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EasyFor people looking to exercise their minds more than their bodies. There’s minimal walking and not too many stairs.
ModerateThese programs get you on your feet and include activities such as walking up to a mile in a day through a city and standing in a museum for a few hours.
ActiveFor people who enjoy walking as much as two miles a day, perhaps to explore historic neighborhoods or a nature trail.
Moderately ChallengingFor hardy explorers who enjoy a good physical challenge, spending most of their days on the go.
ChallengingGet ready to keep up with our highest-energy group. These demanding — and rewarding — programs are for seasoned outdoor enthusiasts.

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Start of Program
Oct 6, 2012
Meet your Group Leader in the hotel lobby at 6:00 pm on the arrival day and join a welcome meeting. Check-in time for your hotel is 2:00 pm.
You will be staying at the Qianmen Jianguo Hotel that night.
Location: Beijing
Nearest airport: Beijing
Transportation to site: Arrive in Beijing from international flight. If you purchased International air from Road Scholar Travel Services and arrive the day your program begins, you will be met at the airport for included transfer to the hotel. Participants making their own international travel arrangements or arriving 1 or more nights earlier than program can take a taxi from the airport. Program materials include a sheet in English and Chinese with hotel information to show taxi drivers plus Beijing phone contact information. Taxi cost is about $25 US (170 Chinese yuan) per car. No tip is expected.

End of Program
Oct 25, 2012
your program ends at 11:30 am. Check-out time from your hotel is 12:00 pm/noon.
You will be staying at the Equatorial Hotel the night before.
Location: Shanghai
Nearest airport: Shanghai Pudong Airport
Transportation to site: For those who have purchased International air from Road Scholar Travel Services and are not staying extra nights, depart for Shanghai International Airport with your Group Leader. For those who are Program Only Participants (POP), your Group Leader can help you arrange a taxi. Cost is about $35 US (240 Chinese yuan) per car. Tipping taxi drivers is not expected.
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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: Originally built in the 1950’s, this modernized hotel is located in a traditional district south of Beijing's famous Chang An Avenue, approximately a fifteen-minute drive to Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven.

Contact info:
175 Yonggan Road
Xuanwu District
Beijing, 100050 China
phone: +86 10 6301 6688
web: www.qianmenhotel.com

Room amenities: Satellite television, international direct-dial telephone, safe deposit box, mini-bar, laundry service, coffee and tea making facilities.

Facility amenities: Four restaurants with Western and Chinese cuisine, rooftop bar, business center, fitness center, beauty salon, Liyuan Peking Opera theater.

Smoking policy: Yes
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: Contact your Program Provider.
Your Program Provider, the Chinese American Educational Exchange (CAEE), can make arrangements for pre-program hotel nights.
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Type: Four-Star Hotel

 Description: The Equatorial hotel was originally built in 1991 and recently refurbished. Located in the center of Shanghai, this gracious, modern hotel provides easy access to Shanghai sites and the metro system.

Contact info:
65 Yanan West Road
Shanghai, 200040 China
phone: +86 21 6248 1688
web: www.equatorial.com/sha

Room amenities: 500 rooms with high-speed, broadband Internet access, international direct-dial telephone, air-conditioning, mini-bar, coffee and tea making facilities, in-room safe, hair dryer.

Facility amenities: Restaurants with Asian and Western cuisine, high-speed, broadband Internet access, currency exchange, ATM machine adjacent to hotel, laundry service, gift shops, beauty salon, health club and indoor swimming pool.

Smoking policy: Yes
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights after: Contact your Program Provider.
Your Program Provider, the Chinese American Educational Exchange (CAEE), can make arrangements for post-program hotel nights.

Check out time: 12:00 PM
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•52 meals: 19 breakfasts, 17 lunches, 16 dinners
•6 Expert-led lectures
•24 Field trips
•21 Hands-on experiences
•5 Performances
•4 Flights during the program
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