Bullet Train

rating:4/5

On the last day in China, we took the bullet train back to Shanghai. Most of us were very excited since it was our first time taking the train. So, we were all chit-chatting in the train among our own cliques, forgetting that we are still, in fact in a public area and that we may disturb others. As a result, another passenger had actually complained to the tour guide that we were too noisy, and asked us to quiet down. Thus, we have realize that maybe the people in Shanghai were also living in a fast paced environment, so they treasure the hours on these transportations to take a nap. From this, we can revise on one of the earliest values we have learnt and that is being a considerate person. Sometimes, we may get too carried away in our own activities such that we may take some things for granted. Since it is ok to buzz around in Singapore mrt trains, we didn't realize that our actions may actually bring trouble to others. However, the train itself is very comfortable and interesting. We can turn our chairs 180 degrees around to face our friends and then we will be able to talk and play around more comfortably. The train is also very different from Singapore's mrt trains. The seats were arranged in horizontal formations, which allowed more seats for the passengers. However, the seats in mrt trains were arranged in vertical formation, which allowed more passengers to be able to board the train. There are both advantages and disadvantages in both arrangements, which are also affected by the duration of the ride.

The Maglev bullet train which we took back to Shanghai. The bullet train is very different as compared to our Singapore's MRT since their train station is a lot more bigger than Singapore's. Also, we realized that the bullet are very punctual on the timing they stated on the train tickets. There would not be any delay in the arrival time of a train at a station. The sounds produced by the bullet train when it travels is also a lot quieter as compared to Singapore's MRT. Generally, we find the train ride in the bullet train comfortable and smooth.

Dong Guan JIe

rating : 4/5

In this whole overseas trip, we went to Dong Guan Jie twice. We can say that it is one of the activities we enjoyed the most of this whole trip, since it is the first time we were shopping alone In a foreign country. This is a street consisting of many shops selling all kinds of things. According to one of our Chinese friend there, Dong Guan Jie is a very popular shopping street among the area, just like how popular is Orchard Road. The shops sell a large range of products, take for example, there are many shops selling food, fabrics, pretty accessories, soft toys etc. Furthermore, Dong Guan Jie sells these products at quite a cheap price. Therefore, many of us enjoyed the time we'd spent shopping and ended up spending quite a lot of money. From this street, we had get to know some of their food culture, like the Chinese Sugar Painting and also we have learned that one of their special local product is called 牛皮糖.

The gateway of Dong Guan Jie. As we walked pass the gateway of the Dong Guan Jie, there was a glass panel where plants grew beneath it. It was rather interesting as we wondered do people water and trim those plants.

Shop by the streets of Dong Guan Jie. Those small shops which tend to specialise in one type of product and this ranges from tea to make up and from chewy sweet cakes to souvenirs. The souvenirs there were very cute and were sold at a much cheaper price compared to Singapore.

The bund

Rating 4/5

The bund is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement.The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. This is where the new meets the old. as he government have well preserved the old buildings there. By walking along the bund brings out a modern feel while looking at the old buildings, despite the fact that it is a preserved cultural heritage area. there is also a war momentum to remember the people who died in the three wars in china - the opium war, the civil war and the world war two. this momentum allowed me to remember those people who sacrifice for their china. the scenery there was splendid, with the cooling wind blowing towards me. there were also quite a few skyscraper located on the opposite of the Huang Pu Jiang. Those skyscrapers have special meaning to it. for example, one of them looks like a beer opener. we were told that during the japanese occupation, the japanese wanted to have their flag there, but the chinese disagreed and decided to cut it to be a rectangle, forming the current shape of the building. The bund is very clean with alot of visitors. it is a good place to relax and forget stress for the short period of time.

the war momentum which reminds us of the main three wars which chin had been through - opium war, Chinese civil war and the World War Two. It also reminds me about the brave people who.risked and sacrificed their life for their country. Without them, china would not be able to come this far, with advanced technology and modernization.

Those are the buildings on the opposite side of the Huang Pu Jiang. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower can be seen on the opposite side and also the Jin Mao Tower.Being one of the Top Ten Shanghai Attractions. 

There were many old European styled buildings along the bund. During the period of foreign aggression in the past, many foreigners settled down in China, and thus built buildings which has their culture in it so that there will be some sense of belonging.

Tian Zi Fang

rating: 4/5

From this place, I saw old architecture buildings, part of the French Concession, as I walked along the small lanes. The place was preserved and renovated partially, yet it still gave us the feeling of walking along a historical site due to its old buildings and the cables hanging overhead. I also learnt from the tour guide, that it was named after an artist. Even though it was an old and historical location, handmade craft works and tea leaves were still sold there. Modern small businesses as such were opened there, making tianzifang a popular tourist attraction. For example, traditional food were sold there along the street sides while on the other hand, there were foreign bistros opened nearby. Through this, I can see that we can incorporate the old and the new together, improving tourism and preserving culture which is both beneficial for the country. Therefore, I feel that tianzifang is a good location for both the tourism industry and for educational purposes as tourists would be able to admire the historical buildings while they are doing their shopping, and children would be able to learn and see for themselves how French Concession building architecture were like in the past and the kind of houses people in the past used to live in.

Tian Zi Fang
The small lanes and buildings of this place are generally quite old but there was still quite a lot of tourists that visited this place. We found the lanes of this place quite confusing since some of us almost got lost but the shops there sells a lot of interesting things such as souvenirs and special products that can rarely be found in Singapore.

Zhu Zi Qing resident

rating: 3/5

As the alley was narrow and quite worn out, with moss growing on its brick walls and weathering conditions clearly showing on the walls, it gave us the feeling of walking along an old and historic street. The zhuqizing residence was located along the narrow alleys in Yangzhou. The alleys still had people residing in the houses along it.The zhuziqing residence was a small house along of the street, now with a brass plated sign board to clearly state the history if the zhuziqing residence. As we step past the doors, we were greeted by an enlarged version of a few excepts of the essays zhuziqing had once wrote. The house was a small one, which was surprising giving zhuziqing's family background about having many siblings and descendants. But as the front and the rooms of the house were given an olden look, there was also a small modern museum at the back of the house, displaying zhuziqing's works, his life and his family's history. I find the experience quite interesting and enriching as we were allowed to visit the house of a famous essayist and was able to learn more about him. The idea of having an olden place to look at first before visiting the small museum at the back of the house was appealing as it allowed us to have a taste of how the house had been in the past while later on looking at the more modern display of his essays in the museum.

a room in Zhu Zi Qing resident. The resident is rather small but it showcased alot of important information about Zhu Zi Qing and his love towards the country.

Daming temple

rating: 4/5

The daming Temple is a temple in which many scholars come to pray to the gods in heaven before their exams to pray for a good score. It is an area of spiritual beliefs which contains part of the Japanese culture in it too. The daming temple, although it was a place of prayers, it is also opened to the tourists to visit due to its nice scenery, being on a mountain. It also has a Buddhist pagoda, called the Xiling Pagoda within its walls. This pagoda was also opened to tourists to visit the top and to admire the scenery from the top of the pagoda. I find the daming temple an interesting place and would enjoy more time at the daming temple. It was a fascinating historical location as it's architecture was old but maintained. The place had a calm spiritual feel to it, it's history lasted all the way back to the Ming Dynasty. I feel that the daming temple is a good location for students to learn more about how Buddhism had improved the Sino-Jap cultural relationships. It was a very interesting place and I would like to give that place a visit again.

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东关历史文化街

-东关历史文化街曾是一条很繁盛的街道，至今保留了不少的老字号，例如开业于1830年的谢馥春香粉店，1817年的四美酱园等。它还有另一特色，那就是它保留有多处古典园林，其中以个园最为著名。

东关历史文化街

古典园林

东圈门历史街

-东关街以前不仅是扬州水陆交通要道，它还是商业，手工业和宗教文化中心。东关街也集中了众多古迹文物例如: 扬州较早创办的安定书院等，其中的一些古迹文物还保留着明清时期的特点，例如：那里还有建于康熙五十三年的清真寺与香火很旺的财神庙。

明清时期保留的特点

                          

财神庙

-在那里有一个东圈门门楼，是那条历史街的标志性建筑,建始与1520年。这条东圈门街上的名人宅第和遗迹，大都集中在街北一侧，如街东头的三祝庵. 

东圈门历史街

-曽是清代扬州八之一的.

-只是东本区是琼华寺（琼花观）和花园。祠前，由两个300年历史的古银杏树门前，现在是一个艺术画廊特色的书画作品由当地艺术家的旋转展览。画廊背后则是安静琼花的花园，其中包含扬州的市花，在琼花丰富。这花就是吸引皇帝到扬州为他们的春天之旅的一部分。

琼华寺（琼花观）

琼花

-大多都是盐商在这里居住，后来一些大小官员也移居于此，是历史上名副其实的豪宅一条街。

逸圃

-东邻全国四大名园之一的个园

个园

-逸圃其保留完整精美古典建筑，浓郁扬州特色园林的布局，让人有时空错位，置身旧梦的感觉

-逸圃保留了完整精美的古典建筑，园中有亭台、假山、鱼池。

完整精美的古典建筑

-在扬州园林中多半是前宅后园的形式，而逸圃却是在住宅的东面，也就是西宅东园，可谓是别具一格。

冶春茶社

-这间茶社历史悠久，它已有200年以上的历史了。

冶春茶社

-保留了远古的珠算特色

-这间茶社是以小吃为主，制法独特，色香味形并重，具有浓厚的地方特色，因此深受顾客们的喜爱。而且，想要吃这家店的小吃不一定要亲自到店里去，在船上的游客们也能享有品尝这些小吃的机会。这间茶社一面临河，所以在船上的游客若是高兴，便能从茶社要壶酒和心，便能在船上享用。回来时，游客们只需把碗，壶和钱一起还给茶社就行了

小吃

扬州的夕阳工业

早上皮包水，晚上水包皮

说的就是吃早茶和泡澡堂子，扬州以三把刀——剃头刀、切菜刀和修脚刀闻名于世。而所谓“皮包水”实指汤包，扬州不乏老字号的早茶店，如富春、冶春、共和春和锦春都是有口皆碑的。到了晚上，去洗洗澡，修修脚才算是真正体验到了慢生活的扬州，扬州浴室、永宁泉、双桂泉浴室都是算得上扬州的老字号浴室，陆琴脚艺和苏扬足部护理是扬州修脚行业的后起之秀。

1) 厨刀

-扬州菜刀是声播全国、享誉世界的淮扬菜的代名词。淮扬菜烹饪技艺以精工细作著称，案上功夫主要体现在严谨规范的刀功上。扬州厨刀工艺讲究，用起来得心应手。

-扬州菜刀下的切配：1.5厘米厚的豆制干批成24片，进而切成干丝，薄如纸，细如线，匀如发。

-扬州厨刀下的食雕更是“纤锋剖出玲珑雪,薄质雕成宛转丝”。花草、禽兽、风景、人物、典故，精雕细刻得逼真生动，情趣盎然，不足盈尺的食盘中，个个都是凝固的画，咀嚼的诗。

 

厨刀

2)修脚刀

-扬州修脚刀的招牌像一张名片，无论出现在全国哪个城市的浴都门口，都清楚地表明了它的含金量。

-扬州修脚刀有五种：口窄轻便的平刀(修刀、轻刀)，厚而坚的锛刀(枪刀)，嵌趾刀(条刀)，刀薄柄扁的铲刀(片刀)和刮刀。

-全套刀又分为大、小两套，大套12把，小套6把。刀型不同，用途各异，修脚师操刀上阵，或撕胼胝，或挖鸡眼，或修嵌甲残甲。

由技而医，由技而艺，代代相传，极具功力。扬州的修脚刀加上修脚师的精湛技艺，真的是各种脚病的克星，是趾甲的保护神。

修脚刀

3)理发刀

-扬州理发刀曾被乾隆皇帝“御赐一品刀”。

-每次剃头、修面、刮胡子，扬州理发师独到细腻的刀功，轻柔柔，绵酥酥，如春风拂面，似鹅毛撩心，使他受用得此身不知何处去，已随剃刀游九霄。

-扬州剃头刀，刀身约长三寸，脊厚刃薄，刀柄木质，中间有枢纽相连，便于理发师的手指在运刀的方向、角度、劲力、速度上的准确把握。

理发刀

为什么会变成夕阳工业

那是因为要掌握这些技巧需要花大量的时间来实践的。还有，人们可能不会想继承这些行业。最直接的原因有三个：第一是安全问题。人们怕用刀练习时的时候会伤到自己，因此为了避免麻烦，他们宁愿不学。还有由于时代的变迁，现代人能享用各种高科技产品与机器。这些物品让人们变得懒惰，因为人能做的，机器也做。所以大家抱着这种心态，觉得学了这些技巧一点意义也没有。最后一个原因是卫生问题。修脚师天天都要看着顾客的脚，可是那些脚很不干净。所以，这么脏的工作没有人想做

传统建筑

传统建筑

由于扬州的以前的盐商富甲天下，他们有大量的财富来建造园林，非常奢华，仅扬州城内私家园林最盛时就达200多处。但是经过盐制改革、鸦片战争、天平天国战争后，大量的扬州园林或荒废，或焚毁，或拆卖，便开始由盛转衰。扬州园林中目前历史最悠久、保存最完整、最具艺术价值的，是坐落在扬州古城北隅的“个园”，现在是扬州著名的旅游景点。

传统戏曲

扬州清曲作为中国江苏历史悠久并具有影响力的曲艺之一。曲词题材的选择极其广泛，曲目非常丰富。每个曲目的演唱由一人到数人参加，现今仍保持着传统的坐唱形式，除演唱者本人以外，其他人均操一件乐器，同时还有人员不等的小型乐队伴奏，乐器以丝竹管弦和打击乐为主。

传统戏曲

饮食文化

扬州菜肴闻名海内外，与鲁菜、川菜、粤菜被并称为中国的“四大菜系”。扬州菜也称为淮扬菜，到现在为止已经有一千多年的历史。淮扬菜非常讲究刀工，刀功向以精细著名。扬州菜的菜品形态精致，滋味醇和，并在烹饪上善用火候，讲究火功。而且，扬州人每天早晨缺一不可的便是点心

扬菜

讲究刀工

传统工艺

-中国雕版印刷术的发源地在扬州，并成为中国国内唯一保存全套古老雕版印刷工艺的城市，这种工艺也被列为国家非物质文化遗产。雕版印刷的第一步是制作原稿，然后将原稿反转过来摊在平整的大木板上并固定好。最后在刻好的木板上刷上墨，在印刷机中加压形成原稿的复制品。

                                           传统雕版印刷