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Preliminary Events
Schedule
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Date |
Time |
Courses / Events |
Location |
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Saturday, 6/26 |
before 9:00 pm |
Arrive at Beijing Capital
Airport or Tianjin Airport (depending on the final destination of your
flight).
Take pick-up bus to TFSU campus in Tianjin. |
International Arrival
Hall, Beijing Airport or Arrival Hall, Tianjin Airport. |
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Sunday, 6/27 |
1:30-5:00 pm |
1) Meet with Chinese students; 2) Go with Chinese students to do banking & shopping at nearby Xiaobailou district. |
Meet in front of Foreign Affairs Office at 1:20 pm. |
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8:00 pm |
Orientation |
Classroom, 2nd Floor of
Dorm B |
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Monday, 6/28 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
1.
Opening ceremony
2. Classes start (see class schedule
for greater details) |
TBA |
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1:00-9:00 pm |
1) Bus tour in Tianjin; 2) boat cruise on Haihe River;
3) Welcome banquet in a local restaurant. |
Meet
in front of Foreign Affairs Office at 1:00 pm |
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Tuesday, 6/29 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA
pm |
Tai-chi Lesson (1) |
Place TBA |
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Wednesday, 6/30 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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1:00-5:00
pm |
Shopping tour to Cultural Street with Chinese students |
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Thursday, 7/1 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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Friday, 7/2 |
TBA |
Trip to Beijing: 1) Ming Tombs; 2) Great Wall; stay in hotel in Beijing. |
Meet
in front of Foreign Affairs Office at 6:00 am |
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Saturday, 7/3 |
TBA |
Beijing trip: 3)
Tian'anmen Square; 4) Forbidden City; 5) Summer Palace. |
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| Sunday,
7/4 |
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Monday,
7/5 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA pm |
Tai-chi Lesson (2) |
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Tuesday,
7/6 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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Wednesday,
7/7 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA
pm |
Tai-chi Lesson (3) |
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Thursday,
7/8 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA
pm |
Trip to Shanghai: leave by
train at evening. |
Note: This is a tentative
itinerary and subject to change. |
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Friday,
7/9 |
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Shanghai excursion; stay
in hotel in Shanghai |
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Saturday,
7/10 |
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Shanghai excursion; bus
goes to Suzhou at evening; stay in hotel in Suzhou. |
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Sunday,
7/11 |
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Suzhou excursion; bus goes
to Hangzhou at evening; stay in hotel in Hangzhou. |
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Monday,
7/12 |
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Hangzhou excursion; flight
returns to Tianjin at evening. |
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Tuesday,
7/13 |
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No class |
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Wednesday,
7/14 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA pm |
Tai-chi Lesson (4) |
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Thursday,
7/15 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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4:00-5:30
pm |
Workshop:
Chinese food culture and hands-on experience of making
jiaozi (dumplings) |
Dining room |
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Friday,
7/16 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA pm |
Tai-chi Lesson (5) |
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Saturday,
7/17 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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pm |
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Sunday,
7/18 |
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Monday,
7/19 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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pm |
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Tuesday,
7/20 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA
pm |
Tai-chi Lesson (6) |
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Wednesday,
7/21 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA
pm |
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Thursday,
7/22 |
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Trip to Xi'an: Flight
departs in the morning; stay in hotel in Xi'an. |
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Friday,
7/23 |
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Xi'an excursion; stay in hotel
in Xi'an. |
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Saturday,
7/24 |
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Xi'an excursion; flight returns
to Tianjin at night. |
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Sunday,
7/25 |
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Monday,
7/26 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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pm |
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Tuesday,
7/27 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA pm |
Tai-chi Lesson (7) |
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Wednesday,
7/28 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
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pm 1:00-4:30 |
Workshop on
Chinese calligraphy |
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Thursday,
7/29 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA pm |
Tai-chi Lesson (8) |
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Friday,
7/30 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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pm |
Trip to Ji County: bus
leaves in the afternoon; stay in the inn on a farm. |
Meet
in front of Foreign Affairs Office at 1:30 am |
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Saturday,
7/31 |
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Ji County
excursion; Huangya Pass of the Great Wall; bus returns to Tianjin at
evening. |
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Sunday,
8/1 |
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Monday,
8/2 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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1:00-5:00 pm |
Workshop
on Chinese Music |
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Tuesday,
8/3 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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TBA pm |
Local tour to Tianjin Folk Customs Museum (Shijia Dayuan) |
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Wednesday,
8/4 |
8:30 am-12:00 pm |
Classes |
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pm |
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Thursday, 8/5 |
8:30
am-12:00 pm |
Last
class and final exam |
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pm |
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Friday,
8/6 |
8:30
am |
Chinese Speech Competition |
TBA |
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10:30 am |
Commencement |
TBA |
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11:30 am |
Take
graduation pictures |
In
front of campus fountain |
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6:30 pm |
Farewell banquet |
Dining room |
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Saturday,
8/7 |
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Packing for
return trip |
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Sunday,
8/8 |
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Departure for
home (USA) |
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