Beijing has a long history and a wealth of historical tourist spots. For your enjoyment in Beijing, city tours to interesting historic sites will be arranged by the host of the conference (ICSST’07). Expense for city tours is covered by the ICSST’07.
TOUR RESERVATION
Two tour routes will offer you very good opportunities to appreciate Chinese culture, ancient civilization, and traditions.
LT1 The Great Wall- Lunch Date: Oct. 17, 2007 Time: 08:30 - 15:00
The Great Wall was originally built in 221 B.C. The section of Badalin we are going to visit was built in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty and is the eximious representation of The Great Wall.
LT2 Forbidden City-Lunch Date: Oct. 17, 2007 Time: 08:30 - 15:00
The Forbidden City was the political center of China for nearly 500 years. Today it remains as the most complete and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China. The Palace Museum offers you a exhibition of 5,000 years of traditional Chinese art, with a rich concentration of architecture and artifacts from the Ming and Qing imperial courts.
Notes:
1. The local tour services include English-speaking tour guides, air-conditioned sightseeing bus, entrance fees and Chinese lunch.
2. ICSST’07 will reserve the right to raise the prices or cancel any of the above tour routes, if attendees are fewer than 10 persons. In that case, the notification will be sent to you as soon as possible and we will recommend you another available route. Please check the ticket leaving Beijing to make sure the time is enough.
3. City Tours are free fare for all conference participants and accompanying persons. Tickets are needed for attending the tour. Please go to the tour desk for your ticket if you have chosen the tours. Lost or misplaced tickets cannot be replaced. Tours are free fare for all conference participants and accompanying persons. Please make the reservation on the Tour Choices Form and send it back to E-mail: icsst07@163.com before September. 30,2007.
4. A Chinese lunch will be arranged at Beijing University of Chemical University(BUCT) from 13:30 to 15:00. After that, we will arrange a program of visiting BUCT and Lab of Bioprocess (voluntary activity) or you can arrange the continuing activities from BUCT by yourself. If necessary, ICSST’07 could assist you.
TOUR INFORMATION
The Great Wall
 Stretching for 6,000 kilometers from the east to the west, the Great Wall is China's ancient gigantic engineering project, one of the eight wonders of the world and the only man-made construction visible from satellites in orbit. Building of the Wall began during the Warring State Period (476-221 BC). When separate sections were built in scattered strategic areas by different kingdoms to protect their territories. Following China’s unification under the first Qin emperor. Qin Shi Huangdi (221-206 BC), the walls were linked up and extended. The imposing Badaling section, visited by virtually all tourists to the capital, is 6.6 meters high, 5.5 meters wide, broad enough to accommodate five cavalrymen or 10 infantrymen marching abreast. Standing atop the Great Walls, visitors looking through slots and over parapets can imagine the terrible battles, which were fought here hundreds of years ago. Official website: http://badaling.gov.cn/
The Palace Museum (The Forbidden City)
 Commonly known as the Forbidden City, the Palace Museum is the largest piece of ancient Chinese architecture still standing. It covers an area of 72 hectares, 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from east to west, and is encircled by a 10-meter high wall and a 52-meter wide moat. This large-scale construction, one of the great achievements of human history, took 14 years and was finished in 1420. The entire complex includes six main palaces, as well as many smaller buildings, together containing 9,999 rooms. It is a vast treasure house of precious art objects and rich architecture. Twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ruled from the Forbidden City.
Official website: http://www.dpm.org.cn/ |
