China – Field Trips, Museums and Landmarks,

Since one of our classes is solely devoted to cultural experiences, we’ve gone on a lot of field trips so far. One of my favorite field trips so far has been going to the traditional tea ceremony this past weekend and experiences the cultural tradition in tea pouring. It was very interesting to watch the intense process of tea making/serving in a traditional Chinese setting. However, though that has been one of my favorite field trips, my favorite landmark in Kunming is actually on our university campus. It’s not even much of a landmark but it’s a gorgeous traditional Chinese arch and well worth the view. I’ve included pictures below to show the tea ceremony and the arch.

We’ve done so many field trips so far it’s hard to remember them all and talk about them all. However, to name a few: an aromatherapy session, a tea ceremony, releasing the turtles in a Buddhist temple, visiting Flower City, making dumplings, and seeing a local museum. They have all been incredibly fascinating but very different. It’s been absolutely incredible seeing so many different parts of traditional Chinese culture.