Political Economy Seminar
Beijing, China
Spring, 2000

Itinerary February 21, 2000 (Accurate as of this date; changes will be posted.)

Week 0 Mar 16 Thur Depart Minneapolis Mar 17 Fri Arrive Bangkok Mar 18 Sat Bangkok

Week 1 Mar 19 Sun Bangkok Mar 20 Mon Bangkok to Hanoi Mar 21 Tue Vietnam Mar 22 Wed Vietnam Mar 23 Thu Vietnam (OVERNIGHT: 1/2 group to Halung Bay, 1/2 to Machau Minority Area) Mar 24 Fri Vietnam Mar 25 Sat Hanoi to Beijing

 

Week 2 Mar 26 Sun Beijing Mar 27 Mon Beijing Mar 28 Tue Beijing Mar 29 Wed Beijing Mar 30 Thu Beijing Mar 31 Fri Beijing Apr 1 Sat Beijing

Week 3 Apr 2 Sun Beijing Apr 3 Mon Beijing Apr 4 Tue Beijing to Wuhan Apr 5 Wed Wuhan/ Yangzi River (Board Yangzi River boat) Apr 6 Thu Yangzi River (3 Gorges dam, Xiling gorge, Wu gorge) Apr 7 Fri Yangzi River (Small 3 gorges, Xutung gorge) Apr 8 Sat Yangzi River (Fengdu or Wanxian)

 

Week 4 Apr 9 Sun Yangzi River (arrive Chongqing) Apr 10 Mon Chongqing to Chengdu Apr 11 Tue Chengdu Apr 12 Wed Chengdu Apr 13 Thu Chengdu to Beijing Apr 14 Fri Beijing Apr 15 Sat Beijing

 

Week 5 Apr 16 Sun Beijing Apr 17 Mon Beijing Apr 18 Tue Beijing Apr 19 Wed Beijing Apr 20 Thu Beijing Apr 21 Fri Beijing Apr 22 Sat Beijing

Week 6 Apr 23 Sun Beijing Apr 24 Mon Beijing Apr 25 Tue Beijing Apr 26 Wed Beijing Apr 27 Thu Beijing (Noon: Spring Break begins) Apr 28 Fri Spring Break Apr 29 Sat Spring Break

Week 7 Apr 30 Sun Spring Break May 1 Mon Spring Break May 2 Tue Spring Break May 3 Wed Spring Break May 4 Thu Spring Break May 5 Fri Spring Break May 6 Sat Spring Break

Week 8 May 7 Sun Spring Break May 8 Mon Beijing (Classes begin again) May 9 Tue Beijing May 10 Wed Beijing May 11 Thu Beijing May 12 Fri Beijing May 13 Sat Beijing

 

Week 9 May 14 Sun Beijing to Shanghai (may be on May 13) May 15 Mon Shanghai May 16 Tue Shanghai May 17 Wed Shanghai May 18 Thu Shanghai May 19 Fri Shanghai (probably a weekend trip to Suzhou) May 20 Sat Shanghai

 

Week 10 May 21 Sun Shanghai May 22 Mon Shanghai May 23 Tue Shanghai May 24 Wed Shanghai May 25 Thu Shanghai May 26 Fri Shanghai May 27 Sat Shanghai to Hong Kong

Week 11 May 28 Sun Hong Kong May 29 Mon Hong Kong May 30 Tue Hong Kong May 31 Wed Hong Kong June 1 Thu Hong Kong (Seminar adjourns--7 a.m. transfer to airport)

 

Beijing/Shanghai Schedule: Monday 9:30-11:30: Roy's class; 1:00-3:00: Penny's class Tuesday Field Trip--government office, economic site Wednesday 9:30-11:30: Roy's class; 1:00-3:00: Penny's class Thursday a.m.: Institutions course Friday Sightseeing (optional) Saturday Early evening: group dinner at local restaurant (optional)

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Last updated Feb. 21, 2000 by Tricia Peterson