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Sunday, Day 1: Los Angeles to Beijing
Monday, Day 2: En Route
Cross the International Date Line.
Tuesday, Day 3: Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, and take advantage of your free time by exploring the city that serves as China’s single greatest repository of monuments and treasures from the Imperial era. Beijing is also the political and administrative center of the People’s Republic of China.
Wednesday, Day 4: Beijing
Program briefing: Discuss the political and cultural
diversity of China and receive further information
on the delegation
Professional Overview: Status and delivery of
artificial intelligence in China
Professional program focusing on:
- What is the structure of the Chinese research sponsoring agencies?
- What is the current state of funding for education, research, and technology in artificial intelligence?
Guest program:
Spend time with a family in the old Hutong area. Gain an understanding of how the locals really live by immersing yourself in their daily lives, even if only for a short time. Guests will move on to visit the best-kept courtyard house in Beijing,
Gong Wang Fu, or the Prince Gong Palace. Covering 5.7 hectares of land in the core area of Beijing, it is the world's largest and the most beautiful courtyard house. The palace is situated in the Western Street of Qian Hai, on the northern shore of Shicha Lake, Western District, Beijing.
Explore the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. The Summer Palace has been an urban oasis for the last 800 years and was restored to its original splendor in the early 20th century.
Thursday, Day 5: Beijing
Delegates and guests will visit the
Forbidden City (Imperial Palace), whose massive stone walls were once the residence of Ming and Qing emperors.
Enjoy breathtaking views from the wall’s high vantage points, and meander along a section set in a rugged, mountainous landscape. The mysteries of construction and conquest have drawn people to the
Great Wall of China for nearly 2,000 years.
Friday, Day 6: Beijing
Professional program focusing on:
- What are the structure of and opportunities for sponsorship of research collaborations in artificial intelligence and robotics between Chinese and international colleagues?
Guest program:
Visit the Temple of Heaven. The temple’s compound is one of the largest parks in the city, covering two times the size of the Palace Museum. For hundreds of years, Ming-dynasty emperors came to the Temple of Heaven on the winter solstice to offer sacrifices to the gods in hopes of a good harvest. Larger even than the Forbidden City, it was built in 1420 and is one of the largest parks in the city
Saturday, Day 7: Beijing to Nanjing
Arrive in Nanjing. An ancient city surviving six dynasties, Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province and is an important transportation center of the Yangzi Delta region. With its abundant greenery, broad boulevards and unhurried pace, Nanjing is one of China’s most pleasant cities. It is also one of China’s four major research and education centers, as well as a cultural capital of southeast China.
Sunday, Day 8: Nanjing
Delegates and guests will enjoy the architectural legacies of the Ming and Qing dynasties, including the Ming Emperor’s Tomb, where the first Ming Emperor, Hong Wu, was buried in 1398. Examine the exhibits of the Nanjing Museum, which houses 5,000 years of Chinese history, including a 2,000 year-old jade burial garment of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Ming porcelain collection.
Monday, Day 9: Nanjing
Professional program focusing on:
- What is the landscape for startup companies whose primary focus is artificial intelligence technology and products? What is the government or private support for those?
Guest program:
Discover the Nanjing Confucius Temple, Fuzimiao in Chinese. The temple is the holy shrine of Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher and thinker. The temple was first built in 1034 in the Song dynasty (960-1729), and expanded on the basis of the Imperial Academy of the East Jin dynasty (317 - 420).
Continue on to visit the Presidential Palace.
Tuesday, Day 10: Nanjing to Shanghai (via rail)
Arrive in Shanghai, the fourth largest city in the world and one of China’s most cosmopolitan areas. This large metropolis is a leading cultural and education center of China.
Wednesday, Day 11: Shanghai
Delegates and guests will spend the morning at the
Shanghai Museum perusing more than 120,000 cultural relics representing all the historical periods of ancient China. Established in 1952 and located in People’s Square, the museum is reputed to be one of the four largest in China.
Enjoy a stop at the Yu Garden bordering Old Town; it is filled with stone dragons, teahouses, pavilions and goldfish ponds.
Thursday, Day 12: Shanghai
Professional program focusing on:
- What is the structure of Chinese university programs in artificial intelligence and how
has the curricula have developed/changed in recent years?
- What is the state of education-industry linkages in artificial intelligence areas?
Guest program:
Experience the vibrant artwork and peaceful atmosphere of the Jade Buddha Temple. Located in the northwest part of the city, the temple is famous for two rare statues of Buddha, each carved out of a single piece of white Burmese jade. One depicts Buddha at the moment of his enlightenment, and the other as he is passing into Nirvana. The original temple, built in 1882, was destroyed during the revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty. The statues survived, and a new temple was constructed in 1928.
Guests will depart to see the changes of the leased territory, the vicissitudes of the Bund, and the achievements of Shanghai in urban planning and construction in the
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, the world’s biggest model of urban planning. It fully displays the achievements of Shanghai in city planning and construction and embodies the theme of “city, man, environment, and development”. The Exhibition Hall adopts modern exhibition technology and uses high technology to achieve an integration of professionalism, knowledge, interest, and art, giving stress to the exhibition of the future of the city.
Stroll through the Xin Tian Di Area, located in the center of Shanghai City south of Huaihai Zhong Lu. Shanghai Xin Tian Di has become an urban tourist attraction that holds the historical and cultural legacies of the city. It is unique because of its concept of construction. It retains the antique walls, tiles and exterior of the Shikumen housing of old Shanghai. On the other hand, its interior embodies a totally different world of international gallery, bars and cafes, boutiques or theme restaurants. When you walk into Xin Tian Di, you will get the taste both of Shanghai in the 1920's and the sonic modern lifestyle of urbanites of the 21st century.
Share your memories and experiences with fellow delegates at your farewell banquet.
Friday, Day 13: Shanghai to Los Angeles (via Hong Kong)
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