Red China

Red China
Length: 12 Days | 11 Nights Estimated Cost: $3500-$4500 / Person

Explore China’s revolutionary and socialist history. Highlights: Red Memorials, Historical Re-Enactments and Museums, Socialist Infrastructure, Rural Revitalisation. This trip was developed in collaboration with Sunriver, a leading Chinese travel company that is committed to developing one-stop leisure vacation services. Cost will vary based on number of people attending the tour.

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Schedule

DAY 1 Welcome

  • Arrive in Shanghai

  • Greeting at Pudong International Airport/Hongqiao International Airport.

  • Check-in to 4-star Hotel in the heart of Shanghai.

  • Free leisure day.

DAY 2 Revolutionary Beginnings

  • Orientation at Wave Media where you get to meet the team and introduce yourselves to your fellow travelers.
  • Visit First and Second Congress of Communist Party of China in Shanghai

  • Visit a new village development to see how Shanghai villages have improved and modernized

DAY 3 Everyday Shanghai

  • Visit a high-tech HQ to learn about cutting-edge technology engineered in Shanghai and learn how it fits into the socialist development model

  • Dancing and singing with local elders at Luxun Park

  • Make Xiaolongbao with local chef for dinner

DAY 4 Chongqing

• Fly from Shanghai to Chongqing (3 hours) ✈︎

• City Walk around famous Chongqing sites

• Watch the incredible Chongqing 1949 theatre performance

DAY 5 Chongqing's Resistance Against Imperialist Aggression

• Go to the Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Hall to understand the CPC’s efforts to unite anti-Japanese forces during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

• Learn about the “Hongyan Spirit”

• Visit Chongqing War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Sites Museum

• See historical relics and understand how Chongqing played a key role as China’s wartime capital

DAY 6 Zunyi Spirit

• Travel from Chongqing to Zunyi

• Study the Zunyi Conference, a turning point for the Communist Party of China

• Go to Zunyi Red Soldier Street

• Engage in re-enactment of Long March

• Experience the red atmosphere of a street full of history and culture that is being revitalized

DAY 7 Fierce Loushanguan

• Visit the beautiful Loushanguan Scenic Area

• Hike along and be in awe of the natural surroundings in Loushanguan

• Learn about the battles of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army during the Long March

• Study the history of the First and Second Capture of Loushanguan that happened after the Zunyi Conference

DAY 8 Long March Legacies

• Travel to ChiShui Waterfall

• Visit the Memorial Hall of the Four Crossings of the Chishui River

• Study and learn the legacy of the Long March

• Retrace the footsteps of the Crossings of the Chishui River

DAY 9 Rural Revitalization

• Learn about the ancient craft of the famous Maotai alcohol, originated in Guizhou

• Visit Wujiang Miao Village, experience the beauty of Miao culture and understand how China’s ethnic minority cultures and customs are being revitalized

• Attend embroidery, Batik, silverware workshops, experience a drinking ceremony, learn traditional Miao ethnic songs

• Enjoy the beautiful night views of a revitalized village

DAY 10 Modern Guizhou

• Wake up in the beautiful Wujiang Miao Village

• Head to Guiyang City to see the most modern part of Guizhou Province

• Citywalk throughout Guiyang

• Experience the vibrant night markets and street food culture in Guiyang

DAY 11 Finale in Shanghai

• Fly from Guiyang back to Shanghai (3 hrs) ✈︎

• Final day with scholars and lecturers at Fudan University, wrapping up the trip and reflecting on what we learned together

• Wrap up farewell dinner at The Bund where you can see night views of the iconic Shanghai skyline

DAY 12 Goodbye For Now

• Say goodbye to new friends and travel safely home