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Lone Pine Chambers’ Mission to China

A Rare Opportunity to Experience China at a Very Attractive Rate!

Open to business and community members, join theLone Pine Chamber of Commerce and others on its inaugural business trip to China. Whether you’re along for the business experience or just as a tourist, you will visit memorable sites, both ancient and modern, and enjoy amultitude of unforgettable experiences of professional and personal interest. Learn how the Chinese business system operates.

A unique opportunity to meet with other business leaders in China (optional, additional information required to participate).

Sight-seeing in Beijing including the Great Wall of China, Tien Ne Man Square, Ming Tombs, Palace Museum, Summer Palace, Kumming Lake and Longevity Hill.

Trip to Shanghai and Suzhou including a sightseeing of the Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple and the National Embroidery Institute.

Tours of the Hangzhou Economic Development Zone and Lingyin Temple.

Cruise on the West Lake with a stop over at jewel-like pagodas and tea houses.

Traveling with other business leaders and Chamber members.

A once in a lifetime opportunity to experience China at a very attractive rate.

Total price only $1899.00 per person ($1699.00 for Lone Pine Chamber members.) based on double occupancy and includes: Ameties of Tour Package

• Round trip international airfare
• 5-star or 4-star hotel stays
• Three Full meals every day 
• Deluxe air conditioned tour buses
• Fluent English-speaking tour guides
• Admission tickets to tourist attractions
• Airport taxis throughout trip
• Bus from Lone Pine to LAX and return

About the tour

March 27 - April 4, 2008

Day 1 3/27 - Los Angeles/Beijing

Board a charter bus in Lone Pine, and travel to Los AngelesInternational Airport for an afternoon flight MU586 by 12:30pm to Beijing. Your adventure begins as you fly trans-Pacific aboard a wide cabin jetliner, with a stopover in Shanghai. Cross the International Dateline.

Day 2 3/28 – Beijing - (King Wing Hotel/5-Star, 17 Dongsanhuan Rd. S., Tel: 86-10-67668866)

 Arrive in Beijing, the Capital of China at 11:00pm after a stopover in Shanghai.You will be met by your local tour guideat the airport. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 3 3/29 - Beijing

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 heaven for a good harvest Sightseeing also includes the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, home of 24 emperors with a total space of 9,999 rooms, and the Summer Palace, known for many significance such as the Long Corridor with painted gallery, Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, Seventeen- Arch Bridge and Marble Boat.

Day 4 3/30 - Beijing

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

Day 5 3/31 - Beijing/Shanghai/Suzhou - (Glamor Hotel/4-Star, 6 Tongjingbei Rd., Tel: 86-512-65338811)

Morning China Eastern flight MU583 11:10am/11:10pm to Shanghai, then take the tour bus trip to Suzhou. Afternoon sightseeing to the centuries old Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill and Hanshan Temple. Visit to the National Embroidery Institute to see silk embroidery, an important local craft with 1,000 years history. Evening Dinner Show of the traditional Chinese Music.

Day 6 4/1 - Suzhou/Hangzhou - (Regal Hotel/5-Star, 370 Gym Rd., Tel: 86-571-56199999)

 Morning tour bus journey to Hangzhou. Visit to Economic Developmen Zone. Visit to the centuries old Lingyin Temple, with the main feature of the 64.3 ft-high camphor-wood carved Buddha.

Day 7 4/2 - Hangzhou/Shanghai  - (Guangdong Hotel/5-Star, 328 Yixian Rd., Shanghai,Tel: 86-21-51171888) Morning boat cruise on West Lake with a relaxing stopover at jewel-like pagodas and tea houses. Afternoon tour bus trip to Shanghai.

Day 8 4/3 - Shanghai

Sightseeing includes the Yu Garden, a maze of marvelous pavilions, ponds, rocky works and over arching trees. Visit to the Bund, a famous waterfront park. Business visit to the Pudong economic development zone.

Day 9 4/4 - Shanghai/Los Angeles

You may spend your final hours in China on your own in the morning. Afternoon flight MU583 will depart by 2:50pm for Los Angeles where you will arrive at 10:30am on the same day and return to your Chamber parking via bus.

Important Trip Information

Securing or updating a passport is your responsibility. Passports must be valid through September 2008. All travelers must have a valid Chinese Visa. Citsline will handle visa applications at a cost of $75 per person (no later than 2/15/08)

Invaluable pre-tour briefings for all participants will be held in October. Citslinc International, tour operators with twenty nine years of experience in the China tour business, will answer all of your questions and familiarize you with the details of the trip.

• Pre-tour briefings Oct. 10th, 5:30-7:30 pm at Statham Hall in Lone Pine
• Non-refundable $200 registration fee due by 11/15/07
• Remaining balance of tour fee due by 12/15/07
• Visa application and fee due by 1/31/08

LONE PINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

P.O. Box 749, Lone Pine, Calif. 93545

Ph. 760.876.4444 Fax. 760.264.9675

info@lonepinechamber.org

www.lonepinechamber.org