Tours For Members 



For reservations, call or write Dorothy Roder (322-8862), Tours Manager, Field Museum, 

 Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr. , Chicago, 1160605 



M. V. Pacific Northwest Explorer 



Baja California 



March 8-23 



Circumnavigating the Baja peninsula aboard the Pacific Northwest 

 Explorer is an experience you won't want to miss. Dr. Robert K. Johnson, 

 curator of Fishes at Field Museum and other naturalists will enrich your 

 visit to the breeding lagoons of gray whales, fin, humpback, sei, and the 

 largest of all — blue whales. In addition to some of the best whale-spotting 

 in the world, you'll get a close-up view of colonies of northern elephant 

 seal, schools of dolphins, myriad birds and fish, strange endemic plants, 

 and very lovely scenery. 



The Art and Culture of Indonesia — 

 A Voyage to the Islands of the Java Sea 



March 21- April 8 



Composed of thousands of islands forming a vast archipelago, Indonesia 

 is an ancient land of gentle peoples, rich and varied cultural traditions, and 

 tropical landscapes of unsurpassed beauty. With its panoply of religions, 

 art forms, rituals, and dances found nowhere else in the world, Indonesia 

 confronts the visitor with a fascinating past; its history, myth, and legend 

 are often inseparable. On an itinerary which has been carefully planned to 

 include well-known sites as well as remote, verdant isles, we will travel 

 aboard the ship Illiria to destinations of immense beauty. 



New Zealand Cultural Expedition 



April 14 — May 4 



Price: $4,675 

 (double occupancy) 



The Maori people of New Zealand welcome you to their country and 

 their hearts with this unique opportunity to live and share with them in a 

 rich cultural adventure. This is the first year American tour groups have 

 been allowed to stay with the Maori in their traditional meeting houses, 

 26 where we will be ceremonially initiated into Maori society. This once-in- 



a-lifetime chance is offered to Field Museum members in conjunction 

 with our forthcoming exhibit, "Te Maori: Maori Art From New Zealand 

 Collections," and is led by Dr. John Terrell, curator of oceanic archaeology 

 and ethnology at Field Museum. 



The Great Silk Route of China 



May 21 — June 15 

 $4,500 



The silk route linked China, Central Asia, Persia, the Middle East, and 

 Europe nearly 2,000 years ago, giving birth to the exotic and spectacular 

 oasis cities of Xinjiang Province. Merchants carried more than silks, silver, 

 and spices along this route, however; they also carried ideas, traditions, 

 and Buddhism. Field Museum will trace the Chinese portion of this great 

 caravan highway, bringing to you not only a sense of Chinese history, but 

 the movements of history itself. We fly from Chicago to Tokyo and from 

 there to Beijing, where touring will include the Forbidden City, the Temple 

 of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the National Museum, and to the north, 

 the tombs of the Ming Emperiors and the Great Wall. 



In Urumqui we get our first taste of the silk route as this exotic, green- 

 blanketed oasis thrives amidst bleak desert, highlands, and the snow- 

 capped peaks of the Tianshan Mountains. It is the capital of the Xinjiang 

 Uygur Autonomous Region, populated mostly by the Uygur Muslims and 

 showing their influence in all aspects of its life. Huge mosques dominate 

 the city; the people strictly observe their religious festivals and dress in 

 distinctive costumes, the older women wearing veils, as they keep their 

 traditions. Turpan is likewise an oasis in the desert, a small but richly exo- 

 tic caravan city still bustling with colorful bazaars. From here you can visit 

 the ruins of two ancient silk route cities, destroyed by Genghis Khan, but 

 yet beautiful in the golden sand. 



Dunhuang, our next stop, proves the importance of the silk route in 

 dispersing new ideas and new religions. Here we find one of the world's 

 priceless troves of Buddhist art. The Magao Caves, the oldest Buddhist 

 shrines in China, were begun in A.D. 366 by a monk who saw a vision of a 

 thousand golden Buddhas. Hundreds of caves have been carved out of the 

 sandstone cliffs in a layered honeycomb pattern, connected with wooden 

 walkways and ladders. Carved over a period of a thousand years, these 

 grottoes bear witness to the changing artistic style and daily lives of the 

 Chinese people. Some of the statues show an Indian influence. The walls 

 of these caves are carved with niches containing brilliantly painted sta- 

 tues, and the ceilings are painted with murals depicting the life of Buddha, 

 Chinese mythology, religious stories, and the daily activities of the local 

 people. 



Lanzhou is another important caravan city and garrison town since 

 ancient times. If the water level is high enough, we will take a river trip to 

 Binglingsi, a Buddhist monastery with rarely seen monumental carvings. 

 Xian is our next stop. Once the largest city in the world, dressed in imperial 

 splendor, it served as capital of eleven dynasties. It was a major trade route 

 link in the 7th and 8th centuries, but is now primarily known for the 

 discovery there of the vast life-size terra cotta army buried with an ancient 

 emperor. 



Shanghai is currently China's largest, most populous and urbanized 

 city. It has a western flavor even today. The contrast of the "Old Town" 

 which is typically Chinese, and the 1930s high-rise district is startling. 

 Guilin is perhaps the most beautiful city in China, situated on a lush green 

 plain laced with rivers and lakes. A cruise on the Li River shows off this 

 region's spectacular scenery and its "stone forest" of amazing rock forma- 

 tions. Our next visit is to Guangzhou (Canton), an interesting city that is 

 increasingly integrating with Hong Kong. It is the most important trade 

 and industrial center in southern China and has a subtropical flavor with 

 its verdant parks, world-famous cuisine and boisterous atmosphere. On to 

 Hong Kong for a day before returning to Chicago via Tokyo. 



