cn blog & 2009 study tour

=-=-= Several professors, students, and others have teamed up to produce The China Beat blog at http://thechinabeat.blogspot.com

=-=-= The Chinese American Cultural Bridge Center, an Illinois-based nonprofit organization, has developed a tour especially designed for educators. This tour is designed to provide educators with the opportunity to meet, and exchange ideas about education and culture with Chinese educators, as well as experience the geography, history, culture, economics, government and technology of China firsthand. In addition, each educator will be provided with background information and instructional materials, to assist in bringing China alive in the classroom.
     On this unforgettable 15-day journey, educators will travel to Beijing, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Shaolin Temple, Xian, and Shanghai. They will explore the tomb of China's first Emperor who unified China, with its amazing army of life-size, terra-cotta soldiers; walk along the Great Wall; marvel at Beijing's Forbidden City; speculate at Luoyang's Longmen Grottos; and experience the Ancient Song Dynasty life in Kaifeng. The journey will conclude in the vibrant Shanghai.
     ...15-day =$3,800 price includes International airfare from your location, 4 star hotels, all meals, transportation, guide, and sightseeing...June 16 – June 30, 2009.