SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THIS SUMMER'S TRIP TO CHINA!
As an AMBASSADOR OF PEACE with other UCSD and UC faculty, staff, students and alumni, visit Beijing, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and
Tiananmen Square. Climb the GREAT WALL OF CHINA. You will also attend
a magnificent ceremony to celebrate good will between our two countries
in a gesture of international educational communication.
During the summers of 2001 and 2002, some 240 students, staff, and
faculty from UCSD participated in this event and experienced one of
the most exciting and wonderful times of their lives. UC staff and students from Irvine, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Davis, Los Angeles, Berkeley and the Office of the President also attended. UCSD staff/faculty and students have again been invited to participate in the "Silk Road to the Future" special event sponsored by The Legends of China Foundation, which is underwriting a significant part of each participant's expenses.
This year, the offer has been extended to the immediate family of students,
faculty, staff, and to alumni. There are FOUR trip options:
TRIP A: Beijing + Chengde (July 21-27) at a cost of $1,248;
TRIP B: Beijing, Chengde plus an additional South China "Side Trip" to
Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Zhouzhuang (July 20-30) at a cost of $1,746;
TRIP C: all Trip B cities plus an additional 3-day tour of Seoul, South Korea (July 24-August 5) at a cost of $2,141; or,
TRIP D: Beijing, Xi'an (Terra Cotta soldiers & imperial tomb excavation site), Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Zhouzhuang (July 24-August 4), at a cost
of $2,196.
Included for all trips is round-trip airfare (from LAX), domestic airfare in
China, 4/5-star hotel accommodations, all meals, ground transportation, tour
guides, historical site tickets and full traveler health insurance.
For additional STUDENT information, contact the UCSD International Center,
Programs Abroad Office, abroad@ucsd.edu (858/534-1123).
For FACULTY/STAFF/ALUMNI information, contact Faculty/Staff/Alumni Trip
Coordinator Loren Thompson (lthompson@ucsd.edu, 858/534-3544).
Applications and full payment are due no later than May 10 to The Legends of China LA office. All UCSD students, faculty, staff or alumni MUST have their eligibility to participate verified through the above designated UCSD trip coordinators. As only 600 students, faculty and staff from U.S. universities may attend, it is recommended that you submit your application ASAP.
Passports with Chinese visas are required by the time of departure.
The Silk Road to the Future trip to China is sponsored solely by The Legends
of China Foundation. UCSD is participating only in a support role to
facilitate participation by students, faculty and staff who have chosen to
make the trip.
