Xinglu Liang

xliang@ucls.uchicago.edu

773-834-1632(O), 773-610-9139(C)

Itinerary

06/19 Sun Leave for Beijing06/20 Mon Arrive in Beijing and settle down. Dinner & Reception.

Morning: opening ceremony, orientation, placement test

06/22 Weds tour of the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, MT the ’08 Olympic Village.

Afternoon: tour of Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City Evening: Beijing roasted duck feast tiananmen&gugong

06/21 Tues

• 8:30am-11:30am: mandarin Chinese lessons.

• 11:30am-1:30pm: lunch

• 1:30pm-5:00pm: Chines paper cutting, Marital arts, Chinese brush

• 5:30pm-7pm: dinner

• 7pm-8pm: practce one-on-one Chinese conversation with your

tutor.

• 8pm-9:30pm: Chinese movie.

06/23 Thurs - 06/25 Sat

painting, intro to Chinese history and geography.

10:30pm: lights off

• 7:30-8:20: breakfast

•10:30pm: lights off

• visit tutor’ family • tour of the Temple of Heaven

• Mao’s memorial

• Zhong Nan Hai , People’s Hall of Congress

• Evening: theme party

06/26 Sun

video

• Morning: 3 hours’ Mandarin Chinese lessons • Afternoon ： learning about Chinese pop songs and pop music Chinese film workshop, playing ping pong and badminton

• Evening: one-on-one conversation with tutor & Chinese movie

• Morning: 3 hours’ Mandarin Chinese lessons

• Afternoon:visit Wangfujing shopping district, Laoshe tea house, see Peking opera and stage show • Evening: eat out

06/27 Mon & 06/29 Weds

06/28 Tues

•Day: tour of the Summer Palace SP tour of old Beijing hutong archetecture in the rickshaw ride, tour of drum and bell tower

• Evening: Bejing hutong homemade dinner and acrobatic showZJ

06/30 Thurs

•Morning: 3 hours’ mandarin Chinese lessons. •Afternoon: Chinese classic music workshop, martial arts, type Chinese, introduction of Chinese popular websites, swimming

07/01 Fri -07/02 Sat

•Day: tour of the Yuanming Yuan Park, Peking University and Qinghua University, Zhongguancun (China’s silicon valley)

•Evening: networking with Chinese students

•Evening: practice conversation and Chinese movie showing07/03

Sun

07/04 Mon

• Morning: 3 hours’ Chinese lesson • Afternoon: Chinese engraving art, going online, pingpong • Evening: one- on- one conversation with tutor

07/05 Tues

• Morning: Chinese lesson • Afternoon: Closing ceremony, packing • Evening: high speed bullet train to Xi’an

HS train

•Tour of Xi’an Terricotta warriors Shanxi History museum

•Luoyang Longmen Grottoes , Shaolin temple, Tombs of abbots

martial arts live show

07/06 Wed -07/09 Fribm

y,shiku

• Morning: return to Beijing and rest.

• Afternoon: shopping at the Xiushui market

• Evening: farewell feast

• Return to America

07/09 Sat

07/10 Sun

demo video

• no previous knowledge of Chinese is required; classes of all levels are provided

• small class of 6-10 students of similar ages and levels in classroom instruction. Afternoon

• activities 1 adult to 6 ratio

• experienced instructors certified in teaching CSL

• daily one-on-one conversation practice with a Beijing native high school or college student

• opportunities to network with Beijing local students

• safe, quiet and convenient accommodations at either college dormitory or with hosting

families chosen from the university faculty or staff • mixed student body from all across Asia, Europe, North and South America

• I will meet you regularly to prepare you for the trip

• I will eat three meals with you to practice Chinese with you

• meals are buffet style

• everything is covered

• you will always get to go even if you are the only one signing up

• earn a certificate upon completion of the program

Highlights of the Summer Chinese Program