On this page, you will find info on the two-week residency period in Beijing. During this period we will be conducting fieldwork and experiencing various aspects of Beijing’s cultural life.

A subpage for important documents we’ll use during fieldwork is here. It is password protected for now…

A page for the final presentation assignment guidelines is here.

Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, July 5, 2011
·       Evening: Arrive in Beijing and transfer via coach bus to hotel
The group will be housed at NE Hotel Bejing. This is a classical and traditional Chinese architecture hotel. It is located in the Dongsi area within the city center and is very convenient for local public transportation.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011
·       Morning: Breakfast at the hotel followed by CIS Orientation by Maria, CIS Beijing Director
·       Language Instruction (2)
·       Day: City tour including Tian’an men Square and Forbidden City
·       Evening: Welcome Dinner at King Roast Duck Restaurant

Thursday, July 7, 2011 – Monday, July 11, 2011
·       Morning: Breakfast at hotel
·       Language Instruction on 7/7 (1), 7/8 (1), 7/10 (2)
Day: Class time (space available 3 days per week in hotel for group meeting); Ground transportation available each day for the group for fieldwork in Jiangou.
*Please note, Sunday will be a debrief day – no transportation will be included.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011
·       Morning: Breakfast at hotel
·       Day: Great Wall Tour
·       Afternoon: Visit Summer Palace/Birdnest

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 – Friday, July 15, 2011
·       Morning: Breakfast at hotel
·       Language Instruction on 7/14(2), 7/15(1), 7/16(1)
Day: Class time (space available 3 days per week in hotel for group meeting); Ground transportation available each day for the group for fieldwork in Song Zhuang.

Saturday, July 16, 2011
·       Morning: Breakfast at hotel
·       Day: Field work in Song Zhuang
·       Afternoon: Visit 798 Art District of Beijing

Sunday, July 17, 2011
·       Morning: Breakfast at hotel
·       Free day, no transportation included.

Monday, July 18, 2011
·       Morning: Breakfast at hotel
·       Day: Class time for final presentations – no transportation included

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
·       Morning: Breakfast at hotel
·       Day: Farewell lunch at Xiyuan (Revolving Restaurant)
·      Evening: Coach transfer to airport for those heading home