Third Class – 中山大学 (Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU)

http://s3.kaoshi.edu.sina.com.cn/photo/unidb_College/10558.jpg, May 24th, 2013

Sun Yat-sen University is one of the most famous universities in Guangdong.  It is located in Guangzhou city, building just right beside the Pearl River.  The university is name after the president of Republic of China also call Beiyang Government – Sun Zhong Shan or known as Sun Yat-sen. 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Canton_National_Sun_Yat-sen_University.jpg, Jul. 16, 2013

Sun Yat-sen University was first established on 1924.  On 1924, Sun Yat-sen ordered the head ministry of education by that time as the president of the university and named the Sun Yat-sen University.  After almost 100 years of development, Sun Yat-sen University had expended to have 4 campuses with over 6.17 km² of campus size in total.  Three of them locates in Guangzhou and one of them locates in Zhuhai city.  With around 13,000 professors, almost 90,000 of undergraduates, and more than 50,000 of graduates studying either master or PHD.  In 2012, Financial Times ranked Sun Yat-sen University’s Master in Management Program #44 worldwide and EMBA (Executive Master of Business Administration) #11 worldwide.  Also, it is one of the universities included in 985 and 211 project.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/SYSUOfMedicalScience.jpg, Feb. 2007

Sun Yat-sen University of most famous of its medical school, which is, call Sun Yat-sen College of Medical Science.  It is one of the most well known medical college around the world on researches on Chinese medicine.  It was most famous by developing the vaccine for SARS.  Which was one of the major disease outbreak on 2002 and killed almost 800 people around the world.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Lingnan_University%27s_building.jpg, Jan. 16th, 2011

This is the one of the building in Lingnan University which is the Sun Yat-sen University’s past.  This is one of the original building while established by a group of American missionaries in 1888.  This building is still operating as a museum in the university.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/中山大学马丁堂人类学系门楣.JPG, Dec. 8th, 2012

This building is now an anthropology building.  It was used to be Martin Hall originally but now the university as The Anthropology Building renamed them, yet people can still see AD1905 in some of the base stones outside of the building.

中山大学由孙中山先生成立。
(zhong shan da due you suen zhong shan xian sheng cheng li)

中山大学医学院很有名。
(zhong shan da xue yi xue yuen hen you ming)

中山大学是211和985工程的大学之一。

(zhong shan da xue shi 211 he 985 gong cheng de da xue zhi yi)

Vocab:

研究院

Pinyin: yan jiu yuan    Explanation: Research institute

Sentence:

这位博士在研究院工作。

This Dr. is working in research institute.

校区

Pinyin: xiao qu    Explanation: campus

Sentence:

中山大学的校区在广州。

Sun Yat-sen University’s campus locates in Guangzhou.

本科生

Pinyin: ben ke sheng    Explanation: Undergraduate Students

Sentence:

我们都是本科生。

We are all undergraduate students.

研究生

Pinyin: yan jiu sheng    Explanation: Graduate students

Sentence:

我有朋友是研究生。

I have a friend who’s a graduate student.

系

Pinyin: Xi    Explanation: Faculty

Sentence:

I’m in Faculty of Arts.

我是艺术系的学生。

Second Class - 圆明园 （The Old Summer Palace)

今天我们要讲的地方叫圆明园。The English name is call the Old Summer Palace.  It’s originally called the Imperial Gardens.  It is one of the most famous sightseeing places in Beijing, and it’s only around 4 kilometers from TsingHua University.  It was first constructed in 1709 during Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty.  圆明园一共用了150年来建造。(The Old Summer Palace totally used 150 years to build.)  During this 150 years, Yuanmingyuan expanded to total area of 350 hectares.  

It splits into 3 parts – (yuanmingyuan)圆明园, (wanchunyuan)万春园, and (changchunyuan) 长春园.  All three gardens are not often referred to as Yuanmingyuan.  In this palace, there are all kinds of halls, pavilions, chambers, earth and rock hills, rivers and ponds, and exotic flowers and grasses from different parts of the country.  Some of them are even from around the world.  In the palace, it doesn’t only have constructions from traditional China, it even have western architectures.  Yet, during the Second Opium War, Anglo-French expedition to China invaded Beijing, and without went into the palace set fire everywhere and took away all the valuables in the palace.  One of the most famous places is call the Grand Waterworks.  In front of it, there are 12 animal bronze heads build according to 12 Chinese zodiacs.  

 

During the time when they invaded the garden 12 animal heads were lost and separate to different parts of the world.  After People Republics of China is form in 1949, Chinese government is trying to gather back all the items and objects took from the palace and rebuild yuanmingyuan in a site near by the old yuanmingyuan site.  Now, yuanmingyuan is open for tourists, with the old burnt down constructions, people go in to remember this history and it is one of the famous place to go for Beijing people to enjoy their weekends.  圆明园是一个好去处，好景点。

Vocab:

门票

Pinyin: men piao   Explanation: Ticket

Sentence:

我已经买门票了。

I already brought the tickets.

圆明园

Pinyin: yuan ming yuan   Explanation: the Old Summer Palace

Sentence:

圆明园是北京的一个有名的地方。

The Old Summer Palace is a very famous place in Beijing

售票处

Pinyin: shou piao chu   Explanation: Ticket office

Sentence:

售票处正在售票。

Tickets are on sale from the ticket office.

景点

Pinyin: jing dian   Explanation: Attraction

Sentence:

这个景点在北京很有名。

This attraction is very famous in Beijing.

历史

Pinyin: li shi   Explanation: History

Sentence:

要知道一个国家要明白这个国家的历史。

To understand a country, we need to understand the history of the country.

First Class - Beijing Capital International Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport (Beijing Airport) was built in 1958 and the fourth airport having international flights in China.  With 3 terminals, it is second busiest airport in the world with 83 million of population travelling with this airport.  It is going to be our destination in China.

In the second busiest airport, we will have to know all the services provided in the airport.  As an international flight, we will be landing and using the terminal 3 in the airport, after the flight landing in the airport, our one month journey of language and culture will begin at this point.

After landing, we will have to go through inspection, then we have to take the free terminal railway to get to the baggage claiming area.  After picking up all the baggage of course we will have to go through the custom then meeting up with the professor who's going to pick us up.

In Beijing Airport, you will be able to find all kind of useful resources and entertainment in all terminals. In terminal 3, we are not only going to find duty free and restaurant.  We will also find banks, Telecom service stations, Wifi stations,  fitness station, and free charger station and charging locker.  Shopping, dining, daily cares, you can almost find everything you like in the Beijing Airport.

You can take airport express railway, airport bus, airport shuttle going from airport to city centre or the nearest cities.  Airport express railway will cost 25RMB per person single trip and it will be merging to the Beijing metro, and you can download the metro map using Android or iOS system.  With airport bus, we can take it going to different part of communities in Beijing, and it cost from 2RMB to 6 RMB per person depends on routes.  For airport shuttles, we can go to near by cities from 40RMB to 140RMB per person depends different routes.

Vocab:
登机口
Pinyin: deng ji kou  Explanation: Boarding Gate
Sentence:
你的飞机会20分钟后在45登机口登机。
Your flight will be boarding in 20 mins at Gate 45.

快轨:
Pinyin: kuai gui  Explanation: Express Railway
Sentence:
我们可以坐快轨从北京机场到北京市区。
(We can take the express railway from Beijing Airport to get to downtown Beijing.)

无线网络
Pinyin: wu xian wang luo  Explanation: Wi-fi
Sentence:
北京机场有无线网络提供。
(Beijing Airport provides WiFi services.)

到达
Pinyin: dao da  Explanation: Arrival, arriving
Sentence:
我们会在5月8日到达北京机场。
(We will be arriving Beijing Airport on May 8th.)

出发
Pinyin: chu fa  Explanation: Departure, departing
Sentence:
我们会在5月8日在卡尔加里机场出发。
(We will be departing from Calgary airport on May 8th.)

市区
Pinyin: shi qu  Explanation: Downtown
Sentence:
我们可以坐快轨从北京机场到北京市区。
(We can take the express railway from Beijing Airport to get to downtown Beijing.)

提供
Pinyin: ti gong  Explanation: provides
Sentence:
北京机场有无线网络提供。
(Beijing Airport provides WiFi services.)

交通
Pinyin: jiao tong  Explanation: Traffic
Sentence:
北京的交通很忙。
(Beijing's Traffic is very busy.)

信息
Pinyin: xin xi  Explanation: Information
Sentence:
北京机场给我们提供很多旅客信息。
(Beijing airport provides lots of travelling information for us.)

服务
Pinyin: fu wu  Explanation: services
Sentence:
北京机场有行李服务。
(Beijing airport has baggage services.)