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meeting British Embassy/community;

(e) meet EEC Ambassadors (over drinks ?)

4 October

EITHER

i

OR

ii

OR

Leave late afternoon

Provincial Tour

iii

ΧΙΑΝ. GMT +8

welcome banquet in Xian, 4 October

5 and 6 October, sightseeing and visit Rolls-Royce pm 6 October, leave Xian

XIAN (OR CHENGDU)/URUMQI

welcome banquet in Xian (or Chengdu) 4 October

5 October, sightseeing.

leave Xian (or Chengdu) am 6 October for Urumqi (3-3 and one half hours flying)

6 October, as for (iii) above

CHENGDE/XIAN

fly to Chengde pm 4 October or am 5 October (half hour flying)

5 October, sightseeing in Chengde; leave pm for Xian (1 to one and a half hours flying

6 October, sightseeing and/or visit Rolls-Royce in Xian leave

leave evening

XIAN (OR CHENGDU) KUNMING)

4-5 October as for (ii) above

am 6 October, leave for Kunming (1 and half - 2 and a half hours flying). Sightseeing in Kunming leave evening

NOTES ON CHINESE CITIES

iv

OR

XIAN

Historic city, capital of several Chinese dynasties and now a major industrial centre. Near to tomb of first Chinese Emperor and its

'guard' of 8,000 strong 'army' of life size pottery figures discovered in 1974; and two tombs of Tang dynasty Emperors.

CHENGDU

Capital of Sichuan, China's most populous province in a rich rice growing area. A centre of the silk industry since the 4th century BC and still known for its textiles. About 30 miles north of the city is an extensive irrigation network first constructed in the 3rd century BC and still in use today.

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