Beijing & Shanghai
University of South Carolina Columbia
Day 1 - Saturday, March 2, 2024
Arrive in Beijing
We will have two group pickups
1. Flight LH0720 (Arrival time/9:30)
2. Flight TK0088 & UA0088 (Arrival time/4:15&5:25)
Meeting point: Starbucks on the international arrival floor (Our driver will hold a sign of "University of South Carolina Columbia")
Check in hotel - Jianguo Hotel (http://www.hoteljianguo.com/en/)
Address: No 5, Jianguomenwai, Beijing 建国饭店
Tel: +86 10 6500 2233
2 p.m. Jenny Pan will give a tour to Silk Market near your hotel.
Free time the rest of the day
Day 2 - Sunday, March 3, 2024
Cultural Excursions
8:00 a.m.
Our coach will pick us up at our hotel. Please bring your passports. Our Beijing guide is Yoyo (13521289455)
9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
We will tour the Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the world. We will also visit the nearby Forbidden City, the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties for over 600 years.
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
We will have a group lunch at the foot of the Great Wall
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
We'll take a coach to visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. Once there, you'll ride a cable car up the mountain to walk along the Wall. Afterward, you can slide down the mountain on a toboggan.
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
We will enjoy a group dinner near our hotel, then go back to the hotel to rest.
Day 3 - Monday, March 4
Business Visits
9:30 a.m.
We will meet at our hotel lobby (please bring your passports), and then walk to Apple.
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Business visit - Apple Inc.
Host: Mr. Brian Lu
Contact: Isabel Cao (13501003062)
北京市朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸三期A座12层
12:00 p.m.
You will have a group lunch.
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Business visit - Peking University NSD (confirmed)
Contact: Sharon Zhao (6275 4486， 13522155267)
Address：北京大学国家发展研究院承泽园校区
We will return to our hotel after the tour and rest.
6:00 p.m.
Meet at the hotel lobby.
6:30 p.m.
You will have a Peking duck dinner at House Hua at Wangfujing.
Day 4 - Tuesday, March 5
Business Visits
8:30 a.m.
Our coach will pick us up at our hotel
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Business visit – Syngenta Beijing R&D Center
Host: Ms. Yin Liu 刘垠 13051577313
先正达生命科技有限公司
北京市昌平区北清路生命科学园区25号
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
You will have a group lunch.
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Business visit – IPSOS (confirmed)
Host: Ms. Holly Hao (office: 5219 3141, cell:139 1156 2450)
Address: 北京市朝阳区安定路5号院中海国际中心A座12B-16层
We will tour Houhai folk art street, then return to our hotel. The rest of the day is free.
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Day 5 - Wednesday, March 6, 2024
High-speed train to Shanghai
8:15 a.m.
Our coach will pick us up at our hotel and take us to Beijing High-speed Train Station (South)
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
High-speed train to Shanghai
2:30 p.m.
Our coach will pick us up at the train station and take us to the Central Hotel. Our Shanghai guide is Even (18918925093)
3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Free times
(about 4 p.m.) A tailor will come to our hotel to take orders for customized suits and dresses.
You will enjoy a group dinner of the famous Shanghai fried dumplings
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Our guide will take you on a walking tour around the renown Nanjing Road, leading to the BUND water front.
Day 6 - Thursday, March 7th, 2024
Business Visits
8 a.m.
Our coach will pick us up at your hotel. You will ride to Suzhou (1.5 hours)
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Business visit - An apparel company
江苏省 苏州市 吴江区 松陵街道 夏蓉街199号(亨通数云网智产业园)17幢103
手机：18936536398 Jessie
12 pm
Group lunch
Visit Shan Tang Jie (山塘街), a historical, stunning old water town.
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Business visit - Black & Decker (confirmed)
Host: Mr. Qin Zou (SVP)
Contact: Laura 13092600218
百得（苏州）精密制造有限公司 苏州工业园区苏虹路200号出口加工区内
Our coach will pick us up and drive us to our hotel. The rest of the day is free.
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Day 7 - Friday, March 8, 2024
Business Visits
9:00 a.m.
Our coach will pick us up at our hotel.
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Business visit: Shanghai Stock Exchange
Host: Dr. Gang Zeng, 曾刚主任
Contact: Sisi Miao, 021-68602662, 18918505981
Address: 上海市杨高南路388号
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
We will have a group lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Business Visit: Shanghai Jiangtong University
Host: 周道力 13818318012
上海市华山路1954号上海交通大学安泰经济与管理学院403
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Business Visit: J. Sure
Host: Mr. Ken Lin 18616306368
徐汇区 吴中路8号 锦辉大厦 803室
You will have a group dinner (some alumni will join you)
6:30 pm at 大细佬.顺德大排档 （021 62141318）
吴中路52号古北时尚二楼
Your coach will take you back to our hotel after dinner, and the rest of the evening is free.
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Day 8 - Saturday, March 9th, 2024
Cultural Excursions
9:00 a.m.
Our coach will pick us up at our hotel.
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Shanghai Center (the second tallest building in the world)
You have lunch on your own - there are many lunch choices around the Shanghai Center
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
A stroll in the famous People's Square, passing by an interesting "Matching Making" market by parents for their adult children.
Afterward, you will visit the Shanghai Silk Factory and tour the renowned Yu Garden and Old Shanghai Temple.
7:30 p.m.
We will have a farewell dinner (hotpot) to celebrate the end of the trip
Day 9 - Sunday, March 10th
Depart China for Home
.Fly back to U.S.A.