ICC7

Travel

AIR: Qingdao International Airport, located in the Liuting, 26 km north to downtown of Qingdao, is served by airlines to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka (Japan), Soul, Pusan, Taegu (South Korea), as well as Hong Kong, Taipei (Taoyuan), Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou (Canton), and all the capital cities of the provinces of China. Transfers to the city centre can be made by taxi or shuttle bus for 40-60 minutes.

RAIL: Regular services run into Qingdao from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Fuzhou, Nanning, Xi’an, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Nanchang, Dandong, Tonghua, etc. Travel time from Beijing to Qingdao is approximately 6 hours by express train, from Shanghai 10 hours.

ROAD: Qingdao is at the centre of south coast of the Shandong Peninsula, facing to the Yellow Sea. It is at the end of the Jinan-Qingdao Highway. Travel time from Jinan is approximately 3 hours.
From the airport to the Huanghai Hotel (the venue of the congress):
Travel by taxi is the most convenient method and is strongly recommended. It is about 40km from Liuting Airport to the Huanghai Hotel. The price based on the class of taxi ranges from 70~100 RMB.
Destination instructions and Chinese translations to show your taxi driver:

I'm going to the Huanghai Hotel. Thank you!

Time zone: GMT/UTC plus 8 hours

Useful Numbers:
Telephone, country code: +86; Qingdao code: 532 (call to Qingdao from other areas in China: 0532+local number)
Police: 110
Fire Department: 119
Ambulance: 120
Local directory assistance: 114

Currency and Bank Information:
The RMB (Renminbi) is the official currency, also called Chinese Yuan.
Only RMB can be used when you are in China. Visa, Master, American Express, Diners Club and JCB are widely accepted in most malls, shopping centers, restaurants and hotels.
Current exchange rate (December 2009):
1 USD ≈ 6.826 RMB
1 Euro ≈ 10.272 RMB

Electricity:
The electrical voltage in China is 220V.

Water:
Tap water is not suitable for drinking. Visitors are advised to drink boiled water, bottled purified water or mineral water. Complimentary bottled water may be offered in some hotels.

Sightseeing of Qingdao

Option A: Laoshan Scenic Area --- Polar Ocean World --- Olympic Sailing Center
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Polar Ocean World                         Laoshan Scenic Area                   Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center


Option B: Beijiushui Scenic Area of Laoshan --- Chao-Yin waterfall---Olympic Sailing Center--- Tsingtao beer Museum
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Beijiushui Scenic Area                                    Tsingtao beer Museum

Option C: Fish Hill --- The former German Government House --- Qingdao Naval Museum --- Tsingtao beer Museum --- Olympic Sailing Center
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Tsingtao beer Museum Fish Hill Former German Government House

Travel Routes after the Congress

Option A
Shanghai World Expo Tour

DATE	Itinerary	Dining	Accommodation
26.Jun	Qingdao - Shanghai According to flight schedules, tour guides at the airport. Reference travel arrangements: Afternoon visit Yuyuan Garden, City God Temple, Nanjing Road, the Bund; back to my hotel after dinner	L&D	Listed four-star hotel
27.Jun	Shanghai World Expo Park Day Tour	B&D	Listed four-star hotel
28.Jun	Shanghai - The Destination	B

Price: 2650 RMB/person or 420 USD /person（minimum number: 10）
3100 RMB/person or 460 USD /person（5-9people in a group）
（Qingdao to Shanghai with one-way economy class air register 30 days in advance）
Warm Tips:

Stay at a four-star hotel ordinary single room（including breakfast）,with three meals (not including lunch at the day of visiting Shanghai World Expo Park) air-conditioned coaches, scenic spots listed in the first ticket, excellent English-speaking guide service.
We offer tourist guide service except World Expo Park.
It is subject to the final transportation bills of train number or flight arrival and departure times and places.
The final trip should be subject to the plan confirmation.
Travel agents have the right to adjust the order of spots according to actual situation, with the same standard and spots.
Fee caused by the State or local policy adjustment should be paied by guests.
Due to the weather, traffic, natural disasters and force majeure, fees caused by delay and other things should be paied by guests.
As the Government or local events reasons cause the change or cancel of hotels, attractions and itinerary, please understanding.
At least five people into a mission trip or travel agents have the right to cancel excursions.

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Shanghai Welcome to World Expo 2010! China Pavilion at Expo 2010

Website of Expo 2010, Shanghai, China

Option B
Xi’an Beijing 5-day Tour

DATE	Itinerary	Dining	Accommodation
26.Jun	From Qingdao to Xi'an by air Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi’an Museum, Beilin Museum	B&L&D	XI’AN
27.Jun	Terracotta Army Tour Huaqingchi Ming Dynasty City Wall	B&L&D	XI’AN
28.Jun	Fly to Beijing, visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City Museum, Wangfujing	B&L&D	BEIJING
29.Jun	Badaling Great Wall, visit the Bird's Nest Olympic Park	B&L&D	BEIJING
30.Jun	Check out before 12:00,go to the airport by yourself	B

Price: 5300 RMB/person or 810 USD/person（minimum number: 10）
7100 RMB/person or 1080 USD/person（5-9people in a group）
Warm Tips:

Four-star hotel ordinary single room（including breakfast）.With 8 meals (4 lunches 4 dinners), air-conditioned coaches, excellent English-speaking guide service
It is subject to the final transportation bills of train number or the flight’s arrival and departure times and places.
Travel agents have the right to adjust the order of spots according to actual situation, with the same standard and spots.
Fee caused by the State or local policy adjustment should be paied by guests.
Due to the weather, traffic, natural disasters and force majeure, fees caused by delay and other things should be paied by guests.
As the Government or local events reasons cause the change or cancel of hotels, attractions and itinerary, please understanding.

At least five people into a mission trip or travel agents have the right to cancel excursions.

Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum in Xi'an

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Great Wall Qing imperial Summer Palace

Option C
Hometown of Confucius-Qufu and Mount Tai

DATE	Details Schedule
26.Jun		After breakfast, go to Tai'an by bus (about 5 hours), Lunch at a local restaurant Visit the Chinese No. 1 symbol of Sacred Mountains – Mount Tai (Including insurance, transportation fee), is the epitome of the splendid oriental culture which leads to "Heaven and Man”. Land, It was listed as World Natural Heritage in 1987 .visiting Zhongtian Gate, carved stone, Nantian Gate, then occupancy
27.Jun		After breakfast, go to the East Al-Quds - Qufu by bus (about 1.5 hours), Visit the Confucian - a place where the descendants of Confucius lived, the Confucius Temple - worship of Confucius as well as the descendants of the place, Konglin -- the family cemetery of Confucius with his descendants. Lunch at a local restaurant Return to Qingdao by bus (5 hours), end the pleasant trip. (Which can also be arranged for him to Jinan, end the trip)
28.Jun		Check out before 12:00,go to the airport individually

Price: 1550 RMB/person or 260 USD/person（The minimum number: 16）
1900 RMB/person or 310 USD/person（10-15people in a group）
Warm Tips:

A separate group, listed four-star hotel, single room for two nights（including breakfast）, travel agents liability insurance, excellent English-spoken guide service, scenic spots listed in the first big trip tickets, including 3 meals, 50 RMB / person,10 person a table, luxurious air-conditioned tourist bus with complimentary spring water.
Note: 16 people into a group, if fewer than 16, the price will be discussed.

If the number is less than 10 people, travel agents have the right to cancel it.

Due to the weather, traffic, natural disasters and force majeure, fees caused by delay and other things should be paid by guests.
At least ten people into a mission trip or travel agents have the right to cancel excursions.

Taishan Mountain

Confucious Temple Cemetery of Confucius

Notes for Travel Routes after the Congress:

All participants who are interested in the travel after the congress, please contact us directly using this email address: icc7qd@gmail.com. We will ask the local travel agency to arrange it. The travel starts from June 26, 2010.

For option A, you can choose leaving for your country from Shanghai; for option B, you can choose leaving for your country from Beijing; for option C, you will be back to Qingdao in the second day of the tour.