China
June 2008
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Our entire route (June 3 - June 19)
Seattle by plane to Beijing (black
mark)
Beijing by van to Beipiao and Sihetun (orange
mark)
Beipiao by van to Dalian (yellow mark)
Dalian by plane to Xian (green mark)
Xian by plane to Lanzhou (blue mark)
Lanzhou by plane to Beijing (black mark)
| June 4th/5th. Day hike in and around Beijing's Forbidden City: including Tiananmen Square & Jingshan Park |
| June 6th. Subway ride & walks to Beijing temples & the business district: including Lama & Confuscian temples |
| June 7th/8th. Visits to Beijing's paleontological museums with our geotour group: including arrival at Xinjiang Hotel, meeting our geotour group & visits to the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Paleozoological Museum & Geological Museum |
| June 9th. On the road from Beijing to Beipiao: including a visit to the east edge of the Great Wall |
| June 10th. Paleo adventures in and around Beipiao. Part 1: including a visit to the Sihetun Fossil Bird Geopark & museum |
| June 11th. Paleo adventures in and around Beipiao, Part 2: including visits to a dinosaur track site & quarry |
| June 12th. City life in Beipiao & Dalian: including a visit to the Dalian Natural History Museum |
| June 13th. Flight from Dalian to Xian & onto Lanzhou: including a visit to the Terracotta Warriors |
| June 14th. Lanzhou & vicinity: including a visit Dr. Daqing Li's paleo lab, a "paleo-dig" site, and the Hezheng Museum of Paleontologic Fossils |
| June 15th. Liujiaxia Dinosaur National Geopark in Gansu: including a trip down the Yellow River (Huanghe) to visit an incredible dinosaur track site |
| June 16th. Lanzhou & vicinity: including a return to the ankylosaur excavation site |
| June 17th. Back to Beijing: including a visit to the Summer Palace |
| June 18th. Beijing sightseeing: including a visit to the Beijing Zoological Gardens & an adventurous dinner |
| June 19th. Last day in Beijing: including visits to research offices at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropology (IVPP) and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences |
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