Visit to Sun Yat-sen University and the Chinese Art and Culture at Caimo Tang.
This is post number 3 in the Ni hao (Hello) China Travelogue. This post marks the beginning of our China tour. The first day started on a high note. Visit to Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) in Guangzhou. Our first day in China started off with a welcoming ceremony at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) in Guandzhou. Guangzhou is in South China, in the Guandong Province. The North gate of SYSU. The Pearl River runs parallel to this gate. We learned about the history of SYSU. This university was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, one of China's great revolutionary leaders. About 83,000 students attend SYSU, of which 3,200 are international students. SYSU is one of the top ten universities in China. It is a multi-disciplinary university with an inter-cultural centre for research and language courses, we were told. We met a Zimbabwean and a European student during a tour of the campus. There are many green spaces on the campus. We saw a group of p...