I. INTRODUCTION
Located in Jiangsu province, China in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Zhenjiang has a total area of 3,843 square kilometers and is worldly renowned for its long-standing culture and a history of more than 3,000 years. The scenery in the City of Zhenjiang features the unique beauty of “real mountains and waters”, which has long been reputed as “the Peerless Landscape in the world”. As a famous site of Chinese historical events and love stories, Zhenjiang boasts of the folk tale of “Lady White’s bringing forth flood to overflow Jinshan Temple” and the historical story of “Liu Bei got married to his wife at the Ganlu Temple”. Zhenjiang is also the city where such great authors lived as Liu Hsieh, Xiao Tong (Crown Prince of Zhaoming of the Liang Dynasty) and Shen Kuo, who respectively fathered Wen Xin Diao Long (The Literary Mind), Zhao Ming Wen Xuan (Selections of Refined Works) , and Meng Xi Bi Tan (Writings beside the Mengxi Creek). A great many literary masterpieces have been composed here in Zhenjiang lauding its beautiful landscape, of which the most frequently intoned, to name just a few, are “If my relatives and friends ask after me, /Please show to them my regards /In a manner you have known so well: /My heart is like ice in a crystal vase.” by Wang Changling in the Tang dynasty who was then seeing his friend off at Zhenjiang port, and “Where are we to command the best view of the homeland of ours, /there is nowhere better than on top of the Beigu Tower” by Xin Qiji in the Song dynasty at a time when the northern territories of China were taken by the Jin Kingdom. Of the many historical sites in Zhenjiang that have been integrated into the cultural heritage of our city, the most celebrated ones are the Jinshan Temple that covers the Jinshan Hill, the Dinghui Temple hiding itself in the Jiaoshan Hill, the Longchang Temple at the Baohua Mountain, and the sacred Taoist temple at the Maoshan Mountain that were respectively constructed more than 1,500, 1,400, 1,500, and 2,000 years ago, as well as the Xinjin Ferry at the foot of the Yuntai Hill featuring a scene of “1,000 years of history at one glance” .

Zhenjiang is both “a National Famous Historical and Cultural City” and “a city of mountains and forests”, where a landscape of forests, mountains and waters mix with the many cultural sites and historical relics. The city proper of Zhenjiang just lies in between the three hills of Jinshan, Jiaoshan and Beigushan in the north lining the bank of the Yangtze River and the Nanshan Hill and the Shilichanshan Hill in the south that combine to encompass its culturally-loaded streetscape with luxuriant forests. The newly paved “Greenway” winding up the ridges and down the valleys of the Nanshan Hill provides a good place for both residents and tourists to build up their bodies and enjoy the hermit culture at the same time. In the aspect of its modern urban planning, the City of Zhenjiang adopts the conception of productive landscape to strike a balance between the traditional style of Jiangnan gardens (gardens on the Yangtze Delta) and the contemporary livable houses. In order to create a best living environment for its residents that features “a city south of the Yangtze River, a city of mountains and forests and a city of history and culture”, the planners have built 26 mountainous parks in the 3 urban districts of Zhenjiang. In 2011, Zhenjiang was honored the title of “Ten Best Livable City”.

This is short-term project aimed at providing an opportunity for its participants to experience the Chinese culture at Zhenjiang highlighting both its landscape and historical culture, and a platform for the international students or young people to communicate with each other in this unique city of China south of the Yangtze River.

II. HIGHLIGHTS
1. A visit to Zhenjiang Vinegar Culture Museum
Zhenjiang Vinegar Culture Museum, located nearby G312 Highway, was built with an investment of RMB 30,000,000 from Hengshun Group. It is a theme museum that conglomerates the functions of heritage protection, popular science education, industrial tourism, etc., ranked among the 100 key cultural buildings of Jiangsu province in the “11th Five-year Plan” period and a “Model Tourist Destination for the Experience Tourism of World Expo at the Yangtze Delta”. Zhenjiang Vinegar Culture Museum is comprised of three principal rooms, respectively called the Hall of Vinegar History, the Old Workshop, and the Exhibition Hall, and an Experience Hall. Visitors to the Museum will be plunged into an atmosphere that adopts sound, lighting and electric effects to full demonstrate, interpret and publicize the vinegar culture in Zhenjiang.

2. A glimpse of the city planning and construction of Zhenjiang
Located in South Jiangsu at the junction where the Yangtze River crosses the Grand Canal and boasting of “the peerless landscape in the world”, Zhenjiang is now an integral part of the state-level Model of Modern Construction Area at the Yangtze Delta and one of the core cities that comprise the Nanjing City Circle. The project of ours, aimed at providing an opportunity for the international students or young people to learn about Zhenjiang, covers touring the streets of the Old City and taking a careful look at the planning on the new section of Zhenjiang, the measures taken to promote the quality and the cultural connotation of the city, the urban road planning, the scenic spots along the Yangtze River, and the landscape axis of the riverside area.

3. Touring the historical and cultural sites in Zhenjiang
Centered on the “cultural rein” of Zhenjiang, one of the most famous cities of history and culture in an area termed “Jiangnan” in Chinese which means south of the Yangtze River, participants in this project will be arranged to tour the spot on top of the Beigushan Hill where “Liu Bei got married to his wife at the Ganlu Temple”, to enjoy the grand water and light show themed The Legend of White Snake, to amble through the Xinjin Ferry with a thousand years of history, to taste the “three wonders or specialties” of Zhenjiang cuisine, to learn Chinese calligraphy, and to drink Chinese tea. In between the tourist events, lectures given by specialists will be offered to the participants for them to learn about the history and culture of Zhenjiang and the modern achievements in its city planning. The Chinese students will be invited to converse with the visiting students or young people on topics of a shared interest.

4. Top priority for students’ security
Well-furnished on-campus housing will be offered; all the activities will be organized in a centralized manner and all the tours and visits will be superintended by teacher interpreters.

III. TIME
From April to November each year, in groups

IV. PARTICIPANTS
All international students or young people interested in the landscape culture and historical culture of Zhenjiang.

V. GROUP SIZE
A minimum of 10 persons in a group

VI. Charges
RMB 2,800/each participant

VII. PROGRAM SCHEDULES (9DAYS)
Day 2Dinner: Enjoy the Chinese snacks at Xijin Ferry Day 2Activities: Visit Nanshan Greenway Day 2Dinner: Enjoy organic vegetables at an Agritainment Day 2Activities: Sightseeing at Mi Fu Park Day 2Dinner:  Enjoy the specialties of Yanchun Restaurant, one of Zhenjiang’s time-honored restaurants Day 2Dialogues between Foreign and Chinese Students: Zhenjiang’s Present and Future in My Eyes Day 2Activities: Learn to make dumplings Day 2Activities: Arrange foreign students to enjoy and experience the Chinese calligraphy and tea culture Day 2Activities: Enjoy the grand water and light show of The Legend of White Snake

PS: The schedule is subject to change before the participants are officially notified.