# HG changeset patch # User Christian Urban # Date 1439772927 -28800 # Node ID 69ed50eeeb3d45c2b8bd4bcc11dc619a8389077a # Parent 5a76422d8c6c0d021e0afdf2c3c66cca07a1aee1 updated diff -r 5a76422d8c6c -r 69ed50eeeb3d booklet.pdf Binary file booklet.pdf has changed diff -r 5a76422d8c6c -r 69ed50eeeb3d booklet.tex --- a/booklet.tex Mon Aug 17 07:42:19 2015 +0800 +++ b/booklet.tex Mon Aug 17 08:55:27 2015 +0800 @@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ Sunday (23rd) in a conference room on the 4th floor of Hanyuan Hotel. There will be a reception desk of ITP from Thursday until Sunday on the 1st floor close to the hotel check in. -The welcome reception is on Sunday (23th) at ??? and also on the -first floor. The ITP conference will take place on the 6th +The welcome reception is on Sunday (23th) at ??? and close +to the hotel reception. The ITP conference will take place on the 6th floor and starting from Monday the reception desk will be just outside the conference hall. On Wednesday (26th) afternoon we will leave for ITP-excursion to Yangzhou and the Slender @@ -529,45 +529,44 @@ Breakfast and lunches are served on 1st floor next to hotel registration desk. The breakfast buffet is open from 7:00 until 9:00. When you check into the hotel, you will receive a -green paper ticket for each dayHi, which you have to show before +green paper ticket for each day, which you have to show before going to breakfast. Hanyuan Hotel also includes a very good restaurant on the 2nd floor, but unfortunately it is a bit on the pricier side for China. \begin{itemize} \item\textbf{Near the Hotel}\hspace{3mm} - The Hanyuan hotel is located at the intersection of a big road (Houbiaoying Road 后标营路) and a smaller road (TongWei Road 童卫路). If you need a taxi to go to Downtown Nanjing, for example, it is probably the easiest to hail down a taxi at the big street. An ATM machine is situated a few minutes down the smaller TongWei Road. If you want to take a walk in the evening, -Xingyuan suggest a stroll through the Purple Mountain Area on +Xingyuan suggests a stroll through the Purple Mountain Area on the top-right in the map in Fig.~\ref{hotelmap}. This area is approximately a 15 minutes walk away from the hotel and contains for example the Sun Yat Sen memorial and the Linggu -pagoda. +pagoda (below right). \begin{center} -\includegraphics[scale=0.45]{travel_guide/map1a.jpg} +\includegraphics[scale=0.40]{travel_guide/map1a.jpg} \hspace{5mm} -\includegraphics[scale=0.43]{travel_guide/linggusu.jpg} +\includegraphics[scale=0.38]{travel_guide/linggusu.jpg} \end{center} \item\textbf{Metro Stations Near the Hotel}\hspace{3mm} - There are two metro stations near the hotel (Muxuyan and Xiamafang stations), which are pretty much the same distance from the hotel (see map in Fig~\ref{hotelmap}). Muxuyuan is easier to reach: just down TongWei Road and then turn left -down the hill. The entrance of the metro is on the left-hand -side. However it is not the most scenic route. More scenic is -the walk to Xiamafang Metro Station through the campus of the -Nanjing Agriculture University. Unfortunately the way is not -so straightforward. If you are unfamiliar with the way, we -suggest you walk to Muxuyuan station; once you followed some -locals and know the way, go to Xiamafang station. +down the hill of NingHang Road (宁杭公路). The entrance of the +metro is on the left-hand side. However it is not the most +scenic route. More scenic is the walk to Xiamafang Metro +Station through the campus of the Nanjing Agriculture +University. Unfortunately the way is not so straightforward. +If you are unfamiliar with the way, we suggest you walk to +Muxuyuan station; once you followed some locals and know the +way, go to Xiamafang Station. \begin{figure}[p] \includegraphics[scale=0.45]{travel_guide/map2.jpg} @@ -581,21 +580,22 @@ There is a very nice shopping area close to Xiamafang Metro Station. There is a wide selection of restaurants in this area including Xingyuan's favourite restaurant for having -lunch on workdays +lunch on workdays. It is called ?? and situated behind the +KFC. \begin{center} \includegraphics[scale=0.05]{travel_guide/rest.jpg} \end{center} \noindent This area also contains a ``Mickey Mouse bakery'', -which stocks pastries similar to ones you might find in a +which stocks pastries similar to the ones you might find in a Western bakery (just in case you get bored of the baozi -at breakfast in the hotel) and a pizza place in case you need -to eat something different than Chinese. +at breakfast in the hotel). There is also pizza place in +case you need must eat something different than Chinese. There is also a smaller shopping area in the ``middle'' of Tongwei road including some native restaurants, and also some -restaurants on the opposite side of Houbiaoying Road. A smaller +restaurants on the opposite side of Houbiao\-ying Road. A smaller supermarket is at the end of Tongwei Road and a bigger one in the Xiamafang area. \end{itemize} @@ -608,15 +608,16 @@ \begin{itemize} \item\textbf{Shopping}\hspace{3mm} The most serious shopping malls in Nanjing can be found in the -area around Xinjiekou and Daxinggong metro stations (on Line~2). -Especially in multi-brand shopping malls the shopping goes -like this: You find something you like. You agree the prize -with the shop-assistant. You get a piece of paper, which you -need to take to a cashier nearby. You pay there, get another -piece of paper, which you take back to the store, where you -receive your goods. Another quirk of shopping in China is that -when the sale says, for example, ``80\% off'', it is actually -20\% off, meaning you pay only 80\% of the original price. +area around Xinjiekou and Daxinggong metro stations (on +Line~2). Be aware that especially in multi-brand shopping +malls the shopping goes like this: (1) You find something you +like. (2) You agree the prize with the shop-assistant. (3) You +get a piece of paper, which you need to take to a cashier +nearby. (4) You pay there, get another piece of paper, which +you take back to the store, where you (5) receive your goods. +Another ``quirk'' of shopping in China is that when the sale says, +for example, ``80\% off'', it is actually 20\% off, meaning +you pay only 80\% of the original price. \item\textbf{Restaurants}\hspace{3mm}The most famous area for restaurants in Nanjing is near the Confucius Temple, which @@ -626,7 +627,7 @@ \item\textbf{Sight-Seeing}\hspace{3mm}Nanjing, being a former capital, possessed one of the most impressive city walls. Today you can see remainders at the North Gate near -Zhonghuamen Mtro Station on Line~1. From the station follow +Zhonghuamen Metro Station on Line~1. From the station follow the red line in the map below. \begin{center} @@ -636,16 +637,17 @@ \end{center} -\noindent There is also another substantial and impressive -section of the remaining city visible very close to the hotel: -Walk the Houbiaoying Road towards the city centre, once you -traversed the river, bear right. You will see a rather +\noindent There is also another substantial section of the +remaining city wall visible in an area very close to the +hotel: Walk the Houbiaoying Road towards the city centre; once +you traversed the river, bear right. You will see a tall wall build of grey stones. -Another scenic spot is the Xuanwu Lake, dotted with several -beautiful small islands and a good place to have a walk. You -can reach the lake by taking exit Xuanwumen at Line~3. -Xingyuan suggest the walk indicated red below. +Another scenic spot is the Xuanwu Lake, which dotted with +several beautiful small islands and a good place to have a +walk. You can reach the lake by going to Xuanwumen Metro +Station at Line~3. Xingyuan suggests the walk indicated red +below. \begin{center} @@ -653,20 +655,21 @@ \end{center} \noindent The ultimate bird's-eye view of Nanjing you can have -from the Zifeng Tower. For this you have to go to Guluo Metro -Station on Line~1. According to Wiki, the Zifeng Tower is the -11th tallest building in the World (to compare, the Shard is -ranked 92nd and the Sears Tower 12th). +from the Zifeng Skyscraper. For this you have to go to Guluo +Metro Station on Line~1. According to Wiki, the Zifeng +Skyscraper is the 11th tallest building in the World (to +compare, the Shard in London is ranked 92nd and the Sears +Tower in Chicago is 12th). \end{itemize} \section{Schedule of the Excursion\label{excursion}} -On Wednesday afternoon there will be the traditional ITP -excursion, this time to a Chinese garden in Yangzhou and to the -Slender West Lake. You might like to note a few points: \begin{itemize} \item The conference session will end at 11:30, and you - should finish lunch no later than 12:20 in order to get - to the hotel lobby. \item Boarding the shuttle bus is at 12:30 sharp! +On Wednesday afternoon there will be the traditional +ITP-excursion, this time to a Chinese garden in Yangzhou and +to the Slender West Lake. You might like to note a few points: \begin{itemize} \item The conference session on Wednesday will end at 11:30, + and you should finish lunch no later than 12:20 in order + to get to the hotel lobby. \item Boarding the shuttle bus is at 12:30 sharp! \item The first leg of the bus journey takes roughly 40 minutes to Ge Yuan Garden (meaning Bamboo Garden). This is a small garden in traditional Chinese style. We will be there @@ -688,6 +691,18 @@ \end{itemize} +\mbox{}\\[40mm] +\noindent The organising team wishes you a pleasant stay in +Nanjing! If you need any help, please contact us. + +\begin{center} +\begin{tabular}{ccc} +\includegraphics[scale=0.1]{pics/chunhan.jpg} & +\includegraphics[scale=0.1]{pics/xingyuan.jpg} & +\includegraphics[scale=0.555]{pics/christian.jpg}\\ +Chunhan Wu & Xingyuan Zhang & Christian Urban +\end{tabular} +\end{center} \newlength{\cw} \setlength{\cw}{100mm} diff -r 5a76422d8c6c -r 69ed50eeeb3d hotel-reservation/statistics.xlsx Binary file hotel-reservation/statistics.xlsx has changed