Challenge Week 2010

CHINA Beijing Culture Tour

BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 1: Take morning flight to Beijing. Then go to Tian An Men Square and the Forbidden City in the afternoon. Then to the Hotel.

Day 2: Visit museums (to know about the history and culture of China and Beijing). Shaolin Kungfu show in the evening.

Day 3: To the Great Wall, the Olympic Sports Centre - Bird-Nest. Walk in the Wang Fu Jing Street (to learn about the daily life of Beijing people).

Day 4: to the Summer Palace, then go to visit the 2 top universities in Chinese: Qinghua University and Beijing University. Meet university students and communicate with them (to learn about the university life in China). Acrobatic has become the proud of China, so in the evening we go to watch an acrobatic show to learn more about the Chinese acrobatics.

Day 5: Visit 2 special schools in Beijing: Shi Sha Hai Sports School and the Deaf and Dumb School and meet the students there (to learn about how the Chinese special students school life).

Day 6: Visit the Muslim School in Beijing and meet the students there. (to learn about the education the minority students and their religions). In the afternoon, go to visit an Old People's Home in Beijing. Help nurses do some work and chat with old people in the Home.

Day 7: Fly back to Hong Kong after breakfast.

Creative - Plan a program for cultural interaction while visiting the universities and the special schools; present performance for the Old People's Home.

Action - Hiking on the Great Wall. Play games with the Sports School students.

Service - Work in the Old People's Home for half a day.

Cost Per Student	$8900
Number of places available	20-25
Open to which year groups	9-12

For enquiries, please contact Ms Vivienne Fung ( vivienne.fung@kgv.edu.hk ) & Ms Jessy Tu ( jessy.tu@kgv.edu.hk )

Final cost is subject to number of participants. In case of under-subscription, cost may be increased