For the Flight:
Passport (& Green Card and I-20/I-94, if applicable)
Tickets (we will e mail you the schedule for your e-tickets)
Money (have some one dollar bills for shopping and other cash, they should be in new/good condition for exchange)
Credit card (visa or master card preferred) or bank debit cards

Baggage:
The baggage limit on Chinese domestic flights:  Since we are flying twice in China, from Beijing to Xi’an, and then from Xian to Shanghai, one should pack very light, because domestic flights in China allow each passenger to ship no more than 50 lbs of baggage. When you are in Shanghai, you can do more shopping there, because international flights allow each to have two bags (each 50 lbs). Bring an extra bag and use it in Shanghai if you like to shop. Please follow International carry-on rules: no liquid/gel is allowed into the cabin.

Clothing:
Clothes for the weather at that time
One pair of good walking shoes or sneakers
1 ‘nice’ outfit for dinners
1 outer/rain/wind jacket 

Personal items:
Cosmetics/Deodorant
Glasses [bring along an extra pair, just in case]
(all the hotels, throughout the program, will provide free soap, tooth paste, tooth brush, shampoo, tissue, slippers)

Personal medicines (it is very important that you bring your personal medicines with you)
Aspirin/Tylenol [whatever you use for pain and fever, just in case]
Pepto-Bismol [or something like it]
Band-Aids
Antiseptic Cream
Cough medicine, such as Robitussin with DM tablet
Vitamin C packet
Ace bandage
Medicine for diarrhea and stomach problems

Making calls to the US from China:
Check this website for pre-paid phone cards to call China (about 2 cents per minute; your relatives can do this when you are in China), or for you to call back from China to the US (about 4.9 cents per minute): www.firstphonecard.com
Read detailed instructions here and follow the steps there to purchase if you want to make calls: http://www.1stphonecard.com/phonecardInfo.cfm?ProductID=1&CountryID=1