This document provides an orientation for a study abroad trip to China organized by the Friday Institute. It includes information about destinations in China like Beijing, Shanghai, and Suzhou. Fast facts are given about the culture, history and populations of these cities. The document also covers Chinese cuisines, manners, travel tips, and orientations to schools in Suzhou including Suzhou North America High School and Bai Ri Si High School that will be visited. Leadership and partnerships of these schools with NC State are summarized.

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China: Exploring Culture and Education
Study Abroad Orientation
Dr. Hiller A. Spires
Dr. Crystal Chen
Chang Yuan
May 2019

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Locating Your Destinations
Beijing

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Fast Facts about Shanghai
• One of the four direct-controlled
municipalities of China
• Population is more than 24 million
• Global financial center
• One of the world's busiest container
ports
• One of five ports opened to foreign
trade following the First Opium War
• A popular tourist destination known for
its historical spots such as The Bund,
City God Temple, Yu Garden, Oriental
Pearl Tower and Lujiazui skyline
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai

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Suzhou
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou

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Fast Facts about Suzhou
• Location: 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Shanghai
• Population: 10.58 million
• Since 514 BC, Suzhou has witnessed 2,500 years of history
• Since major economic reforms began in 1978, Suzhou has
become one of the fastest growing major cities in the world,
with GDP growth rates of about 14% in the past 35 years
• The classical gardens in Suzhou were added to the list of the
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1997 and 2000
• Suzhou is often dubbed the "Venice of the East"
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou

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Beijing

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• Location: Northern China, governed as a municipality with
16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.
• Population: 21.7 million
• Capital of China, and one of the world's leading centers
for politics, economy, and culture.
• The city’s history dates back three millennia.
• It has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites—the Forbidden
City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming
Tombs, Zhoukoudian, and parts of the Great Wall and
the Grand Canal.
Fast Facts about Beijing
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing

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Are you ready to take a trip to China?

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Chinese Cuisines
• Color
• Aroma
• Taste

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Chinese Cuisines
Su Cuisine
• elegant color
• novel sculpts
• salty and sweet taste

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Chinese Cuisines
Su Cuisine
• elegant color
• novel sculpts
• salty and sweet taste

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Chinese Manners
Meet and Greet
• How to exchange business cards?
At a Dinner Party
• How to make a toast?
• How to indicate you are finished?
A General Rule
• “The Magic Number of Three”

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Courtesy Words

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Travel Tips
1. Contact your domestic credit card companies for
foreign transaction regulations, exchange some
money for convenience, don't bring large amount of
cash!

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Travel Tips
2. Get your cell phones ready for a trip to China.

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Travel Tips
3. Pack up your suitcases wisely.
Reminder:
Business Cards
Electrical adapters (Chinese version)

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Travel Tips
3. Pack up your suitcases wisely.
Average temperatures in
May (Shanghai)
Daytime: 73 °F
Nighttime: 60 °F
high humidity
pleasant warm weather
relatively low rainfall
Clothing:
T-shirts, jacket, sweater

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Travel Tips
4. Take tissues with you anywhere you go.

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• The new facility opened in 2016.
• SNA currently has 1000 students.
• 73 teachers from 17 countries.

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Mr. Wang Bintai Dr. Lisa Wang Dr. Lucas Roberts
SNA Leadership

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Learn More About the SNA / NC State
Partnership
• Suzhou North America High School: Connecting to the Future Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCk79xVNHls
• PBI Global –Every Drop Counts: Global Water and Sanitation Issues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=yThjYHz3rhM
• New Literacies Teacher Leader Institute (NLI) 2017 in Suzhou, China:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCaOBPTSIEw

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Size of
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Age
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Faculty
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Alumni

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BRS Leadership
Dr. Wang Guangfa, Principal

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NLGL (BRS) Cohorts
2014-2015 2015-2016
2016-2017 2017-2018

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Questions?

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Questions?