Take advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel with Sewanee students, faculty and staff for an educational, cultural, and an unforgettable field trip to five Chinese Provinces. The program is led by Dr. Yasmeen Mohiuddin, professor of economics.
The Dates: May – June
The Locations: Sewanee and China (Beijing, Xi’an, Inner Mongolia, Nanjing, Shanghai)
The Cost: $5,950 per person (for 2 courses)
- Fees include international and domestic airfare, all other travel (train, motorcoach, taxi), accommodations, meals, tour guides/consultants, and entry to all attractions/tourist sites.
The Highlights
- Eight hours course credit for Econ. 345: Economic Development in China and a second course, either in economics or history
- Lectures in China on the Chinese economy, its transition to the market system, and its future challenges
- Access to sites normally off-limits to tourists including the United Nations projects in outlying Chinese villages
- Guided tours of Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, and other cities, and of the UN projects in rural areas
- Four star accommodations (except at the UN project) and all meals are included in tour price
- Special shopping opportunities at the Silk Street and Pearl Market in Beijing as well as in Shanghai
- Opportunities to interact with senior Chinese government officials and academicians along with local artisans, farmers, shopkeepers, and residents
- Senior government officials will accompany the group and serve as interpreters and consultants.
- Special visa clearance
Tentative Itinerary in China
Sewanee
- About one week of classes
- Day 8: Leave Nashville for Beijing
- Day 9: Arrive Beijing
Beijing
- Day 10: Morning: Tiananmen Sq./ Mao’s Mausoleum/ Great Hall of the People Evening: Free
- Day 11: Morning: Great Wall Evening: Free Optional: Pearl Market Shopping
- Day 12: Morning: Summer Palace, Buddhist Temples Evening:Free
- Day 13: Morning: Lecture at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Evening: Beijing Opera
- Day 14: Morning: Lecture at Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Lunch MOA Evening:Acrobat Show
- Day 15: Morning: Lecture at United Nations World Food Program Evening:Forbidden City
- Day 16: Morning: Free (Optional: Silk Street & Pearl Market Shopping) Evening:Free
- Day 17: Morning: Leave for Xi’an by air
Xi’an
- Day 18: Morning: Terra Cotta Army Museum Evening: Free
Inner Mongolia
- Day 19: Morning: Fly to Province capital. By road to UN Project Site. Evening: Free
- Day 20: Morning: Visit UNWFP project. Field visits to beneficiaries’ homes. Evening:Free
- Day 21: Morning: Project Site Visits Evening: Free
Shanghai
- Day 22: Morning:Leave for Shanghai. Visit Museums Afternoon: Lecture at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Evening: Free
- Day 23: Morning: Visit to State Owned Enterprises & Foreign Owned Enterprises Afternoon: Free (Shopping)
- Day 24: Morning: Lecture Evening: Farewell Dinner
Detroit
- Day 25: Morning: Depart for U.S.
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