In January, SPbUPTD students took part in an international winter school in China and travelled to Hainan Island. “South Sea” is how the name of the island translates from Chinese. Hainan is located in the very south of China, at the same latitude as Hawaii, which is why it is known as “Asian Hawaii”.
The school’s programme focused on Chinese history and language learning. Students took an accelerated course in spoken Chinese at the Hainan College of Economics and Business, learnt about the cultural life of the country for a fortnight and took part in master-classes on Wushu martial art, Chinese calligraphy, cooking and paper-cutting using the traditional Chinese technique “Jianzhi”. Together with a guide-interpreter, they visited museums, parks, tea plantations and sights of Hainan Island. Each next day differed from the previous one and was filled with pleasant impressions, excursions, and meetings with interesting people. The training programme ended with a vivid report where the students demonstrated what they had learnt during these two intense weeks and were awarded certificates.In January, SPbUPTD students took part in an international winter school in China and travelled to Hainan Island. “South Sea” is how the name of the island translates from Chinese. Hainan is located in the very south of China, at the same latitude as Hawaii, which is why it is known as “Asian Hawaii”.
The school’s programme focused on Chinese history and language learning. Students took an accelerated course in spoken Chinese at the Hainan College of Economics and Business, learnt about the cultural life of the country for a fortnight and took part in master-classes on Wushu martial art, Chinese calligraphy, cooking and paper-cutting using the traditional Chinese technique “Jianzhi”. Together with a guide-interpreter, they visited museums, parks, tea plantations and sights of Hainan Island. Each next day was different from the previous one and was filled with pleasant impressions, excursions and meetings with interesting people. The training programme ended with a vivid report where the students demonstrated what they had learnt during these two intense weeks and were awarded certificates.
