The program spends time in several cities around China but primarily in Xiamen where the Program's host institition is located. Xiamen University is a national "key university" located by the sea in sub-tropical southeastern China. In addition to Xiamen, CSP travels to Xi'an and Beijing seeing the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Tian’anmen Square, and the Forbidden City. The CSP also visits Shanghai, China’s most advanced city. And—in order to help students gain an even broader perspective—a week in a more rural part of China is scheduled during the semester, usually in conjunction with time in northwestern China.
