Itinerary I

8 Days to Beijing and Tianjin

(The length of the trip, cities, sights, performance preferences can be changed if you like to personalize your Performance Itinerary. A visit to Beijing, capita of China where you can climb the Great Wall of China, and a short travel to a near by city, Tianjin)

Day 1: International flight from U.S. to Beijing. Meals will be served in flight.

Day 2: Arrive in Beijing; your tour guide will pick you up at the gate and take you to your hotel.

Day 3: Today you will be a “true hero”, as chairman Mao said “you will not be a true hero until you climbed the Great Wall of China. Late morning Performance on the Great Wall of China – one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and then free time to explore the wall. On the way back after lunch visits the jade factory to see how jade is carved, then drive back through the city to get a view of the Olympic village. In the afternoon, see the amazing Chinese Acrobatic Show.

Day 4: A city tour of Beijing to the center of the city -Tianan-Men Square – the largest open plaza in the world accommodating half a million people at one time. Then walk across the street to the Forbidden City (Palace Museum), the former Imperial Palace for the 24 Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After lunch go and see the magnificent Temple of Heaven, the largest temple and altar complex in China, where the Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasty worshipped Heaven and prayed for good harvests. In the evening, enjoy a banquet of Peking duck dinner.

Day 5: In the morning visit a teashop to participate in a traditional Chinese tea ceremony, where you can sample a variety of teas. Then bus to Tianjin, with over nine million people, it is one of the municipality cities directly administered by the central government. Late lunch followed by set up and rehearsal, then evening concert at a concert hall .

Day 6: Visit the Tianjin Art Museum and travel to an artist’s workshop to learn about Chinese paper cutting and wood block printing. Then take a look at the Rain Drop Stadium, where the 2008 Olympic Sock took place. After lunch visit a local school for a cultural exchange. Make friends with the students, play games and exchange emails. Performance or joint performance with the school in Tianjin .

Day 7: Morning bus ride back to Beijing. Enjoy a relaxing rickshaw ride through the Hutongs, local residents still reside here, and some says here is where the real culture of Beijing lies. Lunch followed by a visit to the 800 year old Summer Palace, the largest garden in China. Here, the royal family of the Qing dynasty came to spend relaxing summers and handle government affairs.

Day 8: sadly we have to say goodbye to friends in China, but will always remember the wonderful memories. Board the International flight back home.