China 2012

China: The Adventure of a Lifetime
October 1-9, 2012

Explore China’s scenic beauty October 1-9, 2012, with business associates, friends and/or family through a unique arrangement: traveling with the Fort Worth Chamber. Whether you have made the trip yourself or you’ve just heard from those who did, this is a rare opportunity to visit one of the world’s most fascinating and economically vibrant countries, rich in culture and history.

The trip includes visits to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou. You will see seven of the top 10 tourist attractions in China, including the Great Wall and Forbidden City. And, you will develop new contacts with a variety of tour participants. Don’t miss this inaugural trip!

Registration fee after May 1, 2012 is $2,299-Fort Worth Chamber members; $2,399 non-members.
A Chinese visa is required. For a fee, Chamber member Erik Leighton, e_leighton@justpassports.com, www.justpassports.com can help you with your passport and/or visa.

Registration and Disclaimer Forms

Optional Tours

Restrooms

Shopping

Visa Application Form of the People's Republic of China
In order to fill out the form on your computer, you will need to download and install the Chinese Simplified font pack from Adobe. You can download it here

The Summer Palace Beijing	Lingyin-Temple-Hangzhou

Trip includes:

Round trip transportation from LAX to Beijing.
4 and 5 star accommodations
Three meals a day
All in-country transportation
Fluent English-speaking tour guides
Entrance fees the tourist attractions
Post departure insurance

*Price based upon double occupancy and is the member rate. Non members $2,299 per person based upon double occupancy.

China Trip FAQs

Itinerary:

Day 1 10/1, Los Angeles/Beijing
Check in at Los Angeles International Airport for an early morning flight CA984 at 1:40am to Beijing. Your adventure begins as you fly trans-Pacific aboard a wide cabin jetliner. Cross the International Dateline.

Day 2 10/2 Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, the Capital of China at 6:30am. You will be met by your local tour guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Visit Tian An Men Square, the largest square in the world, and the Temple of Heaven, built in 1420 A.D., where the emperors prayed to the heavens for a good harvest.

Day 3 10/3 Beijing
Sightseeing includes the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, home of 24 emperors with a total space of 9,999 rooms, and the Summer Palace, featuring the Long Corridor with painted gallery, Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, Seventeen- Arch Bridge and Marble Boat.

Day 4 10/4 Beijing
Tour bus excursion to the Great Wall, the 4,000- mile long and 2,000 years old construction is said to be the only man-made structure visible by naked eye from the moon. Visit the Ming Tombs. One of the 13 Ming Emperors Tombs is fully excavated and open for exploration. Roasted Beijing Duck Dinner.

Day 5 10/5 Beijing/Shanghai/Suzhou
Morning Air China flight CA1501 8:40am/10:35am to Shanghai, then go by tour bus to Suzhou for an afternoon of sightseeing to the centuries old Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill and Hanshan Temple. Visit to the National Embroidery Institute to see silk embroidery, an important local craft with thousand years of history. Evening Dinner Show of traditional Chinese music.

Day 6 10/6 Suzhou/Hangzhou
Morning tour bus journey to Hangzhou. Visit to Economic Development Zone and the centuries-old Lingyin Temple, featuring the 64.3 ft-high camphor-wood carved Buddha.

Day 7 10/7 Hangzhou/Shanghai
Morning boat cruise on West Lake with relaxing stopover at jewel-like pagodas and tea houses. Afternoon tour bus trip to Shanghai.

Day 8 10/8 Shanghai
Sightseeing includes the Yu Garden, a maze of marvelous pavilions, ponds, rocky works and over arching trees. Visit the Bund, a famous waterfront park. Business visit to the Pudong economic development zone.

Day 9 10/9 Shanghai/Los Angeles
You may spend your final hours in China on your own in the morning. Afternoon flight CA1520 12:35pm/2:25pm to Beijing, connect with flight CA983 will depart in the evening departing at 8:15pm for Los Angeles where you will arrive at 4:15pm on the same day.