The rest of our day consisted of sightseeing followed by dinner then an acrobat show. We first visited the Bund, which is the riverfront. It’s a nice place to walk that gives a beautiful view of the Oriental Pearl Tower. While on the Bund, we went into a bank that had amazing artwork (mosaics and paintings), but we weren’t permitted to take photos. After walking along the Bund, we headed across the river to see the Oriental Pearl Tower. Once inside, we went up to the observation deck, which is 263 meters high. The views of the city are spectacular! The second observation deck had a glass floor, and a few students were very brave as they posed for photos. Others played an important role in being their photographers.
After lunch we visited Yu Garden, which is one of the more beautiful gardens we’ve seen on our trip. It is located within a large shopping area, so we spent time walking through the garden and learning about the natural elements (trees, feng shui, etc.) and then spent a little time walking through the retail area. This gave many of us time to purchase World Expo souvenirs as the lines at the Expo will be incredibly long (it also gave many of us time to get last minute “China” souvenirs and visit Starbucks). Many of us purchased items with the World Expo mascot, Haibao, or as a couple students on the trip keep saying “hobo”. Haibao stands for ocean baby—yeah, your guess is as good as ours. J
After dinner, we went to a Chinese Acrobatics show instead of the riverboat cruise—Dr. Spangler and I thought this would be a better experience for the students, and we’re glad we made this decision. This show was amazing and included many feats that we all have seen on television, but maybe never imagined we’d see in person. I took many photos from the show, but am having problems uploading them to Snapfish—I’ll get them uploaded as soon as I’m able.
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