All China Cultural History Tour participants are required to carry an internal or external frame backpack. This facilitates travel and keeps personal effects to a minimum. We move quickly using public transportation, which enables program participants to mix as much as possible with local inhabitants throughout the tour. Most of our intra-Chinese transportation will be done by rail, aboard second-class express trains. Chartered buses will also sometimes be used for our travel. Our office will provide some advice on arranging air transportation to the West Coast.