- Optional Tour Programs -
Optional World Congress Tour Programs
For the convenience of World Congress delegates and their accompanying persons, a program of optional tours and visits to historic sites in and around Beijing has been organized by China Goodwill International Travel Service. Tickets to these tours will be sold at the World Congress registration desk at the Beijing Friendship Hotel.
Also, pre-congress and post-congress tours will be specially arranged by China Goodwill International Travel Service. First-class service will be provided. Please email acespeter_2008@yahoo.com.cn for additional detailed information
Optional Tours
Beijing City tours
The schedule of daily tours organized primarily for accompanying persons during the conference is as follows:
| Date | Morning | Afternoon |
| 12-Nov | No.1 The Temple of Heaven RMB200 | No.2 The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square RMB260 |
| 13-Nov | No.3 The Summer Palace, RMB200 | No.4 Hutong tour RMB200 |
| 14-Nov | No.5 The Forbidden City and, Tiananmen Square RMB260 | No.6 Boating on the Chang he River and Panda Hall of Zoo RMB200 |
| 15-Nov | No.7 The Lama Temple RMB200 | No.8 Shopping Tour RMB120 |
| 16-Nov (A) | No.9 Whole day tour of The Great Wall and The Ming Tombs (lunch included) RMB300 | |
| 16-Nov (B) | No.10 Whole day tour of The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square and The Summer Palace RMB300 |
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Exchange Rate: US$1 = RMB7
Please Note:
- Morning tour: Depart World Congress hotel at 8:30 a.m.
- Afternoon tour: Depart World Congress hotel at 2:00 p.m.
- Meeting place: Lobby of No.1 Building, the Beijing Friendship Hotel
The tour guide will be meeting you in the lobby with a red flag.
The Great Wall
Stretching for 6000 kilometers from the east to the west, the Great Wall is China's ancient gigantic engineering project, one of the eight wonders of the world and the only man-made construction visible from orbit. Building of the Great Wall began during the Warring States Period (476-221BC), when separate sections were built in scattered strategic areas by different kingdoms to protect their territories. Following China's unification under the first Qin emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi (221-206BC), the walls were linked and extended. The imposing Badaling section, visited by virtually all tourists to the capital, is 6.6 meters high, 6.5 meters wide, broad enough to accommodate five cavalrymen or 10 infantrymen marching abreast. Standing atop the Great Wall, visitors looking through slots and over parapets can imagine the terrible battles which were fought here hundreds of years ago.
Ming Tombs
Of the 16 Ming emperors, 13 had their tombs built in the serene valley of Jingdushan Hill, about 50 kilometers from Beijing. Ding Ling (Emperor Wan Li) was buried here in 1620 with two of his wives in a deep marble vault located four stories underground, excavated in 1957. Twenty-six chests of jewelry and other artifacts were discovered at the foot of the huge coffins, and many of these discoveries can be viewed in the two exhibition halls constructed above ground.
Pre-Congress and Post-Congress Tours
In order that conference participants may admire many historic sites, scenic areas and recent developments in other cities in China, pre-conference and post-conference tours will be specially arranged by China Goodwill International Travel Service. First-class service will be provided. Please email acespeter_2008@yahoo.com.cn for the detailed information. Optional tour sites are as following:
Pre-Conference Tour 1:
Hong Kong / Kunming / Dali / Lijiang / Kunming / Bejing
Date: Nov 07 -- Nov 12, 2008
Cost: RMB7920 per person (Double Occupancy), RMB8920 per person (Single occupancy)
Itinerary:
Day 1 - Flight from Hong Kong to Kunming. Arrive in Kunming in the afternoon Sightseeing: Jin-Ma-Bi-Ji Walking Street
Day 2 - One day tour: Stone Forest. Evening flight to Lijiang
Day 3 - Sightseeing: Yulong Snow Mountains Glacier park (4800M), White-water,
Day 4 - Sightseeing: Black-Dragon park, Guided tour around UNESCO ancient city. After Lunch, Bus to Dali. Sightseeing: Xizhou Bai-nationality village, Dali ancient city
Day 5 - Sightseeing: 3-Pagodas Temple, Cangshan Mountain, Er-Hai Lake park, Evening fly back to Kunming
Day 6 - Flight from Kunming.to Beijing (Exit tour)
Post-Conference Tour 1:
Beijing / Xi'an / Guilin / Guangzhou / Hong Kong
Date: Nov 17 -- Nov 22, 2008
Cost: RMB8250 per person (Double Occupancy), RMB9350 per person (Single occupancy)
Itinerary:
Day 1 - Fly to Xi'an, Sightseeing: the Ancient City Wall, and the Provincial Museum.
Day 2 - Sightseeing in Xi'an, Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses, Huaqing Hot Springs
Day 3 - Fly to Guilin, Sightseeing: Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill, and Diecui Hill
Day 4 - Sightseeing in Guilin, Cruise on the Lijiang River
Day 5 - Fly to Guangzhou. Sightseeing in Guangzhou, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family, and Six BanYan Tree Temple.
Day 6 - Take express train to Hong Kong, where the tour will terminate.
Post-Conference Tour 2:
Beijing / Hangzhou / Suzhou / Shanghai
Date: Nov 17 -- Nov 22, 2008
Cost: RMB4950 per person (Double Occupancy), RMB5950 per person (Single occupancy)
Itinerary:
Day 1 - Flight from Beijing to Hangzhou and stay in one 4-star hotel.
Day 2 - Sightseeing in Hangzhou: Lingyin Temple , West Lake, Temple of Yue Fei, Hangzhou to Suzhou by bus and stay in one 4-star hotel.
Day 3 - Sightseeing in Suzhou: Zhuo Zheng Yuan, Liu Yuan Garden, and Hanshan (Old Hill) Temple. Suzhou to Zhouzhuang village by bus, stay in 4-star hotel.
Day 4 - Sightseeing in Zhouzhuang village, Zhouzhuang village to Shanghai by bus and stay in 4-star hotel.
Day 5 - Sightseeing in Shanghai: Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Museum, Children's Palace, and the Bund.
Day 6 - After breakfast the tour will terminate.
Please Note:
The following services will be offered on pre- and post-conference tours:
- 4-star hotel accommodation with American breakfasts at the tourist class hotel
- Air-conditioning coach and English-speaking guide provided in each city.
- All transportation tickets for travel to begin the tour and exit the tour (including ticket of the Express Train to Hong Kong) should be arranged on your own.
- Airport construction fees are included.
- An English speaking guide is to be arranged for a group of more than 10 persons
- Single room difference will be charged.
- The price of pre-conference and pre-conference tours is charged on the basis of a group of 10 persons or above.
- Exchange rate::US$1=RMB7
