Trip Dates: July 30 - August 22nd
Itinerary: Below
Daily Blog and Itinerary
Here I will be posting my journal notes on a daily basis (assuming I have access to a computer each night)
Please let me know what's going on at home.
2009 China Study Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Thursday, July 30th – Flight from Newark to Beijing
Day 2: Friday, July 31st – Arrive Beijing
• Taiwan International Hotel, visit Jingshan Park. Early diner at Lao She Tea House
Day 3: Saturday, August 1st – Beijing
• Visit Tiananmen Square for raising of flag at dawn, tour Forbidden City
• Afternoon: Guo Zi Jian Cacdemy, Kongmiao Temple, Youghe Temple
• Dinner: Vegetarian meal near Kongmiao Temple
Day 4: Sunday, August 2nd – Beijing
• Morning: Panjiayuan Market (Pearl Market), then Temple of Heaven
• Afternoon: Summer Palace
• Dinner: Baijia Dahaimen (Imperial Dining)
Day 5: Monday, August 3rd – Beijing
• Morning: Visit Dandelion Migrant School for Migrant Worker Children
• Afternoon: lecture by Yu Dan
• Dinner: Wangfujing and/or Night Market (eat crickets/scorpions)
Day 6: Tuesday, August 4th – Beijing
• Morning & Afternoon: The Great Wall Simatai
• Dinner: Peking Duck Evening Banquet
Day 7: Wednesday, August 5th – Qingdao
• Morning flight and check-in
• Afternoon: Quingdao Number One Bathing Beach, and Qingdao brewery
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Renquiu Yu
Day 8: Thursday, August 6th – Qingdao
• Morning & Afternoon: Visit Mt. Laoshan
• Dinner: Seafood cuisine
Day 9: Friday, August 7th – Qingdao *** My birthday ***
• Morning: Pedagogy Session with Professor Renqiu Yu – Confucius
• Afternoon: Fly to Qufu, check-in
Day 10, Saturday, August 8th – Qufu
• Morning: Wu Liang Shrines I Jiaxiang County
• Return to Qufu
Day 11, Sunday, August 9th – Qufu
• Morning & Afternoon: Climb Taishan mountain
• Return to Qufu
Day 12, Monday, August 10th – Qufu
• Morning: Visit Kongmiao – Confucius Temple, Confucius’ Well/Lu Wall, Kongfu – Confucius mansions, Konglin-Sonfucian Forrest
• Afternoon: Fly to Nanjing, check-in
Day 13, Tuesday, August 11th – Nanjing
• Morning: Visit Fuzi ;miao Confucian Temple, Zhonghua Gate, city walls, Porcelain Pagoda
• Afternoon: Bailu Park, visit Nanjing Provincial Museum
Day 14, Wednesday, August 12th – Nanjing
• FREE DAY: Buy souvenirs for Motley family!
Day 15, Thursday, August 13th – Nanjing
• Morning: Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre
• Guest lecture Prof. Liu Haiping, Nanjing University on “ Teaching Traumatic History”
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Prof. Renqiu Yu – Confucianism in Modern Times
Day 16, Friday, August 14th – Nanjing
• Morning: Ming Xialing Museum
• Afternoon: Visit Dr Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum
• Evening: Fuzimiao Night Market
Day 17, Saturday, August 15th – Suzhou
• Morning: Train to Suzhou, hotel check-in
• Afternoon: Suzhou Museum, boat ride along Suzhou Canals
• Evening: Performance at Master of Net’s Garden
Day 18, Sunday, August 16th – Suzhou
• Morning: Lingering Garden
• Afternoon: Silk Factory
• Evening: Karaoke K-TV
Day 19, Monday, August 17th – Suzhou
• Morning: Confucius Temple, Suzhou Provincial High School
• Afternoon: Traditional Suzhou teahouse with pingtan performance.
• Suzhou International High School, new campus
• Evening: Drive to Shanghai
Day 20, Tuesday, August 18th – Shanghai
• Morning: Shanghai Museum
• Afternoon: Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Chinese Communist Party Headquarters.
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Prof. Renqiu Yu
Day 21, Wednesday, August 19th – Shanghai
• FREE DAY: Buy souvenirs for Motley family
Day 22, Thursday, August 20th – Shanghai
• Morning: Moganshan Road Art District
• Afternoon: Old Town, Shanghai
• Evening: Final Banquet, Cruise alon the Bund
Day 23, Friday, August 21st – Flight back to Beijing then home to New York!
Please let me know what's going on at home.
2009 China Study Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Thursday, July 30th – Flight from Newark to Beijing
Day 2: Friday, July 31st – Arrive Beijing
• Taiwan International Hotel, visit Jingshan Park. Early diner at Lao She Tea House
Day 3: Saturday, August 1st – Beijing
• Visit Tiananmen Square for raising of flag at dawn, tour Forbidden City
• Afternoon: Guo Zi Jian Cacdemy, Kongmiao Temple, Youghe Temple
• Dinner: Vegetarian meal near Kongmiao Temple
Day 4: Sunday, August 2nd – Beijing
• Morning: Panjiayuan Market (Pearl Market), then Temple of Heaven
• Afternoon: Summer Palace
• Dinner: Baijia Dahaimen (Imperial Dining)
Day 5: Monday, August 3rd – Beijing
• Morning: Visit Dandelion Migrant School for Migrant Worker Children
• Afternoon: lecture by Yu Dan
• Dinner: Wangfujing and/or Night Market (eat crickets/scorpions)
Day 6: Tuesday, August 4th – Beijing
• Morning & Afternoon: The Great Wall Simatai
• Dinner: Peking Duck Evening Banquet
Day 7: Wednesday, August 5th – Qingdao
• Morning flight and check-in
• Afternoon: Quingdao Number One Bathing Beach, and Qingdao brewery
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Renquiu Yu
Day 8: Thursday, August 6th – Qingdao
• Morning & Afternoon: Visit Mt. Laoshan
• Dinner: Seafood cuisine
Day 9: Friday, August 7th – Qingdao *** My birthday ***
• Morning: Pedagogy Session with Professor Renqiu Yu – Confucius
• Afternoon: Fly to Qufu, check-in
Day 10, Saturday, August 8th – Qufu
• Morning: Wu Liang Shrines I Jiaxiang County
• Return to Qufu
Day 11, Sunday, August 9th – Qufu
• Morning & Afternoon: Climb Taishan mountain
• Return to Qufu
Day 12, Monday, August 10th – Qufu
• Morning: Visit Kongmiao – Confucius Temple, Confucius’ Well/Lu Wall, Kongfu – Confucius mansions, Konglin-Sonfucian Forrest
• Afternoon: Fly to Nanjing, check-in
Day 13, Tuesday, August 11th – Nanjing
• Morning: Visit Fuzi ;miao Confucian Temple, Zhonghua Gate, city walls, Porcelain Pagoda
• Afternoon: Bailu Park, visit Nanjing Provincial Museum
Day 14, Wednesday, August 12th – Nanjing
• FREE DAY: Buy souvenirs for Motley family!
Day 15, Thursday, August 13th – Nanjing
• Morning: Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre
• Guest lecture Prof. Liu Haiping, Nanjing University on “ Teaching Traumatic History”
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Prof. Renqiu Yu – Confucianism in Modern Times
Day 16, Friday, August 14th – Nanjing
• Morning: Ming Xialing Museum
• Afternoon: Visit Dr Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum
• Evening: Fuzimiao Night Market
Day 17, Saturday, August 15th – Suzhou
• Morning: Train to Suzhou, hotel check-in
• Afternoon: Suzhou Museum, boat ride along Suzhou Canals
• Evening: Performance at Master of Net’s Garden
Day 18, Sunday, August 16th – Suzhou
• Morning: Lingering Garden
• Afternoon: Silk Factory
• Evening: Karaoke K-TV
Day 19, Monday, August 17th – Suzhou
• Morning: Confucius Temple, Suzhou Provincial High School
• Afternoon: Traditional Suzhou teahouse with pingtan performance.
• Suzhou International High School, new campus
• Evening: Drive to Shanghai
Day 20, Tuesday, August 18th – Shanghai
• Morning: Shanghai Museum
• Afternoon: Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Chinese Communist Party Headquarters.
• Evening: Pedagogy Session with Prof. Renqiu Yu
Day 21, Wednesday, August 19th – Shanghai
• FREE DAY: Buy souvenirs for Motley family
Day 22, Thursday, August 20th – Shanghai
• Morning: Moganshan Road Art District
• Afternoon: Old Town, Shanghai
• Evening: Final Banquet, Cruise alon the Bund
Day 23, Friday, August 21st – Flight back to Beijing then home to New York!
