Friday, April 25, 2014

SDSU China Ag Study Tour
(May 12-25, 2014)

May 12           Monday
6:35 am Depart from Sioux Falls to Beijing 

May 13           Tuesday
Arrive in Beijing 2:40 pm
Dinner with SD Governor Daugaard & his trade team

May 14           Wednesday
Visit Pioneer headquarters
Briefing by the US Soybean Export Council
Beijing Equestrian Show Facility

May 15           Thursday
Femur Head Hospital
Great Wall
China Agricultural University
Banquet with China Agricultural University

May 16           Friday
Visit with CHAROEN POKPHAND group in Beijing
John Deere plant
Local swine farm

May 17           Saturday
Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City
Old Beijing Street
Hot Pot for supper

May 18           Sunday
Morning: Pearl Market
Afternoon: Beijing to Xi’an by High Speed Rail (Train G87 2:00pm-6:40pm)

May 19           Mon
Xi’an visits and tours
Northwest Ag & Forestry University
Dairy Farm Beef cattle farm
Dumpling dinner, Traditional Chinese dance show

May 20           Tuesday
Meat Wholesale Market
Xi’an city tour, Terra Cotta Warriors
Local family farm
Yinqiao Dairy Group

May 21           Wednesday
Xi’an to Guangzhou by air
Guangzhou port tour
Soybean crushing plant

May 22           Thursday
Visit to Fish Market, and then Fruit & Vegetable Market
US Consulate - Agricultural Trade Office briefing
Evening cruise on the Pearl River

May 23           Friday
Tour fish farm
Depart from Shenzhen to Hong Kong

May 24           Saturday
Harbor Tour
Hong Kong: Horse Racing Museum
Ocean Amusement Park

May 25           Sunday
11:40 am         Depart from Hong Kong to USA 

7:52 pm           Arrive in Sioux Falls