This document summarizes aspects of campus culture at Xinjiang Normal University in 2012, as observed by the author. It provides photos showing exam day security measures like blocked streets near a middle school [1]. It also shows university exam schedules posted [2], English being one of the tested subjects [3]. Other photos depict fashion trends featuring the Union Jack flag [4], English phrases in a cafeteria [5], students laying in the water [6], and more.

1. Chinese campus culture at
Xinjiang Normal Univ. 2012
G P Witteveen
http://gpwitteveen.googlepages.com/fulbright2012

2. Exam day at middle school: police cordon to halt noise of road.

3. Traffic cones blocking off the school-front traffic.

4. View of closed street at front of middle school during exam day.

5. University forecourt with gated front and posted exam schedule (center)

6. Exam schedules posted for national testing (June weekends)

7. English exams on June 17

8. Spate of fashion that features Union Jack (flag)

9. Cafeteria breakfast-lineup_wacky English

10. More wacky English, “knowledge is poo-poo”

11. Laying on water early morning and late afternoon

12. Most hand-holding is between girls, but sometimes one sees for boy-girl.

13. Boiled water depot (flasks) near cafeteria at bathworks on campus.

14. Birthday cake set from student store: cardboard crown & candles, too

15. Collecting credentials: many facilities gather these awards for display.

16. Local news in Uyghur as seen in cafeteria

17. recycle

18. Entry desk at class building calls for sign-in & unlocking of room

19. Crosswalk to campus gate: some clothing fashions in June 2012

20. Lost & found in front window of instructional building