China Discoveries – Splendors of China – Fully Escorted

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CPG Tours: China Discoveries, a division of China Pacific Group, Inc.

The following program has been designed exclusively for Kent and Greater Seattle area officials and business executives to develop or enhance valuable relationships, as well as to cement or explore new business opportunities, while experiencing the distinctive culture, history, and business environment of Shunde City and Yangzhou City of China.

Shunde is situated on the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province of China, 32 kilometers from Guangzhou, 64 sea miles from Hong Kong, and 80 kilometers from Macau. Shunde covers a total area of 806 square kilometers, has a population of 1.1 million, and is the ancestral hometown of world-renown Kung Fu Master Bruce Lee.

In 2005, the GDP of the Shunde was USD10 billion and total industrial output exceeded USD25 billion. Shunde has become one of the largest manufacturing hubs in China, famous for household furniture and electrical appliances, such as air conditioners, refrigerators, electric fans, microwave ovens and gas heating devices.

International companies have invested in Shunde, such as Whirlpool from United States, Northern Telecom from Canada, Toshiba, Matsushita, Sanyo from Japan, Robert Boss from Germany, as well as Posco and Samsung from South Korea.

Shunde is well known for its flowers. Flower planting in Shunde has a history of over 2,000 years. There are over 1,000 flower nurseries growing more than 1,000 kinds of flowers. In 1998, the “World of Flowers” complex was opened in Shunde as the center for research, technology, distribution, and tourism.

Shunde is also known as the largest furniture manufacturing and distribution hub in China (known as the Kingdom of Furniture), the home of more than 2,700 furniture manufacturers and where the Furniture Exhibition Center (over 180,000 square meters), China’s largest, is located.

Shunde started its Friendship City relationship with the City of Kent, WA in Oct 30, 2002.

Shunde welcomes business association with and investments from the people, institutions and corporations of Washington State.

Yangzhou, once an ancient city of China with 2,500 years of history, is today a modern port city and an industrial hub for the region, while still maintaining its rich cultural heritage. Dynasties ago, Yangzhou were already a prosperous place with a famous harbor, rated as one of the largest cities in East Asia. Today, Yangzhou is on the rise again, economically, culturally and politically. Yangzhou is the home of the former President of China, Mr. Jiang Zemin.

China’s famous poets of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bay and Baijuyi, had written many proses and poems praising Yangzhou. One of Yangzhou’s favorite sons, a monk named Jianzhen, sailed to Japan six times, establishing a milestone in international communications. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yangzhou was the salt-supplying base for the central provinces of China and the vital link in transportation between northern and southern China. The international explorer Marco Polo of Italy came to visit Yangzhou. Zheng Benqiao, a famous Chinese painter in the Qing Dynasty, headed a group in Yangzhou which had profound influence on Chinese art; this group became known as the “Eight Eccentrics” of China. Emperor Qianlong came all the way from the north to visit Yangzhou nine times; Emperor Kangxi did it three times. Zhu Ziqing, one of the most famous modern writers and scholars of China, has always pride himself as a native of Yangzhou, grateful to be nourished by the rich culture of the city. Quite a few of the celebrated personalities you come across in the study of Chinese culture and history, such as the novelist Li Hanqiou, have close ties to Yangzhou.

Yangzhou has always been known in China for its Yangzhou style drama, jade carvings, lacquer ware, and its unique Yangzhou style cuisine. No wonder Yangzhou was named one of the twenty-four most famous historical cities of China by the State Department of China in 1982.

Come catch the “raves and waves of Yangzhou” and join us in a guided tour of this unique city, where you can experience some of China’s finest in history and culture, while discovering modern day business opportunities for yourself and your company.

Yangzhou, located at the low reaches of the Yangtze River, with the Yangtze River to the south and Huai River to the north, is in the central part of China’s Jiangsu Province. The Grand Canal passes through the city. With a solid transportation infrastructure, there is easy access from Yangzhou to other major cities of China: 1.5 hour to Nanjing, 2.75 hours to Shanghai, and 8 hours to Beijing, by ground transportation.

Yangzhou covers an area of 6638 sq.km. with a population of 4.5 million people. It is the administrative center for the three districts of Guangling, Jiao, Hanjiang and the four important cities of Jiangdu, Gaoyou, Baoying and Yizheng.

★ Port: Yangzhou is a first tier China port opening to the world. Strategically situated in the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, it has nine 10,000-ton berths and is capable of berthing 50,000-ton ships. At present, there are nearly 30 companies at the Yangzhou Port operating the container transportation business, including such firms as Zhongyuan, Zhonghai, MAERSK、OOCL、HMM、EVG、CMA、ZIM、HJ、KL, etc. Their ships stop at the Yangzhou Port nearly 30 times a week, picking up containers to ship to all parts of the world. At the same time, the Yangzhou Port is an important transit port for the upper-middle reaches of the Yangtze River as well as for north Jiangsu Province, south Shandong Province and east Anhui Province.

★Highway: Jing-Hu and Ning-Tong highways cross the city of Yangzhou, constituting the framework of the city's highway system. The construction of a new and modern highway with the function of "transportation and protection from flood" on the northern bank of Yangtze River is under way, it will connect three ports(Nantong, Yangzhou, Nanjing), three bridges (Jiangyin, Runyang, Nanjing) and three cities (Yangzhou, Nantong, Nanjing) of China.

April 9 – 11: Leave USA on April 8. Arrival into Baiyu Airport in Guangzhou, China, on April 9. You will be greeted and transferred by coach to Shunde where you will stay at the Marriott or the Century hotel, (4 stars) for 3 nights. A selection of carefully planned activities, including business match making, tour of economic and industrial sites, meetings and dining with local officials and business leaders, visits to Bruce Lee Museum, Home Appliance Museum, Furniture World, Flower World, etc., have been arranged for you by CPG and the Shunde City Government, their officials and local business enterprises. (B/L/D)

April 12: Transfer from Shunde by coach to the Guangzhou airport for flight to Shanghai. Check into the Durore International Hotel (4 star). Group Dinner. Balance of the evening at your own leisure. (B/D)

April 13: A full day of touring the highlights of Shanghai including the Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, famous Chinese Acrobatic Show or shopping at own leisure. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. (B/L/D)

April 14: Enjoy another full day of touring in Shanghai including the impressive Shanghai Museum, TV Tower Complex and the famed Huangpu River cruise. Lunch and Dinner at local restaurants. (B/L/D)

April 15 - 18: Depart Shanghai for Yangzhou by coach (bus) to Yangzhou. Check into the Xiyuan Hotel or the Grand Metropolis Hotel (4 star) for 4 nights. Carefully planned activities, including welcome reception, business match making, tours to economic and industrial sites, experiencing the famed Red Mansion Banquet of China, meetings and dining with local officials and business leaders, attending the Opening Ceremony of the 2007 April Tourism and Trade Festival, attending the chef demonstration and cooking class of China’s famed Weiyang cuisine for those interested, visits to Geyuan Garden , etc., have been arranged for you in conjunction with Yangzhou City Government, their officials and local Chinese business enterprises. (B/L/D)

April 19: Depart Yangzhou for *Nanjing by coach. Check into the Ramada Hotel (4 star) for 2 nights. Lunch and dinner on own. (B)

April 20: A full day tour of Nanjing, the ancient capital of China for many dynasties, including visits to the National Tomb of Dr. Sun Yat Sen (founder of modern China), Xuanwu Lake and the historic Yangtze River Bridge. Enjoy Nanjing style lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and rest of evening at your own leisure. (B/L)

April 21: Hotel to airport transfer for flight to another destination in China for those going on Extended China Tour, or for exit from Nanjing back to the USA. (B)

On April 11, you fly from Seattle to Shanghai directly, skipping the tour of Shunde City. You will join Tour A members in Shanghai on April 12 for the rest of your stay in China, touring Shanghai, Yangzhou and Nanjing*.

*If you do not wish to tour Nanjing but would like to return to USA from Nanjing immediately, please deduct US$120 from your tour cost of either Executive Tour “A” or “B”

April 21: Upon arrival in Beijing you will be greeted and transferred to the Dongjiaominxiang Hotel (4 star) (B)

April 22: Full day tour of Beijing including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant. (B/L)

April 23: Another full day of tour: the Great Wall and Ming Tombs. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant and a delightful Peking Duck Dinner. (B/L/SD)

April 24: Depart Beijing for a flight to Xian. Transfer to the Aurum International Hotel (4 star) for two nights. Balance of evening on you own.

April 25: Full day tour of Xian: the Terra-Cotta Warrior Museum, Banpo Museum and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Lunch at local restaurant. (B/L)

April 26: Depart Xian for return flight to Beijing. Stay at the Sino-Swiss airport hotel (4 stars) for one night.

April 27: Transfer to Beijing International Airport for exit flight to the USA. (B)

The Executive Tours can be purchased alone or combined with other tours. The following samples combine tours and pricing to assist with planning your stay in China.

Each tour includes 4 star hotel accommodations, transportation to and from airports, business meetings, guided sightseeing, most meals and entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary. CPG will provide 24 hour contact information in China at its Beijing office, a CPG executive will accompany the group and a China-based CPG staff will be available for assistance for the duration of the tour.

Can be made by phone, email or fax to CPG Tours. A reservation form must be filled out in full by each individual and submitted with deposit or full payment at time of reservation before February 25, 2007. All tour participants must have valid US passports and be in good health to make such an international trip.

Tour cancellations: refundable minus 50% of tour price if cancelled 30 days before departure.

Any new bookings received within 30 days of departure will be subject to a surcharge of $100 per reservation for rush service.

Payments can be made by checks, money orders or credit cards (American Express, MasterCard or Visa).

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CPG Tours will provide assistance for processing VISA applications for a fee to be determined depending on single entry or multiple entries, regular or rush service, and other visa requirements of the applicant.

CPG highly recommends that tour members purchase such insurance coverage on their own or via CPG.

Document wallets are provided with luggage tags, a detailed program itinerary, “Know Before You Go” information, vouchers as needed, a final invoice, city brochures and maps (where available).

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