Category Archives: Education
Overseas Project: Day Ten Part 1 Kangbashi
After one of our few relaxed mornings we headed to Kangbash, a new district in Ordos about 30km from the centre of Dongsheng. Kangbashi has been built as a city housing about 1 million people, though as yet almost nobody lives there. We all noticed how quiet and peaceful the place was, with almost no [...]
Overseas Project: Day Nine Train and Dongsheng
The last day in Beijing finished at Beijing West station, where once again a large group of foreigners playing cards and writing their diaries provoked interest from the locals. We arrived in Dongsheng around midday after a 15 hour journey on the overnight train from Beijing and spent the afternoon exploring the city a little, [...]
Overseas Project: Day Eight Government and Business
On Wednesday we visited Shijingshan district of Beijing. This district is to the West of the centre of Beijing and is developing as a cultural and recreational hub for Beijing. Through the dedicated efforts of our alumni we were privileged to have a meeting with senior government officials, including the district vice governor. The meeting [...]
Overseas Project: Day Seven Business
On Tuesday (the seventh day in China) we began our exploration of Chinese business by visiting Tasly in Tianjin. The trip began early and we took the high speed train from Beijing South station to Tianjin. The journey covers more than 120km in less than 30 minutes and hits a maximum speed of more than [...]
Overseas Project: Day 14 Huxian Painting Village and XISU Students