Field trips will be arranged for pre-, mid- and post-congress excursions according to the responses from participants. These trips will provide opportunities to visit the classical marine and non-marine Jurassic deposits in China and adjacent regions (e.g. Thailand), and visit famous Chinese culture heritage sites and natural parks. The list of field excursions is provisional. Decisions about the final costs and whether a field trip actually runs are the responsibility of excursion leaders. Participants registered or interested in the excursions should contact the excursion leaders.
Notes:
Due to some technical reasons, local government public security and administration difficulties as well as insufficient registration reasons, the pre-congress excursion A1 leader Dr. Shenghui Deng and Post-Congress excursion C2 leader Dr. Huawei Cai, have to cancel these two field excursion routes. For your further consideration and choice of the congress excursions, the congress organizers then provide two new alternative excursions (see details below):
Pre-congress excursion A1 (New): The terrestrial Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous in the Ordos Bain (in Shaanxi Province), NW China (August 2-7, 2010) Post-Congress excursion C2 (New): The Permo-Triassic and Jurassic deposits in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, Eastern China (August 14-18, 2010)For those who have already paid the excursion fees of A1 and C2, we will take care and will either refund you or to keep for your new excursion selection.
For those who have already paid the excursion fees of A1 and C2, we will take care and will either refund you or to keep for your new excursion selection.
Code
Congress Excursion
Date
Excursion chief Leaders
Costs
A1
(New)
The terrestrial Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous in the Ordos Bain (in Shaanxi Province), NW China
Aug. 2-7
Dr. Shenghui Deng
US$ 700
A2
Non-marine Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits and the Jehol Biota in Western Liaoning Province, NE China
Aug. 3-7
Dr. Baoyu Jiang
US$ 650
Mid-congress excursion
Dujiangyan (UNESCO World Heritage), Yingxiu of Wenchuan (2008 Earthquake site) for Mesozoic- Cenozoic Geology and Jurassic Stratigraphy in Suining City
Aug.11
Dr. Bihong Fu and
Dr. Xiaoping Xie
Free
C1
Marine and Non-marine Lower-Middle Triassic, Non-marine Upper Triassic, Jurassic & Lower Cretaceous in the Sichuan Basin, China
Aug.14-19
Dr. Yongdong Wang
US$ 400
C2
(New)
The Permo-Triassic and Jurassic deposits in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, Eastern China
Aug.14-18
Dr. Huawei Cai
US$ 600
C3
Marine and non-marine Jurassic deposits in Thailand
Aug.14-22
Dr. Assanee Meesook
US$ 850
Notes: ?
1) The detailed schedules and excursion contents are available on the congress website: www.jurassic2010.cn.
2) Participants who join the excursions are suggested to contact the excursion leaders in advance, so that they will help to arrange the transportation, accommodation, arrival, and departure services.
A. Pre-congress excursions: A1 (New): The terrestrial Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous in the Ordos Bain (in Shaanxi Province), NW China Date: August 2-7, 2010 Contents: Start from Beijing on August 2nd and then visit XiĄŻan and YanĄŻan of Shaanxi Province, for the typical terrestrial Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous sequences of the Ordos Basin in northwestern China. Similar to the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang (the original excursion A1), the Triassic and Jurassic are extremely developed in the Ordos Basin and rich in plant, spore-pollen, bivalve, ostracode, insect and fish fossils. We will visit 3 sections at least: (1) about the lacustrine Lower-Upper Triassic sequence and fluvial and delta Lower-Middle Jurassic; (2) a whole Upper Triassic sequence with fluvial, delta, marsh and lacustrine sediments, (3) an almost complete Jurassic sequence (starting at the uppermost of the Upper Triassic and ending at the Lower Cretaceous).
The trip will end in XiĄŻan and arrive at Chengdu Airport on August 8th for the congress registration in Shehong. In this route we will also visit the famous Terracotta Army of the Qin Dynasty (about 200 BC)(UNESCO-World Culture Heritage), the City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, Forest of Stole Steles Museum, Mausoleums of the First Qin Emperor, Banpo Museum, and other diverse cultural attractions of the XiĄŻan City, one of the capital cities of several dynasties of Chinese history, and known as one of the four most famous old capital cities in the world (for more details see http://en1.xian-tourism.com/index.asp) Excursion Leader: Shenghui Deng (shdeng2001@yahoo.com.cn), Xiaoqi Yuan and other colleagues. Number of participants: Minimum 20 persons; Maximum 70 persons Fees: about US$700, including 6-night (nights of August 2-7, double-bed room shared by two persons) accommodation, all meals of August 2-7, transportation, tickets for museums and scenic sites, field trip guidebook, and economic airfares from Beijing to XiĄŻan on August 3rd and XiĄŻan to Chengdu on August 8th.
Detailed schedule for A1(PDF, 840 K) A2. Non-marine Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits and the Jehol Biota in Western Liaoning Province, NE China Date: August 3-7, 2010 Contents: Western Liaoning lies at the northern margin of the North China Craton (NCC), where some volcanic terrains oriented southwest to northeast along the Tan-Lu fault system were developed during Jurassic and Cretaceous. Mesozoic volcanic rocks intercalated with alluvial, fluvial, eolian and lacustrine deposits are widely distributed in this area. Numerous excellent preserved vertebrate and invertebrate fossils have been found from the Middle Jurassic (the Daohugou Biota) and Early Cretaceous (the Jehol Biota) lacustrine deposits in recent years, including dinosaurs, lizards, choristoderes, pterosaurs, birds, mammals, turtles, amphibians (anurans and salamanders), fishes, conchostracans, ostracods, bivalves, gastropods, shrimps, insects, limuloids, spiders, ferns, gymnosperm, angiosperm, algae, pores and pollens. This trip will visit the whole nonmarine Jurassic sequence and the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group, and a famous museum. We begin our trip from Beijing, and end at Chengdu. Our trip will visit 2 localities Beipiao City, 2 locality in Chaoyang City of Western Liaoning. Excursion Leaders: Baoyu Jiang (School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, Nanjing University; byjiang@nju.edu.cn); Xiaolin Zhang & Xiaogang Yao (Nanjing Institute of Geology & Palaeontology, CAS, China) Number of participants: Minimum 35 persons; Maximum 100 persons Fees: US$ 650, including the 5-night (Aug. 3 to Aug. 7) accommodation in double-bed room shared by two participants, all meals from Aug. 3 to Aug. 7, the bus transportation, economic airfare from Beijing to Chengdu on Aug. 8, tickets for museums and tour sites and the guidebook for the field trip. The fees of the trip are calculatd based on $90/day.
B. Mid-congress excursions (New): Dujiangyan (UNESCO World Heritage), Yingxiu of Wenchuan (2008 Earthquake site) for Mesozoic- Cenozoic Geology and Jurassic Stratigraphy in Suining City (August 11, 2010)
C. Post-congress excursions:
C1. Marine Lower to Middle Triassic, non-marine Upper Triassic, Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous sequences and biota in the Sichuan Basin, China Date: August 14-19, 2010 Contents: Located in SW China and the eastern border of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the Sichuan Basin is one of the largest basins in China with wide distribution and extensively developed Paleozoic and Mesozoic strata. In particular, the Lower and Middle Triassic strata are of marine origin, consisting of dolomites and limestones. The Upper Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous sequences are non-marine fluvial and lacustrine deposits. ?This excursion will focus on the classical sections of marine Lower to Middle Triassic, the non-marine Upper Triassic and whole Jurassic & Lower Cretaceous strata in Hechuan, Xuanhan and Suining and Santai areas. Several important strato-boundaries, including Permian/Triassic, Middle/Upper Triassic, Triassic/Jurassic, and Jurassic/Cretaceous boundaries and strato-type sections of the Upper Jurassic Ą°Suining Fm.Ą± and Ą°Penglaizhen Fm.Ą± are included in this excursion. Tectonic structures, sedimentary facies of the marine and non-marine rocks, diverse fossil remains of the Triassic and Jurassic will be found in this trip, including ammonites, bivalves, conchastracas, ostracodes, vertebrate fossils (e.g., dinosaurs and turtles), spores-pollen and plant leaves and fossil wood. They are helpful for understanding biodiversity variation and correlations with marine and non-marine Triassic and Jurassic deposits. The trip starts from Shehong, to Santai, Chongqing, Hechuan, Dazu, Zigong, and ends in Chengdu (the capital city of Sichuan Province). Colorful tourist attractions, historical parks, museums and local cultural activities will be arranged, including the Song Dynasty Porcelain Museum and the Guangde Temple (the hometown of Guanying Buda) of the Tang Dynasty in Suining City, the Three-Gorges Museum and Natural History Museum in Chongqing City, the Jurassic Dinosaur Exhibition in Chongqing City, the Ancient Battlefield- Diaoyucheng of Nansong Dynasty in Hechuan, the Dazu Rock Cavings (UNESCO-World Culture Heritage), the Zigong Dinosaur Museum, Zigong Salt History Museum and China Color Lantern Museum, the Zigong World Geopark as well as the Jinsha Archaeological Site Museum and Natural History Museum of Chengdu University of Technology in Chengdu City. Excursion Leaders: Yongdong Wang and Hui Luo (Nanjing Institute of Geology & Palaeontology, CAS, Nanjing 210008,China; ydwang@nigpas.ac.cn, huiluo@nigpas.ac.cn); HuiOuyang (Chongqing Museum of Natural History) and Kui Li (Museum of Chengdu University of Science and Technology) Number of participants: Minimum 25 persons; Maximum 80 persons Fees: ?US$400, including 6-nights (Aug. 14-19) of accommodations in double-bed room shared by two participants (US$500 for participants select single room), all meals (including Chongqing Hotpot, Chengdu snacks and typical Sichuan cuisine) from August 14 to 19, tourist bus transportation, tickets for museums and scenic sites, local culture performances and field trip guidebook.
Detailed schedule for C1(PDF, 3.08 M) C2 (New).The Permo-Triassic and Jurassic deposits in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, Eastern China
Date: August 14-18, 2010 Contents: This trip starts from Chengdu and arrive Nanjing on August 14, and end in Shanghai on August 18. Participants can visit the Shanghai EXPO2010 after end of the trip. You will visit the terrestrial Middle Triassic (Huangmaqing Formation, Ladinian) and Upper Triassic (Tanjiatang Formation, Carnian) as well as the Lower-Middle Jurassic (Hsiangshan Formation) in the Golden Purple Mountain of Nanjing City, the marine Permo-Triassic boundaries and GSSP in Changxing County of Zhejiang Province. You will also visit the Nanjing Paleontological and Geological Museum, Nanjing History Museum, the Sun YatzeĄŻs memorial botanical garden, the Gold Purple Mt. Observatory, the Ming Dynasty Royal Tomb (UNESCO-Word Cultural Heritage), and Confucius Temple, the Nanjing City Wall and Zhonghua Castle-like Gate, the National Geopark of Changxing in Zhejiang Province. Other cultural attractions and tourist cites are also organized in during the trip Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces (for more details in Nanjing City, see http://www.nju.gov.cn/english/index.asp) . Excursion Leader: Dr. Huawei Cai (hwcai@nigpas.ac.cn) and other colleagues. Number of participants: Minimum 20 persons; Maximum 70 persons Fees: about US$600, including 5-night (nights of August 14-18, double-bed room shared by two persons) accommodation, all meals of August 14-18, transportation, tickets for museums and scenic sites, field trip guidebook, and economic airfares from Chengdu to Nanjing on August 14 and Bus fares to Shanghai on August 19th, 2010 (fees for Shanghai Expo 2010 are not included). C3. Marine and non-marine Jurassic rocks and fossils of Thailand
Date: August 14-22, 2010 Contents: Marine-brackish Jurassic rocks of Thailand are widespread along the Thailand-Myanmar border, especially in the Mae Sot area located in the north, and Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Krabi Provinces to the south. The non-marine Jurassic is confined to the Phitsanulok area along the western rim of the Khorat Plateau. This excursion will focus on the sections of the Jurassic marine strata and fossil localities of bivalves, ammonites and corals in Mae Sot, Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Krabi. An interesting section from Upper Triassic to Early Cretaceous including the non-marine Phu Kradung Formation is included. The trip begins from Bangkok to Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, and Mae Sot in the north, going down to Ayutthaya via Bangkok, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani, Krabi in the south, and ends in Phuket (the most famous tourist place of southern Thailand). Tourist attractions, historical parks, and activities for Thai cultures will be provided. Participants are expected to leave Shengdu for Bangkok on August 14 by plane after the Congress Meeting, and they are expected to arrive Phuket on August 22. Excursion Leaders: Assanee Meesook & colleagues (Bureau of Fossil Research & Geological Museum, Department of Mineral Resources; Thailand; jurassicthai@hotmail.com, meesooka@hotmail.com). Number of participants: Minimum 18 persons; Maximum35 persons Fees: US$850, including 9-nights of accommodation (on the single room basis; US$700 for spouse with shared room), all meals from August 14 to 22, vehicle, tickets for museums and scenic sites, Thai culture performances, refreshments, field trip guidebook, and additional sightseeing. Participants are responsible for their airfares from Chengdu to Bangkok and from Phuket to their home. The organizers will arrange their flights from both Chengdu-Bangkok and Phuket to Bangkok.
Field trips will be arranged for pre-, mid- and post-congress excursions according to the responses from participants. These trips will provide opportunities to visit the classical marine and non-marine Jurassic deposits in China and adjacent regions (e.g. Thailand), and visit famous Chinese culture heritage sites and natural parks. 