Dartmouth FSP: 2018 Beijing, China

Taishan, we are ready--July 14, 2018.

Taishan, here we are!


At the top of Taishan.


The way we came from...

Good foods were critical for preparing to climb Taishan Mountains.



Now we are ready to go.

We visited Confucius' hometown Qufu on July 13, 2018.

On the bridge of good fortune, more children, and more blessings

With local children

In front of the Hall of the Great Achievements

Pay our respect to Confucius in front of his tomb

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 we had our Chinese kungfu night.

The poster with Kungfu star: Shi Jieming

The little stars were warming up:

Jumping...

Flying...

Breaking tripple iron bars with the head...

Every relic tells us the past glory of the Old Summer Palace.

Behind us lies the Kunming Lake...

Buddhist Fragrant Pavilion 佛香阁 in Summer Palace:

Who is more beautiful, me or lotus?

Fun is everywhere...

美美的...

On Friday evening, Prof. Gao brought us the sunken treasure from Jiangkou 江口, Sichuan Province.

Ancienet safe for silver ingots:

Golden document appointing a royal concubine:

I am also 人:

This is the first time for us to know Sanxingdui 三星堆...

This evening we will have Prof. Gao Dalun 高大伦 to give us a talk on the amazing sunken treasure (dated 1646) they excavated, one of the top China's archaeological discoveries last year.

Prof. Gao is a leading archaeologist in China. He was Professor of Archaeology at Sichuan University and received the highest national teaching award. Before he became the President of Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, he was Director and Curator of Sichuan Provincial Museum. He is a shining academic star, extensively covered by almost all major media in China.

Click here for a China Daily interview.

Click here for a CCTV interview.

We celebrated the July 4th Holiday today at the largest Peking Duck restaurant in Beijing.

Preparing the ducks:


Just enjoy:


See with the eyes:

Have to use my Chinese Kung fu:

We are 人:

HAPPY HOLIDAY!

Our Chinese language tables were always fun:

Dishes were always great:

Cell phones were indispensable:

Yes, tongue twister contests:

You won't be able to imagine what you will see in Laoshe Tea House if you don't go. We went there Wednesday evening on June 27th.

Big tea-bowl instruments:

Acrobatics:

Magic--Wait, is it Andy?

We love tea...