Today I got to check an item off my bucket list—we climbed the Great Wall of China! It was another hot day here in Beijing, but fortunately there were many trees that provided patches of shade along the long walk. I’m sure my thighs will be sore tomorrow, but the views and experience were definitely […]
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Today we visited the Great Wall. On the bus, our tour guide Eric gave us a brief history lesson on some of the former emperors of China. He recommended we watch The Last Emperor as it was the only film to be able to shoot footage in the Forbidden City. Climbing the stairs of the
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Today was a day of shopping and bartering. We visited the Hutong, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Beijing with some of the houses being older than 400 years old. I did not buy anything, as for one: I did not need anything, and two: I did not want to deal with the people trying
Today we had the opportunity to learn about the game, Go, and experience a live competition. It was extremely intense and held at a very nice hotel in Beijing. I had no idea that the game existed before today, and that it is fairly popular in China and a few other countries. The two men
I arrived in Beijing two days before the rest of the group, and I love it thus far! During my first day, I had the opportunity to visit the National Art Museum of China and explore one of the most famous shopping Malls in Beijing. At the art museum, I viewed prints that were created
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August 8th, 2016 Today was kind of bitter sweet. Tomorrow we leave for Beijing, and I’m really excited because it will be my first time in Asia, I have a lot of expectations, especially directed towards the food! Today is also our last day with the Chinese student and it will be really weird to
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I knew I truly wasn’t in the United States of America anymore when I stumbled upon a mousepad featuring Obama’s face edited onto a widely-recognized photo of Mao Zedong and, more incredulously, a pack of playing cards featuring Osama Bin Laden casually on sale at a store, sitting on a shelf next to a pack
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Before the flight to Beijing, our group visited the Met with the Chinese exchange students. This was not my first time to the Met, and so it was great to see all the exhibits I didn’t have time for on my last visit. Plus, I got to tour the museum with group of Chinese students,
Today we went shopping at a traditional Hutong, and the Pearl Market. I thoroughly enjoyed both experiences and desire to return as soon as possible! The traditional Hutong had a range of items and was mostly outdoors, while the Pearl Market was indoors with kiosks where we could barter for items. I was able to purchase
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Today was a much more relaxed day, which was a nice reprieve. Even with it being our third day, still jetlag is hard to adjust to. Breakfast was not until 9:30. After we headed to Honjou, an area that is a strange combination between a market and a neighborhood. We had been told that the
