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== Itinerary outline for Hacker Trip to China 8 ==

'''The start and end dates were set, the start and end cities were set, and the rest of the itinerary was filled in by serendipity:'''
 <span style="color:orange">''2-November-2018 -- '''Leave home''' for '''Beijing''' (arrive in Beijing on 3-November)''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''3-November to 9-November (Sat - Fri) -- Beijing'''</font></span>
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''We all meet in '''Beijing''' on 3-November -- hotel:  various -- [https://www.booking.com/hotel/cn/hyde-hotel.en-gb.html in an around Hyde Courtyard Hotel]</span>
 3-November, 8pm:  Group dinner
 4-November, 12:15pm:  lunch at Speakeasy
 4-November, 2:15pm: tour of Caochangdi (artist studios) and [https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/798-art-zone.htm 798 Arts Zone] 
 5-November, 11am:  Lunch, and Bring A Hack at [http://moonshotacademy.cn/ Moonshot Acadamy] at The Affiliated High School of Peking University
 5-November, 5pm:  visit and presentations at [https://www.gaea.com/en GAEA] (gaming company)
 6-November, 2:45pm:  visit [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/worlds-biggest-makerspace-icenter-at-tsinghua-university-6a60c92d1f67 iCenter] at [http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/thu2018en/index.html Tsinghua University]
 6-November, 4pm-6pm:  tea tasting with Bella, a core member of Tsinghua Tea Culture Association
 7-November: free to explore
 8-November, 12pm: lunch at Bestease (noodle place)
 8-November, 1pm: [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dongyue-temple Dongyue Temple] (700 year old temple of dioramas of departments of bureaucratic hell)
 8-November, 3pm: [https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/yonghe.htm Lama Temple] ("the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China")
 <span style="color:orange">''9-November, 2:00pm - 6:20pm -- G87 train Beijing West to Xi'an North''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''9-November to 13-November (Fri - Tues) -- Xi'an'''</font></span>
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''hotel:  Hanting Hotel''</span>
 9-November through 13-November:  presentations, cultural activities, and plenty of food!  Curated by our hosts: [http://www.nibaspace.com/ Niba Maker Space]
 <span style="color:orange">''13-November, 2:40pm - 6:25pm -- G1975 train Xi'an North to Chengdu East''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''13-November to 15-November (Tues - Thurs) -- Chengdu'''</font></span>
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''hotel:  various -- [https://www.trip.com/hotels/chengdu-hotel-detail-1478007/morelove-theme-apartment-hotel/?checkin=2018-11-13&checkout=2018-11-15&display=Chengdu%2C%20Sichuan%2C%20China&optionid=28&optiontype=City&lat=30.655611504972775&lon=104.08056682581434&adult=1&children=0&city=28&label=wTclx4WeLUmDkZ_q_I4hNQ&salestype=4&page=1&position=9&minprice=19&mproom=155881173&mincurr=USD&HighPrice=60&LowPrice=&pnotax=6_940300000;128_6956522&from_page=gmap&pctoken=6c9669ba2290401a936ad6752acd0a86&link=gmap#ctm_ref=lst_n_1_9 in an around MoreLove Theme Apartment Hotel]</span>
 14-November, 10am-2pm:  cultural and food tour (meet at the Wenshu Monastery Metro Exit K) 
 14-November, 6pm-8:30pm:  event at school with Arduino workshop, presentations and demos
 <span style="color:orange">''15-November, 10:57am - 10:25pm -- G1976 train Chengdu East to Shanghai Hongqiao''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''15-November to 18-November (Thurs - Sun) -- Shanghai'''</font></span>
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''hotel:  [https://www.trip.com/hotels/shanghai-hotel-detail-454506/le-tour-traveler-s-rest-youth-hostel/?checkin=2018-11-15&checkout=2018-11-18&display=Le%20Tour%20Travelers%20Rest%20Youth%20Hostel%2C%20Shanghai%2C%20China&lat=31.229051&lon=121.441874&adult=1&children=0&ages=&city=2&label=5qR7zJoDN0CDQ69FJfxiEw&salestype=4&page=1&position=1&minprice=13&mproom=35255429&mincurr=USD&HighPrice=-1&LowPrice=-1&pnotax=&from_page=list&module=list&pctoken=6a8a54ac8ae84ad88c8c17006b88bcb1&link=title#ctm_ref=lst_n_1_1 Le Tour Traveler's Rest Youth Hostel]</span>
 16-November, 1pm:  visit [http://www.etonnet.com/ Etonnet/Yagr] (Mitch's manufacturer)
 16-November, 6:30pm:  visit and traditional Chinese woodworking workshop at [http://www.mushroomcloud.cc/?page_id=969 Mushroom Cloud] hackerspace 
 17-November, 2pm: visit to [http://www.dipont.com/en Dipont Education] (Project-Based Education school)
 17-November, 6pm: visit to [http://xinchejian.com XinCheJian hackerspace] 
 <span style="color:orange">''18-November, 2:10pm - 10:06pm -- G99 train Shanghai Hongqiao to Shenzhen North''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''18-November to 23-November (Sun - Fri) -- Shenzhen'''</font></span> ''
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''hotel:  [https://www.trip.com/hotels/shenzhen-hotel-detail-444702/jinjiang-inn-style-shenzhen-science-museum/?checkin=2018-11-18&checkout=2018-11-23&searchboxArg=t&display=Chicago%20Suites%20International%2C%20Shenzhen%2C%20Guangdong%2C%20China&optionName=Chicago%20Suites%20International&lat=22.5405937132787&lon=114.09506781950301&adult=1&children=0&city=30&label=Vscb_JtfxkmG9HNNjlaNFg&salestype=0&page=1&position=3&minprice=30&mproom=225235348&mincurr=USD&HighPrice=-1&LowPrice=-1&pnotax=6_939500000;206_0869565&from_page=gmap&pctoken=538ba5b3756e479faa226770859f3235&link=gmap#ctm_ref=lst_n_1_3 Jinjiang Inn Style]</span>
 19-November, 11am:  Huaqiangbei electronics market tours
 19-November, 7pm:  Group Dinner at Yunlaiju Vegetarian Restaurant (4th Floor, Dongmen Town Square, Yongxin Street, Dongmen -- near Metro Exit A Exit) 
 20-November, 8am-5:30pm:  Seeed Studio and factory tours
 20-November, 5:30pm-9:30pm: visit and party at Seeed Studio Dongguan
 21-November, 2pm-3:30pm:  Product Life Cycle class at [https://innovateshenzhen.org Innovate Shenzhen]
 21-November, 3:30pm-8pm:  SEG Maker tour, Tech Mixer and visit to Troublemaker hackerspace, roundtable startup discussions, BBQ and beer and hanging out
 22-November, 10am: visit [http://www.dorabot.com/ Dorabot] (open hardware robot making company)
 22-November, afternoon: ???  visit [https://steamhead.space SteamHead Makerspace] (international project-based learning school, with a residency program) 
 22-November, 7:30pm-9pm:  Bring-a-Hack at x.factory
 <span style="color:orange">''23-November -- '''fly home''' (arrive NA or EU on same day)''</span>
 
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''After Shenzhen some people may go to Hong Kong for a few days'''</font></span> ''