Author Archives: Darryn Mitussis

Overseas Project: Day 16 Shanghai Culture Industries

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 27 April, 2010. Filed under China, Teaching. Tagged , , . No comments.
After the overnight train journey from Xian and hotel checkin, the students spent the day working on the their assignments and making visits to more cultural industry sites. I caught up on email, expenses, paperwork and sorted tickets for our Friday and Saturday trip to Jiaxing and Yiwu.

Overseas Project: Day 15 Xian International Studies University

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 26 April, 2010. Filed under China, Photography, Teaching. Tagged , , . 1 Comment.
I’m a little behind posting updates (as I write the students are not long on the plane and I still have 4 or so days to write up). Our Wednesday in Xian was spent at Xian International Studies University (XISU), which is one of four specialist institutions that teach and examine in foreign languages. Our [...]

Overseas Project: Day 14 Huxian Painting Village and XISU Students

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 22 April, 2010. Filed under China, Education, Photography, Teaching. Tagged , , , , . 1 Comment.
Tuesday we spent visiting the Huxia painting village with students from Xian International Studies University. The village is home to three prominent painters in the peasant painter tradition. Here is one of the painters holding one of his paintings. The day’s activities provided an excellent opportunity for a number of new experiences. First, Nottingham and [...]

Overseas Project: Day 13 Terracotta Warriors

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 22 April, 2010. Filed under China, Photography, Teaching. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
Monday our exploration of history and the commercialisation of culture continued, with a visit to the Terracotta Warriors. The scale and scope of the endevour (the army intended to protect the emperor in the afterlife).

Overseas Project: Day 12 Historic Xian

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 22 April, 2010. Filed under China. Tagged , . No comments.
Sunday the students spent the day exploring the historical city (history and culture being the Sunday tradition). Key attractions include the provincial museum and the city wall. Unfortunately, the queue at the former was unthinkably long so the emphasis was exploring the wall (perhaps the finest city wall in the world) and some of the [...]