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Conference Venue: Grand New World Hotel Xi’an

Phone: +86-29-87216868

Fax: +86-29-87219754

Address: No.172, Lianhu Road, Xi'an, China

Postal Code: 710002

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SOCIAL PROGRAM

October 18, Tuesday

Welcome Reception will be held at the Grand New World Hotel at 18:00 on October 18. This social dinner is complimentary for non-student registrants. Student registrants who are interested in attending this dinner would have to purchase a ticket at the registration desk.

October 19, Wednesday

APSIPA Reception will be held at the Grand New World Hotel at 18:10 on October 19. This reception is complimentary for all registrants.

Royal Welcome Ceremony & City Wall Sight-Seeing: This special event is complimentary for the registrants who have received our notification emails. Tickets can be collected at the conference registration desk upon your arrival. Buses would be arranged to ferry attendees from the Grand New World Hotel to the event place. Buses will wait for the attendees at the entrance of the Grand New World Hotel and leave for the event place at 19:00.

The Welcome Ceremony at the Ancient City Wall of Xi’an is renowned as "the greatest welcome ceremony with China" The South Gate, namely the Yongning Gate, implying the wish for the everlasting stability, was established in 582 AD, Kaihuang 2nd year of Sui Dynasty, thus making it the oldest and the most long-standing among the gates of the ancient city wall in Xi'an.

Like a gateway connecting the past and the future, the stately Yongning Gate has presented pleasing songs and charming dance to many distinguished guests such as the former US President Clinton, the former Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong, the Queen of Thailand, the famous actor Jacky Chen and etc., all of them started their unforgettable journey around the historic city with the entry ceremony. Now it is regarded undoubtedly as the greatest within China for the unique combination of both traditional and modern culture.

The city of Xi'an as Chang'an during Tang Dynasty remained the world center of economy, culture and trade. The ceremony for welcoming guests to enter the city in the ancient style is based on the ancient courtesy towards guests and the whole grand ceremony is in accordance with the etiquette accepted during the flourishing period of Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the scenes of that time are vividly reproduced by the singing and dancing show extolling time of peace and prosperity as well as the impeccable imperial-style etiquette.

October 20, Thuesday

Conference Banquet will be held at the Tang Dynasty Palace at 19:30 on October 20. This social event is complimentary for non-student registrants. Student registrants who are interested in attending this event would have to purchase a ticket at the conference registration desk. Buses would be arranged to ferry attendees from the Grand New World Hotel to the event place. Buses will wait for the attendees at the entrance of the Grand New World Hotel and leave for the event place at 18:50.

For centuries, Xi'an, the ancient capital city of 13 dynasties from 1067 BC, has been renowned for its restoration of the Middle Kingdom's rich cultural heritage. It is China's natural museum of history. And bringing this all together in the form of modern song and dance is the Tang Dynasty Theatre Restaurant, where visitors can sample this cultural experience in an ambience befitting the emperors of Tang (618-907 AD).

Tang music and dance not only inherit the songs and dance of the preceding dynasties but also assimilate the new and exotic cultures that came along the Silk Road. Xi'an was at the crossroads where travelers, merchants and indigenous minority tribes converged to trade within the Tang cultural predominance of this great ancient civilization. The Tang Dynasty was distinguished as the most progressive and prosperous era in the history of China and its music and dance symbolize the splendor and the glory of the Chinese civilization.

An hour before the Tang Dynasty Show begins, you will be served with a dinner tailored to both Chinese and Western tastes. During the dinner, there is a band on the stage playing the Chinese traditional music for our guests.