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China Judaic Studies Association
Promoting Judaic Studies in China
Summer 2007 Tour
Land
of the Dragon Tour
with a Jewish Touch
16
days - June-27-July 12, 2007
See: Beijing,
Harbin, Kaifeng, Xi’an, Three Gorges of Yangtze River, and Shanghai
An Air-Inclusive
Package
Join an astonishing,
fascinating and inspiring tour to learn
and touch Chinese
history, culture, life and the unique
Jewish experience
in China: Past and Present.
For more information
contact:
David
Welsh at 818.222.4447 or david@jewishchina.com
Day 1 ( June 27, Wed. )Departure from home, cross the international date line
Day 2 (June 28, Thur.) Arrival –Beijing, check in at Crowne Plaza (5-star)
Day
3 (June 29, Fri.) Breakfast at hotel. A magnificent day starts with
the visit to Tiananmen Square, the heart of Beijing and the Forbidden City.
After lunch, visit the Summer Palace, an imperial garden.
Evening:
Sabbath dinner with Beijing Jewish community.
Day
4 (June 30, Sat.) Breakfast at hotel. Visit the fascinating Ming Tombs
and the Great Wall, a wonder of the world.
Evening:
Peking opera
Day
5 (July 1, Sun) Breakfast at hotel, Visit Temple of Heaven in the morning,
and Lama Temple, a Tibetan style. Have a hutong walking tour through the
historic neighborhoods surrounding the Lama temple. Afternoon flight to
Harbin, a city with the Russian-styled art and architecture. Harbin as
a city was first founded by Russian and settled by Russian Jews at the
end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Walk on the Songhua riverfront
if time permits.
Hotel:
Shangri-La (5-star)
Day
6 (July 2, Mon.) Breakfast at hotel. Visit 100-year-old Harbin Jewish
Cemetery. Here, many of Harbin's early Jewish residents were buried, their
headstones inscribed in Hebrew and Russian. In the afternoon, visit the
former Jewish Day School and former Old Synagogue, just a block apart,
walk the bustling neighborhood streets with their Russian and European
architecture, the beautiful downtown outdoor mall of this city and view
its historic shopping district with its European-styled architecture. Evening
flight to Zhengzhou, a city near to Kaifeng
Evening:
Crowne Plaza Zhengzhou (5-star)
Day
7 (July 3, Tues.) Breakfast at hotel. Visit Zhengzhou Provincial Museum
in the morning. After Lunch bus to Kaifeng, a special visit to Chinese
capital of the Song Dynasty and home city for the Kaifeng Jewish community.
Chinese culture mixed with Jewish colors. Visit to Guild Hall, walk on
historical sites of synagogue and Jewish Quarter of the city, meeting and
dinner with Kaifeng Jewish descendents.
Evening:
Evening Market tour
Hotel:
Yuxiang Hotel in Kaifeng (3-star, the best in the town)
Day
8 (July 4, Wed.) Breakfast at hotel, Riverside Park with exhibition
of Kaifeng Jewish history (a theme park restoring Chinese life in the Song
Dynasty, lots of local folk shows). Visit to the Center for Jewish Studies
at Henan University and the Yellow River.
Evening
train to Xi’an ?soft sleeper?
Day
9 (July 5, Th.) Arrival in Xi’an and breakfast at hotel. Visit Shaaxi
Provincial Museum and learn more about Chinese history of the first 2,000
years. Visit Big Wide Goose Pagoda, and city wall.
Evening:
Tang Dynasty show.
Hotel:
Howard Johnson Plaza or similar (5-star)
Day 10 (July 6, Fri.) Breakfast at hotel, Visit the incredible terra-cotta warriors museum, touching ancient Chinese history. Afternoon flight to Chongqing and have a city tour if time permits. Dinner on the shore before embarking the cruise ship (M.S. Victoria or East King) at 8pm to begin your cruise
Day 11 (July 7, Sat.) Enjoy Yangtze River cruise. Have an excursion tour to visit Shibaozai. Marvel at the spectacular Qutang Gorges, the first gorge, in the afternoon. Reception on the boat at 7:00p.m.
Day 12 (July 8, Sun.) Continuing tour on the Three Gorges, take a sampan ride on the lesser three gorges. View the second and third gorges. Pass through the biggest boat lock in the world at about 6:00p.m. Farewell dinner on the ship.
Day
13 (July 9, Mon.) Arrive Yichang and visit the site of the Yangtze
River dam this morning. Disembark after lunch onboard and fly to Shanghai
Hongqiao Airport. Check in hotel. Free evening.
Hotel:
Salvo Hotel (5-star)
Day
14 (July 10, Tues.) Breakfast at hotel. An interesting day to learn
about the history of the Shanghai Jewish communities. Walking tour: Hongkuo
Ghetto (where Jewish refugees lived and prayed). Visit the Yuyuan Garden
dating from 1577 and beautifully restored and China Town in Shanghai with
many shops. Vegetarian lunch at Jade Buddha Temple. Visit Shanghai Museum,
a house of treasures.
Evening:
Amazing acrobatic show
Day
15 (July 11, Wed.) Breakfast at hotel. Visit to Zhujiajiao, a traditional
town with southern China style in suburbs of Shanghai. Visit Silk factory
and learn how silk is made. Walking on pedestal Nanjing Road and the Bund.
Evening:
Farewell banquet and boat ride on Huangpu River
Day 16 (July 12, Thur.) Breakfast at hotel, departure for home.
Total land cost USD 2,485/per person (single supplement: $765, on the cruise add additional $280 if single cabin is needed.), which including accommodations, transportation between cities, all meals, admission fee, entertainment, guide service, gratuities, and airport tax while in China.