China Project 2009

Info session 2

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Travel Schedule for EA

Contents• Guides• Travel Schedule– Departure to China– Shanghai– Suzhou– Hangzhou– Beijing– Departure back to Belgium

• Confucius• Deadlines• Questions?

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Guides

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Hanny Zhang Lin Maarten

Velpi Li Qian Me

Travel Schedule - departure

Thursday 26 March 2009 – Brussels (12.30 h)

Beijing (05.10 h -> 8.55 h)

Shanghai (10.30 h)4

+/- 11 hours

+/- 1,5 hours

Shanghai (Friday 27 March 2009)

• Arrival in Shanghai

• Check in at the hotel

• Eating in group (all groups)

• Subway to NanJingdong Lu

• Bund

• Eating together

• Sleep 5

Shanghai (Saturday 28 March 2009)

• Visit to the new harbor (all groups)

• Visit the Green Island (all groups)

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Shanghai (Sunday 29 March 2009)

• World Financial Center

• Old part of Shanghai

• Best museum in Shanghai

• Boat trip on Huang Pu River

• Sleep (or …)

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Shanghai (Monday 30 March 2009)

• Company visit: Siemens (SMEC)

• Electronic Tower

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Suzhou (Tuesday 31 March 2009)

• Departure to Suzhou by bus

• Welcome ceremony at SIVT campus

• Picanol

• Soccer match

• Making Dumplings

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Suzhou (Wednesday 1 April 2009)

• Visiting the city, together with some students from SVIT– The Gardens– The local architecture– A scale model of the city

• Eating together

• Party with the students from SVITPrepare an act?

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Suzhou - Hangzhou (Thursday 2 April 2009)

• Departure to Hangzhou by bus

• Movie studio’s

• Company visit: Siemens/Bosch (washing machines)or production facility at OPTION

• Arrival in Hangzhou

• Welcome at ZJUT campus and checking in at the hotel (+ meeting some Chinese students)

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Suzhou (Friday 3 April 2009)

• Bamboo path

• He Fang Shopping Street

• Eating together with the Chinese students

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Suzhou (Saturday 4 April 2009)

• West Lake

• Hangzhou City Walk– Local tempel– Beautiful gardens

• Karaoke

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Suzhou (Sunday 5 April 2009)

• The Tea Farm– Guide that learn you about tea– Chance to buy some tea– Beautiful scenery

• Night train to Beijing

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Beijing (Monday 6 April 2009)

• Arrival in Beijing (new station) and meeting some students

• Check in the hotel (not the dorm rooms)

• Temple of Heaven

• Silk street (get ready to bargain)

• Wan Sheng Theatre (acrobatic show)

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Beijing (Tuesday 7 April 2009)

• TienAnMen square

• Forbidden City

• Olympic Tour

• Zoo (panda’s)

• Summer palace

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Beijing (Wednesday 8 April 2009)

• The Great Wall

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Beijing (Thursday 9 April 2009)

• Haidian Lu: computershopping(another opportunity to bargain for the best prices)

• Company visit: Barco

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Beijing (Friday 10 April 2009)

• Get ready to check out

• Confucius Temple

• Olympic village

• Food Street

• Leave for the airport

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Travel Schedule - departure

Saturday 11 April 2009 – Beijing (01.50 h)A night flight

Brussels (06.10 h local time)

Sleeeeeeeeep20

+/- 11 hours

Travel Schedule

• Busy schedule– Company visits are very obligated and you must

arrive in a decent state– Other planned events are not obligated, but very

worth visiting– Evenings are free (ask guides for things to do)

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Confucious• Movie night– Wednesday 17 December 2008 (19.00 h in the aula)

– Movie: Shower (1999, Zhang Yan)• More info on mijn.groept.be

– Afterwards Confucius Institute treats the students on some snacks and drinks

• The workshops in the second semester:– General introduction about China– Survival Chinese– Shopping in China– Eating in China

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Deadlines

• December 25 : Second payment (€500)

• February 1: International travel passport

• First week of February: Final payment (±€500)

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Questions?

• Feel free to ask them now• Or later:– chinaproject@groept.be– Andy.van.woensel@student.groept.be– Or just yell when you see me at school

• Extra information:– chinaproject.groept.be

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