WHAT: Day-long Outing to the Eastern Qing Tombs, led by Wang Xiaoxin (in English)

WHEN: Sept. 2, Sunday 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM

WHERE: Please board the bus at 9 AM in the Hilton Hotel parking lot, Third Ring Road, #1 Dong Fang Road (400 meters north of Liangmaqiao subway station) tel: 5865 5000. 希尔顿酒店北东三环，东方路一号 电话58655000. THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER OF THE BUS IS 京AEQ936

HOW MUCH: RASBJ members 300RMB, non-members 350 RMB (includes entry fees, lunch, transport to and from Hilton).

RSVP: Please email [email protected] no later than August 29th with full names and mobile numbers for each participant, and write “Qing Tombs” in the subject header

MORE ABOUT THE EVENT:  Chinese historian Wang Xiaoxin will discuss fengshui, tomb-robbers and other secrets (in English)  of the Eastern Qing Tombs at Zunhua, 125 kilometers northesast of Beijing.  In this vast 80-square-kilometer necropolis are the final resting places of five Qing Dynasty emperors, 15 empresses and less well known concubines and minor nobles. The tombs of  Emperor Qian Long and of Dowager Empress Cixi in particular are famous for their elaborate stone carvings. Please dress appropriately for warm weather and some walking! Bottled water will be provided