Letter sent on June 5

Today was another busy day from start to finish. We began the day by visiting the Temple of Heaven followed by a visit to a Pearl Factory. The main event of the day was their formal performance at the National Library of China Concert Hall. I believe the National Library of China is the second largest library in the world. The Concert Hall's acoustics were incredible and is said to be the best in the entire country. Playing a concert in the Commons of Sartartia can't even come close to how beautiful they sounded tonight. I wish I could share more but it is already midnight. I have stayed up too late packing. We are leaving this hotel and Beijing tomorrow for Tianjin. Before leaving Beijing we will visit the Summer Palace. The drive to Tianjin takes about three hours. Before checking onto the hotel, the students will get to have a cultural exchange with some students in a school here in China.