FIELD 

 MUSEUVI 



Southwestern 



China 



Cultural Relics 



Study Tour 



September 15 - October 6 

 Leader: Katherine Lee Yang 



Street peddler with wares, Yunnan. Katherine Yang 



Sept. 15. Chicago/Tokyo. Your adventure 

 begins as you board Japan Airlines flight #9. 

 Departure 1 2:00 noon. 



Sept. 16. Tokyo/Hong Kong. Arrive Tokyo 2:45 

 p.m. Connect with Japan Airlines Flight #65 at 

 5:30 p.m. to Hong Kong. Arrive at 8:50 p.m 

 Overnight at Shangri La Hotel. 

 Sept. 17. This morning we fly to Kunming. After 

 transfer to the hotel, the remainder of the day is 

 at leisure. This evening you are invited to a ban- 

 quet hosted by the provincial government. 

 Sept. 18. Visit the Unnan Provincial Museum. 

 Several professionals who are specialists in 

 their field will give us an introduction to the 

 study program we'll cover in the next two 

 weet<s. 



Sept. 19. This morning we leave by deluxe 

 motorcoach for a countryside tour of Dali and 

 Lijiang. Few foreign visitors have seen this area. 

 We will have an opportunity to observe the life 

 style of Han, Bai, and Naxi people. We will stay 

 in the unique architectural style of Bai houses a' 

 Erhai Guest House. It is a walled compound: 

 three sides are built with rooms while the fourth 

 side is used as a backdrop displaying 

 ornamental bonsai trees or flowers. 

 Sept. 20 This morning a well-known 

 archaeologist in Dail will introduce us to Dali 

 Nanzhou culture of the eighth century. We'll visit 

 several sites as well as take a cruise on Lake 

 Erhai. On our return we see homes where hand- 

 icrafts are made, and how marble products are 

 cut and polished. 



Sept. 21. Today enroute from Dali to Lijiang we 

 will see the beautiful mountains of southwestern 

 China and we'll visit the Jianchuan cave stone 

 carvings of the Tang Dynasty. Tonight we'll stay 

 in Li|iang No. 1 Guest House. 

 Sept. 22. A scholar of Naxi minority culture, 

 tvir. Zhao Gin Xiu, will help us understand the 

 history, the people, and their way of life. tVlr. Xiu 

 was featured in the National Geographic article 

 "tvlountain World." As we walk through old Fang 

 Clien, meaning "Square City." our experience 

 will be enhanced by the expertise of IVIr. Zhao 

 and tVlr. Lee Zi, the director of Lijiang Museum. 

 Sept. 23. We leave today for Dali, and enroute 

 we will walk through Xhou Chen, where we will 

 visit homes to see how traditional tie-dying is 

 done. We will examine the process of marble 

 finishing. As we are approaching Dali, we will 

 stop to see three Pagodas at Chongsheng Tem- 

 ple, which were built in the late Tang dynasty. 

 Sept. 24. Today we return to Kunming, with 

 some leisure time to reflect on the memories of 

 Yunnan's hidden treasures. Then we prepare 

 for our departure to Chengdu, Sichuan to 

 experience another culture of China 

 Sept. 25 This morning we fly to Chengdu and 

 transfer to Jin Jiang Hotel (West Wing). After 

 lunch we will walk through the marketplace 

 near the hotel to see how shopping for food is 

 done in the most populated province in China. 

 This evening the Sichuan Cultural Department 

 will host us to a banquet at Lai's Restaurant, 

 where we will enjoy the world-famous Sichuan 

 cuisine. 



Grandmother and granddaughter, Yunnan. 



Sept. 26. Today we will visit the Chengdu City 

 Museum and Sichuan Provincial Museum, and 

 Wang Jian's Tomb. We will see the bronze arti- 

 facts recently discovered in San Xin Due. 

 Sept. 27. We will begin our four-day country- 

 side motorcoach tour to Meishan. Leshan, and 

 Zigong. Our first stop is at San Su Shi (The 

 Three Su's home estate) at Meishan. After lunch 

 at San Su Shi, we will walk around the estate to 

 see the home/garden architecture of south- 

 western China. We will arrive in Leshan in the 

 evening for dinner and overnight at Jia Zhou 

 Guest House on the shore of the Mian river. 

 Sept. 28. After breakfast we take a boat ride 

 across the Mian river to see the Big Buddha. 

 We then walk on a paved path along the river to 

 Mao Hao Cave tombs, to observe a unique way 

 of burial during the Han Dynasty. This afternoon 

 we depart for Zigong by motor coach. Over- 

 night at Tan Mu Lin Guest House 

 Sept. 29. This morning we will visit the Salt 

 Museum at Shaanxi Salt Merchants Guild. 

 The exhibits are interesting: however, the archi- 

 tecture of the Shaanxi Salt Merchants Guild is 

 outstanding. 



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