional Medicine Museum and Clinic, where ancient and traditional medicine is practiced. Tonight we dine at a restaurant and enjoy Hangzhous famous cuisine.
Day 7. (B,L,D) We travel by train to
Shanghai, China's city of the future. On arrival we sightsee in Shanghai. 4 Star Ocean Hotel
This morning we tour Lingyin Temple and Qing He Fang ancient Street for another look at China's rich culture. Then we travel by high speed train to Shanghai. Once we arrive we will go sightseeing. Among the sights we will see are the Bund, Jade Buddha Temple, and the Old Town, the museum. We will also see Sahnghai of the twenty-first century glitttering and shimmering in stunning modernity. Later, we check-in at our four-star Ocean Hotel.
About Shanghai - Asia's Shoppers Paradise
The booming coastal city of Shanghai is changing at the speed of light into a city of the future. With a population of 16 million, this dazzling city with its blend of Chinese and Western influences fascinates visitors as a cultural and trading crossroad of the World. Shanghai, always China's window to the World, is now also China's window to the future.
Shanghai, China's major port and most cosmopolitan city, is a glittering shoppers paradise where bargains of every kind flood its markets. It's the World's factory and produces goods with American, European and Japanese labels that sell at high prices at home. These products can be purchased at deep, deep discounts all over Shanghai. Silks, Porcelain, clothing, antiques, artwares, cameras and all sorts of electronic products are everywhere.
Day 8. (B,L,D) We visit Suzhou with its charming gardens and see the Humble Administrators Garden and Suzhou Silk Factory and Embroidery Institute. 4 Star Ocean Hotel
This morning we visit the charming gardens and cobbled alleys of Suzhou, a 2,500 year old 'Garden City' of China. There are over 70 ancient landscaped gardens in Suzhou, making it a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. The most famous attractions here are the Humble Administrator Garden, Fishing-Net Master's Garden, Linger-in Garden. Suzhou is famous for silk production; we will visit the Suzhou Silk Factory and Embroidery Institute.
Day 9. (B) Today is free to follow your own agenda forShanghai shopping or sightseeing.
4 Star Ocean Hotel
Day 10. (B,L,D) After sightseeing the Bund and Yuyuan Gardens, we return to Beijing for overnight. 5 Star International Hotel
Day 11. (B,L) We return to Seattle
After breakfast there's time for last minute shopping before boarding our full meal service flight to Seattle, arriving there on the same day in time to make our connecting flight home.
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