Tours

Pennsylvania Ambassadors of Music
June 24 to July 8, 2008

This tour is not just another tour to China. Much thoughts and efforts have been put into planning this tour to provide our participants a most meaningful and enjoyable experience in China. We designed the tour for our participants not just to see some sights in China but to learn and experience what they see.

Tour participants will learn about the past, the present and the future of China. In addition to all these benefits our

participants will have a most enriching musical experience in performing with the Eaken Piano Trio and fellow musicians in China. 

Hotels
Our group will stay at 4-star hotels in Beijing (4 nights), Xian (3 nights), Shanghai (2 nights) and a 3- star hotel in Zhenjiang (3 nights), for a total of 12 nights. All our rooms will have air conditioning and private baths. Two persons will share a room with two beds.

Meals
A full buffet breakfast with both American and Chinese selections will be provided every morning. Lunch is included everyday except for one day. Seven dinners are also included. We are on our own for one lunch and five dinners. Included lunch and dinners are Chinese. Various western foods, including American fast food, are available for purchase at or near our hotels.

Concerts
Our group will give one concert in York before departure, and one in Beijing, two in Xian, and two in Zhenjiang.

Special Features
We are most fortunate that the Eaken Piano Trio will accompany us on this tour through China. They will rehearse and perform with us. We will also visit the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing and several universities in Xian and Zhenjiang. We will also have the opportunity of meeting and interacting with professors and students in China. We will also have the privilege of meeting with the officials of the city of Zhenjiang to gain some insights into the administration of a Chinese city.

Tour Highlights
- Private air-conditioned motor coaches with local guides
- The Great Wall of China at Mutianyu
- Tiananmen and the Forbidden City
- Temple of Heaven
- Evening Kungfu show
- Visit Shaolin Kungfu School in Beijing
- The Terra Cotta Army Museum
- The Banpo Neolithic Village Museum
- Dr. Sun Yetsen’s Memorial in Nanjing
- Visit Zhenjiang to learn about Pearl S. Buck
- Shanghai Museum

Please contact Harry Kehler, Director of Pennsylvania Ambassadors of Music, at hkehler@earthlink.net or call him at (717) 848-5334, for more information.