2008 Heritage Tour Itinerary Venues
Sunday morning July 20, 2008 to Friday morning August 1, 2008 (13 days total)
Please note that all itineraries are subject to change.For 2008 there are two separate traveling groups with different itineraries.
Guangzhou w/Shenzhen Lijiang Kunming Shanghai (Group A)
Sunday, July 20 - Guangzhou
Arrive at four star hotel, 4 nights
Monday, July 21 - Guangzhou
Bus ride to Shenzhen
Splendid China (miniaturization of 74 historical and geographic sites)
China Folk Culture Village (zhongguo minsu webhua cun)
Tuesday, July 22 - Guangzhou
Yue Xiu Shan Park with a huge Statue of Five Goats
Sun Yatsen Hall (Zhongsahn Jiniantang)
Six Banyan Temple
Chen Family temple
Wednesday, July 23 - Guangzhou
Bus ride to Shenzhen
Window to the World (miniaturization of 130 landmarks)
Thursday, July 24 - Guangzhou to Lijiang
Fly from Gaungzhou to Lijiang
Baisha
Yufeng (Jade Peak ) Temple
3 nights four-star hotel
Friday, July 25 - Lijiang
Naxi Ancient Town
Wangu Lou Pavilion
Mu Family Mansion
Lijiang Old Town
Hei Long Tan (Black Dragon Pool Park)
Saturday, July 26 - Lijiang
Lugu Lake
Sunday, July 27 - Lijiang to Kunming
Fly from Lijiang to Kunming
Shilin (Stone Forest)
2 nights four-star hotel
Monday, July 28 - Kunming
Xi Shan (Western Hills) Dragon Gate
Jin Dian (Golden Temple)
Museum of Minority Nationalities
Tuesday, July 29 - Kunming to Shanghai
Fly from Kunming to Shanghai
Yuyuan (classic Ming and Qing Dynasty garden architecture)
Chenghuang Temple (Shanghai's major Taoism temple)
Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong Development District
3 nights four-star hotel
Wednesday, July 30 - Shanghai
Shanghai History Museum in Pudong Development District
Sightseeing Tunnel to the Bund
Shopping on Nanjing Road
Night cruise on the Huangpu River
Thursday, July 31 - Shanghai
Children's Palace/school
Lunch with local Shanghai families (each traveling family meets with one Chinese family)
Shanghai Overseas Exchange Association Official Activities
Friday, August 1
Conclusion of tour
Guangzhou w/Shenzhen Chengdu Xi'an Shanghai (Group B)