September
7, 2004
Cruise the Yangtze River with Oakton
Travel along China's Yangtze River on a travel/study tour sponsored by Oakton Community College. Two trips are scheduled in 2004: Oct. 8 - 23 and Oct. 29 - Nov. 13. Five trips are scheduled in 2005: April 23 - May 8; May 11 - 26; July 31 - Aug. 15; Oct. 11 - 26 and Oct. 29 - Nov. 13.
Start in Beijing with a walk along the Great Wall and visit the Forbidden City. Journey to Xi'an, home of 6,000 life-size terra cotta guards that protect the burial site of China's unifying emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Cruise the Yangtze River and, along the way, stop and climb a 12-story pagoda or enjoy a Chinese cooking demonstration. Finally, stop in Shanghai and visit the Temple of the Jade Buddha and the Shanghai Museum of Art and History.
Oakton also offers two additional tours of China, one highlighting Confucian China and another that traces the Silk Road. For additional information, including costs and detailed itineraries, call Bea Cornelissen at 847-635-1812.
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