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D1

Leave from Beijing for Jinan by Train T35 AC Express; departure: 13:00, arrival: 18:00 

19：00 Hospitality Dinner

D2

A.M. 9：30—11：30    Lecture: Education of Shandong Kindergartens, Primary and Secondary Schools

Speaker: Basic Education Expert in Shandong Province

P.M. 13：30—19：30   Visit Baotu Spring (Jinan is nicknamed as Spring City) Yellow River (Mother River)

   Thousand Buddha Mountain with a historical and cultural fame

8：30  Breakfast    12：00 Lunch      20：00 Supper

D3

A.M. 9：00—10：00    Visit Shandong provincial Experimental Primary School (& Experimental Kindergarten)

10：15           Jinan→Tai’an ( One hour drive-way)

12：50—14：30  Lecture: The Culture of Mount Taishan  

Speaker: Professor in Shandong University of Science and Technology

P.M. 14：35—15：25   Meet kids of spoken English class

15：30           Climb Mount Taishan (Cable) -- China’s national geographic park, recognized by UNESCO as the world cultural and natural heritage

8：30  Breakfast    11：30 Lunch      20：00 Supper      Lodging in Shenqi Hotel in Mount Taishan Peak

D4

A.M. 5：00    View Sunrise

9：30   Day-trip through Tai’an’s outskirt Buyang folk village & experience Chinese peasant life

8：30 Breakfast     Lunch/Supper, Farmhouse

D5

A.M. 8：30            Tai’an→ Qufu (One hour drive-way)

9：45—12：00  Lecture: Confucius Lives

Speaker: English Professor of Qufu Normal University

P.M. 13：30—16：30  Visit Confucius Temple

19：00—21：00   Xingtan Ancient Music and Dance Performance,

12：30--- Confucius Private Banquet

17：00 Supper    Lodging in Int’l Exchange Center in Qufu Normal University

D6

A.M. 9：00—11：30   Lecture: Confucius Thought and its Influence

Speaker: IBID

P.M. 13：30—15：00  Visit Confucius Mansion

15：30—17：00  Learn Gongfu (Chinese Martial Arts) Performance

8：30  Breakfast      12：00 Lunch      17：30 Supper

D7

A.M. 9：00—11：30    Lecture: Chinese Women    Speaker: IBID

P.M. 13：30—17：00   Visit Confucius Cemetery Park & Shaohao Cemetery Park

17：30—18：30   Visit the local Farm Product Market

8：30 Breakfast     12：00 Lunch    19：00 Supper

D8

A.M. 9：00—11：30   Lecture: Chinese Paper-cutting & Painting (Practice in person)

                        Instructor: Folk Artist or professor of Qufu Normal University

P.M. 3：30—16：00   Visit Mount Nishan (Confucius’s birthplace)

18：30           Free or delegates gathering

8：30  Breakfast     12：00 Lunch     17：30 Supper

D9 

A.M. 9：00—11：30  Lecture: Chinese Folk Music

Speaker: Professor of Music in Qufu Normal University           

P.M. 13：30—18:00 Urban Tour & Shopping

18：30       Farewell Dinner

20：30       Send-off

Yinzhou→Xian by Train 2515; Departure: 21:45, arrival: 13:50+1,

8：30  Breakfast    12：00 Lunch