Entrusted by the LOC of the Congress, the China International Conference Center for Science and Technology (CICCST) will take responsibility for arranging Study Tours, Accompanying Guest Programme and hotel room booking. The deadline for booking study tours and hotel rooms is July 31, 2001.

The tour fees include inter city transportation, hotel accommodations, regular meals and entrance fees, and an English-speaking tour guide. The details of tour programme will be available from August 15, 2001 on the web page:

CICCST will reserve the right to modify or cancel visits or tours if there are insufficient numbers. In this case, notification will be sent to registrants as soon as possible and the tour fee will be fully refunded. Anyone who has a special travel itinerary request is welcome to contact CICCST. A minimum group size of 6 people will facilitate the planning of such itineraries.

Four pre-Congress study tours are planned.

PRET1 Beijing-Dalian-Beijing, 2 days Price: USD320/person. Single occupancy supplement USD60.

Fri., 14 Sept.. Evening, leave Beijing for Dalian City by air, and overnight in Dalian city.
Sat., 15 Sept.. Morning, visit the Water transfer project from Biliuhe River to Dalian City. Afternoon travel by bus along the coastal highway enjoying the beauty of Bohai Sea, Dinner at TV-tower in the Labor Park. Overnight in Dalian.
Sun., 16 Sept.. Morning, visit Dalian harbor. Afternoon, visit the state key laboratory of Coastal Engineering in Dalian University of Technology. After supper leave Dalian for Beijing by air.

PRET2 Beijing-Taishan-Qufu-Qingdao-Beijing, 3 days Price: USD410/person. Single occupancy supplement USD60.

Thur., 13 Sept.. Evening leave for Tai'an City by train in soft sleeper. Overnight on train.
Fri., 14 Sept.. Morning, ascend Taishan Mountain, cable car up and walking down. Overnight in Tai'an City.
Sat., 15 Sept.. Morning leave for Qufu city by bus, visit Confucius Family House (Built in 478 B.C.), Confucius Temple, Confucius Forest, which is a World Cultural Heritage sites, Evening travel to Qingdao City. Overnight in Qingdao.
Sun., 16 Sept.. Morning, sightseeing in Qingdao city, visit Laoshan Mountain, where Qingdao beer and mineral water are produced. Afternoon, leave Qingdao for Beijing by air.

PRET3 Beijing-Luoyang-Xi'an-Beijing, 4 days Price: USD 600/person. Single room supplement: USD120.

Sat., 13 Sept. Morning, fly from Beijing to Zhengzhou, go to Luoyang City by bus. Visit Longmen Grottoes. Overnight in Xiaolangdi project site.
Sun., 14 Sept..Morning, visit Xiaolandi project which is the last stage project on the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. Evening, return to Zhengzhou City. Overnight in Zhengzhou.
Mon., 15 Sept. Morning, leave Zhengzhou for Xi'an City by air, one of the ancient capital. Afternoon, visit the History Museum of China, overnight in Xi'an.
Tue., 16 Sept. Morning, visit Terracotta Warrior, Banpo Village Museum. The Terracotta Warrior figures and bronze chariots and harness in Lishan are considered to be the eighth Wonder of the World. The Banpo Village Museum is the remains of villages from the Neolithic Age (about 6000 years ago). Evening, return to Beijing by air.

Luoyang City

A brilliant pearl in central China and an industrial city with modern civilization; regarded as "the center of heaven", "the center of earth" and "the center of China" since the ancient times. Longmen Grottoes, thirteen kilometers to the south of Luoyang city, is the major attraction in the Henan province, as well as one of the three famous art grottoes in China. Longmen Grottoes were first carved in Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Sui, Tang, and Northern-Song dynasties, it includes 2345 grottoes and niches, 2800 stone-sculptures, 50 pagodas and 100,000 statues. Besides, there are a great deal of historical remains about religions, paintings, calligraphy, music, costumes, medicine, construction and sino-foreign transportation. With these valuable treasures, Longmen Grottoes became a large stone-sculpture famous at hone and abroad.

Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Project

Longmen Grottoes

The Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Project is located in the mouth of the last gorge in the middle Yellow River.
The project’s main functions are flood control, ice prevention and sediment reduction, incorporated with water supply, irrigation, and power generation. The gross storage of the reservoir is 12.65 billion m³, of which the effective capacity is 5.1 billion m³. The project enhances the flood control criterion of the downstream of the Yellow River Basin From 60-year to 1000-year frequency flood. The project adopts the operation mode of “storing clear water and discharging muddy water” and utilizes the reservoir storage of 7.55 billion m³ to intercept sediment. As a result, the bed won’t rise along the lower reach within 20 years and an additional storage of 2 billion m³can be provided annually, which improves the conditions of irrigation and water supply in the downstream area. The Project has a total installed capacity of 1,800MW, with a yearly energy output of 5.1TWh.
The project consists of dam, flood discharging and sediment flushing system and power generation complex. The dam is of the sloping earth core rockfill type. The dam has the maximum height of 154m, the crest length of 1667m, and the crest width of 15m and the maximum bottom width of 864m. The flood discharging and sediment flushing system consists of intake structure, tunnel system, and an outtake structure. The diversion system for the power complex comprises six diversion tunnels, one underground powerhouse, one main transformer chamber, one tailrace gate chamber and 3 tailrace tunnels.

Xi’an

As one of the six ancient capitals in China, Xi'an served as the seat of 12 imperial capitals for 1,120 years and also a world-famous tourist city, a treasure house of cultural relics. Terracotta Warriors: Thousands of life-size terracotta soldiers have been guarding the tomb of the first emperor in China for over 2000 years. Every figure differs in even facial features and expressions. No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed on this archaeological site, not discovered until 1974. Qin, the first unifier of China, who died in 210 B.C., is buried, surrounded by the famous terracotta warriors, at the centre of a complex designed to mirror the urban plan of the capital, Xianyan. The small figures, all different, with their horses, chariots and weapons, are masterpieces of realism and also hold great historical interest. The Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, a magnificent architectural complex in the Tang dynasty style. It has collections of the highlights of the Shaanxi culture and shows a elit from the ancient China. Big Wild Goose Pagoda Originally built in 589 A.D. in the Sui dynasty, the temple was named Wu Lou Si Temple till 648 A.D. when Emperor Li Zhi, then still a crown prince, sponsored a repair project on the temple. However, it went into gradual decay after the downfall of the Tang dynasty. The halls and rooms that have survived the age are structures that were built in the Ming dynasty.

PRET4. Beijng-Chengde-Beijing, 2 days Price: USD 280/person. Single occupancy supplement: USD60.

Fri., 14 Sept.. 15:00 Leave Beijing for Chengde City by bus. Overnight in Chengde City.
Sat., 15 Sept.. Morning, visit Chengde Summer Villa, which is a Holiday Inn for Emperors of the Qing Dynasty in summer time. Afternoon, visit Eight Lama Temples, which were built in the Tibetan style. Overnight in Chengde City.
Sun., 16 Sept.. Morning, visit Bangchui (cudgel) hill and rubber dam. Afternoon, return to Beijing by bus.

POCT1 Beijing-Guilin-Nanning-Guangzhou, 6 days
Price: USD 1100/person. Single room supplement: 180USD.

Sat., 22 Sept.. Morning, fly from Beijing to Guilin City. Afternoon, city tour including Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Rocks and Elephant Trunk Peak. Overnight in Guilin.
Sun., 23 Sept.. Morning, leave Guilin for Xing'an County by bus, visit Lingqu Canal (ancient navigation project) built in the Qin Dynasty (219 B. C.). Afternoon, visit of Tianhu Diversion Hydropower Station (1074m, 30MW) with high water head (1074m). Evening, back to Guilin by bus. Overnight in Guilin.

Mon., 24 Sept.. Whole day, cruise on Li River, enjoying the beautiful landscape along the river. Overnight in Guilin.
Tue., 25 Sept.. Morning, leave for Nanning by bus, the Capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region by train. Afternoon, visit the Institute of National Minorities. Overnight in Nanning City.

Wed., 26 Sept.. Morning, visit Dahua Hydropower Project (79m, 400MW). Afternoon, visit Laboratory of Hydraulics of Guangxi University. Evening, fly to Guangzhou. Overnight in Guangzhou.
Thur., 27 Sept.. Morning, visit Guangzhou Harbor. Afternoon, visit Guangzhou Botanic Garden. Overnight in Guangzhou.
Wed., 28 Sept.. The tour ends after breakfast.

POCT2 Beijing-Chengdu-Chongqing-Three Gorges-Wuhan, 6 days.
Price: USD1050/person. Single room supplement: USD120.

Sat., 22 Sept.. Morning fly to Chengdu City. Afternoon, visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System (built in 219 B. C., still functioning smoothly). Overnight in Chengdu Hotel.
Sun., 23 Sept.. Morning, sightseeing in Chengdu city. Afternoon, travel from Chengdu city to Chongqing City by bus. Board the Yangtze Cruise Ship. Overnight on boat.
Mon., 24 Sept. and Tue., 25 Sept.. On boat 327 km. Along Yangtze River visit the Three Gorges (Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge), as well as beautiful landscape and historic scene, such as the Ghost City, Baidi City and Lesser Three Gorges, etc. Meals and accommodation on boat. No single room on boat available.
Wed., 26 Sept.. Morning, arrive the Three Gorges Project. Afternoon, visit the Three Gorges Project, the largest hydroelectric project in the world (181m, 18,200 MW). Overnight in the construction site of the project.
Thur., 27 Sept.. Morning, visit the Gezhouba Project and city tour in Yichang. Afternoon, travel by bus from Yichang to Wuhan city. Overnight in Wuhan.
Fri., 28 Sept.. The tour ends after breakfast.

Model study of morphodynamic process in back water area of the Three Gorges Reservoir, conducted in Wuhan University	Model test of Three Gorges Project ship lift, conducted by Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute

POCT3 Beijing-Nanjing-Wuxi-Suzhou-Shanghai, 4 days and a half
Price: 680USD/person. Single room supplement: USD120.

Sat., 22 Sept.. Morning, fly to Nanjing City. Afternoon, visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum and Hydraulic labs of Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute. Overnight in Nanjing.
Sun., 23 Sept.. Morning, travel to Wuxi City by bus and visit Taihu Lake. Overnight in Wuxi.
Mon., 24 Sept.. Morning, travel from Wuxi to Suzhou by bus. Visit the Grand Canal (built in the 6th century). Afternoon sightseeing in Suzhou, travel to Shanghai by bus. Overnight in Shanghai.
Tue., 25 Sept.. Morning visit Huangpujiang river flood control project. Pudong Development Zone. Overnight in Shanghai.
Wed., 26 Sept.. Morning, go shopping and the tour ends after lunch.

National Laboratory of Water Resources, Hohai University

Model test of gates of ship locks of Three Gorges project in a high pressure water tank, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute

POCT4 Beijing-Huangshan-Hangzhou-Shanghai, 6 days
Price: USD 1000/person. Single room supplement: 180USD.

Sat., 22 Sept.. Morning, fly to Huangshan City. Afternoon visit an old street, travel to Huangshan Mountain. Stay at the foot of the mountain.
Sun., 23 Sept.. Morning, ascend Huangshan Mountain by cable car, enjoy the charming landscape in the mountain. Stay in hotel at the top of the mountain.
Mon., 24 Sept.. Morning, descend the mountain by cable car. Afternoon travel the Xin'anjiang Reservoir by boat, visit Xin'anjiang Dam (105m, 663MW, built in 1960), stay in hotel at Xin'anjiang Project.
Tue., 25 Sept.. Morning, travel to Hangzhou by bus, visit the West Lake, Lingyin Monastery etc, stay in Hangzhou City.
Wed., 26 Sept.. Morning, visit Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Plant by bus. Afternoon, travel to Shanghai by train. Overnight in Shanghai.
Thur., 27 Sept.. Morning, visit Huangpujiang river flood control project and Pudong Development Zone. Stay in Shanghai.

Fri., 28 Sept.. Tour ends after breakfast.

Huangshan

Huangshan Mountain is located in Southern Anhui Province and has long been praised as the No.1 Mountain of Wonders on the Globe, the Magic Mountain, and a Paradise on Earth. It is gifted with all the natural charms found on other mountains in China. It is as imposing as mount Taishan and as steep as Mount Huashan. It has the same seas of clouds as Mount Hengshan, a thundering waterfall like that of Mount Lushan, the coolness and quietness of mount Emei, and rocks as spectacular those of Mount Yandang. Marvelous, imposing, fascinating, and dangerously steep, it has distinctly shaped, jade-black peaks, and the top is enshrouded in mist and clouds all year round. The odd-shaped pines, spectacular rock, seas of clouds, and hot springs are famous as the Four wonders of Huangshan.Huangshan Mountain also has many unusual rocks, which form a marvelous picture with the peaks and odd-shaped pines. The rocks resemble humans, animals, birds, or other objects. The most notable rocks are Rooster Crowing at Dawn, Monkey Watching the Sea, and Squirrel Jumping into Heavenly Capital, all named from beautiful legends.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou is located on the low reaches of Qiantang river in southeast China, with a distance of 180 kilometers to Shanghai. It is one of the key cities in the Yangzi Delta area.Hangzhou is one of the important tourism cities in China, famous for its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritages. Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the province as well.
Hangzhou is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. It is one of the seven ancient Chinese capitals, famous for its historical and cultural heritages. The city has a history of more than 2200 years since it was established as a county by the First Emperor Qing. Lying on the west edge of Hangzhou city, West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China. Early in the Song dynasty, the famous poet Su Shi compared the lake to Xizi, a Chinese Cleopatra: "Ripping water shimmering on sunny day; Misty mountains wonder in the rain; Plain or gaily decked out like Xizi; the West Lake is always alluring". So the Lake is also known as Xizi Lake. With an area of 6 sqkm and a circumference of 15km (9 miles), West Lake, surround in three sides by rolling wooded hills, has captivated countless visitors for centuries.

Tianhuangping

The Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Plant is located in Anji County north of Zhejiang Province, 180 km from Shanghai and Nanjing, 57 km from Hangzhou.The installed capacity of the Plant is 1,800 MW (6 x 300 MW). It is a daily regulation reservoir, with the annual power consumption of 4,280 GWh for pumping water and the annual power output of 3,160 GWh. When the Plant is completed, it will play an important role in taking peak load, supplying valley load and improving the composition of power sources. The construction commenced on March 1, 1994. The first generating unit was put into operation in September 1998 and completed in 2000.

Shanghai

Shanghai is China's most comprehensive industrial and commercial city, ranking No.1 in population and population density, and as a sea port, science and technology center, and business center. As a tourist city, it attracts travelers from both home and abroad by its commercial activity rather than scenic beauty. Shanghai was already known as a trading center in the AD 960 and flourished in the following centuries where it become an important port with wine houses, temples, shops, schools and storehouses. Many buildings from colonial times have survived the revolution and the wars.Pudong area is at east-south part of Shanghai, which is the special economic district in Shanghai and developing rapidly in recent years. The famous World Wealth Forum was held successfully in 1999 at Pudong area.

POCT5 Beijing-Lanzhou-Dunhuang-Turpan-Urumqi-Korla-Beijing, 7 days
Price: 1300 USD/person. Single room supplement: 210 USD.

Sat., 22 Sept.. Fly to Lanzhou, visit Liujiaxia Reservior. Stay in Lanzhou.
Sun., 23 Sept.. Fly to Jiayuguan. Visit the first pass of the Great Wall, Mural Paintings in the Tomb of Wei-Jin Period. Stay in Jiayuguan.
Mon., 24 Sept.. Go to Dunhuang by air. Visit Mogao Grottoes and the New-Moon Spring. Stay in Dunhuang.
Tue., 25 Sept.. Depart for Turpan by train, visit Turpan ancient irrigation canal. Visit the historic interests, stay in Turpan.
Wed., 26 Sept.. Go to Urumqi(Capital of Xinjiang) by bus, sightseeing along the way and in the city. Overnight in Urumqi.
Thur., 27 Sept.. Visit Tian Chi Lake at the top of Mountain. Afternoon, travel to Korla by night train.
Fri., 28 Sept.. Visit Bosteng Lake and Environment Protection Project. Afternoon, fly back to Beijing.
Sat., 29 Sept.. The tours end after breakfast.

Liujiaxia Hydropower Station

The Liujiaxia Hydropower station is located in Gansu Province and equipped with 5 hydro-generating units with the design installed capacity of 1225 MW and the annual design energy output of 5.7 TWh. It is the first large-scale multipurpose water control project in the main stream of the Yellow River, with the power generation as its main function and concurrently with the flood control irrigation, ice prevention, cultivation and navigation. By the end of march 1969, the first generation unit was put into operation. The main dam for the Plant is a concrete gravity dam with the length of 840m, the height of 147m and the crest width of 16m. The reservoir has the design storage of 5.7 billion m3. The releasing structures of the Plant are sluicing way in the left bank, flood-releasing tunnel in the right bank, spillway and desalting tunnel. The completion and operation of the reservoir can effectively retain the upstream flood water and control the releasing discharge, in order to protect the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River from flood water and to enhance the irrigation guaranteed rate from original 65% to 85% in those districts diverting water from the Yellow River for irrigation. In addition through the regulation of reservoir, it also can guarantee the industrial water use in the industrial bases.

Dunhuang

A city of Gansu province; a town of military importance on the Silk Road; used to be called Shazhou; a throat for the East and West communication; in 1986, it is entitled to be "China historical and cultural city".

Echoing-sand Mountain

The Echoing-sand Mountain is located six kilometers south of Dunhuang city. It is a sand mountain, which is over 40 kilometers long from east to west, and over 20 kilometers wide from south to north. Its peak, surrounded by rolling ridges and precipitous cliffs, has a relative height of 250 meters.

Crescent Moon Lake

The lake is 6km south of the center of Dunhuang at the Singing Sand Mountains, where the oasis meets the desert. Spring water trickles up into a depression between huge sand dunes, forming a small, crescent-shaped pond (not to be confused with the concrete storage pool nearby).

Urumqi

Urumqi, the capital of the Autonomous Region lies 900 metres above sea level is a huge town. About 75% of its population is Han Chinese and only 10% each are Uighur and Hui people. The Museum of the Autonomous Region is worth a visit. Apart from significant archaeological finds it also exhibits life-size models of the houses and tools of the most important nationalities in the region. It is worth taking an excursion to the Lake of Heaven, which is 100 km away. It lies 1,900 metres high in the Tianshan mountains at the foot of the 5,445 metres high Bogdashan where the journey passes some scenic landscape.

Turfan

Turfan, can be reached from Urumqi in a half-day bus journey. Only a few old buildings have been preserved in Turfan. The Imin Minaret, built with clay bricks in 1776 and the sparsely furnished mosque next to it are the symbols of the town. The underground irrigation system or Karez well is worth visiting. In Karez well, the melting water from the mountains is channeled underground to the oasis over long distances. The local museum shows relics from the Silk Road, mummies from the Astana Graves, silks from the early period of transcontinental trade and funerary objects.

Korla

The political, economical, cultural and scientific research center of the Bayin'guoleng Mongolia Autonomous prefecture as well as the excellent tourist city in China; being the second largest hub next to the provincial capital Urumqi.

POCT6 Beijing-Chengdu-Lhasa-Chengdu, 7 days
Price: USD 1540/person. Single room supplement: 210USD.

Sat., 22 Sept.. Fly to Chengdu City by air. Afternoon, visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System (built in 219 B.C., still functioning smoothly). Overnight in Chengdu.
Sun., 23 Sept.. Morning, fly to Lhasa City (3600m a.s.l.), the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region. Rest in Hotel in the afternoon. Stay in Lhasa.
Mon., 24 Sept.. Visit Potala Palace, Jorkhang Temple (Built in the 7^th Century) and Barkhore street. Stay in Lhasa.
Tue., 25 Sept.. Sightseeeing in Lhasa city, Tsedang Temple (built in 647 B.C.) and Norbulingka palace. Stay in Lhasa.
Wed., 26 Sept.. Travel to Xigaze City by bus, the second largest city in Tibet, visit Tashilunpo Monastery (built in 1447). Stay in Xigaze Holiday Inn.
Thur., 27 Sept.. Travel back, on the way visit the upper pond of Yamdro Yumtso Pumped Storage Power Station (4800m a. s. l.). Stay in the power station guest house.
Fri., 28 Sept.. Fly back to Chengdu. Afternoon, sightseeing in Chengdu. Overnight in Chengdu.
Sat., 29 Sept. Tour ends after breakfast.
Flight in Chengdu is connected with Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The guests can arrange their travel afterwards. Flight tickets can be purchased by the organizer if requested by the guests.