Guangzhen Zhou on fri 14 dec 07
Dear Friends,=20
IAC (International Academy of Ceramics) General Assembly will be held in Xi=
=92an China September 10-14, 2008, the website is www.2008iac.cn.=20
I have updated our Travel Notes should be useful to everyone plan to go to=
China, Please click at:http://chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25729/tours_no=
tes.asp =20
What We Can Help You for IAC China 2008:
On the behalf of Chinese Ceramic Art Council USA ( www.ChineseClayart.com )=
, we would like to help everyone who will be in China for the conference.=20
We can help you with:
1. Chinese Visa application, (US citizens or residents only).=20
2. Book the international air tickets and connection flights from the US or=
Canada to China;
3. Book the hotel room in Beijing and the air ticket or train ticket from B=
eijing to Xi=92an;=20
4. Pick you up from Beijing airport and arrange your transferring to Xi=92a=
n by air or by train;
5. We are going to arrange the Beijing Tour for everyone who may arrive in =
Beijing;
6. Book the hotel room in Shanghai and buy the air ticket from Shanghai to =
Xi=92an for everyone;
4. Pick you up from Shanghai airport and arrange your transferring to Xi=92=
an by air for anyone who speaks English;
5. We are going to arrange the Shanghai Tour for everyone who may arrive in=
Shanghai.
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China Trip Hotline:
On the behalf of Chinese Ceramic Art Council USA and the ceramic tour exper=
t, we would like to help people to travel in China. Due to the frequent Chi=
na traveling questions, we have established the hotline for all of you who =
plan to travel to China by September 2008 (please contact the IAC 2008 comm=
ittee office direct for the schedule of the activities and things related a=
t: info@2008iac.cn ): For updated Travel Notes from Chinese Ceramic Art Co=
uncil USA, Please click at:http://chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25729/tours=
_notes.asp =20
Email: ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com,=20
Tel. 408-343-3919, 9am to 6pm, Monday =96 Friday, US Pacific Time;
Tel. 408-891-5866, 24 hours/7days, cellular phone, urgent only.
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Question and Answer for Traveling to IAC China 2008
Q: Is it better to fly into Shanghai or Beijing and then how do I get to Xi=
an? All the tours end at Shanghai, Beijing or Guangzhou what is the best w=
ay to get into Xian?
A: Beijing is closer to Xi=92an. You may take airplane or overnight train t=
o Xi=92an. Since Beijing and Shanghai are the most popular cities for peopl=
e first time in China. You may arrived in Beijing and depart from Shanghai,=
or the other way.
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Q: Where I can book the international tickets from my home (Midwest in the =
US) to Xi=92an?=20
A: Please contact me at ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com, we will help you to boo=
k the tickets from your hometown all the way to Xi'an at the best rate.
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Q: I live a small city in the US and where is no Chinese consulate nearby, =
how can I get the Chinese visa?=20
A: You may send your passport (US passport or resident only) with one 2=94 =
photo and application form and fee to us and we will get the visa for you. =
Our contact information is:
Chinese Ceramic Art Council USA
PO Box 1733, Cupertino, CA 95015, USA
Email: ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com,=20
Tel. 408-343-3919, 9am to 6pm, Monday =96 Friday, US Pacific Time;
Tel. 408-891-5866, 24 hours/7days, cellular phone, urgent only.
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Chinese Visa Service and fee:
Chinese Visa Application; $100 visa procession fee, plus $25 service fee. Y=
ou may need provide the self-stamped return envelope.
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Arrived in Beijing, September 2008
One Night in Beijing; $240 by Air to Xi=92an ($275 for a single room). The =
fee is included: Airport pickup, one night hotel room and the breakfast, an=
d the air ticket from Beijing to Xi=92an.=20
September 7, depart from your country to Beijing;
September 8, Pick up you from Beijing International Airport;
September 9, take airplane to Xi=92an for the IAC assembly. Arrive in two h=
ours.
Three-day Beijing Tours; $370 ($440 for a single room).
The fee is included transportations, hotel rooms, and three meals per day, =
admissions, and interpreter/tour guide and train ticket to Xi=92an.
Itinerary
September 5, depart from your country to Beijing;
September 6, Pick up you from Beijing International Airport;
September 7, Visit the antique market of Panjiayuan in the morning and Tian=
anmen Square and the Ancient Palace Museum/Forbidden City in the afternoon.=
September 8, Visit the Great Wall in the morning and Lulichang in the after=
noon. In the evening, take overnight train to Xi=92an for the IAC assembly.=
September 9, Arrived in the earlier morning.
Arrived in Shanghai, September 2008
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One Night in Shanghai; $260 by Air to Xi=92an ($295 for a single room). The=
fee is included: Airport pickup, one night hotel room and the breakfast, a=
nd the air ticket from Shanghai to Xi=92an.=20
September 7, depart from your country to Shanghai;
September 8, Pick up you from Shanghai Pudong or Hong-Qiao International Ai=
rport;
September 9, take airplane to Xi=92an for the IAC assembly. Arrive in two h=
ours.
Three-day Shanghai Tours; $390 ($460 for a single room)..
The fee is included transportations, hotel rooms, and three meals per day, =
admissions, and interpreter/tour guide and air ticket to Xi=92an.
Itinerary
September 5, depart from your country to Shanghai;
September 6, Pick up you from Shanghai International Airport;
September 7, Visit Shanghai Museum in the morning and the Yu-yuan Garden an=
d the market in the afternoon. =
September 8, Artists Studio and galler=
y tours, and Nanjing Road East, the Number 1 shopping street. In the evenin=
g, one-hour cruise on the Huangpu River.September 9, take airplane to Xi=92=
an for the IAC assembly. Arrived within three hours.
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Useful websites for traveling to China
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Chinese Visa info: http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org (San Francisco), or http=
://www.visarite.com/China_visa.htm=20
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Compare the time zoon in your home with Beijing China: http://www.worldtime=
zone.com/index24.html=20
About the Weather in China: www.weather.com.=20
About Current Exchange Rates: www.xe.com or www.oanda.com
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Free Gift and Special from Chinese Clay Art
For anyone who booked our Beijing or Shanghai tour services will received a=
free book of =93Chinese Ceramic Cultural Sites-A Traveler=92s Handbook=94,=
(Item No. BK 008, retail value $20.00, discount price for IAC China $10.00=
until the end of August 2008).
All of online orders from www.ChineseClayArt.com will receive a small size =
poster of =93100 Images of Chinese Historical Ceramic Art=94 with IAC China=
2008 website (Item No. BK 951-S, $1.00 retail value). Guangzhen "Po" ZhouC=
hinese Clay Art Corp. / ClayGroundClay Art Supplies and Studio1155 S. De An=
za Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129Mailling address:PO Box 1733, Cupertino, CA 9501=
5Tel. 408-343-3919, Fax. 408-343-0117www.ChineseClayArt.com, ChineseClayArt=
@hotmail.comArt Tools are Part of Art Works.=
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