Overseas Project: Day Ten Part 2 Ordos University
After our tour of Kangbashi we when to Ordos University, the second time Overseas Project students have visited. After a warm welcome, the first activity was some group discussions, where students from Nottingham and Ordos Universities shared views and asked questions of each other. Here we see Ordos students asking questions of one of the [...]
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 11 Genghis Khan and Overnight to Xian