Excursion

• Date: February 26, 2013, Tuesday
• Location: Splendid China & China Folk Culture Villages (Villages).
• Schedule:
  • 16:15-18:45: Walk to the Villages (a ten-minute walk from the Conference venue) and sightseeing.
  • 18:45-19:15: Banquet at “TianYi Ge” restaurant inside the Villages.
  • 19:30-20:30: Watch “Dancing with Dragon & Pheonix”
  • 20:30-21:30: sightseeing. The Villages closes at 9:30pm.

Introduction of “Splendid China & China Folk Culture Villages”

Splendid China is an attraction that has scaled down replicas of China’s historical buildings, wonderful scenes and folk customs. The scale models are in the main in a ratio of 1:15 and the exhibits are positioned to replicate their geographical locations.

Here you can see replicas of many of the most famous Chinese buildings and landmarks and a great deal of attention has been paid to detail so as to ensure the miniatures truly represent their originals. This has entailed making full use of the services of architectural specialists and landscape experts who are actively engaged with research and conservation at the actual sites that have been replicated here. The exhibits are surrounded by pleasant gardens with many flowers and trees. Consequently walking in Splendid China can be very relaxing. Apart from the miniature buildings and scenic spots, one may see over 50,000 ceramic figures in the different locations. Splendid China is divided into two parts, a Scenic Spot Area and a Comprehensive Service Area.

China is a big and united family made up of 56 ethnic groups. Geographically speaking, they are distributed in different parts of China with the resulting difficulty of experiencing each ethnic group’s architecture, their festivals and tasting their snacks during one of your visits. But the China Folk Cultural Village, lying at the Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen, will help solve this problem. It is the first spot in China where you can learn of the folk cultures of China. The more than 200,000 square meters (about 494 acres) has 24 peculiar cottages which are constructed at a ratio of 1:1 and are very welcoming to all visitors.

In the village, you will see the distinctive architecture of ethnic groups and join their brilliant festivals. Buying some handicrafts or tasting local snacks is another way to experience the China Folk Culture Village.

Introduction of “Dancing with Dragon & Phoenix”

 

The grand performance taking RMB100 million, 16 years art performance strength, hundreds of artists’ thinking, modern stage instruments such as sound, light, electricity, water, and all these make dancing, acrobatics, conjuring and other arts assemble together. A magnificent and generous professional stage, over 500 players, more than 1200 costumes and 55 minutes performance make you enjoy the floweriness and charm of Chinese culture.