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tour of ceramic china, oct. 07

updated fri 4 may 07

 

Guangzhen Zhou on thu 3 may 07


Tour of Ceramic China
20 days. Beijing, XiĄŻan, Three Gorges, Jingdezhen, Yixing and Shanghai.
Oct. 8 - 27, 2007.
Cost: $4,200. The fee includes international air tickets, local
transportation, lodging, three meals a day, workshop tools and materials,
and tour guides/interpreters. Please buy your own insurance. $100 discount
if you sign up and pay a 50% payment before August 15, 2007.

Day 1, Leave from the San Francisco airport.
Day 2, Arrive in Beijing in the evening.
Day 3, Visit the Great Wall in the morning and and Lulichang in the
afternoon.
Day 4, Visit the antique market of Panjiayuan in the early morning and
Tiananmen Square, and the Ancient Palace Museum/The Forbidden City in the
afternoon.
Day 5, Visit Tshinghua University and participate in an exchange with the
faculty and student. Take the overnight train to XiĄŻan in the evening.
Day 6, Arrive XiĄŻan in the morning, visit Chenlu (an historical ceramic
village) and Yaozhou Museum.
Day 7, Visit the Terri-cotta Warriors Museum. Take an airplane to Chongqing.
Days 8 ¨C 11, Four days on a Yangtze River Cruise.
Day 12, Take the bus from Wuhan to Jingdezhen.
Day 13, One-day tour in Yaoli Village and Gaolin Mountain.
Day 14, One-day tour in Jingdezhen: the Ancient Porcelain Factory and
Museum, Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Hutian Porcelain Factory (12ĄŻ vases
are made here), and the Jingdezhen Sculptural Factory. Take the overnight
train to Nanjing.
Day 15, Arrive in Nanjing and take a 2-hour bus to Yixing.
Day 16, One day tour in Yixing: artistsĄŻ studios, Qain-shu dragon kiln
site, Yixing Ceramics Museum, and Teapot Market. Slide talk in the evening.
Day 17, Visit clay art tool stores, participate in a hands-on workshop
(teapot or sculpture using local clay, tools and techniques--the art works
will be fired and shipped to the US within three months).
Day 18, 3-1/2 hour bus ride to Shanghai, shopping and relax in hotel.
One-hour cruise on the Huangpu River.
Day 19, Visit Shanghai Museum in the morning and Yu-yuan Garden and the
market in the afternoon.
Day 20, Leave from Pudong Airport for home and arrive in San Francisco the
morning of the same day.




Guangzhen "Po" Zhou
Chinese Clay Art Corp. / ClayGround
Clay Art Supplies and Studio
1155 S. De Anza Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129

Mailling address:
PO Box 1733, Cupertino, CA 95015

Tel. 408-343-3919, Fax. 408-343-0117
www.ChineseClayArt.com, ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com
Art Tools are Part of Art Works.