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Tour of Ceramic China
May 28 - June 12, 2008
16 days: Beijing, Xi'an, Jingdezhen, Yixing and Shanghai.
Cost: $3,850.
($100 discount if you sign up before March 31, 2008).
The cost may vary if you leave from or return to a city other than San Francisco.
The fee includes international air tickets, local transportation, lodging, three meals a day, workshop tools and materials, and tour guides/interpreters. Please buy your own insurance.
Day 1, Leave from the San Francisco airport.
Day 2, Arrive in Beijing in the evening.
Day 3, Visit the Great Wall in the morning and Lulichang in the afternoon.
Day 4, Visit the antique market of Panjiayuan in the early morning and Tiananmen Square and the Ancient Palace Museum/Forbidden City in the afternoon.
Day 5, Visit Tshinghua University and participate in an exchange with the faculty and students. Take an overnight train to Xi'an in the evening.
Day 6, Arrive in Xi'an in the morning. Visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum and antique market.
Day 7, Visit Chenlu, an historical ceramics village and the Yaozhou Museum.
Day 8, Take an airplane to Nanchang, and a 3-hour bus to Jingdezhen.
Day 9, One-day tour in Yaoli Village and Gaolin Mountain.
Day 10, One-day tour in Jingdezhen: Ancient Porcelain Factory and Museum, Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Hutian Porcelain Factory (12' vases are made here), Jingdezhen Sculptural Factory. Take an overnight train to Nanjing.
Day 11, Arrive in Nanjing and take a 2-hour bus to Yixing.
Day 12, One-day tour in Yixing: artists' studios, Qain-shu dragon kiln site, Yixing Ceramics Museum, and Teapot Market. Slide talk in the evening.
Day 13, Visit clay art tool stores, hands-on workshop (teapot or sculptures, use local clay, tools and techniques, the art works will be fired and shipped to the US within 3 months).
Day 14, Three and a half-hour bus to Shanghai, time for shopping and relaxation in the hotel. One-hour cruise on the Huangpu River.
Day 15, Visit the Shanghai Museum in the morning and the Yu-yuan Garden and the market in the afternoon.
Day 16, Leave from the Pudong Airport for home and arrive in San Francisco in the morning (the same day in local time).
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