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The 6 history lectures covered the major dynasties, from the Xia Dynasty through to the Qing Dynasty. We also did a session on the 20th century. The lectures also gave us the opportunity to get to know the other members of the travelling group. They turned out to be a wonderful group of people and certainly added to the enjoyment of the trip.

Itinerary - Map and location list

Part 1 - Day 1 thru Day 8 (Beijing to Ji'nan)

Part 2 - Day 9 thru Day 15 (Ji'nan to Hangzhou)

Part 3 - Day 16 thru Day 22 (Hangzhou to Shanghai)

Also have a page of humour (funny people photos) and an annotated "who's who" version of the class photo.

• The diary is based on a series of emails that I sent out (almost) every night from my hotel room while on the trip. Thus it tends to address what I felt and saw along the way rather than being a travel guide to the area.

• I took over 2,500 pictures but only included a very small subset into the diary. It was hard to pick which pictures were most representative. You can see more of my China pictures on WebShots.

• I have tried to link names and places to Web references for those of you seeking further information. The bulk of them point to Wikipedia pages. I remembered hearing our Professor mention how much he appreciated Wikipedia references in papers and thesises (thesi?, theses?). I think he said something like "Wikipedia is the one true source of all knowledge". Or, I might have misunderstood him too ...