Here is a taste of the possible lectures and site tours that ChinaContact has offered to other programs. The combination of both academic lectures and briefings with on-site tours and experiential trips will truly add to your growing understanding of China.

Lectures and Briefings

History & Culture

• Cermics Production
• Confucianism
• Buddhism and Daoism

Group Specific Topics

• Beijing Olympic Games 2008
• Technology and the Silk Road
• Cinema in China

Social Science

• Chinese Foreign Policy
• Environmental Impact on Policy
• Traditional Minorities
• Challenge for the Currency
• Entering Emerging Markets
• Food Needs and Peasants Growth

Beijing Site Visits

Historical + Cultural

• Forbidden City
• Great Wall
• Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site

Religion in China

• South Cathedral
• Yong He Gong (Buddhism)
• Temple of Agriculture

Modern China

• Olympic Park and Buildings
• 798 Art Zone
• Commune by the Great Wall

Folk Custom

• Houhai Lake and Hutongs
• Pan Jia Yuan Folk Market
• Temple Fairs

Shanghai Site Visits

• Yu Garden
• Jin Mao Tower
• Shanghai Museum of Art

Professional Site Visits

• Lenovo (Beijing)
• Yangshan Harbor (Shanghai)
• University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)

Xi’an Site Visits

• Terracotta Warriors
• Big Goose Pagoda
• Old City Wall