Guided Tour

Program Schedule of the 2013 Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art

Date/Time

Activity

Venue

September 20
Friday

9:00-21:00

Registration

(No fee for registration and International Conference , please contact in advance for the delay or early of registration)

West Lake Hillview International Hotel

Add:37 Lianhuafeng Rd, Yuhuang Mount, Hangzhou
Check-in Time: 12:00
Check-out Time: 14:00
Website: http://www.hotels010.com/hotel/theme/info.php?hotelid=5330&columnid=4

September 21
Saturday

10:00

Opening Ceremony of the 2013 Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art

Zhejiang Art Museum,
China National Silk Museum

14:00

International Conference

Zhejiang Art Museum

17:00

Visiting the artists’ exhibition

Art Museum of China Academy of Art

19:00

Dinner Party

Huazhongcheng Restaurant

September 22
Sunday

9:30-12:30

International Conference

Zhejiang Art Museum

14:00-
17:00

International Conference

Zhejiang Art Museum

17:00-18:00

Enjoying the Artists’ Performance/ Visiting the exhibition

Zhejiang Art Museum

September 23
Monday

One-day Tour in Hangzhou

• Tour of the West Lake
• Visit to the China National Silk Museum
• Tour of the Xiangshan Campus of China Academy of Art
• Visit to the Hefang Street in the evening

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/hangzhou.htm

September 24-25
Tuesday-Wednesday

Two-day Tour to Wuzhen and Suzhou
(The attenders will be charged for the tour expenses  )

Wuzhen
• Xizha tourist area
http://www.wuzhen.com.cn/english/index.asp

Suzhou
• Lingering Garden
• Lanliyuan Embroidery Research Center
• Suzhou Museum
http://www.classicsuzhou.com/Default.aspx

Tour Expenses

  • 700RMB/Person

(Including 2lunch + 2 dinner, transportation, tourist entrance tickets, travel insurance;not including personal expenses)

Hotel in Suzhou(Breakfast Included)

  • Single Room  420RMB/Night
  • Double Room Shared210RMB/Night /Person

Hotel in Hangzhou(Breakfast Included)

  • Single Room  520RMB/Night
  • Double Room Shared 260RMB/Night /Person

September 26
Thursday

Full Day

Free Activity/Departure

Note: The tours are arranged jointly by Foreign Affairs Office of China Academy of Art and Hangzhou Golden Bridge International Travel Company (http://www.ctours.cn) during the time of the exhibition.
Registration:  To attend the tour  to Wuzhen and Suzhou, please send the filled form along with your contact information(phone number, email) to faocaa@vip.163.com, please send the money in advance to the following account.
Account:  China Academy of Art
Bank:  Hubin Branch, Hangzhou, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
Account No: 1202024409014432078
Deadline of Registration: June 25 2013
Contact:  Miss. Ma Yi, Foreign Affairs Office of China Academy of Art
Tel: +86 571 8716 4649,
Fax: +86 571 8716 4651,
Email: faocaa@vip.163.com

Traveling Information
Attractions

•West Lake is the lake of Hangzhou, a national scenic area with beautiful landscape and rich cultural heritage. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with an area of around 6.5 square kilometers. There are a lot of tourist attractions around the lake, which are of significant artistic and cultural values. West Lake was selected into the  World Heritage list by UNESCO in 2011.

•China National Silk Museum is located in Hangzhou, close to the West Lake. It is the first and also the biggest nation-level silk museum in China. Inside the museum, there is a permanent exhibition telling the whole story of silk such as its origin, development, function, etc. they also have a strong research team dedicated in the identification and conservation of the ancient Chinese textiles.

•Xiangshan Campus of China Academy of Art  is located in the suburb of Hangzhou. It covers an area of 573,333 square meters with over 20 buildings among green mountains and blue waters. It is such remarkable architecture that brought its designer Wang Shu, professor and head of CAA’s architecture school the Pritzker Prize in 2012. There is Department of Textile in this campus which has a student’s body of about 300 from B.A to Ph.D.

•Hefang Street is the most famous street in the history of Hangzhou. After being through hundreds of years, it has become the symbol of the culture and history of the city.

•Wuzhen is an ancient water town with venerated history and fertile culture. It became a national tourist area(Xizha&Dongzha) in 2001. Now the Dongzha area is under reconstruction and only the Xizha area is open to the visitors. It is showing the ancient culture and life style to the guests from all over the world and is a very good choice to appreciate the ancient water town in the south of Yangtze River.

•The new Suzhou Museum is designed by the world known architect Leoh Ming Pei, open to the public since 2006. It adopts the essence of the traditional Chinese
garden architecture, but develops it to have brought it to a new level.

•Lanliyuan Embroidery Research Center is so far the biggest embroidery research center in China. Inside the center, there are exhibition halls and workshops for
visitors to admire the exquisite and elegant  traditional Chinese embroidery, and also to observe its special producing process.

•The Lingering Garden is among the top 4 traditional gardens in China which fully reflects the art and aesthetics of the classic Chinese garden architecture.

•In Hangzhou, there are some other cultural attractions for you to visit like Zhejiang Museum, the West Lake Art Museum.etc.
http://www.hangzhou.com.cn/20030101/ca245919.htm
http://www.hicenter.cn/listings_detail.asp?id=149
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/zhejiang/hangzhou/

Transportation

•It will cost about 20RMB by taxi to the train station from the Jade Emperor Hotel.

•For the timetable and ticket fee of the trains from Hangzhou to Shanghai please check http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/hangzhou-schedule.htm
(Passport is needed in purchasing the tickets.)

Hotel

•Hangzhou West Lake Hillview International Hotel is a 4-star level hotel, it is very close to the Zhejiang Art Museum and China National Silk Museum.

•In Suzhou, it is going to stay at Sugeli Hotel, a 5-star level hotel located in the downtown of Suzhou.

•Hotels recommended in Shanghai:
Airport Hotel Shanghai (Pudong Airport), http://www.dazhongairporthotel.com/
Fairment Peace Hotel(downtown Shanghai),Link

Other  Suggestions
•The average temperature in Hangzhou in September is about 20-25℃, no much rain.
•All the expenses listed are to be paid by Chinese RMB. The current exchange rate between RMB and RURO is 1:8.2,the actual amount is subject to the exchange rate of the happening day.
• Disability needs are always available.

Program Schedule of the 2013 Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art (Draft)

Date/Time

Activity

Venue

Expenses

September 20
Friday

9:00-21:00

Registration

(No fee for registration and International Conference , please contact in advance for the delay or early of registration)

Jade Emperor Hotel

Add:74 Yuhuangshan Road,Hangzhou
Check-in Time: 14:00
Check-out Time: 14:00
Website: Link

Meals(□Normal□ Vegetarian)

  • Lunch RMB100/ Person
  • Dinner RMB120/ Person

Hotel(Breakfast Included)

  • Single Room  520RMB/Night
  • Double Room Shared260RMB/Night /Person

September 21
Saturday

10:00

Opening Ceremony of the 2013 Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art

Zhejiang Art Museum,
China National Silk Museum

Meals(□normal  □ Vegetarian)

  • Lunch RMB100/ Person
  • Dinner RMB180/ Person

Hotel(Breakfast Included)

  • Single Room  520RMB/Night
  • Double Room Shared260RMB/Night /Person

14:00

International Conference

Zhejiang Art Museum

17:00

Visiting the artists’ exhibition

Art Museum of China Academy of Art

19:00

Dinner Party

Huazhongcheng Restaurant

September 22
Sunday

9:30-12:30

International Conference

Zhejiang Art Museum

Meals(□normal  □ Vegetarian)

  • Lunch RMB100/ Person
  • Dinner RMB120/ Person

Hotel(Breakfast Included)

  • Single Room  520RMB/Night
  • Double Room Shared260RMB/Night /Person

14:00-
17:00

International Conference

Zhejiang Art Museum

17:00-18:00

Enjoying the Artists’ Performance/ Visiting the exhibition

Zhejiang Art Museum

September 23
Monday

One-day Tour in Hangzhou

• Tour of the West Lake
• Visit to the China National Silk Museum
• Tour of the Xiangshan Campus of China Academy of Art
• Visit to the Hefang Street in the evening

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/hangzhou.htm

Tour Expenses

  • 350RMB/Person

(Including lunch+dinner, transportation, tourist entrance  tickets, travel insurance; not including personal expenses)

Hotel(Breakfast Included)

  • Single Room  520RMB/Night
  • Double Room Shared260RMB/Night /Person

September 24-25
Tuesday-Wednesday

Two-day Tour to Wuzhen and Suzhou

Wuzhen
• Xizha tourist area
http://www.wuzhen.com.cn/english/index.asp

Suzhou
• Lingering Garden
• Lanliyuan Embroidery Research Center
• Suzhou Museum
http://www.classicsuzhou.com/Default.aspx

Tour Expenses

  • 700RMB/Person

(Including 2lunch + 2 dinner, transportation, tourist entrance tickets, travel insurance;not including personal expenses)

Hotel in Suzhou(Breakfast Included)

  • Single Room  420RMB/Night
  • Double Room Shared210RMB/Night /Person

Hotel in Hangzhou(Breakfast Included)

  • Single Room  520RMB/Night
  • Double Room Shared260RMB/Night /Person

September 26
Thursday

Full Day

Free Activity/Departure

 

Note: The tours are arranged jointly by Foreign Affairs Office of China Academy of Art and Hangzhou Golden Bridge International Travel Company (http://www.ctours.cn) during the time of the exhibition.
Registration:  To attend the tour, please send the filled form along with your contact information(phone number, email) to faocaa@vip.163.com, please send the money in advance to the following account. Account:  China Academy of Art
Bank:  Hubin Branch, Hangzhou, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
Account No: 1202024409014432078
Deadline of Registration: June 25 2013
Contact:  Miss. Ma Yi, Foreign Affairs Office of China Academy of Art
Tel: +86 571 8716 4649,
 Fax: +86 571 8716 4651,
 Email: faocaa@vip.163.com

Traveling Information
Attractions

•West Lake is the lake of Hangzhou, a national scenic area with beautiful landscape and rich cultural heritage. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with an area of around 6.5 square kilometers. There are a lot of tourist attractions around the lake, which are of significant artistic and cultural values. West Lake was selected into the  World Heritage list by UNESCO in 2011.

•China National Silk Museum is located in Hangzhou, close to the West Lake. It is the first and also the biggest nation-level silk museum in China. Inside the museum, there is a permanent exhibition telling the whole story of silk such as its origin, development, function, etc. they also have a strong research team dedicated in the identification and conservation of the ancient Chinese textiles.

•Xiangshan Campus of China Academy of Art  is located in the suburb of Hangzhou. It covers an area of 573,333 square meters with over 20 buildings among green mountains and blue waters. It is such remarkable architecture that brought its designer Wang Shu, professor and head of CAA’s architecture school the Pritzker Prize in 2012. There is Department of Textile in this campus which has a student’s body of about 300 from B.A to Ph.D.

•Hefang Street is the most famous street in the history of Hangzhou. After being through hundreds of years, it has become the symbol of the culture and history of the city.

•Wuzhen is an ancient water town with venerated history and fertile culture. It became a national tourist area(Xizha&Dongzha) in 2001. Now the Dongzha area is under reconstruction and only the Xizha area is open to the visitors. It is showing the ancient culture and life style to the guests from all over the world and is a very good choice to appreciate the ancient water town in the south of Yangtze River.

•The new Suzhou Museum is designed by the world known architect Leoh Ming Pei, open to the public since 2006. It adopts the essence of the traditional Chinese
garden architecture, but develops it to have brought it to a new level.

•Lanliyuan Embroidery Research Center is so far the biggest embroidery research center in China. Inside the center, there are exhibition halls and workshops for
visitors to admire the exquisite and elegant  traditional Chinese embroidery, and also to observe its special producing process.

•The Lingering Garden is among the top 4 traditional gardens in China which fully reflects the art and aesthetics of the classic Chinese garden architecture.

•In Hangzhou, there are some other cultural attractions for you to visit like Zhejiang Museum, the West Lake Art Museum.etc.
http://www.hangzhou.com.cn/20030101/ca245919.htm
http://www.hicenter.cn/listings_detail.asp?id=149
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/zhejiang/hangzhou/

Transportation

•It will cost about 20RMB by taxi to the train station from the Jade Emperor Hotel.

•For the timetable and ticket fee of the trains from Hangzhou to Shanghai please check http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/hangzhou-schedule.htm
(Passport is needed in purchasing the tickets.)

Hotel

•Hangzhou Jade Emperor Hotel is a 4-star level hotel, it is about 10 minutes’walk from Zhejiang Art Museum and very close to the China National Silk Museum as well.

•In Suzhou, it is going to stay at Sugeli Hotel, a 5-star level hotel located in the downtown of Suzhou.

•Hotels recommended in Shanghai:
Airport Hotel Shanghai (Pudong Airport), http://www.dazhongairporthotel.com/
Fairment Peace Hotel(downtown Shanghai),http://www.hotels010.com/hotel/theme/?hotelid=16323

Other  Suggestions

•The average temperature in Hangzhou in September is about 20-25℃, no much rain.

•All the expenses listed are to be paid by Chinese RMB. The current exchange rate between RMB and RURO is 1:8.2,the actual amount is subject to the exchange rate of the happening day.

• Disability needs are always available.

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