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History Study Tours
In the Footsteps of Chairman Mao
Limited spots now available. Registrations closing soon.
China Study Tour
19 Sep – 1 Oct 2010
Land costs $4600.00 (Inclusive of accommodation, most meals, group’s transport and internal flights in China. An experienced Group Leader will also accompany the Tour.)
Tax Deductability: As a professional learning program, HTAA Study Tours may be tax deductable for teachers. Contact your tax advisor to confirm you are eligible.
This tailored program for History educators explores the origins of the Communist Party against the backdrop of colonial Shanghai before following their escape into the bandit country and the creation of the Jiangxi Soviet:
- Spend time in Ruijin, where Mao developed his ideas on agrarian reform and the start of the epic Long March.
- Retrace the steps of the grueling cross-country trek visiting important revolutionary sites and remote locations to understand this potent symbol of revolution and Communist Party folklore.
- Travel to the barren dust bowl of Yan’an, where the marchers stopped and set up a socialist utopia that appealed successfully to a Chinese public weary of civil war and Japanese aggression.
- Concluding in Beijing, see where Mao unified a fragmented nation and created a new dynasty of revolution and constant reform.
This study tour provides teachers with an unmatched opportunity to visit China’s revolutionary history first hand to collect primary resources and better understand the rise of Mao and the Chinese Communist Party and the inherent contradictions and challenges facing modern China.
Three Countries, Three Conflicts
China, South Korea and Japan Study Tour
26 Sep – 8 Oct 2010
Total package costs $7350.00 (Inclusive of all international airfares, accommodation, most meals and the group’s transport costs in each country destination. An experienced Group Leader will also accompany the Tour.)
Tax Deductability: As a professional learning program, HTAA Study Tours may be tax deductable for teachers. Contact your tax advisor to confirm you are eligible.
This 13-day, 3-country tour specifically for History educators delves into military conflicts that have shaped modern life in our world today.
The tour will commence in Japan with visits to the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima to explore Japan’s role in World War 2 and the legacy of that conflict in contemporary Japanese society.
The tour will then move west to South Korea and focus on the Korean War and Australia’s role in that conflict, visiting the Demilitarized Zone, Kapyong and the United Nations Memorial in Busan.
A flight west to China will shift the tour’s focus to the city of Shanghai and the Second Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945, the largest conflict in the Asian region in the 20th Century.
Exploring locations and issues of historical significance, interacting with subject experts and understanding more about Australia’s connections to war and conflict in each country, this tour will be an indispensible resource for your work in classrooms.
HTAA Study Tours are managed by the Asia Education Foundation.
Please note you do not have to be a member of HTAA to participate in the Study Tours.
Please email or contact Hilary or Rene on 03 8344 4800 for further information.
The AEF uses licensed Travel Providers for its study tour programs.
