September 15, 2008 -- visiting the ancient city of Zhoucun

In the morning we attended the opening ceremony for the city of Zhoucun's cultural festival -- below: Braeden, Ryan, Sylvan and Sam

Megan, Ariel and Matt

We visited the old section of the city and got to see how the city's speciality, Shaobing (sesame pancakes) were made.

September 14, 2008 -- KTV with the Students from SUAD

September 14, 2008 - climbing Thousand Buddha Mountain

Sunday, September 14 -- Visiting Jinan, the City of Springs

At the entrance to Baotu park

Madelyn and Stan in front of Baotu Spring

September 13, 2008 -- Working on Projects with our Chinese Partners

Sam and Guo Xiaochuan

Ryan and Cao Xiaoli

Stan and Chen Qiang

Ariel and Kong Sai

Braeden and Song Ge

Matt and Li Guang

September 9 - Confucius' Birthplace & Mt. Tai

According to our tour guide, Confucius taught that women's greatest virtue was ignorance...... Below is a photo from Confucius Temple, in Qufu, 2 hours drive from Jinan.


Confucius Cemetary


On Mount Tai -- China's Holiest mountain. Some of us bought bandanas that read: 登上泰山－全家平安 (climbing mount Tai brings peace to the whole family)

9/8 SUAD, Changqing Campus

Shandong University of Art and Design - Multimedia center in the College of Digital Arts

US-Chinese Partners --- 中美搭档
Stan and Chen Qiang

Sam and Guo Xiaochuan

Brooke and Li Li

Sylvan and Yu Zhaorun

Madelyn and Zhang Wenqiu

Steven and Pan Zhifei

Ryan and Cao Xiaoli

Matt and Li Guang

Lexis and Ma Hongjun

Ila and Wang Zi

Braeden and Song Ge

Megan and Ren Yan

Ariel and Kong Sai (a descendant of Confucious!)

Christian and Fan Yeming