A variety of extra-curricular activities and excursions will supplement and enrich the academic program and provide exchange with Chinese students, professionals, and other local people. These activities will include:

• Educational excursions to sites of historical and cultural significance. Visits may include:

  The Great Wall of China	Forbidden City & Ricci Tomb
  Temple of Heaven	The Summer Palace
  Yuanming Garden	Confucius Temple & Imperial College
  Antique Street	Tiananmen Square
  Sanlitun	Hao Hai
  Beijing Artists’ Village	Green Ecological Village
  Temples, mosques & churches	National Museum of Chinese History
  Olympic Village

• Visits to Chinese and multinational companies, social service agencies, etc. Sites may include:

  Lenovo Group	IBM China
  Beijing Hyundai Motor Company	Motorola
  Energy Systems International	Capital Bio Corporation
  The Institute of Manufacturing Engineering	China's Center for Disease Control
  Central China TV	Dept of Commmerce at the US Embassy
  Prince of Peace Children's Home	World Vision China

• Meetings with American professionals and business executives who work in Beijing.

• Community service projects may include working with orphanages, inner-city migrant schools or other community organizations.