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ASIAN PROJECT 2006. Infosession 3. Infosession 3. Travel schedule Practical things Task +/- 1 hour Take some notes Slides in English. Travel schedule: departure. Saturday 25/03 06u00: come together at Groep T T-shirts, booklet, tickets, name cards, passport Load suitcases - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ASIAN PROJECT 2006Infosession 3
Infosession 3
• Travel schedule
• Practical things
• Task
• +/- 1 hour
• Take some notes
• Slides in English
Travel schedule: departure
• Saturday 25/03 • 06u00: come together at Groep T
– T-shirts, booklet, tickets, name cards, passport– Load suitcases
• 07u00: by bus to Paris CDG– Bring some sandwiches
• 13u40: take-off – MU554– Arrival on Sunday 07u35 local time– Summer time in Belgium!
Travel schedule: Shanghai
• Sunday 26/03: arrival in Shanghai– Exchange money in airport
• Keep the receipt!
– Transrapid + metro to hotel• Return flight tickets to us!
– Nanjingdonglu (shopping)– Bund (boulevard along river)
• Monday 27/03:– Jin Mao tower– Company visit: Alcatel– Boat trip, skyline view
Travel schedule: Shanghai
• Tuesday 28/03:– Museum old arts– Walk through old Shanghai
• Wednesday 29/03:– Company visit: Philips
Travel schedule: Suzhou
• Thursday 30/03:– Bus to Suzhou– Welcome tour– Dinner
• Friday 31/03– Campus tour– Company park + company visit– City tour Suzhou– Night-boat to Hangzhou
Travel schedule: Hangzhou
• Saturday 01/04:– Welcome– Campus tour ZJUT
• Sunday 02/04:– West lake– Lunch at tea plantation– Ling Yin temple– Hefang shopping street
Travel schedule: Beijing
• Monday 03/04:– Hu Xueyuan residence– Company visit: computer assembly
• Tuesday 04/04:– Free morning– ZJUT farewell dinner– Night-train to Beijing
Travel schedule: Beijing
• Wednesday 05/04:– BJT welcome– Campus tour
• Thursday 06/04:– Company visit: Barco– Summer Palace
Travel schedule: Beijing
• Friday 07/04:– Company visit: Shougang steel factory– Computer shopping– Wan Sheng acrobacy show
• Saturday 08/04:– Chinese Wall– Silk market (fake!)– Wangfujing and foodstreet
Travel schedule: Beijing
• Sunday 09/04:– Tian’anmen square
– Forbidden city
– Temple of Heaven
• Monday 10/04:– Free morning
– Flight Beijing-Shanghai
– Flight Shanghai-Paris
Travel schedule: return
• Tuesday 11/04:– 06u20 landing at Paris CDG– Bus to Leuven– Around 12:00 at Groep T
• Asianproject.groept.be : “reisschema”
Travel schedule
• Each day at the hotel by coordinator
• Local schedule can be different from this schedule!
Infosession 3
• Travel schedule
• Practical things
• Task
General
• Respect (“kowtow”)– Cultural differences– Thousands of years
• Open mind– Culture shock– Forget your prejudices
Behave in China
• You can have fun
• You can have drinks
• At a cultural visit, you’re sober, awake and on time!
• At a company visit, you’re sober, awake and on time!
• Drunk in public: NOT OK!
Going out
• Min 50RMB for taxi
• Address of hotel– Booklet!– Name card
• Let us know!
Emergency numbers
• General emergency number: Johan Mannaerts 0086 136 912 605 53 24h/24h
• All teachers + coordinators have a mobile phone number
• These numbers will be made public on the first day– Take notice of these numbers (booklet)!!
Something happens
• Let us know!
• Pay for the damage
• Never leave an ill student behind!
First aid and insurance
• First aid kit
• Provide yourself :– Medication– Allergy pills– Pills against sore throat!– Water!!
Bird flu
• “Avian influenza A”, “H5N1”
• Transmitted by air, not by eating
Climate
• +/- like Belgium in april:– Can be hot during day– Mostly quite cold in the evening
• Very dry (polluted!) air in the big cities– Drink often– Take pills against a sore throat
Passport & ticket
• Departure: keep them safe!
• Arrival in Shanghai: return ticket
• Leave passport on your room (in suitcase!)
• Take a copy with you on the streets
Money
• Don’t exchange too much at once
• Exchange on the streets = better rate but SURELY FAKE MONEY!!
• ATMs available
• Keep your money and valuable stuff on a safe place– Lock your suitcase!– Never leave your money openly in your room
Prices in China
• Taxi : 20 - 40 RMB
• Chinese meal: 20 - 50 RMB
• McDonalds and other fastfood = European prices
• Breakfast sometimes included
GeldSouveniers 18 Rolex Eten 2,40€ In Frankrijk Pot EA 100110 DVD-R's 55 Drank 100
2 Wierrook In Tempel 30,5 McDon 100,5 Offer In Tempel 8,5 Eten+Drank 210 TOT RMB500 4 Zwaarden 20 Bier 21,39€ TOT IN EUR25 PostKaartjes 30,5 McDon
100 Groene Thee 122 In De 88Bar10 Spiegeltje 3,4 Chips Internet 730 Microfoon USB 8 Sprite 2
480 MP3 Speler 20 McDon 310 Cadeau 18 McDon 420 Ring 135 In De Jazz&BleusBar 425 DrakeBeeldjes 20 Chips 20 TOT RMB35 Emperor's Hoedje 12 Snickers € 2,04 TOT IN EUR
100 3 T-Shirts 50 Pot Café15 Belletjes 31,5 McDon36 Postzegels 22 Eten+Drank Transport 2 Metro10 Chopsticks 5 Popcorn 10 Taxi
205 3 Sportshorts 50 Eten+Drank 22 Taxi30 DrakenPet 35,1 Inkopen 2 Metro
180 Basketschoenen 5 Cola 2 Metro108 Slof Marlboro v. Zus 12,3 Inkopen 2 Metro38 Chopsticks 42,7 Inkopen 7 Taxi
2087,5 TOT RMB 61 PizzaHut 5 Taxi€ 212,65 TOT IN EUR 5 Water 0 Taxi+Bus
30,5 McDon 5 TaxiDVD Films 35 35,1 Inkopen 8 Taxi# 155 369 5 Ijs 3 Metro
39 2 Popcorn 4 Taxi48 5 Drank 20 Bootje
192 14,2 Inkopen 8 Taxi24 26 Bier 5 Taxi
226 3,30€ In Frankrijk 13 Taxi100 5,70€ TOT EUR 20 Packing
1033 TOT RMB 920,3 TOT RMB 138 TOT RMB105,23€ TOT IN EUR 99,45€ TOT IN EUR 14,06€ TOT IN EUR
161 TOT RMB McDon303 TOT RMB Uitgaan
TOTAAL ChinaReis 2005 = 4408,8 RMB + 5,7 EUR = TOTAAL Zonder Souveniers&DVD Films = 1288,3 RMB + 5,7 EUR =
€ 455€ 137
Afgerond tot op 1 EUR
1 RMB = 0,101868 EUR (27 oktober 2005)
Souveniers
Internet
Pot EA
DVD Films
Uitgaven ChinaReis 2005
1 EUR = 9,8166 RMB (27 oktober 2005)
EtenTransport
Chinese guides
• Chinese guides don’t pay
• Ask them as many questions as you can
Transport in China
• Cheap taxi and metro
• Bus is very crowded
• Don’t go on your own– Cheaper in taxi
Communication in China
• Chinese SIM : 60 RMB
• Prepaid : 100 RMB(10 RMB = +/- 1 euro)
• Internet bars– Mail en messenger – Skype
Communication in China
• Message to the parents: – only use [email protected] in emergency
cases.– Don’t post too personal messages on the
forum
• Write something on the forum– Asianproject.groept.be
Rooms
• You broke that cup? Pay!
• You took that towel? Pay!
• You sleep in an other room? Let us know!
Photos
• Dates are all set the same on the same time.
• No need for another 10.000 photos...
• Power socket
Luggage
5kg
20×40×55cm
20kg
What you SHOULD pack
• Decent clothing for company visits
• Decent shoes for walking
• Pills against sore throat and other medication
• A backpack is always handy
• The Asianproject booklet
What you should NOT pack
• Sharp things
• Laptop
• Sheets, towels, …
• (GSM)
Infosession 3
• Travel schedule
• Practical things
• Task
Task
• Prepare company visits
• Report on company visits
• Keep the diary up to date
Services
• Travel report + photo journal : – Funny experiences, anecdotes, ...– diary, layout, printing, distributing, ...
• Maintain group money
• Translate for non-Flemish students (Groep T and local students)
• Prepare touristic visits
AsianProject
2006
25/03 - 11/04