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STUDENT EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT January 18, 2011
ALL ACADEMICS, STAFF AND STUDENTS AT UCSD
The 2011 Silk Road to the Future China trip for faculty, staff, students, family members, and alumni offers an extended excursion to HONG KONG! If you’ve never seen it, Hong Kong is a majestic string of islands and harbors that take your breath away. This is the best possible year to visit China as trip prices remain low! Spouses, significant others, and immediate family members of faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to participate. Again, we go as American and UC AMBASSADORS OF PEACE. The following trip options are offered and explained in greater detail at the Legends of China Web site (http://www.legendsofchina.com): - TRIP A: Beijing (approximate dates, July 10-16) for $1396*. Climb the GREAT WALL, explore the Forbidden City and the Emperor’s Summer Palace, visit the site of Beijing’s Olympic Games and Tianmen Square, shop at a traditional herbal medicine pharmacy & the Silk Market, and take part in the famous Silk Road to the Future Banner Presentation Ceremony;
- TRIP B: Beijing + three additional South China cities –
- TRIP C: Beijing + four other cities –
- TRIP D: Beijing, three other Chinese cities & HONG KONG.
- TRIP E: Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, & LASHA, TIBET – Round-trip airfare from LAX is included (SFO departure also available at increased cost) as are domestic airfares in China, 4/5-star hotel accommodations, all meals, ground transportation, tour guides, historical site tickets, and traveler health insurance. APRIL 1 -- REGISTRATION DEADLINE FACULTY/STAFF/ALUMNI/FAMILY MEMBERS: Registration instructions, forms and all additional information available at STUDENTS: Registration through UCSD’s International Center, Programs Abroad Office. http://programsabroad.ucsd.edu/pao/LOC Contact Eric Tarbell (etarbell@ucsd.edu) for more information. Faculty, staff, alumni, family member registration will be directly through the Legends of China at: Contact Loren Thompson lthompson@ucsd.edu, 534-3544, for more information. Following registration acceptance, LOC will directly contact you with confirmation and additional information. Registration is strictly FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED with limited space available. The sooner you are able to register, the more likely you’ll be able to participate. The “Silk Road to the Future” event is sponsored by The Legends of China Foundation, a non-profit cultural organization based in Los Angeles and Beijing, China, in cooperation with UCSD and other UC/US campuses. LOC Contact information is as follows:
-- Email: legendsofchina@yahoo.com When calling or emailing LOC, please identify yourself as UCSD faculty, staff, student, or alumni.
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