Medicine in China
About the tour
This tour takes you on a journey through China’s history, culture and medicine. From imperial Beijing journey onto the Silk Road city of Xi’an. Travel by high-speed train into Sichuan and the city of Chengdu, known for its arts, cuisine, teahouses and pandas. Take a train to Chongqing and embark on a three-night cruise along the great Yangtze River, past some of China’s most stunning scenery. The tour ends in the dynamic city of Shanghai.
The tour will also examine health care in China and the challenges posed due to its rapid economic development and the legacy of the One Child Policy. The visits include a city teaching hospital, a private clinic and, by way of contrast, a community paediatric clinic. Learn how the NGO sector works on a visit to the La-La-Shou Children’s Centre and see how Chinese Medicine is used on a visit to a traditional hospital. The tour will also examine how Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine are integrated in practice in China.
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Itinerary at a glance
- 5 Oct (Sat) Beijing: Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Walk to see the Temple of Heaven
- 6 Oct (Sun) Beijing: Visit the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. Talk: “A Background to Chinese Medicine” VK.Peking Roast Duck dinner
- 7 Oct (Mon) Beijing: Visit the historic Tong Ren Pharmacy. Continue to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Explore the hutongs of Old Beijing. Option to see the Beijing Acrobats
- 8 Oct (Tues) Beijing: Visit a community clinic and see Western and Chinese medicine in practice. Visit Hai Dian Teaching General Hospital (departmental visits)
- 9 Oct (Wed) Beijing / Xi’an: Fly from Beijing to Xi’an and transfer to the hotel. Visit the old city walls and the Calligraphy Museum. Optional Tang Dynasty Theatre
- 10 Oct (Thurs) Xi’an: Visit the Terracotta Warriors. Visit the Xi’an City Hospital of Chinese Medicine: visit departments of Herbal Medicine, Massage and Acupuncture. Visit the evening market
- 11 Oct (Fri) Xi’an / Chengdu: Optional early morning visit to the local park to watch or take part in tai chi. Take the high-speed train to Chengdu and transfer to the hotel
- 12 Oct (Sat) Chengdu: Visit the Academy of Chinese Medicine. Visit Wenshu Monastery. Explore the old city of Chengdu.Optional visit to the food and spice market or the Bamboo, Arts & Crafts Institute. Sichuan hot pot dinne
- 13 Oct (Sun) Chengdu: Visit the Chengdu Panda Research Base. Visit largest herbal medicine market in Chengdu.Take tea in a traditional teahouse
- 14 Oct (Mon) Chengdu / Three Gorges Cruise: Train to Chongqing. Visit the Three Gorges Museum, with a collection on the history, art and archaeology of Yangtze River and recent development, including the dam. City tour of Chongqing. Board Victoria Cruise Lines cruise
- 15 Oct (Tues) Three Gorges Cruise: Option to visit Fengdu “Ghost City”, known for its statues of ghosts and devils on Mingshan Hill. Talk: “How Integrative Medicine works in the West” VK
- 16 Oct (Wed) Three Gorges Cruise: Enter the Three Gorges. Pass through the first two, Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. Qutang Gorge is the shortest (five miles), narrowest (500 feet) and most dramatic. Excursion through the attractive gorges of the Goddess Stream. Evening discussion group: “Lessons Learned”
- 17 Oct (Thurs) Three Gorges Cruise / Shanghai: Disembark this morning and take a specially-designed sightseeing boat through the recently-completed unique ship lock with a ship lift, the world’s largest. Visit the Three Gorges Dam. Fly to Shanghai
- 18 Oct (Fri) Shanghai: Visit the Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Visit the French Concession and the Bund. Farewell dinner
- 19 Oct (Sat) Shanghai: Depart Shanghai or extend
Tour cost
Ground only cost is USD $3,990 pp sharing (excluding international flights and transfers)