Study trips,Study abroad China

I. Student Activities/Excursions
The following activities are organized with the participation of Chinese students at Peking University. The purpose is to increase interactions between American and Chinese College students:

   In Beijing
      ·The Great Wall
      ·Forbidden City
      ·Summer Palace
      ·Marco Polo Bridge
      ·Xiyu Village
      ·798 Art Village

II.Trips outside Beijing

Five Choices

1.Blue line: Economic Development in Coastal China
   Places to visit
      1. Shanghai    2. Hangzhou    3. Wenzhou    4. Shenzhen    5. Dongguan
   Corporate visits
      1. Greentown China Holdings Ltd.
      2. Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. Ltd.
      3. Lexmark International, Inc.
   Required readings
      1. Bruce J. Dickson. Wealth into Power
      2. James Kynge. China Shakes the World
   Papers or projects on Chinese economic developments

2. Orange line: History and Culture in Central and South China
   Places to visit
      1. Luoyang    2. Xi'an    3. Chengdu     4. Longsheng    5. Yangshuo
   Lectures
      1. Lecture on Buddhism's entry to China
      2. Lecture on Muslims
      3. Lecture on Chinese Painting
   Required readings
      1. Charles D. Benn. China's Golden Age.
      2. Frances Wood. China's First Emperor and His Terrocotta Warriors.
   Papers or projects on Chinese history and culture

3. Green line: Ethnic Minorities in South west China
   Places to visit
      1. Xi'an    2. Chengdu     3. Lijiang     4. Dali     5. Kunming
   Lectures
      1. Lecture on Muslims
      2. Lecture on Minority and environment
   Required readings
      1. Maris Boyd Gillette. Between Mecca and Beijing.
      2. Peter Goullart. The Forgotten Kingdom.
   Papers or projects on ethnic minorities

4. Purple line: Tibet and Buddhism
   Places to visit
      1. Luoyang    2. Xi'an    3. Xi'ning     4. Lhasa     5. Chengdu    6. Leshan
   Lectures
      1. Lecture on Buddhism's entry to China
      2. Lecture on Tibetan culture and Lamaism
   Required readings
      1. Melvyn C. Goldstein. The Snow Lion and the Dragon.
      2. Charlene E. Makley. The Violence of Liberation.
   Papers or projects on Tibet and Buddhism

5. Red line: Long March through Rural China
   Places to visit
      Line A: From Ruijing to Quanzhou (Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province and Guangxi Autonomous Region)
      1. Ruijin, Jiangxi Autonomous Region
      2. Quanzhou, Guangxi Province
      3. Various villages along the march
      Line B: A New Direction for the Red Army (Guizhou Province, Sichuan Province and Yunnan Province)
      1. Zunyi, Guizhou Province
      2. The Chishui River, Guizhou Province
      3. Luding Bridge, Sichuan Province
      4. Various villages along the march
   Lectures
      Lecture on the Long March and talks on rural life
   Required readings
      1. Edgar Snow. Red Star over China.
      2. Harrison Evans Salisbury. The Long March.
   Papers or projects on the Long March

Note: These places are subject to change as we will develop new travel routes.

The Great Wall, just north of the city, is an ancient engineering marvel, so widely known in the world that it has come to symbolize China.

Great Wall
The Forbidden City was a complex of imperial palaces built since the 14th Century. Its architectural grandeur is unsurpassed in the word.

The Forbidden City was a complex of imperial palaces built since the 14th Century. Its architectural grandeur is unsurpassed in the word.

Forbidden city
Summer Palace, or Yi He Yuan, is the best-kept existing royal garden in Beijing. With a concentration of the best of ancient buildings as well as styles of gardening, it is a virtual museum of traditional Chinese gardening.

Summer Palace, or Yi He Yuan, is the best-kept existing royal garden in Beijing. With a concentration of the best of ancient buildings as well as styles of gardening, it is a virtual museum of traditional Chinese gardening.

Summer Palace
798 Art Zone, formerly a site for an electronic factory, has been transformed into the most popular arena for modern arts in China. The new art galleries, cafes, and museums, standing among rusty steel constructions and historic banners, flourish in the mixed airs of modernity and tradition.

798 Art Zone, formerly a site for an electronic factory, has been transformed into the most popular arena for modern arts in China. The new art galleries, cafes, and museums, standing among rusty steel constructions and historic banners, flourish in the mixed airs of modernity and tradition.

798 Modern Art Zone
First built in the 5th century and then thrived around 9th century, Longmen Grottoes is one of the three most famous treasure houses of stone sculptures in China. Among its thousands of caves and niches, there are over 100,000 statues, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion and representing the heyday of Chinese Buddhist art.

First built in the 5th century and then thrived around 9th century, Longmen Grottoes is one of the three most famous treasure houses of stone sculptures in China. Among its thousands of caves and niches, there are over 100,000 statues, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion and representing the heyday of Chinese Buddhist art.

Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang
Starting hundreds of years ago, the terraces were built into the hillsides and thus look like great chains or ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the hill. A product of human hard-working and wonderful design of nature, the beauty of the terraces is a perfect mix of culture and nature.

Starting hundreds of years ago, the terraces were built into the hillsides and thus look like great chains or ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the hill. A product of human hard-working and wonderful design of nature, the beauty of the terraces is a perfect mix of culture and nature.

Longji

Dali

The Terracotta Army of China is a spectacular NEW exhibition which brings together all the wonder of the discovery of the many treasures of Chin She Huang Di, the first Emperor of China. He conquered and united China to become its First Emperor. He built the Great Wall and amassed great works of art. A megalomaniac, he sought the secret of immortality. 70,000 workers built his tomb filled with legendary treasures. His 3000 wives and concubines followed him to the grave.

Terra-cotta Soldiers, Xi'an
Lijiang is a spectacular town with its unique architecture, winding streets and waterways. The major ethnic minority, the Naxi people, even have its own hieroglyphic language remaining intact in an ocean of Chinese civilization. The Institute of Naxi Culture was founded here to preserve and study minority cultures. Other ethnic groups in the town include the Tibetans, the Miao and many others.

Lijiang

Hong Kong

Chengdu

Yangshuo

Shanghai is largest city in China with the most vibrant economic development. Its western and modern culture contrasts sharply with China’s inland regions in every aspect.

The Bund, Shanghai
Ta'er Temple.

Ta'er Temple, Xi'ning
Tibet.

Potala Palace, Tibet
Long March.

Long March
Long March.

Long March