Travel

   There will be a 1-day local tour after the meeting, which is optional and the fee is 30 €/person. The local tours will be arranged at July 22, 2013. You could make a booking when registering on site. The tour fee is 30 € per person.

   The 1-day local tours (LT) routes include: The Great Wall, Ming Tombs and OlympicGreen(LT1), Tian'anmen Square, The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven (LT2), Summer Palace and Winter Palace (Ruins of Yuanmingyuan) (LT3).

LT1: The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven

Pick up from hotel at 8:00 am, and drive to the first stop the Temple of Heaven — where the Emperors prayed for good harvests and worshipped the God of Heaven with solemn ceremonies. After 2 hours in the Temple of Heaven, we will have our lunch in the Beijing flavor restaurant. In the afternoon, we will start tours to Tian’anmen Square, where is the world's largest public square and then go straight ahead through central openings to The Forbidden City — Imperial Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties represents the splendor and lavishness of the Chinese Imperial Court. Built in the period 1406-1420 and listed as World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987, the Forbidden City boasts over 9000 room-units with a building space of 150,000 square meters. And finally back to hotel at about 18:00.

LT2: TheGreatWall, MingTombs and OlympicGreen

Pick up from hotel at 7:00 am, and drive to the first stop the landmark of China and one of the Seven Wonders of the World-----the Great Wall. Then we will have our lunch in the Beijing flavor restaurant. In the afternoon, we will start tours to the mountain valley of the best geomancy site——Ming Tombs, including visit the underground palace. Dingling was built in 1590. Emperor Shen Zong and the empress were buried there in 1620. It is the only one that has been excavated for archeological purpose. So it always appears as a must tourist place for people both home and abroad. along which the Emperors once trod to conduct their sacred ceremonies. And then, we will drive to visit the Olympic Green, and we have the chance to take photos outside the Olympic Stadium----Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. And finally back to hotel at about 18:00.

LT3: The Summer Palace, Winter Palace

Pick up from hotel at 8:30 am, and drive to the first stop the Summer Palace — the best preserved former royal garden of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) as well as popular recreational place for tourists and local people. After 3 hours, we will have our lunch in the Beijing flavor restaurant. In the afternoon, we will start tours to the Winter Palace, also called Yuanmingyuan Park, where is renowned throughout the world for its fabled charms and association with Chinese modern history.  And finally back to hotel at about 18:00.