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China Study Tour
Pre-Departure Meeting
February 21, 2007
Tour Leaders: Leong (Rex) Tsui, Yue (Molly) Tu,
Yijun (Tracy) Zhang
Faculty Participant: Professor Ronald M. Schramm
Administration Participant: Phoebe Johnson
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Flight Information (Group):
Carrier: Air China
Saturday, March 3 – Arrive JFK at 12:00PM – check in on your own
Saturday, March 3 – 3:00PM- CA982 Flight Leaves JFK
Sunday, March 4 – 6:00PM – Arrive in Beijing
Sunday, March 4 – 8:40PM – Leave Beijing for Shanghai – CA1589
Sunday, March 4 – 10:40PM – Arrive in Shanghai
Carrier: Air China
Thursday, March 8 – 9:00AM - Leave Shanghai - TBA
Thursday, March 8 – 12:00PM - Arrive in Guangzhou
Carrier: Air China
Sunday, March 11 – Depart for airport at 5:30am
Sunday, March 11 – 8:05AM – Flight Leaves Guangzhou CA1310
Sunday, March 11 – 11:00AM - Arrive Beijing and depart for NY – CA981
Sunday, March 11 – 2:00PM – Arrive in New York
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Shanghai Itinerary
(details subject to change):
Monday. March 5th
9:15am
Gather in hotel lobby
Company visit:
10:00 am
Ctrip (携程)
1:30 pm
Company visit: Citigroup (business formal required)
Sight seeing:
4:00 pm
Yuyuan Garden (城隍庙)
6:30 pm
Dinner at Lvbolang (绿波廊)
Tuesday. March 6th
8:45 am
Gather in hotel lobby
10:00 am
Company visit: Shanghai Stock Exchange (上海证交所)
1:00 pm
Sight seeing: Bund Boulevard (滨江大道)
2:30 pm
Company visit: Fosun (复星集团)
5:00 pm
Dinner at South Beauty (俏江南)
7:30 pm
Acrobatic performance at Shanghai Grand Theater
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Shanghai Itinerary
(details subject to change): Con’t
Wednesday. March 7th
9:30 am
Gather in hotel lobby
10:00 am
Sight seeing: Ancient Chinese Village Zhujiajiao (朱家角)
2:30 pm
Meet back at bus and return to Shanghai
6:00 pm
Meet in the lobby
6:30 pm
Dinner at Yuanyuan (园苑酒家)
River cruise (浦江游览)
Cocktail party and mixer with:
8:30 pm
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (长江商学院) and prospective CBS
students"
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Guangzhou Itinerary
(details subject to change):
Thursday. March 8th
8:00AM
Check-out from hotel
Depart for airport
TBA
Fly to Guangzhou as a group
12:00AM
Arrive in Guangzhou
Check-in at Hotel Landmark Canton
Lunch at the hotel
1:30AM
Depart for Honda visit
2:00PM
Honda Guangzhou
4:30PM
Cultural: The Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family (陈家书院)
6:00PM
Dinner with Guangzhou Government officials
9:00PM
Pearl River Night Cruise
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Guangzhou Itinerary
(details subject to change): Con’t
Friday, March 9th
8:45AM
Gather in Hotel Lobby
9:30AM
Pearl River Piano visit
12:45AM
Group Lunch
2:30PM
Zhujiang Beer visit
5:00PM
Cultural activity: Exhibition of ancient artifacts (南越王墓博物馆)
6:00PM
Group Dinner
Saturday, March 10th
NO GROUP ACTIVITIES
Sunday, March 11th
6:00AM
Gather in Hotel Lobby
Check-out
6:30AM
Leave Hotel for Airport
8:05AM
Fly to New York via Beijing
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Hotel Information:
RAINBOW HOTEL SHANGHAI
http://www.cnhomestay.com/hotels/shanghai/rb_ind.htm
2000 Yanan Road West, Shanghai, P.R. China
Telephone: (8621)62753388
Fax: (8621)62753736
Check in starts on March 4th after 3:00PM, but you have to know / show our tour code,
which is SH07-32-B0304
HOTEL LANDMARK CANTON
http://www.hotel-landmark.com.cn/
Qiao Guang Road, Haizhu Square,
Guangzhou 510115, P.R.of China.
Tel: (8620)83355988 Fax: (8620)83336197
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Room Assignments:
Room First Name
Last Name
First Name
Last Name
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Christoph
Barchewitz
Samanta Tatiana
Salomon Navarrete
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Paul
Sethi
Peter
Offenhauser
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Julie
Grossman
Rachel
Solarsh
4
Benjamin
Wilson
Brett
Southworth
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Andrew
Lustgarten
Benjamin
Braun
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Jessica Leigh
Dickerman
Sonia
Abbhi
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Fernanda
Gonzalez
Ju
Rhyu
8
Christina
Black
Summer
Poole
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Jordan
Licht
Scott
Rosenthal
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Anne
Greenberger
Beth
Rosen
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Gregory
Kuczynski
Dhiraj
Singh
12
Bronson
Lingamfelter
Christian
Mienert
13
Rafique
DeCastro
Preetam
Rao
14
Archith
Mahadevan
Vibhav
Nuwal
15
Antonio Jose
Lopez Reus
Sebastien
Vanackere
16
Leong
Tsui
Tin Duc
Le
17
Sandy
Eapen
Yue
Tu
18
Rebecca E.
Williams
Yijun
Zhang
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Alejandro
Lozano-Gonzales
20
Phoebe
McDonald
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Ronald M.
Schramm
First Name
Last Name
Rachel
Hudesman
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China - things to keep in mind:
Meetings
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You are required to attend all meetings as part of the Chazen Study Trip guidelines.
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DO NOT BE LATE!!!
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Formal Business attire is required for March 5th Company visits!
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Business casual is required for all other company visits.
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Please be sensitive to language barriers – speak clearly and concisely when asking questions.
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Have a few intelligent questions prepared for each meeting.
Other Information
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Organizer Contact information is in your agenda packet
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Weather:
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Currency can be exchanged at Airports; most hotels; ATM’s are widely available;
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1 US$ = 7.74 Chinese Yuen (as of February 16, 2007)
Tipping:
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Shanghai: 54-41F on average
Guangzhou: 70-58F on average
Tipping is not expected in China.
The usual tip amount is around ¥10.
Tip for the travel guide and bus drivers are included in your overall package, which will be handled by
Tour leaders
Electricity:
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Electricity in China is 220V, 50 cycles, AC. An adaptor is needed.
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Health/Food Issues:
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Always drink bottled water; Be careful about eating food sold on the street
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Hand Sanitizers like Purell are a good idea
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Fruit – don’t eat fruit unless it has thick skin that must be peeled (bananas, melons,
oranges – not apples, pears etc.)
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All meals are included
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For those who take special medicine on a regular basis, make sure that you carry an
adequate supply. Bring enough to last throughout your trip. Carry them in the original
containers to identify them as legally obtained drugs and pack them in your carry-on bag.
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Also needed are some useful medicines, such as those for colds, diarrhoea and constipation.
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