Pictures from Nanjing
Looking up at the Mausoleum
Looking down from the Mausoleum
Confucius
Nanjing Museum
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
And this is Jimmy, our tour guide in Nanjing
A Different view of Nanjing
As Josh mentioned we traveled to Nanjing on Wednesday afternoon. Once we got settled on our new Golden Dragon bus with our guide Jimmy we head to see Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. After about 400 steps we arrived at the tomb of the founder of modern day China.
A short, somewhat dodgy bus ride later we visited one of Nanjing's many museums where we saw exhibits on Jade and Brocade tapestry. Now, this stop just confirmed what we previously thought, if we go to a cultural exhibit odds are at the end of the day we will have an opportunity to buy something at the end of the exhibit. This was true at the Jade and Brocade exhibits also.
As Josh also mentioned we did have a more authentic Chinese dinner at restaurant hosted by an alumnus of Babcock. I personally did try every dish, and thanks to Lee for hosting a cool experience.
The next day we toured NAVECO a Chinese based auto plant and then later to Ford. NAVECO plant had a strong work force, we walked in and around a scene from an 80s plant movie. Then at Ford we truly walked into a state of the facility, and we were handed all the safety equipment we could wear (by the way NAVECO did not hand us any). This plant was still in ramp up phase but when running at 100% it will produce 4 different cars.
As Thursday progressed not all of us went to Pizza Hut. I joined a great group from the Charlotte program and had a great dinner.
Then a cool night of VIP treatment capped a cool time in Nanjing.
Friday: Travel day
Saturday: The Great Wall The Summer Palace and more...
Dinner in Nanjing
Several students - and I was not one of them - were requesting an authentic Chinese meal, and that's exactly what we got on our first night in Nanjing. Although several items served were unidentifiable even by native Chinese people who dined with us, here are some of the highlights of the meal:
*Fermented tofu
*Duck-blood soup
*Dumplings with duck blood glutinous rice filling
*Shrimp w/ the eye balls intact
*Bamboo leaf with rice
Last night we ate at Pizza Hut.
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In addition to our tours of Nanjing Automotive and Ford Automotive during which we learned about business issues that arise with joint ventures, we climbed the 392 steps at Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mosuleum, toured the Nanjing Museum and visited the Nanjing Massacre Museum. Luckily for all of us, the aforementioned dinner was after the climb.
We fly out of Nanjing and its mediocre walls this morning for Beijing. As always, more to come.
Stop showing me up, Jody
I'm writing this entry on the train from Shanghai to Nanjing. With a population of approximately 8 million people, Nanjing is the same size as New York City...and about 1/3 the size of Shanghai.
Attempting to describe Shanghai is a lot like trying to describe NASCAR to someone who has never been to a race: You really need to be there to understand and appreciate it. Jody has done a great job writing about the city and detailing our experiences in Shanghai - a sister city of Winston-Salem - so I thought it might be helpful to introduce you to a few of the guys on this trip.
This is a picture of Pete (right) and me after a great tour of Tyco's Chinese offices.
This is Mike Romano. He is from Pittsburgh.
Colin Cheek, SGA President, getting a little wind and smog in his hair in Shanghai.
This is Chad Hunter, demonstrating how NC State teaches people to ride in cabs.
This is either Steve Rutenburg or Gilbert Gottfried.
This is John Tabor and that is Blue Steel.
This is my roommate, Suseel, when he is not snoring.
And this is Will, our tour guide in Shanghai.
Tomorrow morning we are visiting Nanjing Automotive in the morning and Ford Automotive and in the afternoon. More pictures and entries to follow.
