Day 1
I chose to go for this trip as I wanted to experience something different, unlike Singapore. I was always told that Singapore is very clean and safe. This makes me wonder, what is it like in another country. I hope to learn more about Shanghai and Hangzhou's economy, culture, history and way of life. Which may differ greatly to that of Singapore's. Moreover, this trip can also enable me to bond more with my classmates and enhance my communication skills in Chinese by conversing to the students in China. I intend to let the people near me know more about shanghai and Hangzhou's culture and history. I would also like to use my experience from this trip in my daily life like hopefully speaking more fluently in chinese ore working more efficiently in a group.
Day 2
Today we went to Chenghuangmiao, Shanghai book city as well as Bund and the French Concession. Chenghuangmiao attracts more people to visit it and so increasing the sales of the entrepreneurs and resulting in higher profits yielded. This plays a role in their success. Chenghuangmiao caters to the different crowds and their needs by providing a variety of shops, like fore example shops with traditional items being sold and shops selling earrings and caps.
Bund and French Concession- Iconic buildings are to let the certain country be recognized, to let this country be know. These buildings are representative of Shanghai. This is because it shows the olden and the modernized Shanghai. One of Singapore's iconic building is the merlion. Shanghai book city is a seven storey building. The books were mostly Chinese but there was a portion of foreign language books as well.
Day 3
Today is the first day we went to Shanghai Nanyang High School we also went to Hai Di Lao, Wenmiao road and the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. In
Shanghai Nanyang High School we had attend a science lesson on making paper towers and we were shown 香包 and 种子are made. Similarities and differences i haves observed are that the school hours are around the same but they are still using chalkboards while we are using whiteboards. Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall had the entire city's plan for all to see, it is made up of 3D blocks, pieced together to form the entire plan. We also went to Wenmiao road. The price of things there is lesser than that of Singapore's. The cost of living in Shanghai is thus lesser than Singapore. But i do not think lower prices are the only aspect that concludes whether the cost of living is higher or lower. There are other factors like the environment, economy and the population of the country.
Day 4
It was the last visit to Shanghai Nanyang High School. The first thing we did there was to watch the students do their 体操. We were awestruck by how orderly they were. Soon it started and we were asked to join in. It was quite embarrassing as I have never done anything like this before. And it was very fast and hard to catch up but since they have been doing it everyday it seemed like a piece of cake to the students there. After that we sang the 立华情 to our buddies to show our gratitude for their time and effort spent on helping us. Then we attended a lesson with the Chinese students. I attended an English lesson. They were very attentive during the lesson and answered the questions immediately after they called. We then had to judge the advertisements shown by the students and give the best group the magazine. Soon, we had to leave Shanghai Nanyang High School. We went to Oriental dreamworks. We saw all the hard work poured in to make a simple bucket look real, we saw all the hard work poured into making a film. Then we went to Fudan university where we met one of our RV seniors. She shared with us about her life in Fudan University and away from home. She shared that the students in China are very hardworking and competitive. I used to think that Fudan had high technological facilities. But after the tour led by our ex seniors, her explanations of the school, i have a mixed feeling. She shared about the positive and negatives points of the school. Their facilities are not as high standard as we expected. The seniors mentioned about the tables and chairs in guang hua Lou was the best ones. For a university, their facilities are not that great yet they can nurture great outstanding talents. This shows that facilities are not everything.
Day 5
We went to Hangzhou by bus and then went to Zhejiang University. Zhejiang university is currently smaller than NUS in size but they have yet to complete the building of the university. Two key components of modern industry design- technology and culture. They have 5 campuses and nearly every major has a library.
Day 6
Today we went to the West Lake, Yuefei Mausoleum, leifeng pagoda and Qinghefang ancient street. We went to Yuefei Mausoleum first. At the tomb of Yuefei there were statues of generals, horses, dogs as well as other animals. We were told that this signified the rank of the general. And there was also people kneeling in front of the tomb. They killed Yuefei and thus were 'punished' by kneeling down in front if Yuefei's tomb forever. Singapore also has our national heroes like Dr Goh Keng Swee. After that we went for a boat ride around West Lake. And we were told the broken bridge is not broken. It was just named so because there was a family which surname was Duan living at the end of the bridge. Next we went to Qinghefang ancient street. The Chinese government chose to preserve this street as it has historical value, it shows China's history. Singapore has preserved ancient streets too, for example, Chinatown.
Day 7
We travelled from Hangzhou back to Shanghai. Then we went to Qibao ancient town. When we went there is was bustling with activity, there were a lot of tourists as well as locals shopping there and it was very packed. There, all sorts of things were sold, jewelry, 臭头腐, snacks, caps, purses. There was also a bridge over a river there in the ancient town. There is a need to preserve this ancient town so it would be possible to learn about them, learn about their culture, their ancestors, as well as their history. After that we went to Tianzifang. There were a lot of shops which sold things that looked handcrafted or are very exquisite. There was also a art showroom.
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