1. BPE 498 A Summer in China

2. Program  Three Courses taught by Sichuan University Faculty:  Non-Intensive Chinese Languange (4 Cr.)  Hydraulic Engineering in China – 2000 years of Water Resource Management ( 3 Cr)  Sustainable Development and Environment in Sichuan (3 Cr.)  Optional ESF course BPE 230: China Experience (3 Cr.)

3. Time  Sichuan Courses starting May 16, 2011 and end on July 8, 2011 (tentative)  If you are traveling alone, please make sure you book the flights early for a favorable fare. Allow at least four weeks for visa processing time.  We will organize a group together for the trip (including BPE 230)  Flying out on May 12, 2011 (tentative)  Coming back (Syracuse) on July 20, 2011 (tentative)  Estimated Fees (excluding ESF course registration): $1800 airfare + visa fee Accommodation in Sichuan $800 Food: $1600 Hotel and transportation (including two other cities in China): $1500

4. Tentative itinerary for BPE 230 in 2011  Dujiangyan (irrigation project 200BC)  Panda breading station  Sanxingdui (exhibit of a lost Chengdu plains civilization)  Emei Mountain  Three Gorges and the Mega Dam  Forbidden City  Great Wall (look out for plants and vegetation)

5. BPE 230 Group (limit 15) : $3300  Visa  Flights to and back from China  Flights in China  Transportation in China  Lodging other than in Chengdu (double occupancy)  Due dates:  February 1, 2011 - $1800 (bursar’s office)  March 1, 2011 – Passport + two Passport Photos + visa form  May 1, 2011 - $1500 (bursar’s office)

6. Map of China

7. Dujiangyan in Chengdu  Dujiangyan An irrigation infra-structure built in 256 BC during the Warring States Period of China by the Kindom of Qin.  It is located in the Min River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, near Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.  It is still in use today and still irrigates over 5,300 square kilometers of land in the region.

8. Flying Sand Weir of Dujiangyan  Feishayan or Flying Sand Weir has a 200 m-wide opening that connects the inner and outer streams. This ensures against flooding by allowing the natural swirling flow of the water to drain out excess water from the inner to the outer stream. A modern reinforced concrete weir has replaced Li Bing’s original weighted bamboo baskets