Beijing - China | Dates: 15 – 23 April 2016 | Duration: 8 Nights / 9 Days

Girls’ Hockey Girls’ and Boys’ soccer

Girls’ and Boys’ Tennis Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball

DATE 8 NIGHTS / 9 DAYS ITINERARY

2016 MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING

15 April Arrival in Beijing; Met by China Stars personnel; Transfer to Hotel

16 April Temple of Heaven Hutong Tour

Chinese Tea Ceremony

Coach & Managers meeting

Welcome Banquet

17 April Competition Competition Free

18 April Competition Beijing Zoo Acrobatic Show

19 April Competition Honqqiao Market Free

20 April Competition Tian An Men Square &

Forbidden City

Wangfujing Street

21 April

Summer Palace Chinese Kungfu Show Friendship Dinner

Team cultural presentation

22 April Great Wall Olympic Venues*

Xiushui Market Free and Packing Night

23 April Departure from Beijing for home

*entrance dependent on Chinese Govt policy at the time and is at own expense.

DETAILED DAY WISE ITINERARY

Day 1 Friday 15 April

Arrive at Beijing International Airport; Met by China Stars Events’ Personnel;

Check into Hotel. Depending on arrival time, if dinner is required, group will be taken out for dinner.

Day 2 Saturday 16 April

Morning: Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven, completed in 1420 during the reign of the Ming Yongle Emperor, was the most sacred space in which the emperor—also known as the Son of Heaven—performed the most important sacrifices and rites. The temple's layout reflects the Confucian worldview that anchored the imperial order. The square base represents Earth, the circular temple represents Heaven, and the emperor symbolically serves as intermediary between human beings and the divine order. The

Throne is gone, as are the imperial days—the Temple has been open to the public since 1912 and the revolution that dispensed with the Qing Dynasty—but it's still possible to feel why so many Chinese believed for so long that this was the centre of the world.

Afternoon: Hutong Tour

Hutong

A hutong is a unique form of community that exists only in China. If you are fed up with high

buildings and wide streets, then enter Beijing's hutongs. Here, you will find "Hutong Culture" and "Courtyard Culture". "Hutong" literally means a small street or a lane between two courtyards, although the word can also mean a community within the city consisting of hutongs and residences. There are thousands of hutongs in Beijing City. Most of them were built in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty (1271-1911).

Afternoon: Tea Ceremony Tea was and remains a central piece in the Asian cultures, especially in China where it first originated. Discover the wonderful atmosphere of a traditional Chinese tea ceremony and find out what does the art of drinking tea really means.

The way tea culture and tea ceremonies evolved in the Chinese society mirrors the importance of

this wonderful beverage, which was first discovered and enjoyed in China. Tea was cultivated in the beginning mainly as herbal medicine and mostly within temples. Monks began to use tea for its peace and calming effects and as a sign of humility and respect for nature.

Evening: Welcome Dinner

Day 3 Sunday 17 April

Morning: Friendship Game

Afternoon: Friendship Game

Evening: Free

Day 4 Monday 18 April

Morning: Friendship Game

Afternoon: Beijing Zoo The Beijing Zoo covers an area of more than 800,000 square meters and there are more than 20 areas. It is set in a rich landscape of trees, hills and lakes, alongside a canal that flows all the way to the Summer Palace. Visitors usually go to Beijing Zoo to see the famous Giant Pandas, but there are many other interesting animals to see, including the Red Panda, Sichuan golden monkey,

Manchurian tigers, yaks from Tibet, enormous sea turtles, Indian elephants, and zebras and giraffes from Africa. Beijing Zoo now houses over 10,000 animals of 800 different species.

Evening: Acrobatic Show In China, acrobats are revered much as prima ballerinas or opera singers are revered in the West,

and it takes years of rigorous training to achieve the excellence demanded by this ancient art form. Children hoping to become acrobats begin their training as young as four or five years old. Specific training with an acrobat troupe may begin by the age of eight. The basics - balancing, tumbling, dancing, flexibility, and strength are taught in the first two years, and students spend the next three to five years perfecting specific acts. Eventually, they will do their first performances when they reach the age of sixteen or seventeen. You will certainly be amazed at their feats of balance and strength.

Day 5 Tuesday 19 April

Morning: Friendship Game

Afternoon: Hong Qiao Market

Contrary to the name, the Pearl Market offers more than just pearls. The three basement floors house a massive seafood market where many of Beijing’s major hotels and restaurants come to bid on fresh seafood. On the ground floor, you’ll find electronics and watches, and the second floor houses silks, brand name clothing, shoes, handbags and luggage. Haggling is expected throughout

the market.

Evening: Free

Day 6 Wednesday 20 April

Morning: Friendship Game

Afternoon: Tian’anmen Square and Forbidden City

Tiananmen Square Tiananmen Square in the centre of Beijing is said to be the biggest square in the world. It is 880 meters from north to south, and 500 meters from east to west, with total area of 440,000 square meters and can hold one million people.

Forbidden City Lying at the centre of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Rectangular in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six metre deep moat and a ten metre high wall are 9,999 rooms. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The southern section or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. The northern section or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. Until 1924, fourteen emperors of the Ming dynasty and ten

emperors of the Qing dynasty reigned from here. Listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1987, the Palace Museum is now one of the most popular tourist attractions worldwide.

Evening: Wangfujing Street Wangfujing Street starts with East Chang'an Avenue in the south and ends with China Art Gallery in the north. Whilst this 700-year-old commercial street is just 810 meters long, it is the busiest street

in Beijing with around 600,000 people there during an ordinary day but on holidays, the number can rise to 1,200,000. The first famous business zone in Beijing houses a wide variety of shops and boutiques where you find commodities, some of which are world-famous brands. Apart from that, there are also many “time honored brand” stores with traditional commodities that have traded in the street for hundreds of years. Nowadays Wangfujing Street is a modern commercial street which is said to be the sister street of the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

Day 7 Thursday 21 April

Morning: Summer Palace

Summer Palace Equally famous as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace is called "Yiheyuan" (Garden of Nurtured Harmony) in Chinese. It is up to now the best preserved and the largest imperial garden in China. Situated in the western outskirts of Haidian District, the Summer Palace is 15 kilometers from cental Beijing. Having the largest royal park and being well preserved, it was designated in 1960 as

a Key Cultural Relics Protection Site of China. Containing examples of the ancient arts, it also has graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions. The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden and is ranked amongst the most noted and classicial gardens of the world. In 1998, UNESCO listed it as one of the World Heritage Sites.

Afternoon: Chinese Kungfu Show Watch a KungFu show and learn about the art of Kungfu.

Evening: Friendship Dinner and team cultural presentation

Day 8 Friday 22 April

Morning: The Great Wall

The Great Wall To the northwest and north of Beijing, a huge, serrated wall zigzags its way to the east and west along the undulating mountains. This is the Great Wall. UNESCO listed the Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, as a World Heritage site in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaux stretching approximately 6,700 kilometres from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years,

some of the sections of the great wall are now in ruins or even entirely disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance.

Afternoon: Visit Olympic venues and Xiushui Market ( Silk Market ) **entrance into Olympic Venues depends on Chinese Govt policy at the time and any entrance fees are NOT included in this package

Birds’ Nest Costing nearly half a billion dollars and filled with hidden symbolism, the showpiece stadium hosted the USD300 million Olympic opening ceremony, and has been hailed as an architectural masterpiece. The National Stadium, better known as the "Bird's Nest" because of its striking design of interlocking steel girders, drew the eyes of the world when the Games were declared open in a spectacular ceremony.

Water Cube

The National Aquatics Centre, also known as 'The Water Cube', was one of the most dramatic and exciting venues to host sporting events for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The structural design is based on the natural formation of soap bubbles which give a random, organic appearance.

XiuShui XiuShui is one of the famous markets in Beijing. It attracts domestic and foreign tourists with a huge selection of garments of every description, bags, jewellery, IT items, manchester and souvenirs all at bargain prices – and the more you haggle the better the bargain! Recently it has been relocated into a new building but the value still remains. The Silk Market used to be a wholesale market where

businessmen from Eastern European countries purchased clothes, and all business was conducted in English and Russian. Today, the Silk Market is a tourist spot where people speaking many languages go shopping.

Evening: Free and packing

Day 9 Saturday 23 April

Depart Beijing for home

COST PROPOSAL

Land Package Per Person (player/coach/manager): 3 star standard hotel twin share

8 Nights package AUD1990 (1 AUD = INR 50) = Rs 99,500.00

Single Supplement for coaches/managers if required: 8 nights package: AUD: 450

If a group has an odd number of students, we will use a triple room, as a single room for student is against our risk management and traveller welfare policy.

Land package inclusions:

EXCELLENT COMPETITION 5 Competitive games with local and/or other travelling international teams. Includes facility hire fees plus all officials as required, adequate bottled water and a supply of ice and a cooler per team during games.

MORE THAN COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATION Players / coaches / managers - Hotel accommodation at minimum 3 star standard. Twin share rooms. Single room accommodation for coaches/managers is available at an additional cost. PLEASE NOTE: It is a condition of our Risk Management Policy that all teams must travel with a coach and a manager as a minimum.

PLENTIFUL MEALS Three meals provided daily including a Friendship Dinner including a team cultural presentation. All

breakfasts are Western/Chinese buffet. Other meals may be either Chinese or Chinese/Western.

QUALITY TRANSFERS Meet and greet at airport by China Stars staff/representative and a team guide/translator attached to the

group as required. High quality coaches for transfers on arrival and departure and for all scheduled

transfers during the event. Coaches may be shared between groups.

BRILLIANT SIGHTSEEING Transfers and entrance fees to Acrobatic show, and the sightseeing program to Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong Tour, Tea Ceremony, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Beijing Zoo. Longer packages have more included activities which are all included in final cost.

SUNDRY

Official invitation letter required for visa issuance. Commemorative t-shirt, event program, pennants for players and coaches/managers.

Land package exclusions: Visa fees, compulsory top level medical insurance, entrance fees to Olympic venue/s, drinks outside of those supplied as above, phone calls, team or personal laundry, any other team or personal expenditure or in room costs, any bus usage costs outside of the scheduled itinerary.

Airfares and other arrangements: If required we can arrange the airfare + visa + insurance for your group, this will be extra at actual & based on the prevailing fares & taxes at the time of booking

PLEASE NOTE: Because of public liability insurance conditions, China Stars Events ( CSE ) has

established exclusive and all inclusive land packages to cater for players and staff, parents, relatives, supporters or friends of students attending its Events or tours. Subsequently, CSE personnel whether employed directly and/or contracted and/or acting as agent, will not assist in any way with transfers, meals, sightseeing or advice or any facilitation which could subsequently prove incorrect to any persons

who travel outside of the CSE inclusive package. All events run by CSE are private and by invitation only, including all games, social events such as dinners, concerts and ceremonies etc. Under no circumstances will use of CSE hired buses or other forms of transport be permitted. All playing or performing venues are

hired/contracted by CSE and unless they are public venues, the company asserts its legal right to determine who is allowed entry into the said venues. CSE will not accept any responsibility for any costs, loss or other financial imposition, injury, illness or death that any traveller/s may incur as a result of

travelling outside of CSE packages

Deposit The invoice for the deposit will be sent to the school/group upon receipt of the registration form by China Stars Events. The non-refundable deposit is AUD400 per participant. Teams registering post 16 October must pay by date as indicated on deposit invoice. Only payment of deposit secures your place(s) in the event.

Final Payment Final payment is due on 26 February 2016 ( Close of business AEST 1700 )

Refunds and Cancellations We understand that you may change your mind about attending but all cancellations must be advised in writing (fax or email) so that we know of that fact. Refunds apply as per following. From registration up to 30 days prior to event commencement ( 17 March inclusive to AEST 1700 ): Ground content refundable except non-refundable deposit of AUD400 per person. Airfare refund as per airline policy.

Inside 30 days prior to event commencement: No refunds of deposit or ground content; Airfare refund only as per airline policy. After commencement of travel: No refunds under any circumstances.

Visas and travel/medical insurance We advise groups to apply for tourist visas as this is the correct category. China Stars Events will issue travelling groups/persons an official invitation letter that may/may not be needed for Chinese visa application. China Stars Events are not responsible for the issuance or non-issuance of Chinese Visas. We therefore advise travelling groups/persons to take out travel insurance at the same time or before paying

deposits.

Currency All fees are calculated in Australian Dollars (AUD).

Itinerary China Stars Events reserves the right to change the order of the itinerary should the need arise. This may happen due to adverse traffic conditions, weather, government policies or other operational reasons. China Stars Events also reserves the right to change the content of the itinerary should the need arise. This may happen due to government policies, adverse weather or other reasons beyond the control of China Stars Events. In the unlikely event that this happens, China Stars Events will substitute inclusions as is best

possible at the time. In all cases, as much notification as possible will be given to groups.

Disclaimer Neither China Stars Events P/L nor its servants, agents or employees shall be or become liable or responsible for any expenses or liability sustained or incurred by any tour members as a result of any of

the following causes:

1. Any financial cost, loss or damage resulting from improper, insufficient or non issued passports, visas or other documents or failure to take out relevant and timely travel and medical insurance;

2. Any financial cost or loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, force majeure, hijack, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, acts of governments or other authorities de jure or de facto, wars whether declared or not, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts,

pilferage, epidemics, quarantines, medical or customs regulations; 3. Any financial cost or loss of or damage to any property or otherwise (including baggage), or death

of or injury to any person, whether due to its servants agents or employees negligence or otherwise arising out of or in connection with any accommodation, transportation or other services;

4. Any financial cost or loss or damage from delays or cancellations of or changes in itinerary or schedules or over bookings or defaults caused by any causes beyond China Stars Events P/L

control; 5. Any financial cost or loss or damage due to or caused by any causes beyond China Stars Events P/L

control or through the acts of default of the hotels, airlines, bus or car companies, or owners or contractors providing accommodation, transportation or other services.

6. Any financial cost or loss of or damage to any property or otherwise (including baggage), or death of or injury to any person incurred as a result of travelling outside of CSE packages as noted

above.

China Stars International Friendship Games Registration Form 15 – 23 April 2016

Name of School/Organization:

Contact Person:

Position:

Address:

Postcode:

Telephone Number:

Mobile:

Fax: Email:

Please indicate the teams that you are registering:

Girls’ Hockey: Teams: Players: Staff Female: Staff Male:

Girls’ Football:

Teams: Players: Staff Female: Staff Male:

Girls’ Tennis: Teams: Players: Staff Female: Staff Male:

Girls’ Basketball: Teams: Players: Staff Female: Staff Male:

Boys Hockey: Teams: Players: Staff Female: Staff Male:

Boys Football: Teams: Players: Staff Female: Staff Male:

Boys’ Tennis: Teams: Players: Staff Female: Staff Male:

Boys’ Basketball: Teams: Players: Staff Female: Staff Male:

Number of

Supporters: ( if known )