China Study Tour 2001 - Itinerary

April 16, The Netherlands
    (KLM) Flight Amsterdam - Hong Kong

April 17, Hong Kong
    The Peak, Pokfulam Country Park

April 18
    The University of Hong Kong
    University Museum and Art Gallery

April 19
    The University of Hong Kong
    Sports day

April 20
    The University of Hong Kong
    Library tour

April 21, Shanghai
    (Dragonair) Flight Hong Kong - Shanghai

April 22
    Shanghai Jiaotong University
    Yuyuan Garden and Bazar
    The Ancient City
    The Bund
    Acrobatics show at the Yun Feng Theatre

April 23
    Visit to the Shanghai Hi-tech Zone
    Visit to a brewery

April 24
    Shanghai History Museum
    Huang Pu River cruise

April 25, excursion to Suzhou
    Garden of the Master of the Nets
    Humble Administrator's Garden
    Tiger Hill
    Tiger Hill Silk Museum

April 26
    Jade Buddha Temple
    Visit to a jade carving factory
    Nanjing Road

April 27, Nanjing
    Rail journey Shanghai - Nanjing
    Ming City Wall
    Visit to Huafei Company (Philips)
    Visit to the mayor of Nanjing

April 28
    Visit to a tea-plantation
    Zijinshan (Purple Mountain) Observatory
    Sun Yatsen Mausoleum
    Zhonghua Gate
    The Confucius Temple
    Bell Tower
    Visit to Nanjing Brocade Research Institute

April 29
    Flight Nanjing - Xi'an

April 30, Xi'an
    Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Visit to Xi'an Hi-tech Park

May 1, Labour day
    Banpo Neolithic Village
    Army of Terracotta Warriors
    Huaqing Hot Spring

May 2
    The Great Mosque
    Muslim Temple
    Drum Tower
    Bell Tower
    City Wall
    Shaanxi Grand Opera House
    Tang Dynasty Song & Dance Show

May 3
    Shaanxi History Museum
    Big Wild Goose Pagoda
    Small Wild Goose Pagoda

May 4
    Night train journey Xi'an - Beijing

May 5, Beijing
    Famous Beijing Roast Duck
    Temple of Heaven

May 6
    Summer Palace
    The Forbidden City (Imperial Palace)
    Visit to Beijing Tibet Hospital
    Instant Boiled Mutton Dinner

May 7
    The Great Wall
    Ming Tomb
    Beijing Opera

May 8
    Tsinghua University
    Visit to Microsoft Research Center
    Visit to the Dutch embassy

May 9
    Tian'anmen Square
    Great Hall of the People
    Mao Zedong Mausoleum
    Visit to a cloisonne factory
    Lama Temple
    Visit to a laboratory for computer science

May 10
    Yuan Ming Yuan Park
      (Jasper, Hugo, Anko and me)

May 11
    (KLM) Flight Beijing - Amsterdam