http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/ChinaJournal This is your source for up to date information about the ESSS trip to China. en-us 07/03/2009 07/03/2009 5 http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/ChinaJournal http://www.spfldcol.edu/home.nsf/rich_woods_Journal.jpg 144 33 This is your source for up to date information about Springfield College. http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/1679904D1A51C7558525745B00834264Today was our last full day in China and we made use of every minute. We had an amazing visit to the Great Wall and toured the Emperor’s Summer Palace. 06/01/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/F201EDB12889BEF48525745A00665A44Today we left Tianjin in the mid-morning for Beijing where we started touring some of the most famous sites in China including Tian’anmen Square and the Forbidden City. 05/31/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/849A5EA3BD762BDD85257459005DA35DToday there were lectures by our faculty, an acupuncture and massage demonstration, a tour of the exercise physiology labs, shopping, and a farewell dinner. 05/30/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/7AD8AB761D37569D85257458006CD213Early this morning we left Wuhan by plane and arrived in Tianjin in the early afternoon. We are now visiting our friends at the Tianjin Sport University, who welcomed us with lunch, a campus tour, ultimate Frisbee, a fancy dinner, and a party thrown by their students! 05/29/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/752D851920CE202485257457006276D9Today the faculty presented lectures and our students had a friendly game of basketball with the students from the Wuhan Institute of Physical Education. 05/28/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/6ABC86F2D650663F85257456006283B3 Today the SC delegation did some sight seeing and cultural activities in Wuhan that included a visit to the Yellow Crane Tower, the Hubei Provincial Museum, and eating Pizza! 05/27/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/50C86F1918D728E485257455005E8F21Today we left Sun Yat-Sen University and traveled to Wuhan to visit the Wuhan Institute of Physical Education. 05/26/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/9B3EA3A0D809A25A852574540057ECA9Today included a spectacular addition to our itinerary – a visit with Mr. Liu and the Gaungzhou Sports Training and Technical College. 05/25/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/74865D455CEC629E852574530055AFF3Dragon boat races, social networking, a sports medicine lecture, and a cruise on the Pearl River – a great day from Sun Yat-Sen University! 05/24/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/69D79E3EFE7EE6F78525745200685A7FToday we traveled to Guangzhou and got started by meeting several faculty and students here at Sun Yat Sen University. 05/23/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/39F4AB3A8E9E4DED85257451006192F0Today included a full day tour of Hong Kong Island with a number of excellent cultural experiences and wonderful local cuisine. 05/22/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/BC8E393876E67C0685257450004FDEC4In our first full day in Hong Kong we did not waste a minute! The day included a full day tour of Lantau Island, a visit to Oasis Fitness Studio, and a laser light show on the skyline of Victoria harbor. 05/21/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/9FA75BFA1A4D15448525744F006B15D3Greetings from Hong Kong! We have safely arrived to our first destination in China. For those of you keeping score at home, the journey took a total of 30.5 hours! We left from the P.E. complex at SC at 3:30 AM on Monday and arrived at our hotel in Hong Kong just a little while ago at 9:45 PM Tuesday evening. Since we have not done much yet in the way of educational / cultural events, I thought I would keep this entry brief and outline our trip so far. 05/20/2008http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/9CCBD7904955A622852574480060E8BFA group of students and faculty from The Exercise Science & Sport Studies Department is taking a trip to China. Follow our trip with this daily journal. 05/13/2008