Friday, July 6, 2007

Itinerary For Our China Trip


Children’s Bridge Roots-Seeking Tour 2007








Saturday 8/04: Arrive Beijing. Stay at Jianguo Garden Hotel.

Sunday 8/05: Orientation in the morning. Children fitted for Cheongsam. Visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in the afternoon.


Monday 8/06: Visit Bridge of Love Adoption Services for a brief Chinese history & language lesson. Go to the Summer Palace in the afternoon.


Tuesday 8/07: Watch the national flag raising ceremony in the early morning. Then learn Tai Chi in a local park. Visit the China Children’s Centre and participate in arts and crafts according to your child’s interest. Visit the zoo to see the Giant Panda.


Wednesday 8/08: Travel to Jinshanling Great Wall for a hike. Go to Chengde, Hebei Province. Stay at Shenghua Hotel.


Thursday 8/09: Morning tour in Chengde. Then back to Beijing to transfer to train for overnight trip to Xi’an.


Friday 8/10: Arrive in Xi’an. Stay at Shangri-La Golden Flower Hotel. Tour Terracotta Warriors Site. Enjoy a performance of the Tang Dynasty and a dumpling banquet in the evening.


Saturday 8/11: Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi’an Ancient Rampart. Visit Muslim market in the afternoon.


Sunday 8/12: Take flight from Xi’an to Nanchang, check in the Gloria Plaza Hotel Nanchang


Monday 8/13: Take bus to visit the Guixi orphanage and back to Nanchang in the afternoon


Tuesday 8/14: Take flight from Nanchang to Nanjing, check in the Central Hotel Nanjing


Wednesday 8/15: Visit the Changzhou orphanage and back to Nanjing in the afternoon


Thursday 8/16: Visit the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Garden in the morning, and have a free time in the afternoon


Friday 8/17: Have a day trip in Suzhou and arrive in Shanghai, check in the Ramada Plaza Shanghai.


Saturday 8/18: Have a day trip to Zhouzhuang


Sunday 8/19: Visit the Yuyuan Garden in the morning, departure in the afternoon

6 comments:

RedShamrock said...

The trip sounds wonderful. Please do let the Guixi group know of your plans so others can follow.

Enjoy!
Marian

wendy li said...

Have a great trip.
I will see your photos every day.

Wendy

Robert Moore said...

Wow.. what a trip! How exciting for your family. Great idea with blog - - Gracie is going to follow along with you each day of your trip. We hope to see you before you leave. Tah Rah for now.. The Moore's.

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Anonymous said...

Looks like you are having a great time!! The blog is terrific and it's fun to see what you guys are up to.

Have fun,

Lisa

Unknown said...

Hi ya!!

Looks like you're all having a wonderful time :o) Looking at the pictures is making me miss China so much....

I am coming to TO for a visit Sept.13-23 so am hoping we can meet up. I'm going to try to make it to the SDM baseball tourney too...so am hoping I'll catch Quin & Avery there as well.

Anyways, was just checking in. Fab updates. Enjoy the rest of your travels :o)

Lots of love,
Shelly x