After I blogged last night Jeff and I geared up for a night on the town. We went to an awesome Beijing Duck dinner where Jeff got his first "real" taste of Chinese cuisine. After our dinner we took a taxi to the Cloud 9 bar, located on the 87th floor of the Jinmao Tower. The bar was extremely nice and we may go back at some point to bask in the view once more.
Since it was pouring all morning we ended up sleeping in until about noon. Although the rain never stopped for the rest of the day we managed to get over to the Shanghai Museum. The museum was at the southern edge of the Renmin Park, only a mile walk from our hotel but by the time we got there our clothes and shoes were soaking wet.
The Shanghai Museum is a collection of historical Chinese artifacts. The main exhibits were made up of an Ancient Chinese Bronze Gallery, Ancient Chinese Sculpture Gallery, Ceramics Gallery, Calligraphy Gallery, Painting Gallery, and Jade Gallery. Each gallery had artifacts dating as far back as the 21st century B.C.
Right now we're relaxing at the hotel and planning out our itinerary for the remainder of the trip. Hope everything is good back home!
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Day Sixteen
Today started a little later than the last couple days. We slept in until around nine o'clock and awoke to a room service breakfast! After breakfast we gathered to troops and went for a little trip to a local clothing market. I bought some athletic shorts to use at the hotel gym. On our way back we had lunch at McDonald's and then came back to the hotel.
Around two thirty we were picked up to go to the Chengdu high school we've been working with to do our last focus group. I was given a group of 10th grade smokers, all males. We discussed some issues regarding the school program and collected all their suggestions. The session went by a little faster than yesterday. A few of the students requested my contact information for future reference.
To end the day we went with our Chinese friends from Sichaun University to dinner at the Beijing Duck restaurant, ROUND 4! After dinner our friends took us to Ginli, an alley-like promenade with small concession stands and shops. The alley was lined with chinese lanterns on traditional style buildings. Tomorrow we're waking up early to play some basketball with some Chinese college students. Night!
Around two thirty we were picked up to go to the Chengdu high school we've been working with to do our last focus group. I was given a group of 10th grade smokers, all males. We discussed some issues regarding the school program and collected all their suggestions. The session went by a little faster than yesterday. A few of the students requested my contact information for future reference.
To end the day we went with our Chinese friends from Sichaun University to dinner at the Beijing Duck restaurant, ROUND 4! After dinner our friends took us to Ginli, an alley-like promenade with small concession stands and shops. The alley was lined with chinese lanterns on traditional style buildings. Tomorrow we're waking up early to play some basketball with some Chinese college students. Night!
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Day Fifteen
Today was unlike any other. For the first time in my life I actually felt like a celebrity. We left the hotel around nine o'clock and were driven to the Pixian County CDC office. When we walked into our conference room there was a massive banner welcoming the University of Southern California group. During the CDC's presentation there was a camera crew taking pictures for what I assumed was the Pixian county local newspaper. At the end of the presentation we were allowed to ask questions and discuss any pressing concerns.
After the seminar we were driven to lunch at a Sichaunese restaurant. We ate Sichaun delicacies such as pig ears, frog, rabbit, and small fish (the entire things!). When we finished eating we walked along the lake on which the restaurant was situated.
Before saying goodbye to our friends from the Chengdu and Pixian CDC we visited the Pixian county hospital and a nearby town clinic. The hospital consisted of 300 staff members (approximately 120 active physicians, and they catered to about 400 outpatients a day). In addition to the hospital and clinic we also visited an immunization office that specialized in delivering vaccines to children.
Around three in the afternoon we came back to the hotel. My friend Fionna and I called our Chinese counterparts at Sichaun University (aka Washi U), to do some laundry at their school campus. When we got back we met with our teacher to discuss our term paper topics on tobacco in China, (my focus will be on tobacco advertising and marketing in China). After our meeting I booked a flight from Hainan to Shanghai for July 3rd. We grabbed dinner at a Beijing Duck restaurant and tomorrow we get to sleep in! Evie, have a safe trip to Hawaii and remember you'll be the closest family member to me! Love you guys, night.
After the seminar we were driven to lunch at a Sichaunese restaurant. We ate Sichaun delicacies such as pig ears, frog, rabbit, and small fish (the entire things!). When we finished eating we walked along the lake on which the restaurant was situated.
Before saying goodbye to our friends from the Chengdu and Pixian CDC we visited the Pixian county hospital and a nearby town clinic. The hospital consisted of 300 staff members (approximately 120 active physicians, and they catered to about 400 outpatients a day). In addition to the hospital and clinic we also visited an immunization office that specialized in delivering vaccines to children.
Around three in the afternoon we came back to the hotel. My friend Fionna and I called our Chinese counterparts at Sichaun University (aka Washi U), to do some laundry at their school campus. When we got back we met with our teacher to discuss our term paper topics on tobacco in China, (my focus will be on tobacco advertising and marketing in China). After our meeting I booked a flight from Hainan to Shanghai for July 3rd. We grabbed dinner at a Beijing Duck restaurant and tomorrow we get to sleep in! Evie, have a safe trip to Hawaii and remember you'll be the closest family member to me! Love you guys, night.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Day Twelve
I can't believe it's day twelve already! It actually seems like time is going by really slow...considering I'm going to be here for another 45 days. Either way, fast or slow, today was a landmark on my trip calendar. It was the perfect mix of work and play.
The first thing we did this morning was a visit to a retirement home about thirty minutes outside of the city called Sun City. The hope of our visit was to learn more about China's growing aging population to develop better insight for our future trip to Hainan. In Hainan we will be advising top architects on elderly issues they may want to address when developing blueprints for their expansive retirement community. Anyways, we took a tour of the retirement community grounds and then headed back to Downtown Beijing.
On the way back we drove by the 2008 Olympic Stadium, called the Bird's Nest, and a special district designed to coincide with its Asian ethnic minority constituents. When we got back to Beijing half of the group got off at the Forbidden City. The rest of us continued to the hotel to drop off equipment and change clothes. Once we re-situated my friend Jen and I hired a taxi to go to a Confucian temple I had been looking forward to visiting.
On our way out we learned that there was also a lamasery in proximity to the Confucian temple. The lamasery had nearly a hundred elaborate Buddha statues. As we walked back through the rooms of the temple the Buddhas got progressively bigger and bigger. The final Buddha was a whopping four stories tall. Unfortunately all the Buddhas were indoors and we were unable to take pictures of any of them. It was even more unfortunate that the Confucian temple was completely under construction! We took a couple of pictures in front of some Confucius statues but were unable to see about 90% of the temple...(tear).
After visiting the temples we joined the rest of our group back at the hotel. We hired another set of taxis and went to the Temple of Heaven. The buildings and surrounding park were very beautiful. Locals strolled the gardens and gathered around elderly musicians. I was lucky to have a voice recording device to record some traditional Chinese songs.
After our visit at the Temple of Heaven we went back to the Silk Market so that some of the girls could do some more shopping. We then finished the day with a Beijing Duck dinner. Like I said, a very eventful day. Evie I love you, happy graduation!
The first thing we did this morning was a visit to a retirement home about thirty minutes outside of the city called Sun City. The hope of our visit was to learn more about China's growing aging population to develop better insight for our future trip to Hainan. In Hainan we will be advising top architects on elderly issues they may want to address when developing blueprints for their expansive retirement community. Anyways, we took a tour of the retirement community grounds and then headed back to Downtown Beijing.
On the way back we drove by the 2008 Olympic Stadium, called the Bird's Nest, and a special district designed to coincide with its Asian ethnic minority constituents. When we got back to Beijing half of the group got off at the Forbidden City. The rest of us continued to the hotel to drop off equipment and change clothes. Once we re-situated my friend Jen and I hired a taxi to go to a Confucian temple I had been looking forward to visiting.
On our way out we learned that there was also a lamasery in proximity to the Confucian temple. The lamasery had nearly a hundred elaborate Buddha statues. As we walked back through the rooms of the temple the Buddhas got progressively bigger and bigger. The final Buddha was a whopping four stories tall. Unfortunately all the Buddhas were indoors and we were unable to take pictures of any of them. It was even more unfortunate that the Confucian temple was completely under construction! We took a couple of pictures in front of some Confucius statues but were unable to see about 90% of the temple...(tear).
After visiting the temples we joined the rest of our group back at the hotel. We hired another set of taxis and went to the Temple of Heaven. The buildings and surrounding park were very beautiful. Locals strolled the gardens and gathered around elderly musicians. I was lucky to have a voice recording device to record some traditional Chinese songs.
After our visit at the Temple of Heaven we went back to the Silk Market so that some of the girls could do some more shopping. We then finished the day with a Beijing Duck dinner. Like I said, a very eventful day. Evie I love you, happy graduation!
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