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The First International Conference on Building Energy and Environment
July 13-16, 2008  Dalian, China 
 
 
 

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1. Technical Tour

Seawater Source Heat Pump Project.

COBEE 2008 has organized a tour to the seawater source heat pump project on Sunday, July 13. The outward coach will depart at 13:00 from Furama Hotel Dalian and the return coach will leave from Xinghai Bay area, the site of the Seawater Source Heat Pump Project at 14:30. The coach will return back to Furama Hotel Dalian around 15:00. Please gather 10 minutes prior to the departure time in the lobby of the first floor of Furama Hotel Dalian.

The seawater source heat pump project was initiated in 2005 in Dalian for building heating and cooling in Xinghai bay area and then was selected as one of the demonstration projects for building utilization of renewable energy by the Chinese Ministry of Construction. The seawater heat pump project is designed to heat or cool down buildings with a total area of 1.3 million square meters in the business region near Xinghai Square of Dalian. The project is still under constructing and is planed to be completed by 2008.

2. Social Tour

COBEE 2008 has organized a tour to the Bin Hai Road for participants with package registration on Tuesday, July 15. Please sign up when register. Coach will leave at 16:00 from Furama Hotel Dalian and will return back to Delight Hotel around 18:30. Please gather 10 minutes prior to the departure time in the lobby of the first floor of Furama Hotel. Ticket is required.

Bin Hai Road

Bin Hai Road stretches along Dalian's famous coastline and is a sightseeing must for visitors to the area. The 35-kilometer-long road borders Xing Hai Square in the west and Dong Hai Park in the east. One side of the road features mountainous areas covered with forests while the opposite side reveals the panoramic coastline and sea. Due to the clear, fresh air and the sea, locals have nicknamed the road the "natural oxygen bar."


3. Tours for Accompanying Person


Due to lack of responses, the COBEE Organizing Committee organizes only two tours for the conference participants and their accompanying persons. One is LT1 on July 17, the tour to the Golden Pebble Beach, which starts at 07:00 and ends at 17:00. The other is LT3 on Monday, July 14 to the Ice Valley Scenic Area, which starts at 07:00 and ends at 18:00. The COBEE Organizing Committee has also invited several tour agents at the conference venue. If there are sufficient people interested, the tour agents can organize tours on your requests.



LT1: Golden Pebble Beach
07:00 - 17:00 on Thursday, July 17

Coach will leave at 07:00 from Furama Hotel Dalian

The Golden Pebble Beach is a national tourist resort located 50 km away from downtown Dalian. It is surrounded by sea on three sides and people can enjoy pleasant weather of warm winter and cool summer year around. Sinian rocks from 600 million years ago have formed into a magnificent landscape of grotesque stones in these areas. The Golden Pebble Beach is known as “The Solidified Animal World”, “The Natural Geological Museum” and “The Magic Sculpture Park”. Scenic spots include the Golden Pebble Waxworks Hall, Stone Collection Hall, Golden Pebble Park, Ten-Thousand Fortune Pot, Chinese Martial Arts Hall, Golden Pebble Discovery Kingdom Theme Park, etc. More information can be found at http://www.jinshitan.com/.

Grotesque stone of The Golden Pebble Beach Huge tortoise of The Golden Pebble Beach


LT3: Ice Valley Scenic Area (Xianrendong National Natural Reserve)
07:00 - 18:00 on Monday, July 14


Coach will leave at 07:00 from Furama Hotel Dalian

Located near the Qian Shan Mountains, this massive reserve sits almost 600 meters above sea level and encompasses three sections: Dragon Hill, Small River Valley and Yingna River Valley. Despite its height, it enjoys a temperate climate, allowing plant and animal life to flourish. The reserve harbors 810 plant species and 196 different forms of wildlife, many of which are endangered. It also features Xianren Cave and its famous karsts rock formations dating back to the Pre-Sinian Period.

 

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