August 13-23, 2010 :: Beijing-Travel Eating Shopping Learning Practicing with STeLA 2010
GOING TO BEIJING!!
From my dormitory
Checking my flight
I went to Beijing, China, on Friday 13th, 2010 by Japan Airline. It's two days before starting STeLA Leadership Forum 2010. I think it's my first time traveling alone in the country that I can't speak their language.
Shirotan with Tokyo Tower at Narita Airport
Waiting for airplane at IASS Executive Lounge 2, Narita Airport
Meal on JAL
I took
Airport Express (北京机场轨道交通线) from the airport to Dongzhimen Station (东直门) and changed to Subway Line 2 to Jiangguomen Station (建国门).
Airport Express (北京机场轨道交通线) from the airport to Dongzhimen Station (东直门) and changed to Subway Line 2 to Jiangguomen Station (建国门).
Airport Express
Ads of Asian Games 2010 in Subway Station
After that, I asked the way from the policeman to go to the hotel I booked.
Dongdan Station
Police car
Along the way to hotel
BEJING INTERNATIONAL HOTEL
It's Beijing International Hotel (北京国际饭店). Everything there is quite nice..I feel the room is too big to stay alone.
DONGDAN
After putting my luggage, I walked to The Mall, near Dongdan Station to find something to eat as my dinner.
Because I saw the Certificate that Sergeant Chicken Rice if TimeOut Hong Kong's one of the 50 dishes you must eat in 2008, so I tried it. In my opinion, the difference between Thai Chicken Rice and Singaporean Hainan Chicken Rice maybe the various sauces they use.
Then, again, after seeing the ads said that THE BEST Curry Puff in Singapore, so I also tried a Tip Top Curry Puff's chicken curry puff.
Tip Top Curry Puff
TIAN AN MEN SQUARE
Next, I bought McFloat from McDonald's and walked to Tian An Men Square (天安门广场) waiting to see the soldiers moving the flag down in the evening.
Mc Float
WANG FU JING SHOPPING STREET
I continued walking to Wang Fu Jing Street (王府井), one of the most famous shopping street in Beijing. It seems like there's exhibition for sale or something. I just walked around the street.. visited Shanghai Expo Shop, book store, and some interesting shops. Then, I went back to take a rest at hotel.
Book Store
Green Tea Ice-Cream at Wang Fu Jing
Wang Fu Jing
CCTV TOWER
I took Subway Line 1 from Dongdan Station (东单) to Gongzhufen (公主坟) because I wanna see the CCTV Tower, the tallest structure in Beijing (405 m).
QUAN JU DE - PEKING DUCK
After that I took subway back to Wang Fu Jing Station and walk around to find the famous Peking Duck restaurant. It's Quan Ju De Roast Duck Restaurant (全聚德), Wang Fu Jing branch. I ordered 1 Peking Duck, 1 set of Pancake, 2 set of sources, and Jasmin Tea. The cook brought the duck to cut near my table. Before start eating, the staff gave me the Duck Certificate. My duck ID is 1558901. And as I expected, I cannot finish one whole duck alone, so I asked them to pack it for me to take back. I came back to hotel to keep the duck.
Quan Ju De Restaurant
Waiting for queue No.10
That's my duck
First dish
Second dish
Duck Certificate
Duck Soup
BEIJING ZOO
Ads on the wall running with the subway
I took subway to Zoological Garden Station (动物园). In fact, I didn't go to the zoo, but I went to the shopping mall near the zoo according to Muay and Sung suggested. They sell the local Chinese brand clothes with cheap price, but need to bargain.
XIDAN
After that, I came back to hotel again to keep my stuffs, and went to Xidan Station (西单). Xidan is a commercial area like Siam Square in Thailand or Shibuya in Japan. I walked around to see the Chinese Brand shops.
And I selected to have dinner at Sizzler (时时乐). I ordered Chicken set with 39 RMB but after including the coke, it's around 50 RMB. I'm glad that there's Tom Yum soup in Salad corner there. The service and standard is quite similar to Sizzler in Thailand.
Sizzler
Sizzler's Tom Yum Soup
Making Dim Sum
Xidan
I decided to take a bus back to hotel to see the night view of the street according to Tang Tang, my lab mate, suggestion. Thanks to Tang Tang.
View at night from bus
OLYMPIC SPORTS CENTER
Morning view from my room
It's the day I had to check out hotel and move to Peking University. After checking out, I took subway to Line 8's Olympic Sports Centre (奥体中心体育场). It was used to host the Beijing Olympic 2008 and Paralympics. The Beijing National Stadium (国家体育场) or Bird's nest (鸟巢) is very beautiful architecture. Moreover, the Beijing National Aquatics Center (北京国家游泳中心) or Water Cube also looks very cool with the cuboid shape.
Olympic Tower
PEKING UNIVERSITY
According to the document from STeLA, I went to East Gate of Peking University Station (北京大学东门站) and registered my passport to enter the university. Thanks to the Chinese guy who described me in English during waiting in the queue. After that, I went to Police Office to ask the way to Zhengda International Center to check in. I stayed at Shaoyuan Building No.5, in the same room with Nobutada Yokouchi from the University of Tokyo and Jonah Chen from Peking University. Shaoyuan Guest House is Peking University's complex of several buildings. Then, I walked out of the gate with Japanese and French friends to look around outside the university.
Survey around Peking University
STeLA Welcome Party
We came back to join the Welcome Party which was buffet at Zhengda International Center. Jonah and Michael Chen Ling from PKU showed us around the campus.
Green Pea Drink at Peking University
Tennis Court in Peking University
Drink in Peking University
My Room in Shao Yuan, PKU
Breakfast: Won Ton Soup, PKU
Lunch: Sweet Shrimp & Veggie & Rice at Shao Yuan Cafeteria
Beer Distribution Game
Key Speech Note
STeLA 2010
We started the first day with the setting of group. Mine is Group 4. We have 5 participants and 2 facilitators:-
- Sophie Walewijk from Stanford University
- Rebecca Odim from MIT
- Riichiro Kimura from the University of Tokyo
- Jinghao Chen from Peking University
- and me
Facilitator:-
- Zuanshi Haranud from Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Sho Shiroto from Waseda University
I learned and enjoyed many things in STeLA Forum. In Leadership Session, I learned many things from all speakers and got the idea from Beer Distribution Game and Straw Tower Game.
In Thematic Session: Agriculture, we had a chance to make our idea about how the scientists can solve the problem of Green Revolution in India.
Breakfast: Fried egg, Pao, and Congee
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Straw Tower Game
*Photo by Barbara(PKU)
In Thematic Session: Energy, we joined the role play of negotiation between developed country and developing country for the Cross border technology transfer issue with consulting and bargaining with private company, investor, professor, and environmentalist. I was in the role of representative from developing country government.
Hiroyuki Ushifusa (Tokyo Tech) with STeLA T-Shirt
Breakfast: Congee Cup from White Box and Wonton Soup
Lunch: Japanese/Chinese Chicken Rice
Breakfast: Pao and Congee
BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Beijing Institute of Technology
On the 4th day of the forum, we went to Beijing Institute of Technology ( 北京理工大学) or BIT. It's located at South Zhongguancun street. It's the place that we were going to use the workshop for our group project. For the 1st part, we had to build a solar power collector which would be evaluated based on how efficient it was.
- how much more energy it can produce
- how many raw reflexive material we consumed
We were introduced the equipments by 2 very nice TAs, Daisy and Jerry.
Welcome STeLA Forum Students banner at Beijing Institute of Technology
Big book monument at BIT
After that, we had the factory trip at Beijing Chiner New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. to see how they assembly the solar power collectors.
Beijing Chiner New Energy Technology
Manufacturing of Solar Power Collector
Lunch: Boiled Gyoza with Soup
At night, we decided to go out to have dinner outside at Hot Pot restaurant. I ordered Spicy hot pot for me. We designed many kinds of idea until 1 a.m., and came up with the parabolic shape solar power collector, which we think it's the most optimal shape.
Dinner: Chinese BarBQ at Hou Hai
Hou Hai
Breakfast: Rice Noodle
Dinner: Hawaiian & Seafood Pizza at BIT
For the 2nd part, we were assigned to build the application prototype that use the solar power. We came up with 5 idea and finally via voting, we decided to build the garbage collector mechanical fish.
Lunch: Duck Rice
*Photo from Hann-Shuin Yew (Harvard)
*Photo Sho Shiroto (Waseda)
*Photo by Sho Shiroto (Waseda)
Me in Group Project Workshop
*Photo by Kohtaro Umezawa (Univ of Tokyo)
*Photo by Kohtaro Umezawa (Univ of Tokyo)
Our Autonomous Solar Powered Trash Collecting Mechanical Fish
Our Solar Power Collector
Group Project Presentation
STeLA Certificate
*Photo by Kohtaro Umezawa (Univ of Tokyo)
2 Prizes: Most Popular and Best Idea Prize
*Photo by Kohtaro Umezawa (Univ of Tokyo)
Rebecca(MIT), Sho(Waseda), Jingchao(PKU), Natt(TokyoTech), Daisy(BIT), Sophie(Stanford), Riichiro(Univ of Tokyo), Zhuanshi(TokyoTech), Jerry(BIT)
We got many help from TAs and Technical TA. And we can finish on time. And finally our group got 2 prizes: MOST POPULAR Prize and BEST IDEA prize ^_^
Thank you everyone Thank you every day we, everyone, tried hard, worked hard learned many things and practiced a lot of skills.. Thanks Group 4 Thanks STeLA.
The dinner of the last day was at Peking Duck Restaurant neat PKU.
Nobutada Yokouchi (Univ of Tokyo), Michael Chen Long (PKU), and me
Me and Kazuki Ando (Keio)
Chandra Jinata (TokyoTech), Batari Saraswati (TokyoTech), and me
Sophie Walewijk (Stanford) and me
Sophie Walewijk (Stanford), me, Jerry (BIT), Rebecca Odim (MIT)
Shujin Daisy Huang (BIT) and me
Me and Jonah Chen (PKU)
Me and Zuanshi Haranud (TokyoTech)
Jonah Chen (PKU) and Hiroyuki Ushifusa (TokyoTech)
Joe Hsueh (MIT) and Takeshi Sumida (Keio)
Me and Joe Hsueh (MIT)
Daniel Jin (PKU) and me
JIN WU XING SHOPPING MALL
After getting inside PKU for a while, there was a lady told me the way, then I took TAXI to Beijing Normal University to meet Sung, SIIT friend. She, her sister, and friends took me to Jin Wu Xing Shopping Mall. I didn't buy a lot, just walked and looked around.
HAI DI LAO HOTPOT
Then, we took bus to have lunch as Hot Pot at Hai Di Lao Hotpot Restaurant (海底捞火锅). The service is very very very nice. There are staffs open and close water in the toilet and also give soap foam to wash hands and tissue to dry hands. There is a service for waiting customer to paint their nails or play board and card games.
GOING BACK TO TOKYO
Beijing International Airport
Monorail at Beijing International Airport
Meal on JAL
Finally, I came back by Japan Airline arrived Tokyo around 9 p.m.
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