hundreds of japanese college students take an in-depth tour of shanghai: chat about food and joke about who is more "curious" between chinese and japanese students
2024-09-03
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"because i'm studying in tianjin now, and i like jianbing guozi." "shanghai is famous for its shrimp, isn't it? oh, yes, it's the crab roe noodles!"
on september 2, a group of japanese college students appeared on the streets of shanghai. they came to china's tallest building, the shanghai tower, and took the ultra-high-speed elevator to the observation hall on the 118th floor, overlooking the charming skyline of shanghai; they strolled along the lu xun trail, checked in at the 1927 lu xun and uchiyama memorial bookstore, and felt the cultural heritage of shanghai; they went to the shanghai urban planning exhibition hall to witness the city's vicissitudes over the past century.
japanese college students took a group photo at the shanghai summit observation deck. all the pictures in this article were taken by intern xu zihan.
on september 1, the "one hundred japanese college students visit china·shanghai station" event, hosted by the chinese embassy in japan and co-organized by xinmin evening news and oriental daily news, officially kicked off. student representatives from many well-known japanese universities came to shanghai with a yearning for the "magic city" shanghai and started a multi-day in-depth visit.
yuuki aoyama from chuo university in japan said excitedly before the trip: "shanghai has always been an important stop on my travel destination list. this time i can finally realize my dream and truly feel the atmosphere of this city."
the japanese college students who participated in this event all have some understanding of china, many of them can speak fluent chinese, and some of them are studying in china. some of them are even familiar with chinese words such as "volume" and "relaxation" on the internet.
when they communicated with the chinese young people accompanying them, they naturally talked about some topics that young people are interested in, such as food. when koharu hayakawa, who is currently studying at nankai university in tianjin, talked to the paper (www.thepaper.cn) about his favorite food, in addition to tianjin's jianbing guozi, he also recommended the food he most wanted to try in shanghai this time - grandma's handmade milk tea.
japanese college students tasted shanghai's traditional snack, xiaolongbao
when talking about the differences in family education between china and japan, shio iri daichi, a chinese-japanese mixed-race, and shao yangzhi, a chinese student studying at a university in japan, both said that japanese parents are not as strict with their children as chinese parents, and even adopt a "free-range" education model.
"japanese parents focus on cultivating their children's independence and self-care ability, and will not interfere too much in the process of growing up, but these are subconscious actions." shao yangzhi also added to the paper, "maybe this is one of the reasons why japanese college students are not as competitive as chinese college students." aoyama yuuki laughed and said that he was "completely flat." hayakawa koharu recalled his undergraduate experience at chuo university in japan and also said that "the (japanese college students) around him all have a sense of relaxation, and they are not as hard-working as chinese college students."
japanese college students visit shanghai urban planning exhibition hall
when asked about their deep impression of shanghai, japanese college students always mention the words "history", "development" and "modernization". "(before coming to shanghai) i thought shanghai was a modern and prosperous city, (but now i think) it retains historical culture while combining modernization, which is great," said risa nomachi when visiting uchiyama bookstore. kimiharu hayakawa also mentioned his experience of coming to shanghai in 2020: "i used to think shanghai was a fully developed city, but now i think it is still developing." after visiting the shanghai urban planning exhibition hall, yuuki aoyama was very moved by the traces left by the years on the city, "shanghai has both historical buildings and many contemporary buildings, and it maintains its momentum of development. this is rare in japan."
young people from china and japan took a group photo by the huangpu river
on the evening of september 2, the japanese college students took a night cruise on the huangpu river to continue their experience of checking in in shanghai. in the following days, they will also participate in a series of activities, including visiting fudan university, songjiang university town, holding discussions with shanghai college students, visiting xinmin evening news, shanghai media group, and visiting guangfulin in songjiang.
the paper reporter nan boyi and intern xu zihan
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