Sichuan Trip Proposal Sichuan Trip Proposal Shanghai Community International School, PuxiShanghai Community International School, Puxi

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Date Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

AMArrive at Chengdu airport,

Gorge Climb

Drive to Leshan,Pure Sound Temple , Giant Buddha StatueEmei Buddism

Hike to Emei Mountain Visit the local school, Exchange program

Lunch Chinese/Western lunch Chinese/Western lunch Packed lunch Lunch en route Farewell lunch

PMSichuan Cuisine Museum (learn to cook Sichuan Cuisine)

Panda ConservationSpecial experience of learning Emei Kungfu from master

En route visit

Monkey mountain,

Trek to Qingyin Pavilion

Drive back to Chengdu,

Stop off at park for games

Flight Departs Chengdu

DinnerAuthentic Sichuan food

Western/Chinese Dinner Western/Chinese Dinner Sichuan Style Hot Pot, Customized for Students

EveningMask Changing show at Sichuan Opera

Panda Study Night Hike Night Market

HotelWen Jun mansions (Chengdu)

Wen Jun mansions (Chengdu)

Emei Mountain Hotel (Emei Mt.)

Wen Jun mansions (Chengdu)

1. Itinerary

Experience Chinese Culture & Enjoy with Panda in Chengdu

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1. Chinese Buddist Culture

2. Focus on this trip

Sichuan, in the southeast of Tibet, hosts several UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites. One of them is the Leshan Giant Buddha Statue, the largest Buddha statue carved into a mountain in the world. It is over 71m high and there is enough space for more than 100 people to sit between its feet.

Chengdu is one of the famous historical cities in China. It is the gateway to the wilderness of west Sichuan and Tibet.It is famous for its laid-back life style, flavored cuisine, profound Tea culture and Sichuan Opera.

Pure Sound Temple Giant Buddha Statue

Educational - Culture

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2. Mountain Emei

2. Focus on this trip

Mountain Emei is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China, 143km (89 miles) SW of Chengdu, 36km (22 miles) E of Mount Le. Mt. Emei is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. The patron bodhisattva of Emei is Samantabhadra, known in Chinese as Puxian.

16th and 17th century sources allude to the practice of martial Art.in the monasteries of Mount Emei made the earliest extant reference to the Shaolin Monastery as Chinese boxing's place of origin. Mt. Emei was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

Great spectacles of Mount Emei include the sunrise and Clouds Sea seen from the Golden Summit of the mountain. The sunrise is very varied, but optimally begins with the ground and sky being in the same dark purple, soon showing rosy clouds, followed by a bright purple arc and then a semicircle where the sun is coming up.

Educational - Nature

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3. Enjoy the Nature

2. Focus on this trip

Hiking the Mt.Emei

Physical Education

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2. Focus on this trip

Pandas are very naughty when they fed in the morning. There are 30 pandas live happily in the center, and in September, Students can see the baby-pandas(every year panda give birth from August-October) have 30 minutes learning lecture from the breeding center work-man.

Theme is 1, How panda survive during millions of years2, How the environmental changing threaten these animals such as panda , golden monkeys etc3, What did we do, and will do for protect our environment

4. Panda Breeding Center Educational - Environment

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5. Experience Local Culture

2. Focus on this trip

Sichuan Opera Tai chi and Kung Fu

Educational - Culture

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2. Focus on this trip

Sichuan Style Hot Pot

Sichuan Cuisine Museum

Educational - Culture