Guangzhen Zhou on wed 27 jan 10
Shanghai=3D2C Yixing=3D2C Hangzhou=3D2C Yellow Mountain=3D2C Jingdezhen=3D2=
C Xian and=3D
Beijing.
$4=3D2C700 per person=3D2C (Scholarship is available for educators)=3D3B
$1=3D2C500 deductible if you are going to buy your own international round =
tr=3D
ip air tickets.
Costs: ($50 off if signed up before March 31=3D2C 2009)=3D20
Additional fee $700 for single supplement.=3D20
The cost may vary if you return to a city other than San Francisco.=3D20
The fee includes: international air tickets=3D2C local transportation=3D2C =
lodg=3D
ing=3D2C three meals a day=3D2C and tour guides/interpreters. The travel ag=
ent =3D
has limited insurance=3D2C so we suggest that you buy your own traveling in=
su=3D
rance.
The fee excluded: Chinese visa=3D2C tips to tour guides and drivers=3D2C pe=
rson=3D
al phone calls=3D2C etc.
This itinerary is designed for both professional ceramic artists and art lo=
=3D
vers. We may exchange (lectures) with art schools based on the inquiry of t=
=3D
he groupe. We will take one in-country flight from Jingdezhen/Nanchang to X=
=3D
i'an and take an overnight train to Beijing. We are going to use one bus be=
=3D
tween the cities from Shanghai to Jingdezhen. You won't need to carry your =
=3D
luggage in the waiting rooms of airport or train stations all the time. The=
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longest bus ride will be about 4 hours from Hangzhou to Yellow Mountain.
Itinerary=3D20
June 11=3D2C departure from the US=3D3B
June 12=3D2C arrival in Shanghai in the evening=3D3B
June 13-15=3D2C tours in Shanghai (Yu Gardern and market=3D2C Shanghai Muse=
um=3D
=3D2C Huangpu River Cruise=3D2C and a one-day tour in Shanghai World Expo)=
=3D3B
June 16=3D2C afternoon=3D2C bus to Yixing (2 nights)=3D2C tour at an ancien=
t drag=3D
on kiln site=3D2C visit to national masters' studio and Yixing Ceramics Mus=
eu=3D
m=3D3B=3D20
June 18=3D2C in the morning - bus to Hangzhou=3D2C tour at West Lake (one n=
ight=3D
)=3D3B
June 19=3D2C in the afternoon - bus to Yellow Mountain (2 nights)=3D3B
June 21=3D2C in the morning - bus to Jingdezhen (2 nights)=3D2C tour at the=
Jin=3D
gdezhen Ceramic Institute=3D2C Ancient Porcelain Factory=3D2C Sculptural Fa=
ctor=3D
y and art galleries and museums=3D3B
June 23=3D2C bus to Nanchang and a flight to Xi'an (2 nights)=3D2C East Han=
Mus=3D
eum=3D3B
June 24=3D2C Terri-Cotta Warriors Museum=3D3B
June 25=3D2C overnight train to Beijing=3D2C (on the train)=3D3B
June 26=3D2C arrival in Beijing in the morning. Visit Great Wall and the Bi=
rd=3D
Nest=3D3B
June 27=3D2C visit Panjiayuan Ghost Antique Market=3D2C Tiananmen Square an=
d Fo=3D
rbidden City=3D3B
June 28=3D2C home flights from Beijing to the US. Arrivals will be on the s=
am=3D
e day in US local time.=3D20
Guangzhen "Po" Zhou Chinese Clay Art Corp. / ClayGround Clay Art Supplies a=
=3D
nd Studio 1155 S. De Anza Blvd. San Jose=3D2C CA 95129 Mailling address: PO=
B=3D
ox 1733=3D2C Cupertino=3D2C CA 95015 Tel. 408-343-3919=3D2C Fax. 408-343-01=
17 www=3D
.ChineseClayArt.com=3D2C ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com Art Tools are Part of A=
rt=3D
Works.
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Frank Gaydos on sun 31 jan 10
Has anyone used this group to travel?
Any feedback? Hows that food? Etc.
Also:Here is a nifty site that gives you a view of what happened the year y=
ou were born or any other year for that matter, between 1900 -2008.
http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
Subject: 2010 Ceramic China--Tour and Exchanges June 11-June 28
Shanghai, Yixing, Hangzhou, Yellow Mountain, Jingdezhen, Xian and Beijing.
$4,700 per person, (Scholarship is available for educators);
$1,500 deductible if you are going to buy your own international round trip=
air tickets.
Costs: ($50 off if signed up before March 31, 2009)
Ingeborg Foco on sun 31 jan 10
Frank,
I went to China on this tour with "Po". It was absolutely
fantastic/intoxicating (without alcohol). I would highly recommend it.
Po is the nicest person and really takes care of his charges. The fact tha=
t
he is Chinese by birth and lives in the US also helped; he is sort of the
brdige between the two cultures. The local tour guides give you the
authorized Chinese version of things. If in doubt, ask Po in private and
you will get the real story.
When Po was in charge (which was mostly the first half of the trip, the foo=
d
was fantastic. Once another guide took over, the food in my opinion was no=
t
that great. My educated guess is they were saving money.
All of the sites we went to were fabulous. Just thinking about it makes me
want to return.
Best wishes let me know if you go and what you think.
Sincerely,
Ingeborg
http://www.thepottersworkshop.com
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Frank Gaydos wro=
te:
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David Finkelnburg on mon 1 feb 10
Frank,
I agree with Ingeborg about the travel tour you ask about. It has been
a few years since I went to China with Guangzhen "Po" Zhou. Po is from
Shanghai, lives with his family in California, earned an MA at U.
Minnesota-Duluth, MFA at San Jose State, is a great sculptor in his own
right, but most important for you he is a genial, gracious, energetic,
enthusiastic, considerate, honest person. I found the tour a fantastic
experience. The food is restaurant fare, ample and adequate provided you
like Chinese food. :-) You will likely find the tour tiring from trying
to see so much so fast for so many days. Of the purely ceramic art tours
available when I went to China, I would say based on meeting the different
tour leaders that this was the one most likely to be fun and hassle free.
All the best,
Dave Finkelnburg
http://www.mattanddavesclays.com
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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:51:10 +0000
From: Frank Gaydos
Subject: Re: 2010 Ceramic China--Tour and Exchanges June 11-June 28
Has anyone used this group to travel?
Any feedback? Hows that food? Etc.
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