{"id":138,"date":"2019-06-22T13:29:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/china-summer-2019\/?p=138"},"modified":"2019-06-22T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T18:29:44","slug":"blog-post-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/china-summer-2019\/2019\/06\/22\/blog-post-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Forbidden City and\nTiananmen Square<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/strong>As we first approached Tiananmen\nSquare in Beijing, I was taken back by the size of it. It seemed to stretch for\nnearly half a mile. In the center was a large pillar and there were many\nsignificant buildings lining the square. For example, chairman Mao\u2019s gravesite\nwas a huge building dedicated solely to him. He was the founder of the people\u2019s\nrepublic of China and many people came to pay their respects to him. There was\na line that stretched around the building of people who wanted to come and\nhonor the founder of their country. There was a large building near the center\nof the square that is used for political legislature events. This building is\nfeatured on the 100 Yuan bill because of its significance.             <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nsquare was crowded with thousands of people, yet there was still room to move\nbecause of how massive it is. At the entrance to the Forbidden City, there is a\nlarge gate tower. Chairman Mao\u2019s picture is hung in the center for everyone to\nsee. You must cross a small bridge to reach the gate and from this point you\ncan see how large the gate is. Once inside there is a courtyard and a path\nlined with trees that leads you to the next gate to enter the Forbidden City. After\nyou buy your tickets you can cross under the gate and into the palace. Inside\nthere is a gigantic open space which is only the front entrance into the city.\nYou then pass through multiple building, all of which have their own specific\npurpose and are massive in size. The palace seemed to be never ended as you\ncrossed into multiple courtyards and climbed stairs that led to various buildings.\nYou could truly spend an entire day within the city and still not see all of\nit. I now know why it is called the Forbidden City!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Forbidden City Entrance in Tiananmen Square
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Inside the Forbidden City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Overall Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            This trip has taught me many things about myself and\nother people. I was able to leave in a country that felt like a completely\ndifferent world for nearly three weeks and learned to adapt in it. Along the\nway I created many friendships with people that were on the other side of the\nglobe. We exchanged ideas and our cultural differences which make each of us unique.\nWorking together we created a business plan for a new product that we had\ndeveloped. Everyone was able to share their input and we created something that\nwe all were proud of. I got to see many historical and significant sights\nacross China that not many people in the world get to see. Going to the Great\nWall was on of the best events of the entire trip. The scale and size of the\nwall is nearly unexplainable. You always see pictures in books or movies, but\nonce you are standing on top of the wall you don\u2019t really know how insane it\nis. People built a giant wall that stretches for thousands of miles on top of a\nmountain without any modern technology. This puts into perspective how great\nhuman beings can be when they work together on one common goal. During our trip\nwe visited some great technology companies and was able to see 5G technology.\nMany people do not even know what this is and how it will change our future.\nThis was a great opportunity to get an inside look on the significance of 5G in\nthe coming years. China and the United States will be in a close race to see\nwho can create and launch the technology first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To anyone who is considering going on this trip, or any study abroad, I would highly recommend it. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet so many great people and learn about different cultures in the process. You will create many memories and experience so much in just a short amount of time. Any doubts you have about traveling abroad should be put aside and you should experience the world for what it truly has to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plane Ride Back to Boston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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