Robson Marihno, Ph.D, from the Leadership Education Department organized this tour at Andrews University in the Summer of 2010. The purpose of the tour was to to learn about International Higher Education in China and Japan. Twenty nine participants attended the tour. The goal was to visit Peking University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, University of Tokyo, and Saniku Adventist College.
We took a tour of the Tiananmen Square and the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China. We flew from Beijing to Shanghai; took a cruise on the Tai Lake and Suzhou, known as the “Venice of the East”, built around the Grand Canal. Then we sightsaw Hanshan Temple, the Water Village and Hangzhou. We took a boat cruise on the West Lake; visited the Yue Fei Tomb and Liu He Pagoda. We experienced the exciting Shanghai nightlife tour at Xian Tin De and the World Expo 2010.
We flew from Shanghai to Tokyo where we visited Asakusa Kannon Temple, Tokyo's oldest temple that was founded in 628. We took a cable car ride to the top of Mt. Omuro for a panoramic view of Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Izu Seven Islands. We also visited Jyoren Waterfall, one of the ten largest waterfalls in Japan. Later that same day, we visited a famous wasabi farm to learn about how wasabi, indispensable to Japanese cuisine, is grown and produced. We visited Meiji Jingu and made a photo stop at a famous Torii which was constructed with woods from juniper trees over 1, 500 years old. Ginza District.
We visited the following universities: Peking University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, University of Tokyo, and the Saniku Adventist College as planned. The link to the paper reflection on the tour can be found on the Global Tours page under China and Japan Tour: Education and global issues.
We took a tour of the Tiananmen Square and the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China. We flew from Beijing to Shanghai; took a cruise on the Tai Lake and Suzhou, known as the “Venice of the East”, built around the Grand Canal. Then we sightsaw Hanshan Temple, the Water Village and Hangzhou. We took a boat cruise on the West Lake; visited the Yue Fei Tomb and Liu He Pagoda. We experienced the exciting Shanghai nightlife tour at Xian Tin De and the World Expo 2010.
We flew from Shanghai to Tokyo where we visited Asakusa Kannon Temple, Tokyo's oldest temple that was founded in 628. We took a cable car ride to the top of Mt. Omuro for a panoramic view of Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Izu Seven Islands. We also visited Jyoren Waterfall, one of the ten largest waterfalls in Japan. Later that same day, we visited a famous wasabi farm to learn about how wasabi, indispensable to Japanese cuisine, is grown and produced. We visited Meiji Jingu and made a photo stop at a famous Torii which was constructed with woods from juniper trees over 1, 500 years old. Ginza District.
We visited the following universities: Peking University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, University of Tokyo, and the Saniku Adventist College as planned. The link to the paper reflection on the tour can be found on the Global Tours page under China and Japan Tour: Education and global issues.
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