DAY ONE — OCT. 8
JFK/Beijing
Check in at JFK International Airport for flight to Beijing. Your adventure begins as you fly trans-Pacific aboard a wide cabin jetliner. Cross the International Dateline.

DAY TWO — OCT. 9
Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China. You will be met by your local tour guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.

DAY THREE — OCT. 10
Beijing
Start the day with a business meeting of distinguished panelists “What It’s Like Doing Business in China – Part 1.” Visit the Tian An Men Square, the largest square in the world, and the Temple of Heaven, built in 1420 A.D., where the emperors prayed to the heavens for a good harvest. Sightseeing also includes the Palace Museum, known as the Forbidden City, home of 24 emperors with a total space of 9,999 rooms; the Summer Palace, known for many significant sites such as the Long Corridor with painted gallery, Kunming Lake, Longevity Hill, Seventeen-Arch Bridge and Marble Boat; and Hutong, the traditional living area for ordinary Beijing citizens which dates back 1,000 years.

DAY FOUR — OCT. 11
Beijing
Tour bus excursion to the Great Wall, the 4,000-mile long and 2,000 year-old construction is said to be the only man-made structure visible by naked eye from the moon. Visit the Ming Tombs. One of 13 Ming Emperors' Tombs is fully excavated and open for exploration. Roasted Beijing Duck Dinner.

DAY FIVE — OCT. 12
Beijing/Shanghai/Suzhou
Morning flight to Shanghai. Then take a tour bus trip to Suzhou. Afternoon sightseeing at the centuries-old Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill and Hanshan Temple. Visit the National Embroidery Institute to see silk embroidery, an important local craft with a 1,000-year history.

DAY SIX — OCT. 13
Suzhou/Hangzhou
Morning tour bus journey to Hangzhou. Visit the Economic Development Zone; the centuries old Lingyin Temple, with the main feature of the 64.3 foot-high camphor-wood carved Buddha; and take a boat ride on Grand Canal, a purely artificial object completed 1,300 years ago by the Chinese people.

DAY SEVEN — OCT. 14
Hangzhou/Shanghai
Morning boat cruise on West Lake, with relaxing stopover at jewel-like pagodas and tea houses. Afternoon tour bus trip to Shanghai.

DAY EIGHT — OCT. 15
Shanghai
Start your last full day in China with a business meeting of distinguished panelists “What It’s Like Doing Business in China – Part 2. ” Followed by sightseeing that includes the Yu Garden, a maze of marvelous pavilions, ponds, rocky works and over-arching trees; Bund, a famous waterfront park; a business visit to the Pudong economic development zone; and Shanghai Maglev Train, the first commercial rail line of its kind in the world.