| Beijing/Nanjing/Shanghai Itinerary |
| Wednesday, June 9 | Overnight flight from U.S. to Beijing. |
| Thursday, June 10 | Arrive Beijing. Transfer to student hotel. |
| Friday, June 11 | Morning orientation and tour of Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). Afternoon class. |
| Saturday, June 12 | Morning class. Afternoon visit to Forbidden City and Tian An Men Square. |
| Sunday, June 13 | Visit to Great Wall of China. Evening get-together and forum with BLCU students. |
| Monday, June 14 | Morning class. Afternoon visit to the Hutongs. |
| Tuesday, June 15 | Morning business visit. Afternoon visit to Beijing Olympic Park. |
| Wednesday, June 16 | Morning class. Afternoon free to explore Beijing. |
| Thursday, June 17 | Check out of hotel. Free day in Beijing. Early evening transfer to West Beijing train station for overnight sleeper train to Xian. |
| Friday, June 18 | Early morning arrival in Xian. Begin tour, which includes, over two days, Terra-Cotta Warriors, Shaanxi Museum, Big Goose Pagoda, Great Mosque and City Wall. |
| Saturday, June 19 | Continuation of tour in Xian. Evening Tang Dynasty Cultural Show. |
| Sunday, June 20 | Morning departure for flight from Xian to Nanjing. Transfer to student accommodation. Evening welcome dinner. |
| Monday, June 21 | Morning class. Afternoon visit to the Zhan Garden and Museum of Taiping Uprising. |
| Tuesday, June 22 | Morning class. Afternoon visit to Dr. Sun-Yat Sen’s Mausoleum. |
| Wednesday, June 23 | Morning class. Afternoon free. |
| Thursday, June 24 | Morning class. Afternoon visit to Nanjing Massacre Museum. |
| Friday, June 25 | Morning class. Afternoon free. |
| Saturday, June 26 | Morning visit to Qixia Mountain and Temple. Afternoon free. |
| Sunday, June 27 | Morning departure from Nanjing by bus for Hangzhou (capital of Zhejiang Province). Afternoon arrival at Hangzhou and transfer to student accommodation. |
| Monday, June 28 | Morning tour of Hangzhou (“Heaven on Earth”) including Lingyin Temple and afternoon visit to West Lake. |
| Tuesday, June 29 | Morning visit to a tea plantation. Afternoon free in Hangzhou. |
| Wednesday, June 30 | Morning transfer to Shanghai. Afternoon city tour including Yuan Garden, the Bund, and the Nanjing Road. Evening arrival at student accommodation. |
| Thursday, July 1 | Morning class. Afternoon business visit. |
| Friday, July 2 | Morning class. Afternoon guest lecture. |
| Saturday, July 3 | Morning visit to Oriental Pearl T.V. Tower, Pudong. Afternoon free in Shanghai. |
| Sunday, July 4 | Day Excursion to Suzhou (“Paradise on Earth”) Including Humble Administrators Garden. Evening free in Shanghai. |
| Monday, July 5 | Morning visit to Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center. Afternoon visit to Shanghai World Expo 2010. |
| Tuesday, July 6 | Morning class. Afternoon business visit. Evening
farewell dinner and river boat ride. |
| Wednesday, July 7 | Morning class. Afternoon free. |
| Thursday, July 8 | Departure from Shanghai to the U.S. |
| Dates and routings are tentative and subject to change. Please note that the flight route may require connections. AIFS reserves the right to modify the itinerary. |
