Summer Palace, Beijing

Beijing’s famous Bird’s Nest stadium

CCTV Tower, Beijing

Beijing's Forbidden City

Xi'an's famous terracotta coldiers

Contemplative panda, Chengdu

Handbag factory

Shanghai’s Bund at night

Shanghai Museum ancient boat

Shanghai’s Nanjing Road at night

Shanghai skyscrapers

China 2011
AMG Management Team
Tentative Itinerary
Thursday, March 31 to Saturday, April 17, 2011

Thursday, March 31

• Depart USA for China

Friday, April 1

• Afternoon arrival in Beijing
• Transfer to Hilton Wangfujin
• Dinner included at a nearby restaurant—or
  time to rest if you’d prefer

Saturday, April 2

• Day of seeing some of China’s most
  important historical and cultural sites,
  including the fabulous Great Wall of
  China, the Summer Palace (home of the
  Dragon Empress), and Beijing’s remarkable
  Olympic Village
• Late afternoon on your own to recover
  from jet lag
• Dinner at a typical Beijing restaurant

Sunday, April 3

• Early morning visit to Temple of Heaven
  to see one of Beijing’s premier cultural
  centers and Beijing’s citizens performing
  tai chi and martial arts
• Tour Tiananmen Square, and the
  Forbidden City (home to Chinese emperors for many generations, including the last emperor of China)
• Late afternoon rest
• Dinner at DaDong 

Monday, April 4

• Day of business visits
  
• Lunch included
  
• Dinner on your own
  

Tuesday, April 5

• Possible business meetings
• Afternoon flight to Shanghai
• Check in to Le Meridien Hotel
• Dinner on the flight or on your own
  

Wednesday, April 6

• Day of business meetings
• Potential meetings include US Consulate,
  Bao Steel, Chinese think tank
• Lunch included
• Dinner and shopping in Old Shanghai
• Walk on the famous Bund after dinner

Thursday, April 7

• Morning visit to a Shanghai business
  
• Potential briefings include Global Logistics
  General Motors or other auto company
• Lunch included
• Afternoon business visits
• Dinner at Xin Tian Di (the old French
  Quarter)

Friday, April 8

• Day of business visits
• Lunch included
• Late afternoon flight to Xi’an
• Transfer to Hyatt Xi’an Hotel
• Dinner on your own

Saturday, April 9

• Morning visit to the famous terracotta
  warriors
• Lunch included
• Visit Wild Goose Pagoda, a primary center
  of modern Chinese Buddhism
• Afternoon walk (or bike ride on ancient
  bikes) around the city on the huge Xian
  Wall
• Dinner at a typical Xi’an dumpling
  restaurant
• Walk along Muslim Street to see Chinese
  entrepreneurs at work
  
  

Sunday, April 10

• Morning flight to Chengdu
• Transfer to Shangri La Hotel
• Lunch included
• Afternoon sightseeing

Monday, April 11

• Visit Panda Reserve for guided
  tour
• Day of business visits,
  including Intel
• Lunch included
• Afternoon business visits
• Dinner at typical hot pot restaurant

Tuesday, April 12

• Morning flight to Guangzhou
• Morning visit to Guangzhou’s enormous
  new university complex with time to meet
  with students and faculty
• Lunch included
• Afternoon factory visit
• Transfer to White Swan Hotel
  
• Dinner on your own

Wednesday, April 13

• Full day visit to companies in Shunde area,
  an area full of factories making products
  for the American and European markets
  
• Lunch included
  
• Dinner included

Thursday, April 14

• Full day of visits in Pearl River Delta
  
• Afternoon drive to Hong Kong
  
• Check in to Peninsula Hotel
  
• Dinner at a typical Hong Kong restaurant
  
• Walk around Hong Kong’s beautiful
  Victoria Peak to see the entire expanse
  of this huge and magnificent city

Friday, April 15

• Breakfast briefing by Bain Capital
  
• Day of business visits
  
• Lunch included
  
• Dinner on your own

Saturday, April 16

• Day on your own
  
• Closing dinner included at a restaurant
  overlooking Hong Kong harbor

Sunday, April 17

• Morning free
• Transfer to airport train station for
  check-in for flights to USA and train
  to airport