Thanks for taking the time to post! The photo looks great and your commentary is interesting! I'm glad you've arrived safe and the adventure has started. I can't imagine a city of 40 million...
It didn't seem like 40 million when we were in the middle of it! There wasn't a huge amount of traffic and Beijing is very clean and tidy. Lots of glass in all the buildings. Xian is much more industrial, therefore more smog. It was sunny and warm in Beijing, cloudier and cooler in Xian. We get to visit at least five schools. We saw lots of school children going home from school today (although it was only 1:30 p.m.). They were riding on the backs of the bicycles of their parents. Some sideways, some backwards, all cute!
A huge thank you to Dr. David Lou and the Confucius Institute for giving us this opportunity to learn about the culture and the educational system of China. We became more thoughtful members of the global community with this experience.
Visit the Confucius Institute: http://confuciusinstitute.unl.edu
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Thanks for taking the time to post! The photo looks great and your commentary is interesting! I'm glad you've arrived safe and the adventure has started. I can't imagine a city of 40 million...
It didn't seem like 40 million when we were in the middle of it! There wasn't a huge amount of traffic and Beijing is very clean and tidy. Lots of glass in all the buildings. Xian is much more industrial, therefore more smog. It was sunny and warm in Beijing, cloudier and cooler in Xian. We get to visit at least five schools. We saw lots of school children going home from school today (although it was only 1:30 p.m.). They were riding on the backs of the bicycles of their parents. Some sideways, some backwards, all cute!
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