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🇨🇳 AEA China | Hong Kong Maritime & Sustainability

📅 Itinerary

🛬 Day 1-2: Arrival in Hong Kong

  • Travel & hotel check-in
  • Orientation & welcome dinner

🏙️ Day 3: Hong Kong Tour

  • Walking tour of Hong Kong & Kowloon
  • Tram to Victoria’s Peak

🎲 Day 4: Macao Excursion

  • Free day to explore Macao

⛴️ Day 5: Hong Kong Port

  • Free morning
  • Private 2-hour boat tour of Hong Kong port

✈️ Day 6: Travel to Shanghai

  • Flight to Shanghai
  • Hotel check-in & welcome dinner

🏛️ Day 7: Shanghai City & University Exchange

  • People’s Square & Urban Planning Museum
  • Exchange at Tongji University

🌱 Day 8: Sustainability Studies

  • Tongji University’s Sustainability Institute
  • Lectures & discussions with students

🌸 Day 9: Yu Yuan Gardens & Hangzhou

  • Morning: Yu Yuan Gardens
  • High-speed train to Hangzhou

🍵 Day 10: Hangzhou & Xi’an

  • West Lake Tea Plantation visit
  • Free afternoon
  • Overnight train to Xi’an

🏺 Day 11: Xi’an Cultural Icons

  • Terracotta Warriors
  • Wild Goose Pagoda
  • Muslim Market

🛍️ Day 12: Free Day in Xi’an

✈️ Day 13: Travel to Qingdao

  • Flight to Qingdao
  • City orientation

⚓ Day 14: Qingdao Studies

  • Maritime University group discussions
  • Qingdao National Laboratory visit

🚆 Day 15: Qingdao → Tianjin

  • Visit Qingdao Port Maritime Safety Administration
  • Afternoon train to Tianjin

📚 Day 16: Tianjin University Day

  • Full day at Maritime University

🚆 Day 17: Tianjin → Beijing

  • Train to Beijing
  • Dumpling lunch with local family
  • Tiananmen Square, Mao’s Mausoleum & Forbidden City

🛍️ Day 18: Free Day in Beijing

🍓 Day 19: Sustainable Beijing

  • Tianyi Organic Strawberry Farm
  • Local sustainable business visits

🧱 Day 20: Great Wall & Farewell

  • Great Wall & Olympic Village
  • Farewell dinner

🛫 Day 21: Departure

  • Return to USA

📦 Program Includes

  • 🏨 19 nights at 2–3 star hotels
  • 🍽️ Breakfast + welcome & farewell dinners
  • 🚌 Private AC bus + public train tickets
  • 🧑‍🏫 English-speaking guide throughout
  • 🎟️ All business visits & excursions

🌍 Overview

This faculty-led study abroad program blends maritime business, sustainability, and cultural exploration across Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi’an, Qingdao, Tianjin, and Beijing. Students gain hands-on experience at universities, ports, and sustainable farms while visiting historic sites including the Terracotta Warriors, Forbidden City, and the Great Wall.